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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 Upcoming Events FOOTBALL Sept. 29 at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington, Ill., at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. North Central College HOMECOMING Oct. 13 at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.

2 at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., at 7 p.m.

Millikin s first touchdown was thanks to a pass from running back Tyler Roush to quarterback Matt Holmes from five yards out.

Marquette Moore then intercepted a Hope pass on their next possession, setting up the Big Blue for a seven-play scoring drive covering 60 yards that ended on a Holmes two-yard run.

1 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 Upcoming Events FOOTBALL Sept. 29 at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington, Ill., at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. North Central College HOMECOMING Oct. 13 at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., at 1 p.m. Volleyball Sept. 28 at Wisconsin-Whitewater Tournament in Whitewater, Wis., at 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Wisconsin-Whitewater Tournament in Whitewater, Wis., at noon & 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 vs. Webster at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 vs. Augustana at 7 p.m. cross country Oct. 6 hosting H.W. Wright Classic at Nelson Park at 10 a.m. The Blueprint A Newsletter for members of Millikin s Big Blue Club Football overpowers hope college The football team went to 2-0 on the season with a win over Hope College on Sept. 8 at Frank M. Lindsay Field. The Big Blue jumped on Hope early, building a 21-0 lead by early in the second quarter. Millikin s first touchdown was thanks to a pass from running back Tyler Roush to quarterback Matt Holmes from five yards out. Millikin scored on its next possession on a one-yard run by Sean Dunning to make it Marquette Moore then intercepted a Hope pass on their next possession, setting up the Big Blue for a seven-play scoring drive covering 60 yards that ended on a Holmes two-yard run. After a Hope touchdown, Dunning scored on a 75-yard run. A Christian Silva interception set up another Millikin score with Holmes going in on a one-yard run to make it 35-6 at the half. Millikin converted on its first possession of the third quarter when Dunning scored on an 18-yard run. It was 42-6 Millikin after three quarters. Backup quarterback freshman Nick Pippin hit on his first career touchdown pass to Sophomore running back Sean Dunning gains over 200 yards rushing in win over Hope College. Avery Aina from nine yards out to make it 49-6 early in the fourth quarter. Dunning rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns on the day to lead the Millikin attack. Holmes was passing for 168 yards and rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. In addition to his interception, Moore led the Big Blue defense with 14 tackles. Darrell Mitchell and Jacob Alvis each had eight tackles. Andy Roth and Laterell Moore also had interceptions for the Big Blue. The Big Blue defeated Aurora University 44-20, Sept. 22. Millikin plays Illinois Weslyan in Bloomington, Ill. at 6 p.m., Sept. 29. Blue Print in Transition: Exclusive Content Home events in bold. continued onto next page. As an extra benefit to Big Blue Club members, The Blue Print newsletter is undergoing some changes this academic year. We are adding more insider information, including stories that can only be found in The Blue Print. In this edition, Coach Etherton s column and the feature story on Coach Conner are exclusive. As we move to more behind-the-scenes material, some of the traditional recap stories may be shortened or eliminated. For the latest scores and game stories, visit the Millikin Athletics website at athletics.millikin.edu. Also, to have a new weekly report, The Big Blue Beat, sent directly to your address, sign up now at athletics.millikin.edu/subscribe.aspx. You can also like Millikin University Athletics on Facebook and follow us on

Upcoming Events continued from front page MEN S SOCCER Sept. 29 vs. Augustana College at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 vs. Illinois Wesleyan University at 4 p.m. WOMEN S SOCCER Sept. 29 vs. Augustana College at noon Oct.

