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Front Cover ................................................................................... 1Table of Contents .......................................................................... 2Grant Preppin’ for 2013 Season ................................................. 3-4Fall Sports Recaps ...................................................................... 5-7 Winter Sports Previews ............................................................ 8-10Eagle Club Members/Loyal Eagles ............................................ 11Back Cover .................................................................................. 12

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Eagles Sports is a product of the Bridgewater department of athletics in conjuction with the Eagle Club. This periodical is released three times a year to Eagle Club members free of cost via email and at BridgewaterEagles.com. All photos are property of Bridgewater College.

Front Cover Design: Bridgewater Sports Information

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Thank you for your membership in the Eagle Club.

EAGLES SPORTS

Grant Preppin’ for 2013 SeasonFirst year men’s lacrosse coach moving full steam ahead towards 2013

With the winter sports season just around the corner, all spring sports coaches are busy making plans for the start of their 2012 campaigns.

All except Mic Grant, Bridgewater’s College’s head men’s lacrosse coach.

Coach Grant is a coach without a team, a coach without a season.

The BC men’s lax program will make its debut in the spring of 2013. That means Grant is more than a year away from coaching another game.

This is not unchartered territory for the BC coach. Several years ago, he started the Marywood lacrosse pro-gram from scratch. Grant coached at Marywood for five seasons and left with an impressive 41-24 record and two trips to the conference title game.

Going through the process before makes it easier the second time around.

“It’s not easy, but easier,” Grant said of starting a new program. “This time I knew what to expect.”In the meantime, Grant is busy doing one thing – recruiting. The new coach hopes to have 25-35

players in uniform when the Eagles take the field in 2013.Since he’s been on the job, Grant has brought more than 100 potential players on campus for

recruiting visits.“Right now, I have to deal in volume to some degree,” Grant said. “The fact that we have no play-

ers along with the style that I hope to play means we need not only depth, but quality depth. We will need a lot of bodies to play the style I want.”

So far, the BC coach has been pleased with the quality of the student-athletes expressing an interest in the upstart program.

“I’ve had some pretty good players on campus. There’s a lot of interest in our program,” Grant added. “We’ve had players who are contributors at good high school programs taking a look at what we have to offer.”

Grant is about one-third of the way to his first-year recruiting goal with 10 verbal commitments to date. “That’s ahead of the pace of when I started the program at Marywood. I’m excited about how things are progressing so far.”

So, just what does a coach without a team do when the spring season does arrive? Mic Grant

Mic Grant has begun the recruiting process to bring the first men’s lacrosse class to Bridgewater College.

According to Grant, there is still plenty of work left to be done.

“You’re always recruiting,” Grant added. “We’ll keep going after high school seniors for our first season and we will also start looking at underclassmen for down the road.

“And there are a lot of details you have to take care of in preparation for your first year. I have to order equipment, order uni-forms, work on the schedule. There’s plenty to do. When you get ready to take the field for that first game, you want everything to run as smoothly as possible.”

When the games begin this spring, Grant will take the opportunity to scout the rest of the ODAC teams.

“I’ll get out and watch as many games as I can. Most of the programs in the ODAC video cast their games on the web, so I will watch a lot of those as well. It’s a good opportunity to see how our future opponents are playing the game. The ODAC is an outstanding conference, one of the best in the na-tion. There are times when you will have four teams ranked in the Top 20. And the teams at the bot-tom of the conference are making great strides and moving closer to those top four. When we do take the field in 2013, we will have a tremendous challenge.”

Another detail Grant hopes to finish soon is the hiring of his staff.“I’d like to have that done sometime this spring,” he said. “That will give us time to sit down and dis-

cuss my coaching philosophy and make sure we are on the same page right away. Then, we can go out and hit the summer recruiting trail together as a staff.”

No matter how busy Grant stays, nothing takes the place of practicing with your team and coaching the games.

“When March gets here, it’s going to be difficult,” Grant said of not having a team to coach this spring. “But with every passing week you get more excited and more energized. 2013 will be here before you know it.”

Grant assembled a solid program at Marywood in northeast Penn-sylvania before coming to Bridgewater over the summer.

