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08.26.2008 | W. SOCCER
Soccer Knocks Off No. 17 Houghton, 1-0
Senior Andrea Johnson's penalty kick in the 89th minute was the only goal the Madonna women's soccer team needed in Tuesday's 1-0 win over No. 17 Houghton. MU improves to 2-1-0 on the season. MORE

06.18.2008 | W. SOCCER
2008 Women's Soccer Schedule Released
The 2008 MU women's soccer schedule was released today with 17 regular season contests highlighting the slate. MU will open the season August 22nd at Trinity International and welcome Houghton College (NY) to Greenmead Field for the home opener August 26th. SCHEDULE

04.23.2008 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Adds Seventh Signee For 2008
Madonna women’s soccer coach Paul Thomas announced today that he has signed Trisha Bender to a letter of intent. Bender (Commerce, Mich.) will continue her academic and athletic careers at Madonna University starting this fall. MORE

02.21.2008 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Adds Another To Class of 2012
Head women's soccer coach Paul Thomas announced today that he has signed Milford HS standout Chelsea Shrewsbury to a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at Madonna starting this fall. MORE

01.11.2008 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Adds Stevenson Product for 2008
Head women’s soccer coach Paul Thomas announced that he has signed Livonia Stevenson product Taylor Adkins to a letter of intent. Adkins - who is the third student-athlete Thomas has inked for the 2008 season - will continue her athletic and academic career at Madonna starting this fall. MORE

12.10.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Adds Local Product for 2008
Head soccer coach Paul Thomas added to his recruiting class for the 2008 season with the signing of Jessica Austin to a letter of intent. Austin, who has spent the last two seasons at Schoolcraft Community College, will study special education and be a junior at Madonna next fall. MORE

11.20.2007 | W. SOCCER
Five Crusaders Earn Scholar Athlete Honors
Five members of the2007 MU women's soccer team were honored by the NAIA today as All-America Scholar Athletes. Rachaelle Mirto joins Dina Allie, Ashley Stoychoff, Andrea Johnson and Traci Anderson (pictured) on the 300-member squad. MORE (NAIA RELEASE)

11.8.2007 | W. SOCCER
Soccer Starts Recruiting Class With Rodriguez
Head women’s soccer coach Paul Thomas announced the signing of Nicole Rodriguez to a letter of intent today. Rodriguez (pictured) will enroll at Madonna in the fall and begin her collegiate career with the 2008 season. STORY

10.24.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Ends Season In WHAC Semi-finals
A pair of first half goals by Aquinas’ Bri Hill proved to be too much for the Madonna women’s soccer team to overcome as the Crusaders fell 2-1 in Grand Rapids on Wednesday afternoon. MU ends the season with an 8-7-2 record.. STORY | BOX SCORE

10.23.2007 | W. SOCCER
Hess, Stoychoff Named All-WHAC First Team
The 2007 WHAC women's soccer all-conference teams were announced today and a pair of Crusaders, Lauren Hess and Ashley Stoychoff (pictured) earned first team honors.. MORE | WHAC RELEASE

10.17.2007 | W. SOCCER
Soccer Ends Regular Season With 1-0 Loss At SHU
The Madonna women's soccer team closed out the 2007 regular season with a 1-0 loss at Siena Heights on Wednesday afternoon. MU finishes the regular season with an 8-6-2 overall mark and must wait until after this weekend's action to see where and whom it will play in the WHAC tournament . BOX SCORE | STORY

10.10.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Tripped Up By AQ 2-1
Ashley Stoychoff's (pictured) fourth goal of the season was not enough as the Madonna women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to first place Aquinas on Wednesday. BOX SCORE

10.06.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Downs Concordia 2-0
A pair of Chelsea's - Skinner and Gregg helped the Madonna women's soccer team to a 2-0 win at Concordia on Saturday. Skinner scored both MU goals and Gregg (pictured) made 10 saves as the Crusaders improved to 6-2-1 in league play. BOX SCORE

10.03.2007 | W. SOCCER
Crusaders Fall To Cornerstone 3-0
The MU women's soccer team never got the offense going on Wednesday as the Crusaders fell to Cornerstone 3-0 in Grand Rapids. The loss drops MU into a tie for second place in the WHAC with Siena Heights. BOX SCORE

09.28.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Plays To 2-2 Tie At Davenport
The Madonna women's soccer team traveled to Grand Rapids on Friday night and came away with a 2-2 draw against Davenport. With the tie, MU is now 6-3-2 overall and 5-1-1 in conference play. BOX SCORE | STORY

09.25.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Bitten By Bulldogs
Two second half goals, including one by Kati Germane (pictured) were not enough as the Madonna women's soccer team fell at Ferris State 4-2. Lauren Hess had the other MU goal. BOX SCORE

09.24.2007 | W. SOCCER
Pair Of Game Winners Net Hess WHAC Honors
Two game winning goals in WHAC matches last week earned Madonna sophomore Lauren Hess the WHAC's Player of the Week award on Monday. This marks the first award of the season for Hess. WHAC RELEASE

09.22.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Hangs On For 3-2 Win Over SHU
A Lauren Hess goal in the 66^th minute proved to be the game winner as the Madonna women’s soccer team had to battle and hang on for a 3-2 win over visiting Siena Heights on Saturday afternoon at Greenmead Field. Hess also posted an assist in the MU win that helped the Crusaders put a firm hold onto second place in the WHAC standings. BOX SCORE | STORY

