Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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It «r - . nr -I ■ ■ Soccer Neil McAulay (above right), junior forward, leads a Pirate charge. Joe Lodes, sophomore midfielder, (right) has a few less-than-friendly words with a competitor. Meanwhile, senior midfielder Tarnue Moryan, demonstrates the form that took him to second team all-district. page 28

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Soccer Andy Welk performs a feat of feet magic sending the ball in orbit (left). Coach Ben Popoola (above) scored a 13-2-3 record in 1985 in his sophomore year as head coach. page 27

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Soccer POWERHOUSE SOCCER... In just two short years, head coach Ben Popoola has turned Park into a national powerhouse in soccer. The 1985 edition finished with a 13-2-3 record, the third best in Park history. The two losses were to Rockhurst in the district finals and to William Jewell, a 1-0 shutout in Liberty. In addition. Park registered ties against McKendree in the season opener, Rockhurst early in the regular season and Benedictine as the year wound down. Junior forward Andy Welk was named to the All-district 16 first team and to the first team of the all-Missouri Intercollegiate team. Junior sweeperback Shawn French was also a first team all-district selection as well as a second team MIT honoree. The MIT contains players from all four-year colleges in Missouri, including some of the stronger NCAA schools in St. Louis . Senior midfielder Chris Perrone was also an all-district first team selection. In addition, senior goalkeeper Paul Dadzie, junior fullback Rusty Swarts, and senior midfielder Tarnue Moryan were second team all district selections. ' ' I was a little disappointed with the selections, ' ' said Popoola. ' ' I was expecting about four or five of my boys on the first team all-district. ' ' ' ' The players who were selected performed well and this is quite an achievement for them. ' ' Although he received no post season awards, Jerry Sumo proved to be a valuable acquisition for the Pirates. Sumo was recruited out of Hesston Kans Junior College where he was a junior college All-American. Sumo lead the Pirates in scoring with 36 points on 13 goals and 10 assists. Perrone trailed Sumo by just 10 points with nine goals and eight assists for 36. Welk was third in scoring with nine goals and three assists for 21. Sophomore midfielder Joe Lodes scored 20 points on eight goals with four assists and Neil McAulay, a junior forward, had 18 points with six goals and six assists. Both Pirate goalkeepers had goals against averages under one goal per game. Dadzie allowed just seven goals in 16 games for a .21 GAA, while junior Mark Clark allowed five goals in 11 games for a GAA of .55. Perhaps the best news was that Park lost only three starters to graduation, a sign that the prowess of the Pirate soccer squad will live on. —by Mark Kulda page 29