Bobcat Weekly Updates

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Lead by 1999 AMCC Golfer of the Year Chuck Thatcher’s score of 75, the Bobcats defeated LaRoche 393 to 415 at Hannastown Country Club on Tuesday September 19.

Senior Ken Saksa received honorable mention for AMCC Golf Athlete of the week for the week of September 18.  Saksa
recorded scores of  74, 82 and 74 in matches on September 12, September 13, and September 16.  The matches were at home, at Saint Vincent, and at Pitt Bradford, respectively.

Bobcats individual scoring:

            YR.                                 NAME                     HIGH SCHOOL            SCORE

Jr.	Chuck Thatcher	Belle Vernon	75
Fr.	Matt Montgomery	Penn Trafford	76
Jr.	Jeff Fisher	Bethel Park	80
So.	Brian Rosatti	Greensburg	81
So.	Sean Sapotichne	Greensburg Salem	81
So.	Len Mohan	Latrobe	88

On Thursday September 21, the Bobcats took first place at the Penn State-Behrend Invitational with an overall team score of 295.  Ken Saksa led the Bobcats with a score of 69. Saksa’s score is an all-time individual low for the golf program at UPG.  The effort earned Saksa AMCC Golf Athlete of the Week honors.

             YR.                                  NAME                  HIGH SCHOOL                  SCORE

Sr.	Ken Saksa	Uniontown	69
Jr.	Chuck Thatcher	Belle Vernon	71
Fr.	Matt Montgomery	Penn Trafford	76
So.	Sean Sapotichne	Greensburg Salem	79
So.	Len Mohan	Latrobe	86

Team scoring:

          SCHOOLS                           TEAM SCORE

UPG	295
Edinboro	302
Bradford	306
Mercyhurst	307
PSU - Altoona	314
Lake Erie	324
PSU - Behrend	324
Mt. Aloysius	338
Hilbert	421

Freshman Katie O’Brien (McGuffey H.S.) made history on September 20 as she scored the first goal in the history of UPG Women’s Soccer.  The goal came in an away contest against Penn-State Altoona.  Freshman Melissa Sulinski (Greensburg H.S.) followed O’Brien’s goal with a goal of her own to give the Lady Bobcats a 2-1 lead at intermission.  However, the Lady Bobcats could not hold on for their first victory of the season and dropped the game 3-2.   The Lady Bobcats host Penn State-Behrend on September 30 before traveling to Washington & Jefferson for an October 2 game.

The Bobcats five-game streak without a loss (two ties and three victories) came to an end with their 2-0 loss to Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday, September 23.  The loss brings the Bobcats record to 3-3-2.  Despite the loss, the Bobcats still look poised to make a playoff run.  The Bobcats host Penn State-Behrend on Saturday, September 30 and then travel to Waynesburg on Thursday, October 5.

The Lady Bobcats dropped their September 23 match at Bethany by a count of 7-2.   The two UPG victories were picked up by sophomore Angie Inselmini (Derry H.S.) and sophomore Jacqueline Billheimer (Connellsville H.S).  The Lady Bobcats have consecutive home meets as they host Lake Erie on September 30 and Penn-State Behrend on October 1.

The UPG Lady Bobcats picked up their first win of the season on Thursday September 21 by defeating AMCC rival LaRoche 3 games to 0.  Freshman Holly Botti (Penn Trafford H.S.) and Freshman Angelica Carr (Dubois Area H.S.) each recorded nine kills in the victory.

The win was sandwiched between a pair of losses as the Lady Bobcats dropped their September 18 contest to Carlow, 3 games to 0 and their September 23 match against Thiel, 3-0.  Against Carlow, Botti and Carr recorded 13 kills and 10 kills respectively.

The win against LaRoche gives the Lady Bobcats confidence for the rest of the season as they try to tally another victory.  The Lady Bobcats travel to Pitt-Bradford on September 30 before returning home to play AMCC foe Frostburg on October 3.