Winter 2012 - Wayland Baptist University Alumni Association
Winter 2012 - Wayland Baptist University Alumni Association Winter 2012 - Wayland Baptist University Alumni Association
Fall success for Pioneer sports Wayland Baptist University sports teams have seen an historic fall semester with the return of football after a seven-decade absence and a record number of wins in both the men’s and women’s soccer programs. Those, coupled with strong seasons in volleyball and cross country, have given WBU sports fans plenty to yell about. Football: Wayland Baptist’s first football game in 72 years ended with a 24 footprints loss, but also with a whole lot of promise. The Pioneers dropped a 59-21 decision to Monterrey Tech of Mexico at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio Sept. 1. Approximately 4,000 fans turned out at Plainview’ Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium as the Pioneers made their home debut against Adam State University. The crowd remained enthusiastic despite a lopsided 55-7 loss. The Wayland faithful got their first taste of victory with a thrilling 27-23 victory over Howard Payne University at Bulldog Stadium in front of about 3,000 fans on Sept. 15. “That was fun,” Wayland coach Butch Henderson said after the historic win. “The kids made play after play after play.” Looking half overjoyed and half
elieved to get that first win under the team’s belt, Henderson admitted to getting a bit choked up in his post-game speech to his players. It would take five weeks for the Pioneers to get their second victory of the year. That came during Homecoming as Wayland defeated Southwest Assemblies of God, 58- 37 on Oct. 20. The matchup saw star running back Kendall Roberson earn five touchdowns on the ground and one in the air for 262 total yards in a game in which the Pioneers would pile up a staggering 560 yards on offense. Despite a 2-7 record (the opening game was officially an exhibition game and did not count toward the team’s record), the Pioneers pulled off some major accomplishments for a first-year program. “We got our first win and our first homecoming win. Those are two big starting places,” Henderson said. “That gave us a good start.” Roberson lead the Pioneers in rushing with 669 yards on 138 carries for a 4.8-yard average. He also led the team in scoring with 12 touchdowns (72 points) and all-purpose yards with 868 total yards (199 receiving yards combined with his rushing total). The Pioneers leading receiver was Chris Acosta, a freshman from Amarillo, who had 34 receptions for 344 yards for a 10.1-yard average. Two Pioneers shared much of the quarterbacking duties with El Paso freshman Anthony Campuzano completing 111 passes out of 191 attempts for 1,089 yards. Luis Gonzalez, a freshman from Alamo, Texas, had 68 completions on 120 attempts for 701 yards. On defense, Jon-Lucas Poe, a freshman from Midland, led the team in tackles with 33 solo and 35 assisted tackles, for a total of 68. Irving, Texas freshman Kevin Carter led the team with 2.5 sacks. Men’s Soccer: Wayland’s soccer program had one of its most successful years ever with both the men’s and women’s teams setting records for most wins in a season. On the men’s front, on Sept. 4, in their first field appearance since receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 poll for the first time ever, the Pioneers didn’t disappoint. Samman Hassan, Samson Defeugaing and Travis Somersall scored one goal apiece, and the Pioneers posted a 3-2 victory over Athletics Wrap Oklahoma Baptist in Wayland’s Sooner Athletic Conference opener. “Today was a total team effort against an extremely talented OBU squad,” Wayland coach Jamath Shoffner said. “We knew going into the game it was going to be a tough place to play and come away with a win.” WBU finished with an 11-5-2 record and advanced to the SAC Tournament semifinals where the third-seeded Pioneers lost to Oklahoma Baptist, 2-1 in overtime. The Pioneers fared well in endof-season honors. Wayland Baptist’s Miguel Teos was named Newcomer of the Year in the Sooner Athletic Conference, preventing a sweep of the top men’s soccer honors by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Joining Teos, a midfielder, on the first team was WBU goalkeeper John-Ramses Thomas, while Pioneers making the second team were defender Vitalis Atemafac and midfielder Jevaughn Vance. Teos, a junior form Greenville, S.C., had three goals and a team-leading seven assists for 13 points for the Pioneers. His seven assists ranked third in the SAC. He took 19 shots (.158 shooting percentage) and had 10 shots on goal (.526). Thomas, a sophomore from Plymouth, Tobago, who was SAC Goalkeeper of the Year as a freshman, ended the season with 62 footprints 25
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Fall success for<br />
Pioneer sports<br />
<strong>Wayland</strong> <strong>Baptist</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
sports teams have<br />
seen an historic fall<br />
semester with the return of football<br />
after a seven-decade absence and a<br />
record number of wins in both the<br />
men’s and women’s soccer programs.<br />
Those, coupled with strong<br />
seasons in volleyball and cross<br />
country, have given WBU sports fans<br />
plenty to yell about.<br />
Football:<br />
<strong>Wayland</strong> <strong>Baptist</strong>’s first football<br />
game in 72 years ended with a<br />
24 footprints<br />
loss, but also with a whole<br />
lot of promise. The Pioneers<br />
dropped a 59-21 decision to<br />
Monterrey Tech of Mexico at<br />
Heroes Stadium in San Antonio<br />
Sept. 1.<br />
Approximately 4,000 fans turned<br />
out at Plainview’ Greg Sherwood<br />
Memorial Bulldog Stadium as the<br />
Pioneers made their home debut<br />
against Adam State <strong>University</strong>. The<br />
crowd remained enthusiastic despite<br />
a lopsided 55-7 loss.<br />
The <strong>Wayland</strong> faithful got their<br />
first taste of victory with a thrilling<br />
27-23 victory over Howard Payne<br />
<strong>University</strong> at Bulldog Stadium in<br />
front of about 3,000 fans on Sept.<br />
15.<br />
“That was fun,” <strong>Wayland</strong> coach<br />
Butch Henderson said after the historic<br />
win. “The kids made play after<br />
play after play.”<br />
Looking half overjoyed and half
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