04.14.2008
| M. GOLF
Men's
Golf Finishes Third At Spring Arbor Invite
Steve South (pictured) carded a two round
total of 150 (74, 76) to lead the Madonna men to
a third place finish at the Spring Arbor Spring
Invite at Arbor Hills Golf Club in Jackson. The
Crusaders are back in action this Friday and
Saturday as part of the Rumble at The Rock II
hosted by Indiana Wesleyan. FULL RESULTS TO
COME
04.12.2008
| SOFTBALL
Crusaders Sweep Cards In Harsh Conditions
The
Crusader softball nine swept a WHAC double
header on Saturday from visiting Concordia by
finals of 6-0 and 7-0. Concordia forfeited game
two and by rule MU is given the 7-0 win. Jess Irwin
(pictured) picked up her 10th win of the season
in game one
MORE
04.12.2008
| M. GOLF
Cheesman Ninth; MU Seventh At USF Invite
Aaron Cheesman stayed in the
top-10, firing an 82 on day two at the USF
Invite to place ninth. The Madonna men's
linksters finished the tournament in seventh as
conditions turned for the worse on Saturday as
wind and rain caused a jump in scores across the
board.
MORE
04.12.2008
| W. GOLF
Meyers, Kloc Card Low Rounds To Wrap Invite
Jillian Kloc and Mariel
Meyers (pictured) each shot a 99 on the
final day of the USF Spring Invite in Fort
Wayne, Ind., to lead the MU attack to a seventh
place finish. The Crusaders
return to action April 25-26 at the NAIA Region
VIII Championship.
MORE
04.11.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Splits With Tech; Remains Tied For
First
The Madonna softball team split
with visiting Indiana Tech on Friday at
University Field. MU took game one 9-1 in five
innings but fell 1-0 in the night cap. MU and
Tech remain in a tie for first place in the WHAC
at 6-2. Christina Finch (pictured) hit a two-run
homer for Madonna in the opener.
MORE
04.11.2008
| M. GOLF
Cheesman Sits In Fifth; MU Men Third After Day
One
Aaron
Cheesman shot a 76 to lead the Madonna men at
day one of the USF Spring Invite in Fort Wayne.
Cheesman sits in fifth overall individually. MU
as a team is in third, one stoke ahead of WHAC
rival Indiana Tech. Day two wraps up tomorrow
with 18 more holes of action.
MOREy.
04.11.2008
| W. GOLF
Meyers
Fires Low Round at Day One of USF Invite
Mariel Meyers shot an 89 to lead Madonna at day
one of the St. Francis Spring Invite. Goose
Steele and Danielle Elswick each shot a 99 to
follow Meyers. MU, currently in seventh place, wraps up play with 18 more
holes on Saturday.
04.10.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Basketball Signs First For Class Of 2012
Head men’s basketball coach Chuck Henry
announced his first signing for the class of
2012 today. Jon Jaciuk from Southgate
Anderson has singed a letter of intent to
continue his academic and athletic careers at
Madonna University this Fall.
MORE
04.09.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Splits WHAC Twin Bill At Concordia
After falling 4-3 in eight innings to open the
day, the Madonna baseball team rallied for an
8-6 win in the nightcap. John McCracken
(pictured) picked up the win in relief.
MORE
04.09.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Comes From Behind Twice At Rochester
The
MU softball team had to do it the hard way -
coming from behind in both games - but picked up
a pair of non-league wins, 4-1 and 3-2 at
Rochester on Wednesday. Jess Irwin struck out 11
while allowing just two hits in the opener and
picked up her first collegiate save in the night
cap.
MORE
04.08.2008
| ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
Madonna Athletics Unveils Hall of Fame Plans
The Madonna University athletic department
unveiled plans today (April 8) to begin
accepting nominations for its first full Hall of
Fame class, to be inducted in January 2009.
Nominations may be submitted in one of four
categories; student-athlete, coach, team and
meritorious service.
