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09.16.2008
| W. GOLF
Goose
Rules The Pointe; MU Wins WHAC Jamboree
History was made on Tuesday as the Madonna
women's golf team captured its first ever WHAC
Jamboree title with a five stroke win over
Indiana Tech at the second WHAC Jamboree of the
Fall. Caitlin "Goose" Steele was
medalist, shooting an 82.
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09.16.2008
| W. SOCCER
Crusaders Rule Cards Nest In 4-1 Road Win
A goal and an assist from senior Dina Allie
(pictured) to go along with two scores from
Jessica Austin and another from Diana
Brda gave the Madonna women's soccer team a
4-1 win at Concordia on Tuesday.
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09.16.2008
| M. GOLF
South Medals As Men's Golf
Places Second At Jamboree
Steve South
carded a one-over par 72 to tie for medalist
honors at the second WHAC Jamboree of the season
on Tuesday at The Golf Club at Thornapple Point
in Grand Rapids. As a team MU was second, behind
Davenport as the Panthers turned in a round of
298 to the Crusaders' 306.
MORE |
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09.15.2008
| M/W. SOCCER
Soccer Moved To Concordia Tuesday & Wednesday
Heavy weekend rains in Livonia have forced the
move of Tuesday's women's soccer match and
Wednesday's men's match from Greenmead Field to the campus of Concordia
University in Ann Arbor. Match time is still
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09.15.2008
| M.
SOCCER
Sied
Named WHAC Player Of The Week
The Conference Office announced on Monday that
MU senior Keith Sied was named Wolverine-Hoosier
Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
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09.13.2008
| M. SOCCER
Sied,
Drai Lead Soccer Over Saints In WHAC Opener
Senior Keith Sied had both MU goals - the first
coming from fellow senior Doron Drai - in a 2-1
Madonna win at Aquinas on Saturday. MU improves
to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the WHAC.
MORE |
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09.12.2008
| W. SOCCER
MU
Rolls Over Aquinas 4-0 In WHAC Opener
MU scored just 8:22 into the match at Aquinas on
Friday and that Andrea Johnson score held
up as the Crusaders rolled to a 4-0 win in the
WHAC opener for both schools.
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09.12.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Down
2-0, Volleyball Comes Back For 3-2 Road Win
After being down two sets to none, the Madonna
volleyball team rallied for a 3-2 win at Findlay
on Friday night. Lubovj Tihomirova had 21
kills for MU while Whitney Fuelling added
15 more.
MORE
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09.13.2008
| M. GOLF
Rain
Forces Golf To Cancel Jamboree
Heavy rains in most of southeastern Michigan
have forced the cancellation of Saturday's men's
golf jamboree that was slated to be hosted by
Siena Heights in Tecumseh, Mich. The match has
been rescheduled for September 29th.
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09.09.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
No. 7
Volleyball Sweeps Cards In WHAC Opener
With 12 kills each from Whitney Fuelling
and Lubovj Tihomirova (Both pictured) the
seventh ranked Madonna volleyball team swept its
conference opener at Concordia on Tuesday night,
3-0.
MORE
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09.09.2008
| M. GOLF
South
Takes Medalist; MU Second At WHAC Opener
Junior Steve South carded a one-under 70
to take home medalist honors at the first WHAC
Jamboree of the Fall season on Tuesday.
MORE
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09.09.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Announces Alumni Game
The Madonna softball program announced today
that it will hold the annual Alumni game on
Sunday Oct. 5 at Noon at University Field. For
more information and to RSVP, contact the MU
Athletic Department at 734.432.5608. |
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09.09.2008
| W. GOLF
Women's Golf Second At WHAC Opener
Matching rounds of 88 from sophomores Sara
Simnitch and Caitlin Steele
(pictured) propelled the Madonna women's golf
team to a second place finish at the first WHAC
Jamboree of the Fall season on Tuesday.
MORE
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09.08.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Tihomirova Named WHAC Player Of The Week
Senior All-American Lubovj Tihomirova was named Wolverine-Hoosier
Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the
week ending September 7, 2008. This is the first
WHAC award of the season.
MORE
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09.07.2008
| ATHLETICS
MU
Announces Mascot Change For 2010-11
Madonna University Athletics has announced
tonight that they will no longer be known as the
Crusaders beginning in 2010-11. The University
has had the nickname since the inception of its
athletic program in 1987 but has decided it is
time for a change.
MORE
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09.07.2008
| ATHLETICS
2008
Blue And Gold Awards Presented
The Madonna University Athletic Department
presented 24 honors at the second annual Blue
and Gold Awards, held Sunday at St. Mary’s
Cultural Center to recognize athletic and
academic performance during the 2007-08 year.