2 Upcoming Events continued from front page MEN S SOCCER Sept. 29 vs. Augustana College at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 vs. Illinois Wesleyan University at 4 p.m. WOMEN S SOCCER Sept. 29 vs. Augustana College at noon Oct. 2 vs. Illinois Wesleyan University at 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Sept. 28 vs. University of Illinois- Springfield at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., at 2 p.m. Women s Golf Sept. 30 vs. Illinois Wesleyan University in Racine, Wis. Oct. 4-6 CCIW Championships in Racine, Wis. Men s Golf Oct. 8 at Naperville Collegiate Invite in Naperville, Ill. Coach s Corner How Do Football Coaches Spend Their Free Weekend? by Coach Patrick Etherton 00 Each season, the Millikin football schedule has a bye week, meaning no game on Saturday to keep the Big Blue coaching staff busy. Here s how the staff will spend their free weekend. During the bye week, our coaching staff concentrates on correcting the mistakes our players made in previous games and starts to focus on upcoming opponents. We will break down the upcoming opponent s film and make sure that we are ready for the grind of the final eight weeks of the season. The coaching staff will continue to ensure that our athletes are doing well in their academic studies. We ll also spend quality time on recruiting, making sure that we continue our efforts to bring quality studentathletes to Millikin. As a staff, we strive to identify all the top recruits in our recruiting database and make sure all their information is up to date. The weekend of our bye week, we will travel throughout Illinois and Missouri to Coach Patrick Etherton watch high school football games. Our entire staff will be busy attending several different games on Friday night in the Chicago, Decatur and St. Louis areas. On Saturday, we will have one coach in St. Louis watching three high school football games and the rest of the staff will be attending Aurora University to watch our upcoming opponent play. On Sunday of our bye week, we have a junior varsity game at home versus Rose-Hulman. Then on Monday, we re back into a regular game week schedule. So much for that free weekend! Athletics to Collect Food for Community Food Drive Home events in bold. As a part of Millikin University s efforts in the 11th Annual WSOY Community Food Drive, Big Blue athletics will be collecting non-perishable food items at the Sept. 22 football game and the Sept. 29 men s and women s soccer games. On Sept. 22, the food collection took place prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff, when the undefeated Millikin Big Blue beat Aurora University at Frank M. Lindsay Field. Collection areas were located at both entrances on the south end of the field and at the tailgate area entrance off Oakland Avenue. Millikin students, faculty and staff who donated food items were entered in the Big Blue Golden Ticket program. All other fans that brought donations were entered into a halftime drawing that allowed them to enjoy the second half of the game with Millikin President Dr. Harold Jeffcoat in the President s box. The Sept. 29 collection will take place at the entrance to the Millikin Soccer Fields located behind the Decatur Indoor Sports Center. The women s game vs. Augustana begins at noon, with the men s game starting at 2:30 p.m. Fans donating a food item at the soccer games will be entered to win a signed soccer ball from both the men s and women s teams. Millikin students, faculty and staff who donate food items will be entered in the Big Blue Golden Ticket program. The 11th Annual WSOY Community Food Drive will be on Oct. 5 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Kroger on Rte. 36 east in Decatur. WSOY and their community partners are coming together to help stock two local food pantries, Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army. This year s goal is 640,000 pounds of food; Millikin s goal for the drive is 5,000 pounds. For more information on the Community Food Drive, visit com/the-11th-annual-community-food- Drive/ page 2 The Blueprint SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Millikin Volleyball Continues Strong Start The volleyball team continued its hot start, winning three out of four matches at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind.

3 Millikin Volleyball Continues Strong Start The volleyball team continued its hot start, winning three out of four matches at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., Sept Millikin defeated Centre 3-0. Audrey Krajec and Miranda Korte each had 11 kills with Krajec adding six blocks. Brittany Childress had a team-high 16 digs. The Big Blue downed Webster University 3-1. Krajec had 17 kills while Korte added 11. Freshman Peyton Munch and junior Molly Facer each had three aces. Millikin suffered its first loss of the season by falling to Defiance 3-1. Krajec led Millikin with 18 kills and six blocks. Childress had a team-high 20 digs and added three aces. Brittany Cardott led the Big Blue with 22 set assists. Facer had 19 assists and three aces. Three Big Blue players tallied double figures in kills: Krajec led with 14, Korte had 13 and Jade Becker had 11. Krajec also had seven blocks. In the final game of the tournament, Millikin defeated Rose-Hulman 3-1, with Krajec earning All-Tournament Team honors. The team picked up wins over Olivet and Rose-Hulman on Friday, Sept. 14, at the DePauw University Tiger Invitational. Millikin downed Olivet 3-1 in the first match of the day. Krajec had a team-high 14 kills and six blocks. Korte also had six blocks. Childress had 18 digs and two service aces. Millikin then defeated Rose-Hulman 3-0; Krajec had 22 kills in the win. The Big Blue lost a pair of matches at the DePauw Tiger Invitational Sept. 15. Millikin lost its opening match of the day to Kalamazoo College 3-1. Krajec and Korte had 14 kills each for Millikin. Krajec added four blocks. Sara Travis had 12 blocks, and Becker had 10. Cardott had a team-high 32 set assists and four service aces. Childress had 25 digs. The Big Blue lost to De- Pauw 3-1. Krajec led Millikin with 21 kills and six blocks. Facer had 27 set assists. The Big Blue had three players with double figures in digs, led by freshman Geena Mancuso with 16, Childress with 15 and Cardott with 14. Krajec was named to the All-Tournament Team at DePauw. The volleyball team lost to No. 15 Elmhurst College 3-1 in the CCIW opener at Griswold Center Sept. 11. Sophomore Sara Travis prepares to blast past two Elmhurst blockers. Millikin won a back-and-forth first set 25-22, but the rest of the night belonged to the Bluejays as they used fast starts in the second and third set to win 25-12, 25-13, Krajec had 11 kills, and Becker led the way with five blocks. The team is now 15-4 and travels to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for a tournament on Sept. 28 and 29. Big Blue Golfers Get Underway The women s and men s golf teams are underway with their fall seasons. Junior transfer Gabbi Schuerman is playing well for the women s team, shooting an 81 to tie for first place at the Monmouth College Fighting Scots Invitational Sept. 8 in Monmouth, Ill. Millikin finished in third place with a team total of 350. Allison Arends finished tied for 11th with an 87. The Big Blue finished in 18th place at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Invite, played Sept at the Ironwood Golf Course in Normal, Ill., with a team total of 699. The top performer was Schuerman, who fired a two-day total of 155 and finished in 13th place. The men s golf team finished in eighth place with a team total of 600 at the Transylvania University Fall Invitational played Sept. 8-9, in Lexington, Ky. The Big Blue s top individual performer was senior Wes Hillen, who tied for 13th with a 146 (71-75). Millikin hosted two golf tournaments during the Sept weekend. The Big Blue men hosted a tournament Sept , starting at Hickory Point Golf Course and finished on Saturday at Red Tail Run. After the men finished on Saturday, the women hosted the Millikin University Fall Classic Sept , at Red Tail Run Golf Course. page 3 The Blueprint SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

