Junior Keelyn Franklin sank a jumper with 20 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime knotted at 58.  The Bears never trailed in the first overtime and had their chances to clinch the win, but shot a dismal 4-for-10 at the line to allow UVA-Wise to stay within striking distance.  UVA-Wise's Adam Hood hit two foul shots with 13 seconds to go to tie the game at 66.  Freshmen Tyler Morgan missed a shot with four seconds left and Mark Bryant followed with a jumper of his own, but never found the bottom of the net, sending the game into a second overtime.

Freshman Tyler Boyles nailed a three-pointer to open the second overtime period, but UVA-Wise's Adam Hood answered with one of his own to tie the game.  The Bears then turned the ball over on two straight possession, allowing the Cavaliers to take a 73-69 lead. Shawnee State's sophomore Matt Skaggs was fouled and went to the line for the double bonus, where he went 1-for-2, pulling the Bears within three.  UVA's Kevin Perry then missed two foul shots of his own.  Sophomore Ian Nixson got the Bears within two as he made 1-of-2 at the line.  Hood then sank two foul shots give the Cavaliers the four point lead.  Shawnee State missed a lay-up but an offensive rebound and put back by Boyles would put the Bears within two again.  Hood then sank two more shots from the charity strip to stretch the lead.  Shawnee State came up short as they missed a three-pointer and a UVA-Wise rebound and layup sealed the victory.

Tyler Morgan lead the Bears as he tallied a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds in his debut for the Bears.  Boyles came off the bench for the Bears to tallied 14 points and three rebounds and two assists in his debut.  Keelyn Franklin and Ian Nixson each tallied 13 points for the Bears. 

Shawnee State shot 42% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc. Shawnee State struggled at the line as they went 17-for-36 on the night for 47%.
[Box Score]

Shawnee State travels to Pikeville on Monday evening.  Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.

Robert Wesleyan's Laura Willit found Kelsey Medeiros in the 29th minute of action to put the Raiders on the board and the 1-0 halftime advantage.  Lindley Zimmerman scored Roberts Wesleyan's second goal of the game on an assist from Joanna Switzer in 53rd minute.  Shawnee State was outshot 6-4 in shots on goal.

Sam Rolsen played 89 minutes and tallied four saves in her final appearance in goal at Shawnee State University.  She completes her four-year career with Shawnee State's record for most career wins (33).  Staci White, Lacie Abella, and Savoeung Ien also complete their four-year careers at Shawnee State as the most successful class as they accumulated a record of 34 wins, 30 loses, and five ties.  [Box Score]

Scudder, a sophomore from Circleville, Ohio and Ien, a senior from Columbus, Ohio, lead the Bears defense as they allowed 1.15 goals per game average, the lowest average in SSU's history.  The Bears' defense tallied four shutouts on the season. 

 
Sam Rolsen                     Kelley Bowles              Brittney Brooks

 
Liz Scudder                       Savoeung Ien                 Danielle Morgan

Purpero, a sophomore from Waverly, Ohio, started in 15 games for the Bears.  He led the Bears with six goals on the season including two game winning goals.  He also ranks second on the team as he tallied four assists. 

Cox, a junior from Upper Arlington, has started in 16 game this season.  Cox scored three goals including one game winner on the season to go along with one assist.  This is the third time Cox has earned all-conference recognition. 

Sampson, a senior from Wheelersburg, Ohio, started in all 17 games for the Bears.  Sampson scored one goal for the Bears and tallied two assist on the season. 

Beatty, a freshman from Waynesville, Ohio, has started in all 17 games for Shawnee State.  From his defensive position, Beatty has tallied one assist for the Bears. 

Baseball
COACH TOM ANNOUNCES 2010 WINTER PROSPECT CAMP
Head Coach Ted Tom would like to announce the 2010 Winter Prospect Camp will be held Saturday, January 16^th, in the James A. Rhodes Athletic Center on the campus of Shawnee State University.  Registration begins at 9:30am and camp will begin at 10am.  Cost for the camp is $50 for position players or pitchers only and $75 for athletes that would like to be evaluated as dual players (pitcher and position).  The camp will feature a professional style workout, introduction to the Shawnee State Baseball program, a tour of campus and weight room facility, and a brief instructional period from the Shawnee State coaching staff.

“This is the third year we have had this camp and it is by far one of the most successful recruiting tools that we utilize,” says assistant coach Chris Moore.  “We have been very lucky with being able to recruit kids directly from this camp in the past and we are looking forward to doing it again.  Shawnee State University sells itself to anyone that takes the time to step on to campus, so this camp is another great opportunity for us the spread the good word from here in Portsmouth.” 