MORE
04.07.2008
| SOFTBALL
Ballinger Picks Up WHAC & Region Weekly Honor
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office
announced today that Madonna senior left-hander
Liz Ballinger was selected as both the WHAC
and NAIA Region VIII
Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 6.
This marks the second straight week a MU hurler
has
swept the awards.
MORE
04.07.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Adds Another Piece For 2009
Madonna softball coach Al White announced
today that he has signed Katie Boomgaard
to a letter of intent for the 2009 season.
Boomgaard (Holland, Mich.) will continue
her academic and athletic careers at Madonna
University starting this fall.
MORE
04.07.2008
| W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Adds Sixth Signee For 2008
Madonna women’s soccer coach Paul Thomas
announced today that he has signed Brittany
DeRupa to a letter of intent. DeRupa
(Trenton, Mich.) will continue her academic
and athletic careers at Madonna University
starting this fall.
MORE
04.07.2008
| SOFTBALL
Tuesday Softball Postponed
At SVSU
Due to extenuating circumstances
for both sides, Tuesday's scheduled softball
double header at Saginaw Valley has been
postponed and will be made up on Friday April 18
at 3pm.
UPDATED
SCHEDULE
04.06.2008
| BASEBALL
MU
Splits for Second Straight Day at St. Xavier
The Madonna baseball team ended
its weekend series at St. Xavier with a split
Sunday afternoon, winning game one 7-3 before dropping the night cap 8-1. Kevin Zerbo
went 4-for-4 in the opener with a pair of RBIs
including his sixth home run of the season.
MORE
04.05.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Sweeps Aquinas To Remain In First
The Madonna softball team used
timely hitting and two great performances in the
circle to sweep visiting Aquinas on Saturday at
University Field. Jess Irwin struck out
11 in the opener as MU won 10-4 and Liz
Ballinger (pictured) allowed just three hits
in an 8-0 run-rule win in the night cap.
Brittney Scero posted four hits and drove in
four runs on the day.
MORE
04.05.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusaders Split Pair at St. Xavier Saturday
The MU
baseball team split a pair of non-conference
games at St. Xavier University Saturday
afternoon, falling 8-6 in game one and
rebounding for a 11-10 win in the nightcap. GAME
1 BOX |
GAME 2 BOX
04.05.2008
| M. GOLF
Men's
Linksters Finish Ninth At Capital Invite
Aaron Cheesman lowered his day one
score of 78 by a stroke to finish 10th as the
Crusaders came home in ninth place at the
Capital University Purple and White Invitational
at Foxfire Golf Club in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
MORE
04.05.2008
| W. GOLF
Meyers is Low Round
Producer for Women's Golf at TSU
Mariel Meyers shot a team best round of 95 as
the MU women's golf team participated in the
Tri-State Invitational Saturday afternoon.
Myers was the lone Crusader to break the century
mark on the day.
MORE
04.04.2008
| M. GOLF
Mens
Golf In Sixth After Day One At
Capital Invite
Aaron Cheesman's 78 led three Crusaders who
posted scored below 80 in Friday's opening round
of the Capital University Purple and White
Invite being held at Foxfire Golf Club in
Lockbourne, Ohio. As a team MU sits in sixth,
just 13 shots off the lead. Play wraps up on
Saturday with 18 more holes of action.
MORE
04.03.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Sweeps Saints For Pair Of WHAC Wins
The Madonna
softball team swept its road double header in
Adrian, downing Siena Heights 6-0 and 15-4 on
Thursday. Tedi Johnston had three hits in the
two MU wins.
MORE
04.03.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Bats Warm Up in 18-0 Win Over Rochester
The Madonna
baseball
bats warmed with the weather Thursday, pounding
out 19 hits and 18 runs in a 18-0 run-rule
shortened win over Rochester College. Scott
Boyer (pictured) went 3-for-4 with four RBIs
including a home run while John McCracken
added a grand slam in the win.
