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University Nov. 22 | Three named NAIA All-American Awards continue to roll in for the Baker Wildcats after a dominant 2004 season. Senior Matt Trumpp of Olathe and sophomore Marty Johnston of Leawood were named honorable mention All-Americans at the conclusion of the NAIA National Championship. Junior Jason Swarts of Kansas City, Mo., a computer science major, was named an All-American Scholar-Athlete. The championship was won by Lindenwood University, a Heart of America Athletic Conference and Region V rival which lost to Baker 2-1 on Oct. 6 en route to Baker winning the conference and regional championships. Nov. 19 | Baker falls in second round, 4-3 OLATHE, Kan. - A magical season carried Baker into the second round, but the Wildcats couldn’t pull off another big victory Friday at the NAIA National Championships. The ’Cats, seeded 12th, led fifth-seed Simon Fraser University 3-2 at halftime, but couldn’t stop Clan star Andrew Corazzo in the second half. Corazzo had two goals in each half to lead all scorers at the tournament with four goals. Baker finished the season with a 14-4-3 record and won the Heart of America Athletic Conference and Region V championships. Lindenwood University, which lost to the Wildcats in their only match-up this season and was eliminated in the first round of the Region V tournament, played in the championship game on Tuesday but results were not available at press time.
Nov. 14 | 'Cats coast to second round, will play Friday OLATHE, Kan. - A year of hard work paid off for Baker with a first-round bye in the NAIA National Championship tournament. William Jewell, whom the Wildcats beat on Saturday to win the Region V Championship, is one of eight teams that have to play in the first round on Wednesday. Baker will face Simon Fraser University, one of the NAIA's two Canadian teams, at 3 p.m. Friday, the second day of the second round. It is the last game of the second round. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. All games will be played at the College Boulevard Athletic Complex in Olathe, Kan. Nov. 13 | Johnston kills Cardinals again, Baker wins in overtime
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. - Marty Johnston beat William Jewell again as Baker rallied for a 2-1 overtime victory Saturday and qualified for the NAIA National Championship. After 78 minutes of scoreless soccer, Josh Howard gave William Jewell a 1-0 lead with 11:14 remaining in the game. Baker's Jason Swarts, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., tied the game with 5:40 left. The game went into "golden goal", or sudden death, overtime. Just 100 seconds into overtime, senior Luke Parrott of Olathe crossed the ball to Johnston, who knocked it in for the win. Johnson, a sophomore from Leawood, scored the only goal in Baker's 1-0 victory against Jewell on Sep. 22. Both teams will now advance to the NAIA National Championship, to be held in Olathe Nov. 17-23. Baker had to win the regional championship to gain a berth. Jewell received an automatic berth as the tournament host team.
Nov. 10 | 'Cats to host championship Saturday versus Jewell COLUMBIA, Mo. - One Cinderella team down, one more to go. Baker will host historical rival William Jewell College at 2 p.m. Saturday at North Park field, due to the Wildcats 4-1 drubbing of McKendree College Wednesday afternoon and the Cardinals’ major upset victory Wednesday night. The Cardinals were the No. 4 seed in the regional tournament and squeaked by No. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene 1-0 in the first round on Monday. Jewell then went to the home field of top seed Columbia College on Wednesday and took home the victory with penalty kicks. Columbia was ranked 12th in the NAIA. The Cardinals and ’Cats have faced each other already this year, with the ’Cats winning 1-0 on Sep. 22 in Liberty, Mo. This will be Baker’s sixth trip to the Region V final since head coach Ron Pulvers came on board in 1996. The Wildcats won their first-ever Region V title in 2002. Nov. 10 | Baker dominates Cinderella team 4-1 in semifinals BALDWIN CITY, Kan. - Baker ended McKendree's Cinderella run with a 4-1 drubbing in the pouring rain Wednesday at North Park. Baker led 2-0 at halftime before the cold, hard rain began falling. The 'Cats increased to 3-0 in the second half before finishing with a 4-1 victory. The loss ended McKendree's Cinderella win that began in the American Midwest Conference tournament. The Bearcats had to upset the AMC's top two teams just to get into the regional tournament, then shocked No. 7 Lindenwood University Monday at the Lions' home to advance to the semifinals. First Half Second Half Nov. 5 - Wildcats sweep conference awards Baker proved it was the best team in the Heart of America Athletic Conference this season. On Tuesday, conference coaches agreed Baker also has the best individuals by awarding the Wildcats a sweep of personal awards. Senior Matt Trumpp of Olathe was named the conference's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Sophomore Marty Johnston of Leawood was named Offensive Player of the Year and Ron Pulvers was selected the Coach of the Year, giving the 'Cats a sweep of all four individual awards. Johnston and Trumpp were named first-team all-conference with junior Bret Clark of Shawnee and senior Davy Phillips of McKinney, Texas. Sophomore Scott Appell and senior Luke Parrott made the second team. It was the fourth time in five seasons that a Wildcat claimed the Defensive Player of the Year award. Assistant coach Kelly Wolverton won the award in 2001 and 2002, and Eric Taylor won in 2003.
