Brandeis has three UAA Athletes of the week

Three varsity athletes have been selected as Athletes of the Week by the University Athletic Association (UAA) for Oct. 1. Mariko Tansey Holbrook '03 was selected for women's cross country, Skylar Buchanan '05 was named women's soccer offensive player of the week and Joe Jorge '05 earned men's soccer defensive player of the week.

Holbrook, a co-captain, picked up her first win of the 2002 season on Sept. 28 at the Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park in Boston, hosted by UMass-Boston. She won the 5K race with a time of 18:20.2, 21 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor. Brandeis won the meet with 37 points, 33 ahead of the runners-up from Wellesley College. Brandeis competitors made up three of the top 10 and five of the top 16 finishers. Holbrook is a five-time All-American in track and field and cross country. She is also a two-time runner-up at the UAA cross country championship meet.

Buchanan, a midfielder, scored three of the Judges' four goals in a 1-1 week. She had the opening goal Sept. 25 against Wellesley in Brandeis' 2-1 road victory. With the win, the Judges surpassed their win total from a year ago just six games into the season. It was Brandeis' first win over Wellesley since 1993. Buchanan also had two goals Sept. 28 at home against UAA foe Emory University. The Judges took the Eagles, ranked No. 22 in the nation in the most recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll, to overtime before losing, 3-2.

Jorge, a marking back, helped the Judges to allow just one goal in 200 minutes of play in a 1-0-1 week. Brandeis blanked Gordon College, 1-0, on Sept. 26. The Scots have scored three or more goals in five of their eight other games this season. In a 1-1 tie against Emory on Sept. 28, Jorge marked Eagle forward Matt Levine, the leading scorer in the Association, keeping him off the board for just the third time all season.



Take Kwon Do scores six first places at Boston PAL Fall Clincher



The Tae Kwon Do club had its first competition of the year on Sept. 28 in the Boston PAL Fall Clincher. The club was successful, taking nine places: Six first, two second and one third.

In the forms category, Avram Baumgold '03 placed first in the beginner section. Shira Rozenberg '05 and Elizabeth Stein '05 tied for first place forcing the judge to intervene. Stein was awarded first and Rozenberg second.

In the advanced section, Derrek Chung '05 placed first and David Silver '03 placed third.

In the sparring category, Rozenberg and Stein had a hard-fought match, but in the end, it was Rozenberg who prevailed. Rozenberg won first place, while Stein took second, although, at times, the match could have gone either way.

On the men's side, Baumgold and Silver each took home first place in their respective matches.

The scoring in sparring is as follows: One point for a direct kick to either the chest or head (punches or low attacks receive a warning and a half-point deduction). Scoring for these matches is based on the difficulty of the form, the strength of each technique and the person's overall ability to demonstrate his or her knowledge of the form.

"I am very impressed with how the club performed. Since it was Avram's, Shira's, and Elizabeth's first competition. It showed how much effort and commitment each student has in Tae Kwon Do. Everybody always tries their best to demonstrate their ability and for their first competition, all of the effort shone through," Silver, the club president, said.



Hockey plays three games; goes 2-1



The hockey club had another strong week, going 2-1.

The lone loss was on Sunday at Northeastern when the Judges forfeited to the Boston Tigers, the team they beat in last year's finals, because Brandeis did not have a goalie.

In Tuesday's game at Northeastern, Brandeis won 4-2. The team was down 2-0 early, but eventually came back to tie and take the victory on Tam Le's '03 goal. Brian Lebrasseur '06 scored two goals and Ari Lankin '06 chipped in one.

In Thursday's game at Babson against the Rogue Squadron, a NESHL team, Brandeis won 5-2 led by Lebrasseur's hat trick. Josh Levine '06 scored the other two goals. Again, the Judges were down early, but their depth allowed them to overcame the skill of the Rogue Squadron.

"I feel the team is coming along well, and it's hard to get these early wins, but they will definitely help us later in the season," Captain Eric Mathews '03 said.



Volleyball club gets Senate approval



The Brandeis co-ed volleyball club was chartered on Sunday. Rachel Gerber '04 and Colin Sauder '04 co-founded the club. Sauder said the club was founded to give men a chance to play because the University only sponsors a women's varsity team.