With co-winners in some categories, a total of
five teams and 18 individuals were recognized in
front of a record crowd of over 400 people.
MORE
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09.06.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Crusaders Take Home Martin Memorial Title
Senior All-American Lubovj Tihomirova
took home MVP honors and was joined on the
all-tournament team by fellow senior Whitney
Fuelling and junior Inta Grinvalds as
Madonna took home the 2008 Julie Martin Memorial
Tournament Championship on Saturday with a 3-0
win over Windsor and a 3-1 win over Spring
Arbor.
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09.06.2008
| CROSS COUNTRY
Crusader Harriers Open Season At Titan Invite
The Madonna cross country teams opened their
2008 seasons on Saturday at the Detroit Titan
Invite. Newcomer Sarah Sherwood led the women
with a time of 19:58, good for 34th place.
Senior Joe Horka (pictured) led the men,
crossing the line in 21:44. The race was a
non-tem scoring event.
MEN'S RESULTS |
WOMEN'S RESULTS |
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09.01.2008
| M. SOCCER
Jager Awarded Martin Memorial Scholarship
In what has become the annual kick off to the
Julie Martin Memorial volleyball tournament
weekend, the MU athletic department held the
Julie Martin Memorial scholarship dinner
Thursday night. For the third year a
scholarship named in Martin’s memory was awarded
to a Madonna student athlete, this time
Sheryl Jager, a sophomore women’s basketball
player.
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09.05.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Sweeps To Open Martin Memorial
The 10th-ranked Madonna volleyball
team swept through day one of the 2008 Julie
Martin Memorial Tournament on Friday with a 3-0
win over Davenport and a 3-1 win over
Cedarville. MU is now 10-1 on the season.
MORE |
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09.05.2008
| W. SOCCER
Women's Soccer Falls To Div. 1 Detroit, 2-0
The Madonna women's soccer team fell to the
visiting University of Detroit Titans 2-0 at
Greenmead Field in Livonia. MU is now 2-2 on the
season.
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09.01.2008
| M. SOCCER
Soccer
Drops Heartbreaker in OT To Bellevue
The Madonna men's
soccer team wrapped up its trip to San Diego on
a down note with a 2-1 loss to Bellevue on
Monday in double over time. Mark Pikula
had MU's goal.
BOX
SCORE
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08.30.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Splits Pair Of Top 10 Battles At
Point Loma
The 10th-ranked Madonna volleyball team upset
ninth-ranked College of Idaho to pen the day but
fell to No. 8 Point Loma Nazarene in the finals
of the Seaside Invite in San Diego. Whitney
Fuelling and Lubovj Tihomirova were
named to the all-tournament team after the
match.
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08.30.2008
| M. GOLF
Stillman Finishes 12th; MU 8th At Collins
Classic
Sophomore Austin Stillman carded back-to-back
rounds of 75 to lead the way for the Madonna
men's golf team at the Lou Collins Classic
hosted by Olivet College at Bedford Valley Golf
Club. Stillman was 12th individually while MU
finished eighth, ahead of WHAC rivals Aquinas
and Siena Heights.
FINAL
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08.30.2008
| M. SOCCER
Soccer
Downs MidAmerica 2-1 In San Diego
Senior
Doron Drai had the assist on both Madonna
goals - one each from Corbin Titus and
Emilio Giorgi - as the Madonna men's soccer
team improved to 2-0 with a 2-1 win over
MidAmerica Nazarene in San Diego. The Crusaders
return to action on Monday against Bellevue.
MORE |
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08.29.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Opens Seaside With Pair Of Sweeps
Seniors Whitney Fuelling and Lubovj
Tihomirova led the offense with a combined
43 kills
in two matches as the 10th-ranked Madonna volleyball team
rolled to a 3-0 win over Ashford to open play at
the Point Loma Nazarene Seaside Invite and then
improved to 7-0 on the season With a sweep of
Mt. Marty in the night cap. MORE
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TOURNEY HOME |
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08.29.2008
| M. SOCCER
Soccer
Goes OT To Down No. 16 Point Loma
Jacob Rosiek's goal in the 100th minute gave the
Madonna men's soccer team a 2-1 win in its
season opener. Cory Maupin (pictured) had the
Crusaders' first goal early in the match.
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08.29.2008
| M. GOLF
Men's
Golf Seventh After Day One At Collins Classic
The Crusader men's golf team
shot a round of 306 to open the Lou Collins
Classic hosted by Olivet College at Bedford Valley
Golf Club on Friday. Steve South led MU with a
75 and sits in 17th place. MU wraps up play with
an 8am shotgun start on Saturday.