Oct. 21 Baker stays undefeated Baker remains undefeated against Heart of America Athletic Conference foes with just one game remaining after shutting out Benedictine College 3-0 Thursday at home. Senior Pat McNamara of Raytown, Mo., was the goalkeeper. It was his third shutout in 5.5 games, and he leads the conference in fewest goals allowed per game. Oct. 19 'Cats still leading HAAC The best defense in the conference has kept Baker undefeated and atop the Heart of America Athletic Conference standings with two weeks remaining. At 7-0, the Wildcats are the only undefeated team in the HAAC. The Baker defense is allowing just 0.68 goals per game, best in the HAAC by a wide margin. Senior Pat McNamara of Raytown, Mo., and sophomore Bret Clark of Shawnee are the top two goalkeepers in the league, with both allowing fewer than 0.70 goals per game. Sophomore Marty Johnston of Leawood is leading the offense. He is third in goals per game (0.93) and points per game (2.26) with 14 goals and six assists in 15 games. Senior Luke Parrott of Olathe is second in assists per game (0.69) and seventh in points per game (1.56) with seven goals and 11 assists in 16 games. The Wildcats have only two games remaining in the regular season. Baker hosts Benedictine College at 4 p.m. Thursday, and travels to take on Graceland University at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Lamoni, Iowa. Both foes are in the top half of the conference standings. Oct. 12 'Cats sit at top of HAAC standings A win over No. 6 Lindenwood University Wednesday gave Baker sole possession of first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference with a spotless conference record. The standings and statistics were released by the conference on Tuesday. The ‘Cats have the stingiest defense in the conference, allowing just 0.60 goals per game. Goalkeepers Pat McNamara and Bret Clark are ranked first and second among individuals in goals allowed per game. Oct. 12 Baker jumps to No. 12 in NAIA poll Defeating the NAIA's No. 6 team vaulted the Wildcats eight spots to No. 12 in the NAIA Top 25 poll. Baker was the big gainer for the week, while Lindenwood University fell nine spots to No. 15 after the loss to Baker. With 177 voting points, the Wildcats are just nine points away from climbing over Bethel (Ind.) University and Simon Fraser University into the Top 10. Oct. 12 Wildcats win at home in overtime Sloppy conditions forced Baker to change it's style of play, but the Wildcats recovered for a 3-2 overtime victory against MidAmerica Nazarene University Tuesday at home. Sophomore Shaun Nicklin of Wichita scored just before halftime, and sophomore Marty Johnston of Leawood gave Baker a 2-1 lead with 25 minutes remaining. The Pioneers scored with a minute to go to force overtime, but senior Luke Parrott of Olathe won the game on a penalty kick three minutes into overtime. Oct. 6 Baker beats No. 6 Lions The Baker Wildcats upset No. 6 Lindenwood University 2-1 Wednesday in a battle between the Heart of America Athletic Conference's top two teams. Senior Luke Parrott scored in the 10th minute to give Baker the early lead, then Michael Garven scored off an assist by Matt Trumpp just 30 seconds into the second period. Lindenwood's Ignacio Novas, the conference's leading scorer, scored in the 70th minute to close the gap. Baker is ranked No. 20 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll and has won nine of its last 10 games. The other game was a 1-1 tie with ninth-ranked Park University. Baker's record improves to 9-2-2 overall and 6-0 in the conference. Sep. 19 Wildcats continue to dominate opponents Baker has steamrolled it’s last four opponents by a total score of 22-1 over an eight-day stretch. The ‘Cats started the impressive streak on Sep. 11 weekend in Iowa by beating Morningside College 4-1 on Saturday and ranked Si Tanka College 7-0 on Sunday. The Wildcats had no more mercy this weekend, pulling away from Central Methodist 4-0 Saturday in Baldwin City with three second-half goals and dominating Culver-Stockton College 7-0 Sunday in Canton, Mo. Baker will be tested this weekend by traveling to William Jewell College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and hosting Park University at 2 p.m. Saturday. Baker renews a rivalry with Ottawa University on Monday with a 3 p.m. match in Ottawa and continues conference play by challenging Missouri Valley College at 4 p.m Wednesday in Olathe. Sep. 12 Parrott leads Wildcats to 7-0 drubbing of ranked foe Senior Luke Parrott of Olathe had two goals and two assists to lead Baker to a 7-0 thumping of Si Tanka University Sunday in Sioux City, Iowa, to complete a sweep of Iowa foes. Si Tanka was on the verge of breaking the Top 25 before the loss. Sophomore Marty Johnston of Leawood also had two goals. Freshman