09.19.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Blanks Tech, 5-0
Led by freshman Shelby Mathison's first two collegiate goals, the Madonna women's soccer team shutout host Indiana Tech 5-0 in Fort Wayne on Wednesday. BOX SCORE | STORY

09.15.2007 | W. SOCCER
Madonna Shutdown at Aquinas, 2-0
The Madonna women's soccer team suffered their first loss in conference play, a shut-out at Aquinas, 2-0 Saturday afternoon. MU mustered just five shots in the game. BOX SCORE

09.12.2007 | W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Cruises Over Concordia
The Madonna women's soccer team used two goals from Kaila Moore along with two assists from Lauren Hess to stay perfect in the WHAC with a 4-0 win over visiting Concordia on Wednesday. STATS

09.05.2007 | W. SOCCER
Moore Is Enough As MU Rolls Over Davenport 4-0
Kaila Moore's (above) first goal of the season was plenty of offense for the Madonna women's soccer team cruised to a 4-0 win over Davenport today at Greenmead Field. BOX SCORE STORY

09.04.2007 | W. SOCCER
Stoychoff Garners WHAC Weekly Honors
The WHAC office announced today that Madonna junior midfielder Ashley Stoychoff was selected as the WHAC Offensive Player of the Week for her perfomance in the Crusaders's games last week. FULL STORY

08.28.2007 | WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's Soccer Falls To St. Francis 3-0
Head coach Paul Thomas and the Crusaders women's soccer team saw their undefeated streak end at two game as MU fell by a 3-0 final to St. Francis in Ft. Wayne, IN. Madonna, now 1-1-1 on the year, opens WHAC play at home against Cornerstone on Friday at 4:00pm. STATS

08.22.2007 | W. SOCCER
Stoychoff Scores Clincher in 2-1 MU Victory
Ashley Stoychoff (top) netted the game winning goal with four minutes left in regulation as MU notched their first win of the season, 2-1 at Roberts Wesleyan University (NY). Lauren Hess tallied the other goal for the Crusaders. BOX SCORE

08.21.2007 | W. SOCCER
Crusaders Tie Nation's #5 Team in Season Opener
The MU women's soccer team traveled to No. 5 Houghton College (NY) and came away with a 0-0 double-overtime tie Tuesday night. MU is back in action Wednesday when they face Roberts Wesleyan at 3 pm.
BOX SCORE

03.29.2007 | W. SOCCER
Thomas Inks Five Players for 2007 Season
Madonna head coach Paul Thomas announced the signing of five Michigan high school seniors for the 2007 season. Thomas is entering his second season as the head coach for the Crusaders and is recruiting his first full class to Madonna this season. MORE

12.04.2006 | W. SOCCER
Japowicz Earns NAIA All-America Honors
Kelly Japowicz (pictured) was named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American selection following her senior campaign in a press release from the national office today. MORE

11.14.2006 | W. SOCCER
Japowicz Headlines MU All-Region Selections
Madonna senior forward Kelly Japowicz was named to the 2006 NAIA All-Region VIII first team today, one of five total Crusaders recognized. MORE

10.24.2006 | W. SOCCER
MU Falls to Siena Heights in WHAC Semifinals
The No. 2 seeded Madonna women's soccer team dropped a heartbreaker to the No. 3 seeded Siena Heights Saints, 1-0, in the semifinals of the WHAC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon at Walled Lake Northern High School. MORE

10.23.2006 | W. SOCCER
10 Women's Soccer Players Earn WHAC Honors
10 players from the Madonna women's soccer team have been honored by the WHAC in a press release announced on Monday by the league office. MORE

10.17.2006 | W. SOCCER
Crusaders Celebrate Senior Day with 2-1 Win
The Madonna women's soccer team recorded a 2-1 victory over Siena Heights in sloppy field conditions on Tuesday afternoon at Canton High School. MORE

ARCHIVED HEADLINES

10.13.2006 | MU POSTS SHUT OUT WIN AT INDIANA TECH 2-0

10.10.2006 | CRUSADERS BLANK AQUINAS 3-0

10.07.2006 | MU CRUISES TO 5-1 WIN OVER CONCORDIA

10.03.2006 | LATE SECOND HALF GOALS SINK CRUSADERS

09.30.2006 | MU STILL UNBEATEN IN WHAC WITH 5-0 WIN

09.22.2006 | THREE FIRST HALF GOALS HELP MU IN WIN

09.19.2006 | STOYCHOFF PROPELS MU TO SHUTOUT WIN

09.18.2006 | ALLIE EARNS WHAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

09.16.2006 | MU HOLDS OFF AQUINAS 1-0

09.12.2006 | CRUSADERS BLANK CONCORDIA 4-0

09.09.2006 | JAPOWICZ'S LONE GOAL HELPS MU TO DRAW

09.05.2006 | CRUSADERS KICK OFF WHAC PLAY WITH 7-0 WIN

09.01.2006 | MU PICKS UP 1-0 WIN OVER ST. FRANCIS

08.29.2006 | NO. 9 MU FALLS IN HOME OPENER

08.26.2006 | NO. 9 CRUSADERS DROPS TOP 10 BATTLE

08.22.2006 | TACCONELLI LEADS MADONNA IN 3-0 VICTORY

08.21.2006 | NO. 9 MU TIES NO. 6 HOUGHTON IN DOUBLE OT

08.16.2006 | CRUSADERS EARN NO. 9 PRESEASON RANKING BY NAIA

08.02.2006 | HEAD COACH PAUL THOMAS CHATS WITH CRUSADERS ONLINE