MORE
04.02.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Splits To Open WHAC Action
After
suffering a 2-1 setback in game one, the Madonna
softball team rebounded in a big way for a 14-1
win in the night cap at UM-Dearborn. Cat Sidor
(pictured, middle) had one of two Madonna homers
in game two. The split moves MU to 11-9-1
overall and 1-1 in the WHAC.
MORE
04.02.2008
| BASEBALL
Kennedy Reaches 200 K's in Split with Aquinas
The Madonna
baseball team
split a pair of key conference games with
visiting Aquinas, winning game one 5-3 and
dropping the nightcap 5-0. Senior Will
Kennedy picked up the win in game one, and in
the process became the first Crusader pitcher
ever to reach 200 career strikeouts.
RECAP
03.30.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Blanks Siena Heights in Pair of Wins
The MU baseball team improved to 3-1 in WHAC
play with a pair of shutout wins over visiting
Siena Heights Sunday afternoon, 3-0 and 5-0.
Freshman Mike Gansser (pictured) capped the
scoring with his first collegiate home run, a
two run shot in game two.
RECAP
03.30.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Splits Again, Irwin Caps Stellar Week
The MU
softball team split their final two games in
Kentucky, defeating Lindsey Wilson 4-3 on a
pinch-hit two-run homer by Ashley Shay in the
seventh inning. Jess Irwin picked up the
win, striking out five and Danielle Richardson
(pictured) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. MU
fell in the nightcap to Campbellsville 6-0.
03.28.2008
| SOFTBALL
Irwin Fires First No Hitter Since '03 in Split
Madonna freshman pitcher Jess Irwin etched her
name into the MU record books with a no-hitter,
the first for softball since the 2003 season,
and a career high 17 strikeouts in a 10-0 win
over Midway Saturday.
MORE
03.28.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Drops a Pair at Lindsey Wilson
The Madonna softball team fell to 8-6-1 on the
season after a pair of 3-1 losses at Lindsey
Wilson in Columbia, Kentucky, Friday afternoon.
The Crusaders look to rebounds in a trio of
games tomorrow, all part of the Lindsey
Wilson/Campbellsville weekend tournament.
MORE COMING SOON |
03.27.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Ties Huntington in Rain Shortened Game
Madonna and Huntington made it to the top of the
seventh inning before rain forced the game to be
cut short and rendered a 1-1 tie Thursday
afternoon. Danielle Richardson and
Kathleen Smiley (pictured) each posted a hit for
MU and Kelly Lesko scored the lone run on a
passed ball. |
03.30.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Blanks Siena Heights in Pair of Wins
The MU baseball team improved to 3-1 in WHAC
play with a pair of shutout wins over visiting
Siena Heights Sunday afternoon, 3-0 and 5-0.
Freshman Mike Gansser (pictured) capped the
scoring with his first collegiate home run, a
two run shot in game two.
RECAP |
03.26.2008
| BASEBALL
Kennedy Becomes Strikeout King in WHAC Split
Madonna senior pitcher Will Kennedy became the
new career record holder for strikeouts, fanning
seven Indiana Tech Warriors in MU's 5-1 WHAC
opening, game one victory Wednesday.
MORE |
03.10.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusaders Sweep First WHAC Awards of Season
Madonna University teammates
Kevin Zerbo
and Will
Kennedy were named WHAC baseball Player and
Pitcher of the Week respectively in the first
week of honors for the 2008 season.
MORE |
03.09.2008
| BASEBALL
Win
Streak Snapped on Final Day in Arizona
The MU baseball team was their seven game win streak come to an end Saturday
with a 6-4 loss to NCAA DII SIU-Edwardsville on
the final day of the spring trip in Arizona. Pat
Kenney went 4-for-5 with a run scored and Dave
Herrick had two RBIs in the loss.