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08.25.2008
| M. GOLF
Men's
Golf Comes Up Just Short At USF Invite
The Crusader men's golf team
held a one stroke lead coming into day two of
the USF Invite but could not hold off the
charging host Cougars and fell by two strokes.
Junior Brett Quitiquit led MU with a
72 while junior Steve South (pictured)
was second with a 77.
FULL RESULTS |
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08.25.2008
| W. GOLF
McCormick Shoots One Under; MU Third at USF
Freshman
Jacqueline McCormick (pictured) led the
Madonna
efforts with a one under par round of 71 while the Crusaders
took 20 strokes off of their day one total to
finish third at the USF Invite. As
a team, MU shot 332 on Monday and McCormick's 71
was the low round of the event.
FULL RESULTS |
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08.24.2008
| M. GOLF
Golf Leads USF Invite; South & Stillman
Second
The Madonna men's golf team
swung into action Sunday at the USF Invite in
Kendallville, Ind., and sits in first place
after day one of the event with a team score of
317 to hold a one stroke lead. Junior Steve
South (pictured) and sophomore Austin
Stillman led MU with cards of 75 and sit
tied for second individually. The Crusaders wrap
up play with 18 more holes tomorrow.
FULL RESULTS |
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08.24.2008
| W. GOLF
Women's Golf Third After Day One At USF Invite
The Madonna women's
golf team opened its 2008 season on Sunday at
the USF Invite in Kendallville, Ind. Freshman
Jacqueline McCormick (pictured) led the
Madonna
efforts with a college low score of 84. As
a team, MU shot 352 and sits in third.
Play wraps up with 18 more holes tomorrow.
FULL RESULTS |
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08.23.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Captures Early Bird Title With Wins
The 10th-ranked Madonna volleyball
team used a 12 kill performance from Mary
McGinnis to knock off No. 25 Mount Vernon
Nazarene and clinch the 2008 Early Bird
Challenge championship on Saturday at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn. The win marks
the first Early Bird title for MU since 2006.
The Crusaders’ 27-25, 25-17 and 25-16 win
improves the squad to 5-0 on the season.
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08.23.2008
| W. SOCCER
Crusaders Close Trip With 4-0 Win At Illinois
Tech
Goals from junior Kaila Moore (pictured)
and newcomers Jessica Austin, Diana
Brda and
Jaclyn
Ventimiglia
gave the Madonna women’s soccer team a 4-0 win
over Illinois Tech. The win evens MU’s record at
1-1 on the season. The Crusaders host No. 17
Houghton on Tuesday at Greenmead Field.
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08.22.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Cruises On Day One Of Early Bird
The
10th-ranked Crusader volleyball squad continued
its season opening win streak with two wins to
kick off day one of the Early Bird Classic at
UM-Dearborn. MU took down Marian 3-0 in the
opener and dispatched with Robert Morris by a
same 3-0 score. MU returns to action with two
games Saturday starting with an 8:30am match
with Point Park University.
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08.22.2008
| W. SOCCER
Soccer
Drops Opener In OT, 2-1
The Madonna women's soccer team opened the 2008
campaign at Trinity International in suburban
Chicago and after seeing the first 45 minutes go
by scoreless,
Jaclyn
Ventimiglia
gave MU a 1-0 lead but two goals by TIU,
including the game winner five minutes into
extra time gave the Trojans a 2-1 win. MU looks
to rebound with a Saturday match at Illinois
Tech.
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08.20.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Crusaders Roll In Season Opener 3-0 Over SAU
Behind 15 kills from All-American Lubovj
Tihomirova and 13 more from Mary McGinnis,
the 10th-ranked Madonna volleyball
team opened the season with a 3-0 sweep of
Spring Arbor on Wednesday night.
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08.19.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Ranks 10th In NAIA Preseason Poll
The
Madonna University volleyball team is ranked 10th
in the National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) preseason coaches’ poll
released by the national office today. The
Crusaders debut in the top-10 for the fourth
straight season and will play nine teams who
received votes in the poll, including five
top-25 teams.
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08.19.2008
| M. SOCCER
Crusaders Receive Votes in Top 25 Preseason Poll
The MU men's soccer team received 91 points in
the 2008 NAIA Preseason Poll, putting them two
spots outside the top 25.