Athletic Department Morning UpdatesAt the end of August, the sports information department began a new video series called the

“BridgewaterEagles.com Morning Update.” Each Morning Update details the happenings of the previous day and what’s ahead for the Eagles

sports teams. To get the morning update in your inbox, simply head over to BridgewaterEagles.com and click on

the newsletter button on the left side of the main athletics page. From there, it’s pretty simple. Enter your email address in the provided text box and check the box

beside “Morning Update.” Then hit “subscribe.“After that, you can expect to get your brief Morning Update sent to your inbox every morning so you

can catch up with the latest news in Bridgewater sports, without having to browse a number of press releases and box scores to find the information you want.

The 2011 fall sports season was historic on a number of fronts as the Eagles teams competed a high level across the board. In October, the Eagles put a checkmark in the column titled “ODAC Championship” when the women’s cross country team claimed the program’s first Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title. Men’s soccer made major strides, the women’s soccer team contin-ued to shine, the volleyball team also improved and the men’s cross country team also showed major signs of promise. The football team also turned in it’s 11th winning season of the last 12 years. In many ways winning was accomplished across the board.

Women’s Cross CountryAnytime you make a clean sweep of the conference titles you can safely say that your season was

a success. If you’re head coach Brian Flynn and the Eagles women’s cross country team, success is just the start of it.

On October 29, the Eagles claimed the program’s first ODAC championship and also had the top individual performer as Olivia Mills easily claimed the individual championship.

Mills ran away with the individual title and was named ODAC Runner of Year after she led the Ea-gles to a comfortable win in the team competition. Flynn was named ODAC Coach of the Year after watching his team win the championship.

The Eagles finished the competition with 37 points, 19 points ahead of second-place W&L with 56 points.

Mills dominated the race with a time of 22:00.60, more than one minute ahead of Washington and Lee’s Lauren Schultz. Bridgwater’s Molly Smith (York, Pa./York Suburban) placed third with a time of 23:23.30 to put the Eagles in a strong position.

Depth played a key role in the team title for the Eagles, but it was Mills who continued to show that she can compete at a national level.

Following the ODAC championship for the Eagles, competition moved to Texas for the NCAA South/Southeast Region championships in Seguin, Texas.

Mills finished the 6K course at Texas Lutheran University with a time of 23:52.2 to place third overall

The Bridgewater women’s cross country team claimed the program’s first ODAC Championship at the 2011 ODAC Championships. Olivia Mills also was the individual champion.

Successful Fall Season in the BooksThe fall sports season was historic on many fronts

and lead the Eagles to a sixth-place team finish in a field of 30 squads. Mills qualified for the NCAA Championships with her performance.

Molly Smith placed 20th overall with a time of 23:52.2 to earn All-Region honors for the second straight year.

Women’s SoccerBridgewater’s women’s soccer team continued to move the

pendulum in the right direction in 2011, matching a number of program standards.

The Eagles rolled out to a 13-5-1 overall record, tying the pre-vious wins record for a season. Bridgewater also matched its conference wins record with eight and tied the program record for consecutive wins with six.

For the second consecutive year, the Eagles lost in the first round of the ODAC tournament to Washington and Lee. This year, the Eagles fell by a 2-0 score to the Generals.

Four players were listed on the All-ODAC second team and two more on the third team.

Heading the second-team picks were senior midfielder Meghan Groos and sophomore forward Melanie Waters.

Two Bridgewater freshmen also earned second-team honors. Anna Theisen and Elizabeth Stump both turned in solid freshman seasons along the way.

Freshmen Erin Holden and Mari Marotta were named to the third team.

Bridgewater was regionally ranked during the season for the first time in program history.

Men’s SoccerThe start of the 2011 men’s soccer season was a whirlwind

for first-year head coach Ryan Bennison and the Eagles but they adjusted quickly, rolling out to a 3-2 start. Bridgewater wrapped up the season with a 7-11-1 record, a five-game improvement over the 2010 season.

Bridgewater also earned a spot in the ODAC Tournament for the first time in three years and fell in the opening round to Eastern Mennonite.

The Eagles put three players on the All-ODAC men’s soccer team. Junior midfielder Kevin Gorman was named to the All-ODAC second team while junior midfield-er Ryan Tavernaris and sophomore back Zach Malpass were selected to the third team.