BOX SCORE |
03.08.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusaders Best Beavers For Seventh Straight Win
The MU baseball team reeled off its seventh win in a row Saturday,
defeating NCAA DII member Bemidji State University, 8-2 in Chandler, Arizona.
Rikco Rhoades (pictured) went 2-4 with a pair of
RBIs and Richard Lindquist earned his first win
as a Crusader with eight strikeouts over seven
innings of work.
RECAP |
BOX SCORE |
03.07.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusaders Win Streak Hits Six With 7-3 Victory
The Crusader baseball team improved to 9-4 on
the season and ran its winning streak to six
games with a 7-3 win over Mayville State in
Mesa, Arizona, Friday. Dave Herrick and
Ryan Morrow each posted two hits while Jeff Sonnenberg picked up his first win as a Crusader
and John McCracken posted his third save of the
season.
RECAP |
BOX SCORE |
03.06.2008
| BASEBALL
Kennedy Has Career Day In Double Header Sweep
The Crusader baseball team improved to 8-4, and
ran its winning streak to five games with a
pair of victories over Montana State-Billings in
Chandler, Arizona, on Thursday. Will Kennedy
(pictured) fanned a career high 12 with just two
hits allowed in a complete game 5-0 win.
In the nightcap, Scott Boyer provided a
pinch-hit game winning RBI single for a 4-3
extra inning triumph .
GAME 1 BOX SCORE
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GAME 2 BOX SCORE |
03.30.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Splits Again, Irwin Caps Stellar Week
The MU
softball team split their final two games in
Kentucky, defeating Lindsey Wilson 4-3 on a
pinch-hit two-run homer by Ashley Shay in the
seventh inning. Jess Irwin picked up the
win, striking out five and Danielle Richardson
(pictured) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. MU
fell in the nightcap to Campbellsville 6-0.
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03.28.2008
| SOFTBALL
Irwin Fires First No Hitter Since '03 in Split
Madonna freshman pitcher Jess Irwin etched her
name into the MU record books with a no-hitter,
the first for softball since the 2003 season,
and a career high 17 strikeouts in a 10-0 win
over Midway Saturday.
MORE |
03.28.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Drops a Pair at Lindsey Wilson
The Madonna softball team fell to 8-6-1 on the
season after a pair of 3-1 losses at Lindsey
Wilson in Columbia, Kentucky, Friday afternoon.
The Crusaders look to rebounds in a trio of
games tomorrow, all part of the Lindsey
Wilson/Campbellsville weekend tournament.
MORE COMING SOON |
03.27.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Ties Huntington in Rain Shortened Game
Madonna and Huntington made it to the top of the
seventh inning before rain forced the game to be
cut short and rendered a 1-1 tie Thursday
afternoon. Danielle Richardson and
Kathleen Smiley (pictured) each posted a hit for
MU and Kelly Lesko scored the lone run on a
passed ball. |
03.19.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Signs Monroe Standout For 2009
Head softball coach Al White announced
today that he has added another student-athlete
to the fold for 2009 with the signing of
Amanda Straub to a letter of intent. Straub,
a Monroe High School product, will continue her
academic and athletic careers at MU starting
this fall.
MORE |
03.10.2008
| SOFTBALL
Richardson Named WHAC Player of the Week
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Office
announced today that Madonna junior catcher
Danielle
Richardson
(Flint,
Mich.) was selected the
WHAC Softball Player of the Week for the week
ending March 9. This is the first award of the
season handed out by the league office.
MORE |
03.06.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Adds Milan Standout Turner to '09 Class
The Madonna University softball program added to
its class of incoming freshmen for the 2009
season with the signing of Milan High School
standout Tori Turner to a letter of
intent. Turner becomes the second signing by
Head Coach Al White and his staff, joining
Garden City High School product Hallie Minch
(Garden City, MI) who signed last month.
