Batey twins named to All-KIAC Team

Asbury College soccer players Jessica Batey and Rebecca Batey, sophomores and twins from Maysville were named to the All-KIAC Team. Here is a link to press release on the Asbury College website.

(Jessica is on the left and Rebecca is on the right in the photos)

Jessica Batey scores 2 goals, Rebecca Batey named to All Conference Team

Jessica Batey scored two goals to lead the Asbury College Eagles to a 3-1 win over Midway College Friday in a semifinal game of the KIAC Tournament. The Eagles play Brescia in the championship game today at 2 p.m. Rebecca Batey was named to the All Conference Team.
Rebecca has scored 15 goals and has seven assists. The Batey twins are freshmen.

Rebecca Batey KIAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Asbury College freshman Rebecca Batey has been named Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for October 12th-October 18th. Batey broke Asbury College records for most assists and points in a game in the Eagles' 9-0 win Berea College last Thursday. Her four assists and two goals gave her eight points in the game. Here is a link to the report on Asbury's website.

Catching up with the local college athletes

Several local athletes are playing college sports this fall. Here is an update on a few of them. If you know someone I left out, send me an e-mail.

• Rebecca Batey had two goals as Asbury College rallied to beat Taylor University 4-3 Friday. She scored the Eagles' only goal in a 2-1 loss to Indiana Wesleyan Saturday night. Batey has started all seven of Asbury's games and has scored a team-high seven goals. Her twin sister, Jessica, has started three games and has one assist;


• Jackson Tolle had four tackles before suffering a pulled hamstring in the first quarter of the Georgetown College Tigers' 31-21 loss to University of the Cumberlands;


• Terrence Breckenridge has made the traveling squad for the Campbellsville University football team;


• Cheryl Rutherford has transferred to Indiana University East in Richmond, IN for her junior year. She will play for the first-year IU East women's tennis program. Rutherford played on two national championship basketball teams at Kentucky Christian University;