Men’s Cross CountryOn the opposite side of the cross country ranks, the Bridge-

water men’s harriers turned in an improved season in 2011. Freshman Luke Sohl paced the Eagles to a third-place finish

at the ODAC Championship meet at the end of October. Sohl was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year after an outstand-ing freshman campaign. Following the third-place showing, Bridgewater took a 10th place ranking into the NCAA South/Southeast Region Championships in Texas and improved dra-matically over its ranking. The Eagles took home a fifth-place

Freshman Luke Sohl earned Rookie of the Year honors after a solid first season with the Eagles.

Senior Meghan Groos helped pace the Eagles to a 13-5-1 record in 2011.

Junior Ryan Tavernaris was one of three Eagles players to earn All-ODAC honors in 2011.

finish at the meet, with Sohl and fellow freshman Tim Miller leading Bridgewater’s runners as both earned All-Region honors.

Field HockeyBridgewater’s field hockey team had a rough start to the

2011 season, but rebounded late to own a winning-record in 2011. The Eagles ended the 2011 season with a loss in the ODAC Quarterfinals to finish up with a 9-8 overall record.

After struggling early on, the Eagles were victorious in six of their last eight games of the regular season to earn a short trip to crosstown rival Eastern Mennonite in the ODAC Quarterfi-nals.

Three players were named to the ODAC All-Conference team after an outstanding season on the pitch. Junior Jennifer Bateman earned first team honors and was joined by senior Megan Bach and junior Joan Burleson, with both earning second team nods.

VolleyballThe 2011 volleyball season was a roller-coaster ride for

first year head coach Erin Albert. Bridgewater endured an up-and-down campaign to finish the year with a 15-16 over-all record.

Senior Katie Baker was named to the All-ODAC second team for the second consecutive season.

Baker, a middle hitter, ranked among the conference leaders in several statistical categories. She ranked first in blocks/set with .93 and second in total blocks with 89. She was fifth in hitting percentage with a .286 mark, seventh in kills/set with 2.73 and eighth in total kills with 262.

FootballBridgewater opened the 2011 season with a 2-0 record

before splitting the last eight games of the season to end the year with a 6-4 overall record.

The Eagles secured their 11th winning season in the last 12 years with a 22-19 victory on November 12 against Cath-olic.

Bridgewater had 10 players named to the All-Conference football list. Senior Anthony Carter and fellow senior Dominic Jeter earned first team honors. Five players earned second team honors, while a trio were named to the third team.

Carter posted an outstanding season for the Eagles from his running back position. The West Park, Fla. native led the ODAC in rushing with 1,039 yards on the season and also paced the conference in yards per game at a 129.9 yards per game clip. Carter became just the 10th player to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season and his 1,039 yards on the year is good enough for 12th on the single-season rushing charts.

Jeter also turned in an outstanding senior season for the Eagles on the defensive line. The first-team selection is the second in a row for the Yorktown, Va. native. Jeter was tied for third in the con-ference with a team-high five sacks and was eighth in the conference with 11 tackles for a loss.

Senior Megan Bach helped lead the Eagles defense to a strong 2011 season.

Senior Katie Baker earned All-ODAC honors after an outstanding senior season for the Eagles.

Senior Anthony Carter turned in an outstand-ing season en route to earning first team All-ODAC honors

Looking for one word to describe this year's Bridgewater College men's basketball team is an easy task. "Young" perfectly describes the roster that features just one senior and one junior. Nine sophomores and sev-en freshmen complete the 18-man roster as the Eagles look to improve upon last year's record.

"We're definitely young, no doubt about that,” said fourth-year head coach Don Burgess. "We're excited about this year's squad. I think we're longer and more athletic. This will be a team that will have the opportunity to grow and mature as the season moves along.”

The lone senior on the team, guard Cody Griffith, is the team's leading returning scorer. "Cody averaged 10.2 points per game last year and he really is our only proven scorer. We've talked with Cody about being more consis-tent this season. Last year, he might get 16 one night and four the next. We need him to be a consistent scorer for this team."

The nine returning sophomores are still in the early stages of their careers, but several received significant playing time during their first year in the program.

In the backcourt, Ronnie Thomas, Malcolm Dixon and Tavis Stapleton each saw quality minutes a year ago. Thomas was the most productive as he scored 4.8 points per game and dished out a team-high 55 assists. Kenneth Waugh, won of the purest shooters on team, was limited by injuries last year, but has come back stronger and could help the Eagles on the perimeter. Kyle VanOrden, anoth-er returning perimeter player, and transfer Nick Goforth will also be looking for minutes this season.