An Unexpected Gift In 2005, the Big Blue women s basketball team took home the NCAA Division III National Championship at the Final Four tournament held at Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia

4 An Unexpected Gift In 2005, the Big Blue women s basketball team took home the NCAA Division III National Championship at the Final Four tournament held at Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach, Va. During the tournament, Joanna Conner 06 was named Most Outstanding Player and was presented with the net from the championship game. This August, Conner, now the assistant women s basketball coach at Millikin, had the opportunity to travel with the volleyball team to their first tournament of the year, the Virginia Wesleyan Invitational. Returning to Virginia Beach brought back a flood of memories for Conner. It was pretty sweet. I never thought I would ever go back there, so seeing the venue and the court that I played on again was unbelievable, Conner says. On the first day of the tournament, Virginia Wesleyan s athletic director, Joanne Renn, introduced herself to head volleyball coach Debra Kiick and Conner. Kiick explained how Conner had previously won the basketball national championship and most outstanding player award on that same court. Renn recalled these games clearly, as she had been working in the athletic department at the time and was instrumental in securing the bids to have the games played on the Virginia Wesleyan courts. Conner recalled a special moment that happened later that day. I was watching one of the games, and I heard Renn say my name. She presented me with something she d had for seven years: the game ball from the 2005 tournament. Conner had used that same ball to put up 14 points and 15 rebounds during the tournament, and she was elated to have it back in her hands. She was proud to share this special moment with the volleyball team. The [volleyball] girls were so supportive and so excited about me receiving the basketball, said Conner. Currently, Conner keeps the ball on her desk, but she will soon relocate it to a Big Blue trophy case, where it will rest alongside the net and trophy from that special day seven years ago. by Brennan Garcia 14 Joanna Conner 06 breezes past an opponent. Men s and Women s Soccer Pick Up Wins Men s Soccer The men s soccer team picked up an important road victory of 2-1 in overtime at Principia College Sept. 4. Millikin scored the game winner in the 96th minute on a goal from Ed Stalter with an assist from Zain Becerra. Kevin Price scored the Big Blue s first goal at the 23-minute mark to put Millikin up 1-0. Freshman Daniel Sinclair earned the victory in goal with 10 saves. Millikin dropped two games in Iowa, falling to Central College 2-0 Sept. 7 and losing to Simpson College 5-0 Sept. 8. The Big Blue fell at Rose- Hulman 3-0 Sept. 15. Both teams will host Augustana, Saturday, Sept. 29. women s Soccer The women s soccer team picked up two wins and two ties during its last two weeks. The Big Blue women played to a 2-2 double-overtime tie at Principia College Sept. 4. Millikin s goals went to Sarah Christy and Livingood. Katie Mulderink and Brittany Rohling had the assists. Millikin lost at Central College 3-1 Sept. 7 in Pella, Iowa. The team picked up a 1-0 road victory at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa Sept. 8. Chelsea Smalley scored the Big Blue s only goal off an assist from Ashley Livingood in the game s seventh minute. It was Smalley s fourth goal on the season. Senior goal keeper Natalie Robertaccio made that goal hold up, earning the shutout in goal with five saves. The team defeated Greenville College 1-0 in Greenville, Ill., Sept. 13, with the lone goal scored by Christy off an assist from Livingood. It was Christy s seventh goal of the season and Livingood s fourth assist. Robertaccio earned the shutout in goal. Millikin played to a 0-0 doubleovertime tie at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sept. 15 in Terre Haute, Ind. Robertaccio recorded five saves for Millikin. The women s soccer team is now page 4 The Blueprint SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