This is a fantastic chance to show the coaching staff at Shawnee State that you are a good fit for the Bears’ program.  Due to the constraints of having this camp indoors, space is limited, so sign up soon.  Please fill out the registration form and send it back to us so we can reserve your spot.  If you have any questions, please call assistant coach Chris Moore at (740) 821-4351 or email at cmoore@shawnee.edu.

We hope to see you soon.

Shawnee State controlled the match as they only committed five hitting errors on the night. Junior Heather Koehler led the Bears offense with 12 kills on 18 attempts with one error to go along with nine digs.  Junior Jami Turrill added nine kills, while freshman Kim Rosen added eight kills with only one error and two blocks. Senior Megan Wills played a solid game as she completed her senior career at Shawnee State as she tallied  7 kills of 13 attempts with no errors.  She also added six digs and one block.  Junior Haley Halcomb set up 36 assists to go along with 10 digs, a career-high five service aces, and a block.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State, which has already clinched the American Mideast Conference title, travels to New York this weekend to content for a perfect record in the AMC.  The Bears will face Roberts Wesleyan on Friday, November 6 with game time set at 7:00 p.m.  Saturday, the Bears travel to Daemen for a 11:00 a.m. game time. 

Men's Soccer
SSU ANNOUNCES FALL OPEN WORKOUT
The Shawnee State University men's  soccer program would like to announce that Sunday, November 22nd is the date for the fall open workout.  The workout will begin at 1:00 p.m. on the campus of Shawnee State University with registration beginning at 12:00pm.  All high school aged players and collegiate transfers are eligible to participate.  The workout will include training sessions, a full scrimmage, introduction of the returning Shawnee State University men's soccer players, and a tour of campus. The workout will conclude at 4:00 p.m. 

The workout is designed to allow prospective players to show what skills they have, and it also allows the SSU staff determine who may be a great fit for the Bears in the future. 

To be eligible to play at Shawnee State University a student/athlete must meet two out of three criteria:

• GPA -2.00 or above
• ACT -18 or above
• Graduate top 1/2 of your class

If interested please fill out the following athletic survey: http://www.shawnee.edu/off/athl/recruitinfo.html

Women's Soccer
SSU DEFEATS URSULINE IN OVERTIME
The Shawnee State women's soccer team closes out the regular season as they got an important overtime win over Ursuline College on Saturday afternoon.  The win guarantees the Bears a home game in the quarterfinals of the AMC Tournament.  With the win the Bears improve to 11-5 overall and 7-4 in the conference, which gives them a fourth place finish in the final AMC standings. This is the highest finish for the Bears in school history. 

During today's games four seniors were recognized for the hard work and dedication during their four-year careers at Shawnee State University.  Being the most successful class, the class of 2009 has accumulated a record of 34 wins, 29 loses, and five ties over the past four years. "We would like to thank these four student-athletes and their families for all that they have done to help the program grow over the past four years," said Coach Rob Appell.  "We would not be where we are today without each of them.  Their loyalty, dedication, and enthusiasm towards our program will be hard to replace"

Shawnee State got off to a good start scoring two goals early.  Sophomore Danielle Morgan scored the first goal of the game, her fourth of the season, on an assist from junior Kelley Bowles in the 10th minute.  Bowles would score her team leading 11th goal of the season five minutes later on an assist from Morgan.  Ursuline would get a goal from Jaimie Grindle in the 39th minute to come within a goal of the Bears at the break. 

Ursuline scored just within three minutes into the half to tie the game at 2.  The score remained tied at the end of regulation.  Freshman Brittany Brooks found the back of the net in the 98th minute for her eighth goal of the season on an assist from Cindi Hay to give the Bears the 3-2 overtime victory. 

Senior Sam Rolsen played all 98 minutes in goal and recorded five saves, taking her to 97 on the season and recording her 33rd career win. [Box Score]

Shawnee State which is the #4 seed in the AMC Tournament will host the #5 Roberts Wesleyan in the quarterfinals on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m.

In addition, the SSU Athletic Hall of Fame created the Ralph Kavanaugh Home Team Award in 2005.  The Home Team Award is meant to recognize special service, spirit, and loyalty to Shawnee State Athletics.  Ralph Kavanaugh, long time equipment manager at Shawnee State, was the first recipient of the award.  The award will not be presented on an annual basis, and only those individuals whose service and loyalty to the university is unparalleled will be considered.  