In the frontcourt, Daniel McClain saw action in every game and averaged close to four points and three rebounds per night. David Larson was plagued by injuries a year ago, but the staff is hoping the 6-6 forward can stay healthy and be a productive force in the paint this season. Romie Powell, a 6-9 center, and Josh Irwin, a 6-8 forward, could also figure into the frontcourt rotation.

Looking to compete for time in the backcourt are 5-foot-8 point guards Benaiah Wise and Ryan Johnson along with 5-foot-10 combo guard Matthew Hunter. Kyle Welty is a solid 6-foot-3 shooter and Justin Hempe is a 6-foot-5 swing player. At the forward spot, smooth 6-foot-3 lefty Aaron Adams and rugged 6-foot-4 Ed Reddick will vie for playing time.

"We need several of these first-year guys to be impact players," Burgess said. "When I talk about impact, I mean that several of these first-year players must be productive players for us.”

One emphasis this season for the young Eagles will be improving on the defensive end. A year ago opponents shot 44 percent from the floor against the Eagles and scored an average of 77 points per game.

"One thing is for sure, we can't give up 77 points a night and expect to win in this conference," Bur-gess said. "We're going to have to play a swarming type of defense. We'll have to use our length and quickness to make things tough for our opponents. And, we're going to have to generate some of our offense off of our defensive play."

Whether it is scoring, playing defense or rebounding, the Eagles will need a team effort in order to be successful this season.

The 2011-12 schedule once again will be a challenge as the ODAC has emerged as one of the top Division III conferences in the nation. A year ago, three ODAC teams were ranked in the Top 17 in the final poll of the season.

Sophomore Ronnie Thomas returns to the fray for the Eagles during the 2011-12 season.

Men’s Hoopsters Ready for SeasonLarge group of newcomers poised to make an impact in 2011-12 season.

A number of questions will need to be answered by the Bridgewater Eagles women’s basketball team as the 2011-12 season quickly approaches.

First of all, how do you replace All-American, ODAC Player of the Year and career scoring leader Jordan Burk-holder?

“Replacing Jordan will not be an easy task, and it also won’t be done just by one person. It will take an across-the-board approach to replace everything that Jordan brought to the table,” said head coach Jean Willi.

After graduating five seniors in the offseason, the Eagles will have to find a way to replace 44 percent of their scor-ing from a season ago.

Willi and company will look to first team All-ODAC selec-tion Jessica Mullen and senior guard Jenny Logan to pick up the slack left after Burkholder’s graduation. Last sea-son, Mullen earned first team all-conference honors and was named to the VaSID All-State team after averaging 16.1 points per game in a breakout sopho-more campaign.

Logan and fellow senior point guard Sarah Boeren were solid running the offense last season for the Eagles.

Three sophomores will battle for playing time at the other guard spot as Holly Morgan, Berlyn Seitz and Molly Shelley each return to the mix this season.

Willi brought in a talent-loaded freshman group of guards that will push the returners for playing time in the upcoming campaign. Three freshmen will look to earn minutes as the season opens as Lindsay Torbeck, Keslie Floyd and Kelly Hughes join the fray.

Youth is the word floating around at the forward position as the Eagles have a relatively inexperi-enced group at the position.

Sophomore Rebecca Reifsnider is the lone pure forward who returns to the mix for the Eagles this season. Reifsnider started off strong and averaged 2.4 points per game on the year. The Keymar, Md. native also averaged nearly 10 minutes of play per game.

A pair of 5-10 freshmen will push Reifsnider early on for playing time as Emily Ashcraft and Kelsey Taylor add size and depth to the forward position.

Morgan could also be used at the forward spot.A safe balance of veteran play and youth are what Willi will have to work with at the center position.Junior Katelynn Hottinger returns to the mix after averaging a team-high 5.8 rebounds and swatting

49 shots a year ago. Hottinger averaged 6.3 points in over 20 minutes of action per game last sea-son.

Freshman Shannan Thorne also brings some size to the post position after a strong career at James Wood High School.

The ODAC remains a challenge as a number of teams continue to push their way to the top. De-fending champion Randolph-Macon, runner-up Roanoke and perennial power Washington and Lee remain the teams to beat in the ODAC.

