"I JUMPED UP FOR THE BALL, AND WHEN ICAME BACK DOWN, IGOT SEVERELY 'WHIPLASHED:" II I /TRACY CHAPIN, JUNIOR TWO PLAYERS LEAVE CLUB GAME WITH CONCUSSIONS H H Agame night for women's flag foo tball usually included matching colored knee socks, bandannas, beaux as coaches and loyal fans. One night, though, there were several new phrases introduced to club sports: Concussions, CAT scan, neck brace and blacking out. The incidents occurred during an A-tearn flag football game between Shantih and Ju Go Ju. The game went into four overtimes before Ju Go Ju won. However, before the game ended, two Shantih women were in the hospital with concussions. Sophomore Mallory Evans, athletic director for Shantih, was the first to go down. "I was diving for a flag when I went down and got kneed in the head," Evans said. "}don't remember much after that, except that the beaux kept pouring water on me to keep me awake./I Evans was rushed to the hospital where doctors indicated that she had suffered a serious concussion. Senior Melanie Goodson, Shantih member, said she was relieved Evans' injuries were not more serious. "We were really worried about Mallory when she got hurt because it was really hard to keep her awake," Goodson said. "She could have been seriously injured." The injuries did not end there, however. As the intensity increased and each team battled for the win, Shantih suffered yet another casualty when junior Tracy Chapin was injured in the last play of the game. "I jumped up for the ball, and when I came down, I got severely 'whiplashed,'" Chapin said. "When I tried to stand, I immediately collapsed and blacked out." Chapin was also rushed to the hospital following the play.Although her teammates were worried that she might have a spinal injury, the doctors said she had suffered only a mild concussion. Her injury was just one example of why club sports had become too competitive, Evans said. "It is not just A-teams that are too competitive," Evans said. "As athletic director, I have seen it happen in all the divisions. I have girls not want to sign up because of the competitiveness of it. Something is wrong when you have to convince girls to sign up. We have lost the focus of what it is about." Goodson, on the other hand, said she believed that although club sports can be competitive, they are not out of control. "To me, it makes it more fun when there' 5 an intense game," Goodson said. "It's just about getting out there and playing for your team." - AMY IRELAND SOCIAL CLUBS - 252 DODGING ASUBT-16 MEMBER, Sean Thomas, fres hman memberofTheta Psi Kappa, prepares to take a shot in a B-Team basketball game Jan. 18. Basketball was offeredtoboth men's and women'sclubs at the beginning of spring semester. ·R. KECK JUNIOR LEA ANN WEAVER, Ju Go Ju member, bumps the ball over the net as hE tea mmate, sophomore Keely Watso n, watches at aJu Go Ju and Regi na B-Team vo lley ball game Nov. 29. DeltaGa mma Rho wasthefi nal champion inthe A-Team volleyba tournament. ·R. KEC RACING UPTHE FiElD, junior Phil Burrows, Knights member, runs past junior Corey Cunningham, Pi Kappa Epsilon member, inaflag footba ll game Oct. 21. Flag football was onl yoffered inthe fa ll as a cl ub sport. ·R. KICK -
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