Women soccer’s Kay Harbrueger was named CAA Co-Player of the Week for her efforts last week against North Florida and Birmingham-Southern. Scoring three goals and assisting on two others against UNF and BSC, Harbrueger led the Panthers to their best start in school history at 6-0-0. Harbrueger accounted for both game-winners on the weekend. Her eight goals, 17 points and three game-winning goals lead the CAA for the season. The Panthers have also been getting superb play from their defensive unit as well as goaltender Heidi Blankenship. She ranks first in the CAA (15th in the nation) with a 0.23 goals-against average and has allowed a single goal in 329 minutes of play. Women’s soccer lost their first game of the season to Fairfield 2-1 in double overtime.
Tobias Rosendahl turned in the tournament low score of the day with a 5-under par 67 in Sunday’s final round as the men’s golf team finished 15th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate at The Farm in Rocky Face, Ga. Tom Sherreard finished as the low Panther for the tournament, earning him a 26th-place finish at the three-day, 54-hole event. Next on the schedule, Georgia State heads north to North Falmouth, Mass., for the Hartford Invitational which begins Sept. 28. … Former Panther golfer Mark Haastrup made his presence felt on the European Challenge Tour last week, winning the Dubliner Challenge in Gothenburg, Sweden. Haastrup’s 7-under par finish is his first victory on tour. Haastrup climbed inside the top 20 on the European Challenge Tour which is key because if he is able to finish the season in the top 20, he will earn a tour card for the 2009 European Tour season.
Men’s soccer defeated Mercer 2-1 in the second game of the Wingate by Wyndham Classic in Macon. Defender Francesco Barbera, midfielder Joe Castaldo and goalkeeper Filipe Carvalho were named All-Tournament for the Classic. Barbera and Castaldo each scored their first career goal as a Panther and Carvalho finished the weekend with four saves. The Panthers are now 3-2 on the season.
IN OTHER NEWS
Volleyball continues to struggle through a very difficult schedule. The Panthers dropped all three matches at the Coastal Carolina Invitational to the host Chanticleers, Chattanooga and Troy. … Georgia State’s fourth annual CAA Blood Challenge will be held Tuesday on campus in the Sports Arena. The annual blood donor drive is competition among the 12 CAA universities to get the most pints. Georgia State partners with the American Red Cross for this event. For more information, call 404-413-4000. … Take part in the Georgia State athletics’ Third Annual Golf Classic and support the Panthers. The event will be held on Oct. 6 at the Eagle’s Landing Country Club in Stockbridge. For more information, call 404-413-4000. … I spent last weekend in upstate New York with Furman football. The Paladins traveled to Hamilton, N.Y., where they beat Colgate 42-21. Furman hosts the CAA’s Delaware Blue Hens this Saturday. … Follow the Panthers online at www.georgiastatesports.com. For basketball and football ticket information call 1-866-GA-STATE.
Dave Cohen is in his 25th season as the “Voice of Georgia State Basketball and Baseball” on WRAS-FM (88.5) and works on the football radio crew at Furman University in Greenville, S.C.
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