“W&L will be a challenge. They return three seniors to the mix and I would expect them to be the team to watch. Guilford also has a pretty solid young group, including some size in the post. When you add them to the Roanoke’s and Randolph-Macon’s of the league, I think it creates quite a chal-lenge,” said Willi.

Junior Jessica Mullen is Bridgewater’s leading returner after putting up first team All-ODAC num-bers in 2010-11.

Women’s Basketball Poised for Season“Youth” is the key word around the program for the Bridgewater Eagles

Movin’ On UpSwimming looks to continue climb through the ODAC in 2011-12 season.

Sophomore Carrie Crowther returns after earning sec-ond team All-ODAC honors a season ago.

In polling conducted among the ODAC coaches, the Bridgewater Eagles swim team was selected to finish fourth among the nine teams in the conference.

Bridgewater picked up 42 points to sit in fourth place on the preseason list, well within striking distance of the top three.

The Eagles struck quickly in the season’s opening meet as the squad placed third at the annual ODAC Relays hosted by Washington and Lee.

Two runner-up finishes on the day and five addi-tional third place finishes paced the Eagles to 212.5 points to edge out Sweet Briar for third place.

Early in the meet season, the Eagles are making their presence felt in a big way. Bridgewater swept a pair of tri-meets to open the season with a 4-0 record. Bridgewater defeated two teams by more than 75 points, while edging the other two opponents by more than 40 points per meet.

The Eagles will look to sophomore Carrie Crowther after earning a spot on the second team. She competed in seven events at the 2011 championships.

The 2011-12 season brings about the addition of Greensboro College and Notre Dame of Maryland University (former the College of Notre Dame) to the ODAC as associate members for swimming. The Pride rounded out the top five, while Greensboro was selected to finish seventh.

The 2011-12 Bridgewater swim team returns a number of talented swimmers to the fray after a successful 2010-11 seaosn. Head coach Fran Smith also brought in a number of quality newcomers to the mix.

2011-12 EAGLE CLUB MEMBERSMr. Andrew AgeeMr. William Aiken, Jr. Ms. Erin AlbertMr. & Mrs. Shelvin AreyMr. & Mrs. Robert ArmbrusterMr. & Mrs. Harold ArmstrongMr. & Mrs. Michael ArringtonMr. John BakerMr. Ted BarkerMr. & Mrs. Jim BeltonCol. & Mrs. James BensonMr. Harry BowmanMr. & Mrs. Jim BowmanDr. & Mrs. Kenneth BowmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas BowmanMr. & Mrs. Dick BoydMr. Chester BradfieldMr. Richard BrandMr. & Mrs. Joseph BrowderMr. & Mrs. Donald BrownMr. & Mrs. Herman BrubakerMr. & Mrs. Robert BurgessMr. & Mrs. Don BurgessMr. & Mrs. Don Burgess, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Marshall ButlerMr. & Mrs. Edward ByrdMr. & Mrs. Ed CallahanMr. & Mrs. Allen ClagueMr. Michael ClarkMr. Alfred ClineMr. Vincent “Buddy” ComerMr. Lee ConnerMr. & Mrs. Neil CorbettMr. & Mrs. George CorneliusMr. Claude CrawfordMr. & Mrs. Paul DavisMr. Mensel DeanMr. Jim DeLucasMrs. Ellie DraperMr. Curt DudleyMr. & Mrs. William Duke, Jr.Mr. Bill EarhartMr. Gary EdgertonMr. & Mrs. Wendell EllerMr. & Mrs. Jim EllisMr. David EvickMr. & Mrs. Douglas FearsMr. & Mrs. Roy Ferguson, Jr.Mr. Earl Fike, Jr.Mr. Tim FinneranMr. Edgar Flora Mr. John FloryMr. & Mrs. Ted FloryMr. & Mrs. Lee FoltzMr. & Mrs. Paul FosterMr. & Mrs. Thomas FrancisMr. & Mrs. Donald FulkDr. Lori Gano-OverwayMr. & Mrs. John C. GarberMs. M. Emily GilesMs. Diane GiustoMr. & Mrs. Carson GoodMr. & Mrs. Paul GrahamMr. & Mrs. William GrantMr. & Mrs. Richard GravesMr. Chris HaganMr.& Mrs. Leroy HarshMr. & Mrs. Murray HarveyMr. Joe HeatwoleMs. Mary Frances HeishmanMr. James Hennessy

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