Shawnee State and Aquinas got out fast and dominated the race.  Aquinas' Dustin Heiler and Mike Gravelyn placed 3rd and 5th overall and before Shawnee State's number one runner junior Josh Linkous.  Linkous finished 6th overall, followed by senior Corey Culbertson who finished 7th as both runner finished the course in 25:33, while junior Michael Owen placed 9th in a time of 25:36.  Aquinas' third and fourth runners finished 11th and 15th overall in times of 25:39 and 25:58, edging the Bears' freshman Galen Dills who placed 16th in a time of 25:59.  Shawnee State's fifth runner sophomore Shane Meyer finished 20 with a time of 26:04, beating Aquinas' fifth runner who finished 23rd.  Juniors Chuck Wentz and Justin Hornick rounded out the scoring for the Bears as they placed 20th and 24th, finishing the course in 26:13 and 26:14.  [Results]

Baseball
BEARS ANNOUNCE 2010 SCHEDULE
The Shawnee State Bears baseball team would like to announce their schedule for the upcoming 2010 baseball season highlighted with a three game series versus 2004 NAIA National Champion, Cumberland University and 2009 NAIA World Series participant Campbellsville coming to the friendly confines of Branch Rickey Park.  The schedule consists of 55 games with 25 of those being played on the home turf.

The 2010 season will mark the last year of competition in the American Mideast Conference as the Bears will join the Mid-South Conference in 2011.  It will also find the Bears getting a taste of the MSC as they will compete against University of the Cumberlands, West Virginia Tech, St. Catharine, Campbellsville, and former AMC rival Rio Grande throughout the year.

“The schedule that we have put together allows us to compete against several teams we will see in our future conference.  I am very confident that along with this part of the schedule and our demanding spring break trip, we will be prepared to make one last attempt at bringing the AMC conference championship back to Portsmouth,” says Head Coach Ted Tom.  “We are excited to compete against very good competition and see exactly where we stack up.”

Shawnee State opens at University of the Cumberlands in late February followed by a home stand with Spring Arbor (MI), 2007 NAIA Runner-up.  There will be single game home and home dates with Rio Grande before the Bears embark on their annual spring break trip.  To begin the trip, the Bears travel to Savannah, GA to compete in the Fairfield Inn Marriott Classic against Savannah College of Art & Design in a four game series.  From there, the Bears will play respective three game series with South Carolina-Beaufort and 2004 National Champion Cumberland University.

Upon their return, Shawnee will play St. Catharine followed by Campbellsville in a home tilt on St. Patrick’s Day during the week.  That weekend finds the Bears traveling to Pulaski, TN to compete against Martin Methodist College.

The last weekend of March gets the Bears into AMC play with a trip to Walsh followed by a home stand with Point Park.  The Bears will leave conference play for a weekend to play former conference foe Ohio Dominican in a split four game series.  After a trip to Cedarville, the Bears will spend the next two weekends at Branch Rickey Park against Malone and Notre Dame sandwiching a doubleheader with St. Catharine. The season finishes with a split conference series with Mount Vernon.

Coach Tom would also like to announce that during the Malone series on March 24^th, the baseball program will be recognizing the 2000 team that finished 5^th at the NAIA World Series.  "It has been ten years since Shawnee State Baseball made that magical run to Lewiston so I think it is only fitting to get as many of those players back to campus and honor them.  We speak on a regular basis about accomplishing many of the goals that group was able to achieve.  I am really looking forward to seeing many of those guys as well as giving our current players the opportunity to meet them," says Coach Tom.  More details of this weekend will be available soon.

Check out http://www.shawnee.edu/off/athl/ all season long for updates of Bear Baseball.

Athletic Department
SSU ATHLETES TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
The Shawnee State athletic teams united together Saturday morning to take part in the County-Wide Clean-up. 

Shawnee State participates in the NAIA program Champions of Character, which is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport and and provide practical tools for student-athletes to use in modeling exemplary character traits.

This is the first time that this event has taken place and Shawnee State had a huge part of making it successful.  Altogether the Shawnee State community gathered up 170 bags of trash.

Pictured: Shawnee State athletic teams before traveling around the county to pick up trash.   

One of the many advantages of joining the Mid-South Conference is the reduced travel.  Our current set-up in the AMC includes three colleges eight hours in driving distance.  The furthest trip in the MSC will be a 237 mile four-hour trip to Lindsey Wilson College.     

“The transition should really help our spring sports as we will now be heading south instead of north to compete.  So far it has been a smooth transition with everyone around the MSC being extremely welcoming and helpful,” said Hamilton.  
  
Please look for additional information on the following websites: http://shawnee.edu/off/athl/, http://www.mid-southconference.org/, http://www.amcsports.org/.