Derek Doerfler of Lee's Summit, Mo., freshman Shaun McNamara of Eudora, and freshman Travis Moore of San Diego also scored. Doerfler also had an assist. Senior Pat McNamara earned the shutout in goal. The Wildcats had beat Morningside College 4-1 on Saturday in Sioux City. Baker will face it's first conference foe, Central Methodist University, at 2 p.m. Saturday at home. Sep. 11 Wildcats start road trip with 4-1 victory Baker began a weekend road trip to Iowa with a 4-1 victory over Morningside College Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa. The Wildcats made the most of their shots, converting on four of 13 attempts. The 'Cats exhibited their depth - six different Wildcats scored and the 'Cats held Morningside scoreless in the second half. Scoring Summary 2004 Season Preview :: Wildcats expect third consecutive national tournament appearance The tenuous finale of Baker’s 2003 men’s soccer season is still fresh in the minds of the players and fans who traveled to the NAIA National Tournament in Olathe. The first-round game versus underdog Bethel College came down to penalty kicks after a scoreless second half and two overtimes failed to break a 1-1 tie. Baker made its first four penalty kicks and needed to convert a fifth to win. The kick went high. Needing to make a sixth kick to tie, a Wildcat again kicked high. “It left me hanging,” senior Michael Garven said. “We made it to nationals two years in a row, and we still haven’t won that first game.” Head coach Ron Pulvers is in no hurry to erase that memory. In fact, he wants his players to remember it and use it as motivation. He said he believed the national tournament losses and lessons learned from watching the UEFA Champions League and Euro 2004 would show the team what it needs to do to win. “We must be fitter, more organized and much more energetic,” Pulvers said. Pulvers is hoping to add energy with a large recruiting class that will significantly increase depth and competition for starting roles. Pulvers is intrigued by his latest recruiting class, which may rival his 1999 and 2003 recruiting classes. The 13 newcomers include five transfers, more than usual for a Pulvers’ team. “It is going to be one of the deepest teams, if not the deepest team, that I have ever coached,” he said. Two transfers, Kelly Phillips of Premier Junior College in Atlanta, and Travis Moore of the University of Akron, are expected to play an immediate role in the midfield. Three newcomers have upgraded the striker position. Shaun Nicklin scored 55 goals as a senior at Goddard High School and transferred to Baker from Drake University. Freshmen Shaun McNamara of Raytown, Mo., and Derek Doerfler of Lee’s Summit, Mo., are expected to add energy and scoring ability. Sophomores will be relied on heavily. Scott Appell and David Russell will solidify the wide channels of defense, and Adrian Salazar and Josh McDaniel will compete for spots in the center midfield. Last year’s leading scorer, Marty Johnston, will be looking for a regular spot in the front 11. Davy Phillips and Matt Trumpp, captains and all-conference selections last season, will anchor the backline as seniors. Also returning is senior Pat McNamara, who started every game at goalie in 2003. Garven is expected to add energy to the right flank. Senior Luke Parrott has been a mainstay on offense since making all-conference as a freshman. He led the team in assists last season. Garven said getting all of the players on the team to communicate is key. “Man for man we’re not as good as some other teams, but we’re great as a team,” Garven said. “We need to talk and that will solve a lot of problems.” The 2003 season could have been considered a rebuilding year after losing three All-Americans to graduation and electing two juniors as captains. After losing only three starters to graduation and returning most of the category leaders and the captains, McNamara said this team has learned from its mistakes and knows what it will take to make it past the first round. “The freshmen played a ton last year,” McNamara said. “Now they come back with plenty of experience and so many players have national tournament experience. “This year is going to be amazing.”
Nov. 24 Three Wildcats named All-American Scholar-Athletes Five days after participating in the NAIA National Championship tournament, three Wildcats received national recognition for academic achievement. Senior Colin Baumchen of Lawrence received the award for the second year. Juniors Jason Swarts and Pat McNamara of Kansas City, Mo., were also honored. To be named a Scholar-Athlete, athletes must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA or higher, be a junior or higher in academic standing and meet a performance |
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