10 NATHAN MCMAHON spurts@te(hnew (om TechNews | Tuesda October29 2013 UEFA Champions League completes third round of matches Nalhall McMahon SPORTS EDITOR The UEFA Champrons League completed rts thrrd round of group stage matdnes with Just three more matdnes to go unfil the knockoutserges ln Group A, Manchester Unrted rs undefeated and atop the group with seven pornts after a qualrty leo vrctory over Beal Socredad The Beds have benefited from a relatrvely easy group andshould advance out of the group smge BayerLeverkusen halls Unrted by Just one pornt and rs also attemptrng to replrcate the success ofother German clubs and advance rn the tournament Group B has Beal Madrrd five pornts clearwrth nrne pornts at the top ofthe group behrnd the world class play of Crrsuano Bonaldo and hrs tournament leadrng seven goals Thrs pufi hrs 53 Champrons League at thirdalleumewhlch lsslxbehlnd Lronel Messrs record 53 goals Group C also has a clear frontrunner rn Parrs SalnteGermaln (PSG) led by zlatan lbrahrmovrc, whom many consrder the top striker rn theworld at thrs trme PSG now srts at nine pornts after 570 batterrng ofAnderlecht and were paced by lbrahrmovrcs four goals lbrahrmovrcs performance has placed hrm rn the runnrng for a Ballon d’Or alongwrth Messr and Bonaldo olymprakos and Benfica are tred wrth four pornts each to earn the secondspot rn the group andadvance Group D also has a perfect team rn Bayem Mumchwlt‘h nrne porns and are trarled by Manchester Crty wrth srx pornts Bayem are lookrng muchlrke PSG as favontes to reach the finals wrth therr current form However, Group E, one ofthe trghter groups where Chelsea and Schalke are tred wrth six pornts for the top spot and followed closely by Basel wrth four pornts Chelsea most recently beat Schalke rn a domrnaung so wrn behrnd a parr of goals from Fernando Torres who rs contrnurnghrs tournament goal scorrng form from last season Even more closely contested than Group E rs Group P where Arsenal, Borussra Dortmund, and Napolr all havesrxporns mrdwaythrough the groupserge Dortmund most recently topped Arsenal wrth a Zrl wrn to draw even in the standrngs Atletrco Madrrd has not mrssed a step thrs season srnce sellrng strrker Radamel Balcao and rs on top of Group G wrth nrne porns followed by Zenlt St Betersburg wrth four pornts Group H rs one the toughest group rn the toumamentwlt‘h Barcelona leadrng the group wrth seven pornts followedby AC Mllan wrth five, Celucwrth three, and AJaxwrth one One of the top games so far of the tournament was the 171 draw between Barcelona and AC Mllan thatsaw goals from Bobrnho and the stellar play of Kaka’ for AC Milan and a goal for Messr to add to hrs own goalscorrng record These two teams on paper appear to be the mostlrkely to advance out of thrs hrghly comp etrtrve group Men's )(C depends on teamwork towards end of season Phillip Callo TECHNEWS WRITER Runnrng rs not Just running, its a way ofllfe Practrces are not Just practrces, they are darly lessons rn lrfe Because for a runner, rts what you become along the way that rs most meanrngrul ln Crossecountry, a team rs consrdered vrctorrous when everyone belreves rn each other and holds farth rn therr trarnrngandcoadnes lttakeseverybodytobe successful lustknowrng rn yourhead thatyour teammates are fightrng on thesame battlefield allows you to trust in somethrng greater than yourself And thrs enables you to freely run yourbestperformance ltwasabeautrfulmomrngforracrng The fresh arr was plentrfrrl and the grassy golf course feltsoft on your feet ltwas only one week ago that the lllrnors Tech Cross Country teams traveled to Wlnnemnne, Wisconsin to compete rn the UWeOshkosh Brooks lnvrtatronal Leadrng the Scarlet Hawks was Samuel Wretlrspach, who ran a solrd errort or 27 32 over the B km course Next up was the dynamrc duo ofSenrors Phllllp Cano and Andrew Montague who crossedtlne finrshlrne In thesame tlme 0f27 52,:C0rlng 177 and 179 pornts LandonVowelsandBthan Montague rounded out the Top Brve for lllrnors Tech finrshrng ln 137th and 203th Overall, llT collected a 31st place finrsh out of37 total teams The team that won the meetwas NCAA pm North Central College scorrng as lrttle as 33 pornts