Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 28, 2001

Volume 30, Number 4

Sophomore Brian Roberts was chosen the most valuable player of the recent Yale-Fila Classic. He provided a strong defense in Yale's two games and assisted in a game-winning goal. Some of his teammates were also singled out for honors. Seniors Brian Larkin and Brian Lavin together with freshman Andrew Dealy were named to the all-tournament team; Dealy was also selected as the Ivy League Rookie of the Week.

Men's Cross Country (0-0, 0-0 Ivy)

Last Week: Sept. 21 -- t-8th at Great American Meet (249 points)

This Week: Sept. 28 at Connecticut Intercollegiates

Senior Alexis Surovov (Shelton, CT) was Yale's top finisher at the Great American meet. He placed 39th with a time of 25:33.

Women's Cross Country (0-0, 0-0 Ivy)

Last Week: Off

This Week: Sept. 28 at Connecticut Intercollegiates

Sept. 29 at Meet of Champions (Van Cortlandt Park)

Field Hockey (2-2, 0-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Sept. 19 -- Yale 4, Fairfield 3 ot

Sept. 22 -- Cornell 4, Yale 3

This Week: Sept. 26 at Holy Cross, 4 p.m.

Sept. 29 vs. Harvard, noon, Johnson Field

Sept. 30 vs. Rhode Island, 2 p.m., Johnson Field

Senior Tovia Martirosian (Richmond, VA) scored her second goal of the game with 1:51 left in overtime in the victory over Fairfield.

Freshman Sarah Driscoll (Belle Mead, NJ) leads the team in overall scoring with five points (2 goals, 1 assist).

Football (1-0, 1-0 Ivy)

Last Week: Sept. 22 -- Yale 40, Cornell 13

This Week: Sept. 29 at Holy Cross, noon

Senior Billy Brown (East Cleveland, OH) had three touchdown receptions in the victory over Cornell. Overall, he finished with nine catches for 177 yards, and he was selected as the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Game.

Men's Golf

Last Week: Off

Next: Oct. 1-3 at Adams Cup (Newport, RI)

Women's Golf

Last Week: Sept. 22-23 -- 1st at Yale Invitational (615)

This Week: Sept. 29-30 at Lady Lion Invitational (Penn State)

Freshman Anna Jepson (Hasselby, Sweden) was the Bulldogs' medalist at the Yale Invitational. She placed fourth with a two-round score of 151. Senior Sarah Seo (Lima, OH) and freshman Stephanie Wei (Bellevue, WA) tied for seventh with 154s.

Men's Soccer (3-1, 0-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Sept. 17 -- Yale 2, Rhode Island 1

Yale-Fila Classic

Sept. 21 -- Yale 1, Tulsa 0

Sept. 23 -- Yale 2, UAB 1 ot

This Week: Sept. 26 vs. Hartford, 3 p.m., Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium

Sept. 29 vs. Cornell, 7 p.m., Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium

With the victories over Tulsa and UAB, the Bulldogs captured the Yale-Fila Classic.

Sophomore Brian Roberts (LaVerne, CA) was named the most valuable player of the Yale-Fila Classic. In addition to playing outstanding defense in Yale's two games, Roberts assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime against UAB.

Senior Brian Larkin (Troy, MI) scored the winning goal against UAB. He was named to the all-tournament team along with senior Brian Lavin (Guilford, CT) and freshman Andrew Dealy (Pittsburgh, PA). Dealy, who scored the game-winning goal against Tulsa, was selected as the Ivy League Rookie of the Week.

Women's Soccer (3-1, 0-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Sept. 19 -- Yale 4, Central Connecticut 3

Sept. 22 -- Cornell 1, Yale 0 ot

This Week: Sept. 25 at Army, 7 p.m.

Sept. 29 vs. Harvard, 4 p.m., Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium

Junior Ali Cobbett (Wallingford, CT) scored twice and added an assist in the victory over Central Connecticut. She leads the team in overall scoring with 15 points (7 goals, 1 assist) and has scored at least two goals in three of Yale's four games.

Men's Tennis

Last Week: Sept. 22-23 -- Princeton & Cornell Invitationals

This Week: Sept. 29 -- Yale Invitational

Seniors Ryan Coyle (Tulsa, OK) and Chris Shackelton (Reno, NV) defeated a team from Pennsylvania 8-6 to win the doubles championship at the Farnsworth/ Princeton Invitational. Shackelton also reached the semifinals of the singles draw.

At the Cornell Invitational, sophomore David Goldman (Miami, FL) was forced to retire in the second set of A flight championship match. In addition, freshman Ryan Murphy (Houston, TX) won the B flight, and freshman Andrew Arons (Dix Hills, NY) won the D flight singles.

Women's Tennis

Last Week: Sept. 22-23 -- Princeton Invitational

This Week: Sept. 28-30 at Cissie Leary Invitational

Seniors Andrea Goldberg (Albuquerque, NM) and Susie Hiniker (Ann Arbor, MI) won the doubles title at the Princeton Invitational.

Volleyball (5-2, 0-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Sept. 19 --Yale 3, Quinnipiac 2

Sept. 21 -- Brown 3, Yale 0

Sept. 22 -- Yale 3, Sacred Heart 0

Yale 3, Iona 0

This Week: Sept. 28 at Fairfield, 7 p.m.

Freshman Jana Freeman (Long Beach, CA) averaged 10.5 kills and 13.5 digs in Yale's four games last week. She posted highs of 12 kills and 16 digs in the Bulldogs' match against Brown.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale will proceed with Tercentennial celebration

Peabody's insects inspire fascination in scholars far and near

Talk by philanthropist surgeon to open United Way appeal

Service of Remembrance

J. Lloyd Suttle is appointed deputy provost

Benefit concert to help families of tragedy's fallen

Convocation to celebrate Yale's long tradition of theological education . . .

Grant supports professors' study of dwindling voter turnout

Panelists share experiences on matters of gender

Famed Bolshoi Theatre ballerina describes a life devoted to dance

Forest management certification program is launched

Students win grants for environmental research around the world

Insects are special of the day on Peabody Museum menu

Remembering the struggle

Trumbull Lecture will examine 1828 treatise on liberal education

Employee Day at the Bowl

Campus Notes