MIllikin Runners Battle Stormy Weather The men s and women s cross country teams opened their 2012 season at Eastern Illinois University s Walt Crawford Open Sept. 7 in stormy Charleston, Ill.

75, which was the seventh-fastest time in school history. Freshman Susan Durkin ran the race in 19:58.73, which was 15th-fastest in Millikin history.

The Big Blue hosts the H.W. Wright meet during Homecoming, Oct. 6. Three Athletes Named CCIW Players of the Week for Sept. 5 Audrey Krajec and Marquette Moore, CCIW Athletes of the Week.

5 MIllikin Runners Battle Stormy Weather The men s and women s cross country teams opened their 2012 season at Eastern Illinois University s Walt Crawford Open Sept. 7 in stormy Charleston, Ill. The weather didn t keep two women from turning in Big Blue top 25 all-time performances at five kilometers. Sophomore Kindra Emberton finished the race in 35th in a time of 19:43.75, which was the seventh-fastest time in school history. Freshman Susan Durkin ran the race in 19:58.73, which was 15th-fastest in Millikin history. On the men s side, freshman Patrick Tharp turned in the Big Blue s fastest time at 28:08.84, which placed him 65th. Sophomore Sendin Bajric finished in 81st in a time of 28: The Big Blue hosts the H.W. Wright meet during Homecoming, Oct. 6. Three Athletes Named CCIW Players of the Week for Sept. 5 Audrey Krajec and Marquette Moore, CCIW Athletes of the Week. Volleyball Audrey Krajec was named the Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Volleyball Player of the Week Sept. 5. Krajec, a sophomore nursing major and middle hitter from West Salem, Ill., and Edwards County High School, averaged 3.86 kills per set to go along with a.562 attack percentage as the Big Blue went 4-0 at the Virginia Wesleyan Invitational over the weekend. She finished with 15 kills in 21 attempts for a.619 attack percentage during a 3-0 win over Mount Aloysius Aug. 31. Later in the day, she added 10 kills and two service aces in a 3-0 victory against Neumann. Krajec then tallied 12 kills, one service ace and five block assists in a 3-0 victory over Marymount. She finished the tournament with 17 kills on 22 assists for a.636 hitting percentage in a 3-2 win over host Virginia Wesleyan. Football Marquette Moore was named the CCIW Football Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 10. Moore, a senior communication major and linebacker from Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Mt. Vernon High School, led the Big Blue with 14 total tackles (including eight solo stops) during a win over Hope Saturday. He also finished with an interception. Soccer Sarah Christy was named the CCIW Women s Soccer Player of the Week Sept. 5. Christy, a junior communications major and midfielder from Schaumburg, Ill., and Schaumburg High School, opened the season with four goals and two assists in a 10-0 win over Anderson Aug. 31. She followed that by tallying her team s only goal in a 3-1 loss to Earlham Sept. 1. For the week, Christy finished with five goals on nine shots, including one game winner. Ready to Go Green? If you are currently receiving The BluePrint as a hard copy through the mail, the newsletter is also available as a PDF sent directly to your account. Contact us Would you like the version of the newsletter, or have other questions? Send a note to bigblueclub@millikin.edu or call us toll-free at (locally, dial ). About the BluePrint The BluePrint is produced by the Millikin Athletics Department and the Office of Alumni and Development. For more information, call the Big Blue Club Hotline at About the Big Blue Club To find out more about the Big Blue Club and other ways to support Millikin athletics, call Editor: Bryan Marshall 85 Layout & Design: Ashlee Colby 14 Sport Photography: Kevin Krows 82 page 5 The Blueprint SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

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