MORE |
03.05.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Wraps Up Final Day On Trip With Split
The Madonna softball team split
its final games of its stay at the 2008 Tucson
Invitational. Dickinson State roughed up the
Crusaders to the tune of a 5-0 loss in the day's
opener, but a strong outing from freshman Jess
Irwin got the Crusaders a 6-0 win over Mayville
State in the night cap. MU ends the trip at 8-4
and will be back in action this Saturday with a
double header at Shawnee State.
DICKINSON
STATE BOX |
MAYVILLE
STATE BOX |
03.04.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Splits a Pair, Moves to 7-3 on Season
The
MU softball team split a pair of games in Tucson,
Arizona, falling 1-0 to Peru State and defeating
Trinity International 19-6 in the nightcap.
Tedi Johnston went 3-4 with two stolen bases,
two RBIs and three runs scored in the offensive
outburst of game two. Liz Ballinger earned
the win in the circle while Jess Irwin took the
hard-luck loss in game one, scattering four hits
with eight strikeouts over seven innings of
work.
PERU
STATE BOX |
TRINITY
INTERNATIONAL BOX |
03.03.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Drops Two For First Losses Of Season
The
Crusader softball team dropped both of its games
on Monday at the Tucson Invitational. MU fell
6-1 to #14 William Penn in the opener and
dropped the night cap 9-7 to the University of
Great Falls. Brittney Scero went 2-for-4 with a
double and a run scored and Christian Finch was
2-for-3 in the opener. Kathleen Smiley
(pictured) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a
homer while Cat Sidor was 3-for-4 in the second
game of the day for MU. The Crusaders continue
play on Tuesday with games against Peru State
and Trinity International.
WILLIAM PENN
BOX |
GREAT FALLS
BOX |
03.02.2008
| SOFTBALL
Offense Busts Out In A Big Way In Softball Wins
The
Madonna softball team hung 26 runs on the board
in its two games Sunday at the Tucson
Invitational, downing
Waynesburg 13-2 behind Michelle
Henning's first collegiate win and a two hits
each from Kelly Lesko and Cat Sidor. Liz
Ballinger improved to 3-0 on the season with her
complete game win in MU's 13-3 downing of Minot
State. Danielle Richardson (pictured) collected
three RBIs and Sidor posted three more hits in
the victory. The Crusaders continue play with
games on Monday against the University of Great
Falls and #14 William Penn.
WAYNESBURG
BOX |
MINOT STATE
BOX |
03.01.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusaders Split Day One in Arizona
The MU baseball team moved to 3-1 on the season
after splitting a double-header versus Malone
College in Chandler, Arizona Saturday afternoon.
Sean Maher picked up the mound win in the
nightcap while Rikco Rhoades went two-for-three
with a RBI.
MORE |
03.01.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Moves to 4-0 With
Day Two Wins
The
Crusader softball team improved to 4-0 on the
young season with a pair of wins on Saturday. In
game one, Jessica Irwin went the distance,
striking out six while getting offensive help
from a 3-for-4 game from Mary Kate Setta to go
along with a 2-for-4 game from both Brittany
Scero and Danielle Richardson as MU took care of
Trinity International 6-2. Liz Ballinger went
the distance for MU in game two as Cat Sidor
(pictured) went 1-for-3 with a pair of runs
batted in as Madonna beat the University of
Great Falls 7-2. MU returns to action at 2pm MT
on Sunday.
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL BOX |
GREAT FALLS BOX |
02.29.2008
| SOFTBALL
Crusader Softball Opens 2008 With Sweep
The
Madonna softball team opened its stay at the
Tucson Invitational with a pair of wins on
Friday. MU downed John Carroll 7-5 in eight
innings and run-ruled Briar Cliff 8-0 in the
night cap in five innings. Freshman Jessica
Irwin struck out 11 in the opener getting
offensive help from Tedi Johnston's RBI double.
Senior Liz Ballinger (pictured) threw a complete
game in the nightcap, using a pair of RBIs from
both Christina Finch and Mary Kate Setta to
cruise to the win. Madonna takes on Trinity
International and Great Falls tomorrow starting
at 2pm MT.
