Men's Soccer
National powerhouses met in Bloomington, Ind., for a spring soccer match, as two-time defending national champion, Indiana University, defeated Saint Louis University by a score of 2-0.
The Hoosiers struck first and stuck quickly. Just after the three-minute mark, sophomore forward Jacob Peterson knocked in a header from junior Brian Plotkin, sneaking the goal past Pat Disbennett. This accounted for the only scoring of the first half.
Indiana caught the Bills off-guard again early in the second half. Hooiser freshman Kevin Noschang scored off of SLU sophomore keeper David Greathouse, who replaced Disbennett.
The game marked SLU's first spring contest against a Division I opponent, and their first major match without Tim Ward and Will John, who left for the MLS.
John supplied much of the firepower for the Billikens on the offensive side of the pitch for the past two years, scoring 10 goals in the fall of 2004.
In his absence, sophomore midfielder Jon DiRaimondo attempted to step up. He led SLU with four shots for the game and a near score off of a dead-ball kick late in the second half.
The Bills play the first of two remaining spring contests at home on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Robert R. Hermann stadium against Drake. They conclude next Thursday at home, against Southwest Missouri State.
-Robert Seefeldt
Golf
The Saint Louis University men's golf team placed third in the Billiken Invitational, the last tournament before the Conference USA championships.
The tournament took place at the Gateway National Golf Links in Madison, ILL. The top-finisher for the Billikens was Evan Frederick, who placed seventh overall.
The Billikens entered the final day of play in second place, but dropped to third after a sub par performance. Frederick followed the pattern of his team and dropped from sixth, overall, to seventh.
Austin Peay took first place honors in the Billikens' tournament, including the top three individual golfers.
Austin Peay set the tournament record by shooting a 15-under par, an 837-team score.
The Billikens will travel to Gulfport, Miss. for the C-USA championships, which will start April 18 and conclude on April 20.
The Billiken women were not as fortunate in their finish in the SMS Payne Stewart Memorial on April 6. The women finished 14th overall and were paced by freshmen standouts Jenny Madras and Keely Fitzgerald.
Madras shot 176 over the two-day tournament to pace the Billikens. Fitzgerald was two shots behind Madras; shooting 87 and 91 for her respective rounds. Madras shot 88 on both days of the tournament.
Next up for the Lady Billikens is the C-USA tournament, which will take place in Memphis, Tenn. The tournament will start on Monday, April 18.
-Thomas W. Delaney
