Sirens take the "Sting" Out of the StingRayz by The Sacramento Sirens September 7, 2002 THE "SACK PACK" IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! In the first game of the 2002 regular season, the Sacramento Sirens lived up to their name and reputation by beating the San Francisco StingRayz 45-0 at Cosumnes River College on Saturday. The Sirens "Sack Pack" defense was awesome in action, sacking the SF Quarterback, #8 Heather Bruno five times and racking up impressive tackling totals. Veteran Safety Tina "Taco" Rogers #6 and Linebacker #59 "Diamond Lill" Jarrell accounted for four of the five sacks. Rogers and Veteran LB #40 Jennifer "Rocket" Hazelton led the defense in tackles with 7 each. Debuting a new offense under the direction of O-coordinator Ron Brown, the Sirens executed so effectively that the offense was rarely on the field for more than a few plays. Rookie RB Julie "Wicked" Wicher scored on a 56-yard run-after-catch on the first pass play of the game. Early in the second quarter, Rookie RB Michelle Kahler broke away with a 78-yard run for the Sirens second score of the game. Threatening again in the 2nd, the Sirens missed a score when Veteran FB #36 Dana McIntyre fumbled on the 1-yard line and the StingRayz recovered the ball. The StingRayz failed to capitalize on the turnover however, and the Sirens led at half time by a score of 14 -0. "Wicked" Wicher came on again in the 3rd quarter scoring twice on runs of 12-yards and 19-yards followed by a TD by Veteran Hilary McLaughlin on a short run of 6-yards. In the 4th, Kahler, Wicher and Veteran QB #11 Leilani Limary executed a dazzling double handoff while the O-line opened a hole in the SF defense which allowed Kahler to get over the goal line again with a 31 yard run up the middle. The Sirens last score of the game came in the 4th when Veteran DB Kellie Kirkpatrick intercepted a SF pass and ran back 45-yards to cap the score at 45-0. Kahler was named Offensive MVP with an impressive 155 yards rushing and 2 TDs. Wicher was a close competitor with 99 yards and 3 TDs. The entire Sirens defense was named Defensive MVP for their outstanding team effort in shutting down the SF offense time and time again. Kahler was named MVP for the game.     Back