JOHN CARROLL BOX |
BRIAR CLIFF BOX |
02.28.2008
| W. BASKETBALL
MU
Women Roll In Tourney Win 70-51 Over Cards
The Madonna women's basketball
team trailed just once and used 21 points from
freshman Tabatha Wydryck and 13 each from
Christie Carrico and Cali Crawford to cruise to
a 70-51 WHAC Tournament opening win over
Concordia on Thursday night inside the
Activities Center. The win sends MU into the
WHAC semi-finals on Saturday at Davenport.
MORE |
02.27.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Crusaders Rally For Playoff Victory, 70-67
The MU
men's basketball team rallied from down 14
points in the second half to defeat #6-seed
Siena Heights in the first round of the 2008
WHAC Championship Tournament Wednesday night.
DJ Bridges scored a team high 18 points to lead
MU into the semi-finals Saturday afternoon .
MORE |
02.27.2008
| W. BASKETBALL
Inman
Named First Team All-Conference, One of Five MU
Players Honored by League
In a
vote of the eight Conference coaches, Madonna
senior guard/forward Caryn Inman was selected as to the All-WHAC first team in a
statement released today. Inman is one
of five Crusaders honored, joining second team
selection Christie Carrico, third team and
newcomer team selection Tabatha Wydryck and
Champions of Character selection Stephanie Day.
Inman and fellow seniors Stephanie Day and Becca Rufli were also named
Academic All-Conference selections. MORE |
02.26.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Bridges Repeats as First Team All-WHAC, Six
Crusaders Honored in All
In a
vote of the eight Conference coaches, Madonna
senior forward D.J. Bridges was selected as a
repeat member to the All-WHAC first team in a
statement released today. Bridges is one
of six Crusaders honored, joining second team
selection Jon Battle, third teamer Charlie Henry
and All-Newcomer selection Cedric Sims.
MORE
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02.20.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Crusaders Rally for Senior Night Win, 60-57
On the backs of seniors Jon
Battle and D.J. Bridges - who combined for 43
points - the MU men's basketball team escaped
with a 60-57 nail biting win over Davenport on
senior night in the Activities Center on Wednesday.
MORE |
02.18.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Battle
Named WHAC Player Of The Week
It was announced by the
conference office on Monday that Madonna senior
guard Jon Battle (Cleveland, Ohio)
was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference Player of the Week for the week
ending Feb. 17. The award marks the fourth time
this season Battle has been honored by the
league.
MORE |
02.16.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Opens 2008 With Sweep At Lambuth
A
three-run seventh in the opener and a pair of
Patrick Kenny homers in the night cap gave the
Madonna baseball team a sweep in its season
opener at Lambuth (Tenn.) 4-3 and 5-3. Carl
McDevitt (pictured) picked up the win in game
one while Sean Maher got the game two victory. The Crusaders wrap up
the three game set with a single game on Sunday. Game 1 Box
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Game 2 Box |
02.16.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
MU Men
Come Back to Down Cards At Home
A career best 30 points and 14 rebounds from
Jon Battle (Cleveland, Ohio) helped
the Madonna (17-12; 9-4 WHAC) men’s basketball
team score a 76-70 come-from-behind win over
visiting Concordia (10-18; 6-6 WHAC) on Saturday
inside the Activities Center. The win -
Madonna’s 17th overall and ninth in
WHAC play – establishes a new school record for
conference wins for the Crusaders.
BOX
SCORE |
RECAP |
02.16.2008
| W. BASKETBALL
Cold
Second Half Spells Doom For MU Women
Christie Carrico (Waterford, Mich.)
led four Crusaders in double figures with 17
points, but it was not enough as Concordia out
scored Madonna by 14 in the second half to take
a 79-68 win on Saturday inside Cardinal Field
House on the CUAA campus.
RECAP |
BOX SCORE |