They are ranked m gorng rnto the postseason, but strll had to frght off 2nd place Washrngton Unrversrty or Sarnt Luls (54 pornts) and 3rd place UWeEau Clarre (133 pornts) llT’snextandlastcross muntrymeet wrll be the CCAC Conference Champronshrp on November 9 rn Valpararso, lndrana photos by Phllllp [mm Men's soccer falls short on special senior celebration Ban Grabowski TECHNEWS WRITER TheScarletHawkslooked to rebound agarnst conference foes, Trinity lnternatronal, on a frrgrd Tuesday nrght The Hawks were alsohonorrngtherrthreesenrors BobertBrxer, Nordrne Amlarky, and Jorge SalaseMoreno, as theylookedtoeam the llllnolsTech therrfourth conference wrn ofthe season The firsthalfbegan wrth the Hawks controllrngmostofthegameandkeeprngTrrnrty on more of the defensrve srde lllrnors Tech Women's Veronica Tones TECHNEWS WRITER TheWomens Soccerteam returned to actron athome for two strarght games taking on natronally ranked ludson College and Trinity lntematronal Unrversrty Both matches resulted rn a loss forthe Lady Hawkshowever the scores drd not reflect therr performance The game agarnst ludson started on the defensrve srde for the Hawks as they absorbed several waves of attack from the struggled to finrsh earlyscorrng opportunrnes, but remarned posrtrve rn therr relentless attackrng pressure The firsthalfproved to be the Scarlet Hawks best defensrve halfofthe season as they llmlted'Irlnlty lnternatronal to Justthree shots Thefirsthalfendedrnascorelesscampargnand the Hawks accumulatrng a total ofthree sham Athalftrme, the Hawks congratulated therrthree senrors as therrseason dwrndles to Just five games Bobert Rlxer, senror, hopes to contrnue hrs career in Crvrl Engrneerrng NordrneAmlarky rntends to pursue hrs Busrness Admrnrstratron degree, andso does lorge Salas Moreno On behalfofthe Men’s SoccerTeam, we would like to thank all the seniors forwhat theyhave done for the team The Scarlet Hawla looked to keep therr firstehalf momentum gorng and earn a win for theirsenlors Thesemndhalfpmvlded a fluctuauon ofacuvrty from the orrensrve srde for Tnnrty lnternatronal Trrnrty scored the games first goal rn the 60th mrnute from a volley by goal scorer loseph Sanborn Mrnutes later, the Hawla saw themselves facrng a 270 deficrtwrth Justunder zo mrnutes remarnrng lllrnors Tech clawed therrwaybackrnto the gamewrthabeauufully assrstedball from Brandon Ramirezto Nordrne Amalraky, to cut the lead to Zrl However, a late goal was by Trrnrty was the drrrerence rn the game as the Hawks loit 371 lllrnors Tech rs now 57573 overall and 37471 rn conference play They look to bounce back as they face rrvals SalntXavler Unrversrty andCalumetCollegeofSt loseph rn the comrng weeks soccer defeated on home turf Eagles TheTednbacklrneheldstrong,lrmrtrng the vrsrtrng srde to only one goal rn the first stanza Recognrzrng the opportunrty to go on the orrensrve and equalrze, the Hawks pushed for some attack rn the second half They began to frnd therr rhythm, catdnrng ludson on therr heels and puttrng the Eagle defense to the test. Desprte therr efforts, the Scarlet Hawks were unable to find thebackofthenet and the vrsrtors Capitalized on therr counter attacks ludson sealed therr vrctory findrng thenetthreemoretlmes t0 endthematchaeo Later rn the week, the Hawks matched up agarnst the Trinity lnternatronal UnrversrtyTroJans Thegamebeganfarrlyeven wrthbothteams findrngopportunrtres to go to goal However, a loemrnute span of drsorganrzatron found llT down three goals Bven with the lopsrded score, the game was not out ofreach for the Hawks Thehomesrdehadtwobreakaway opportunrtres when Adrranna Maron and Anrda Bhetchanpheng each found themselves free, past the TroJan defense wrth only the keeperlefttobeat Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to put rt away and punrsh them, leavrng thescore 370athalftlme Thesecond frame lookedoptrmrstrc when Knsten Barrettcurledrnafreekrckfrom theleftsrdeofthefieldrntothebackpost But Trrnrty lnternatronal strll proved to be too much for the home srde as they were able to strike two more trmes rn the half lllrnors Tech looks to bounce back when they head to olrvet Nazarene Unrversrty to take on the 16th ranked Trgers