A Turnover From Last Year’s Loss Yonsei Stays in Lead in Total Wins This year’s clash between “ancient rivals”, Yonsei University and Korea University, resulted in Yonsei’s victory. Yonsei University took the cup in the 2008 Yon-Ko Games (hosted by Korea University). On September 9, the second day of the event, Yonsei beat Korea University in both soccer (1-0) and rugby (27-21) for a final score of three wins, one draw, and one loss. The victory was especially sweet, coming after last year’s humiliating loss. On the previous day, the score had been equal with Yonsei winning baseball (9-2), Korea University taking basketball (72-74), and no winner for ice hockey (1-1). This year’s victory kept Yonsei in the lead for the number of total wins since 1965, with 17 wins, 7 draws, and 14 losses. Yonsei Rugby Team Prevails for a 27-21 Win The Yonsei rugby team, led by Coach Kim Do-Hyun, led the game to a 27-21 victory. Yonsei’s Kim Gwang-Shin scored a five-point try in the ninth minute of the first half, and Choi Shi-Won scored again 20 minutes into the first half, widening the score gap to ten points. However, Korea University caught up to a three-point difference with Kim Hyun-Soo’s try and Kim Hyun-Woo’s conversion kick. The first half ended with Yonsei still leading by ten points with another try and a conversion kick scored during injury time. Yonsei’s domination continued into the second half. Choi Nak-Hoon’s try and conversion kick 18 minutes into the second half added seven points for Yonsei. The game was decided 33 minutes into the second half with Yonsei adding three more points with a penalty kick. During the remaining time, Yonsei’s defense kept Korea University from overturning the score for a valuable victory. Soccer Team Wins with Goal at 26th Minute of Second Half The outcome of the soccer game remained unclear, with no goals scored into the 26th minute of the second half, until Yonsei claimed the victory with a goal by Lee Hoon. The defense was able to seal the win by successfully blocking off Korea University’s efforts to turn the game over. Yonsei Baseball Scores Seven Runs in Third Inning for 9-2 Win In baseball, the first runs of the game were scored in the third inning, when Yonsei’s Na Seong-Beom, Na Seong-Yong, and Kim Jong-Chan made most of a no-out, bases-loaded situation. Korea University pitcher Shin Jeong-Rak was powerless against the Yonsei batters, who scored seven runs off of him. Yonsei added another run in the fourth inning, and another in the sixth, making futile all efforts by Korea University to catch up. The basketball game did not go as well for Yonsei, with Korea University taking the win with a score of 72-74. Yonsei still leads Korea University in total wins for basketball. A technical foul in the fourth quarter with the score tied at 65-65 cost Yonsei the chance to overturn the game. Yonsei did have another final chance during their final ball possession with 4.1 seconds remaining on the clock, but Song Soo-In’s layup shoot failed, ending the game at 72-74. The ice hockey game finished as a draw at 1-1. Fund-Raising Competition Held for Korean Residents of Utoro, Japan Money Collected According to Number of Students Dressed in School Colors The annual Yon-Ko Games include many events outside of the sports arena. This year, the students of Yonsei University and Korea University competed with their school colors in the “Wear Your School Colors” event. The student associations of the two universities agreed to donate 100 won for each student who wore their school colors or carried a school spirit item. The collected funds went to the people of Utoro, Japan. Utoro is a village in Japan where the Koreans who had been sent to Japan against their will as laborers during the Japanese Occupation currently live. In 1989, the Japanese company owning the land they live on requested them to leave. The residents have been trying to collect enough money to buy the land from the company, but they still lack sufficient funds. The two universities sent the collected donations to the people of Utoro through the “Beautiful Foundation”, a social welfare foundation.