The SIUC women’s soccer club lost to Indiana University 2-1, and to Bradley University 4-1 last Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.

Team members Wendy Brechman and Cristin Martinez scored the team’s two goals.

Martinez said the subpar performance can be blamed on the lack of players, as the team’s record dropped to 0-4.

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We only went with 11 people, Martinez said. Basically, it just came down to not having any subs.

The women’s soccer club plays Purdue University and is scheduled for a rematch with Indiana Saturday.

Games are played at Sam Rinella Field, located across the from the Recreation Center.

Three SIUC cyclists finish strong in Kentucky

Only three members of the SIUC Cycling Club were in action in last Saturday’s University of Kentucky NCAA Race at General Butler State Park outside of Lexington, Ky.

In a field of 50 competitors, Steve Nguyen finished sixth in the Dual Slalom. In the cross country race, club members Eric Wiecek and Angelo DiGiovine earned top 20 finishes out of 90 cyclists.

The SIUC Cycling Club will be out of action until Nov. 9 , when the team competes in the Canal Loop and Assault Race at the Land Between the Lakes State Park in Kentucky.

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Flag football playoffs underway

The intramural flag football playoffs for the fraternity and independent leagues began Sunday at the Arena Playfields.

Games will continue through next Sunday. Weekday games will be played from 4 to 6 p.m., and weekend games from noon to 5 p.m.

The championship game will be at 4 p.m. Monday.

In the league’s most competitive division, Tappa Notha Kegga won the A-League championship Sunday. Captained by Bob Shannon, the team defeated Manadamus 29-0.

NBA sets numerous fines, suspensions

Clifford Rozier of the Minnesota Timberwolves was fined $10,000 and suspended without pay for two games, and Vitaly Potapenko of the Cleveland Cavaliers was fined $5,000 and suspended without pay for one game Tuesday for their roles in an altercation during a pre-season game Oct. 12.

The disciplinary action was announced by Rod Thorn, senior vice president of basketball operations. Rozier was fined and suspended for punching Potapenko late in the Cavs’ 119-99 win at the Kiel Center in St. Louis. Potapenko was fined and suspended for elbowing and throwing a punch.

Cleveland’s Shawn Kemp and Henry James and Minnesota’s Doug West have each been suspended without pay for one game and fined $2,500 for leaving the bench during the altercation. The suspensions will be served during the regular season.

Cavs, Nuggets trade guards

The Cleveland Cavaliers traded guard Sherman Douglas to the Denver Nuggets Tuesday in exchange for guard Greg Graham. The Cavaliers will also receive a second-round draft pick in the year 2000 and other considerations.

Douglas was acquired by the Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks in a Sept. 25 three-way deal that sent Shawn Kemp from Seattle to Cleveland. The 31-year-old Douglas will be playing for his fourth team in eight NBA seasons. He averaged 9.7 points, 5.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 79 games as the Bucks’ starting point guard last season.

Graham, who was dealt to the Nuggets this off-season from Seattle, averaged 3.3 points in 28 games with the SuperSonics last season.