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08.05.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Men's
Cagers Add Allen To Recruiting Class
Head men’s basketball coach Chuck Henry
announced the latest addition to his 2008
recruiting class as Kirtland Community College
product Leroy Allen has signed a letter
of intent to continue his academic and athletic
careers at Madonna University starting this
fall.
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08.05.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Adds Cooley To Recruiting Class
Head softball coach Al White announced
the latest addition to his 2008 recruiting class
as Monroe High School product Katie Cooley
has signed a letter of intent to continue her
academic and athletic careers at Madonna
University starting this fall.
MORE |
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08.01.2008
| ATHLETICS
Holowicki Closes Out 34th & Final Summer Camp
After 34 summers of orange drink, munchkin
donuts, long hours on black-top courts and
thousands upon thousands of happy campers
laughing at his jokes, legendary Detroit-area
high school basketball coach and former Madonna
University head man Bernie Holowicki is
hanging up his whistle with the close of camp
today at Madonna.
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07.30.2008
| VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Honored For Academic Excellence
The 2007 Madonna University volleyball team was
among 21 NAIA schools recognized by the American
Volleyball Coaches Association today with the
AVCA Team Academic Award.
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07.21.2008
| ATHLETICS
NAIA
Honors Myriad Of MU Teams
The National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) announced its selections for
the 2007-08 scholar teams and eight Crusader
squads were among the selections. MORE |
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07.20.2008
| ATHLETICS
MU
Athletics Featured In Detroit Free Press
Story
The success of the Madonna Athletic Department
during the past school year is profiled by
Detroit Free Press writer Perry A.
Farrell in Sunday's edition of the
newspaper. Farrell's story delves into the
department, its staff and student-athletes and
their successes on and off the playing field. MORE |
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07.10.2008
| M. GOLF
Men's
Golf Adds JUCO Standout Lawrey
Head men’s golf coach Steve Mato
announced today that Kyle Lawrey
(Flushing, Mich.) has signed a letter of
intent to continue his athletic and academic
careers at Madonna University starting this
fall after spending two seasons at Mott
Community College. MORE |
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07.09.2008
| W. GOLF
Women's Golf Adds All-Stater Bathurst For 2008
Head women’s golf coach Scott Marzolino
announced today that Chelsea Bathurst
(Livonia, Mich.) has signed a letter of
intent to continue her athletic and academic
careers at Madonna University starting this
fall. MORE |
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6.30.2008
| ATHLETICS
Sports Info Office Garners Publication Honors
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Sports
Information Directors of America (SIDA)
announced the results of their annual
Publications Contest, with the Madonna tandem of
Matt Fancett and
Patrick Moore earning five total
awards, highlighted by a "Best in the Nation"
selection for the 2007 volleyball media guide
and a "Best Cover" nod for the 2008 baseball
media guide. MORE |
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06.29.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball
Signee Minch
Featured in Free Press Article
Recent MU softball signee Hallie Minch
(top) was featured in the Sunday edition of the
Detroit Free Press. The article,
written by Perry A. Ferrell, explores Minch's
decision to attend Madonna and her recent state
championship at Garden City High School .
FREE PRESS STORY |
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06.25.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Lands Eight Standout Signees For 2009
Head baseball coach Greg Haeger announced the signing of eight student-athletes
to letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers starting
this fall at Madonna University. Multiple all-state selections, a high school
all-American and two junior college transfers highlight the latest additions to
the defending Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference regular season and
tournament champions.
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6.23.2008
| ATHLETICS
MU's
Rizzo Named WHAC AD Of The Year
Madonna University Director of Athletics
Bryan
Rizzo was named the 2008 Wolverine-Hoosier
Athletic Conference (WHAC) AD of the Year in a
vote of the eight member institution AD's.
It marks the second time Rizzo has been honored
by the league.
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06.18.2008
| ATHLETICS
MU
Fall Sport Schedules Announced
The 2008-09 season is just around the corner as
MU has released the 2008 fall sports schedules.
The Crusaders volleyball, men's and women's
soccer and men's and women's golf schedules can
now be viewed on each sport page or by clicking
each sport schedule link below.
VOLLEYBALL |
M. SOCCER |
W. SOCCER | M. GOLF |
W. GOLF |
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06.15.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball's Irwin Featured In Free Press
Article
Rising sophomore Jess Irwin (Monroe,
Mich.) - the 2008 WHAC Pitcher of the Year -
has been featured in the Detroit Free Press.
Irwin, who set the single season record for
strike outs with 275, helped the Crusaders to
both the WHAC regular season and tournament
titles.
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06.15.2008
| SOFTBALL
Minch
Leads Garden City To State Championship
Crusader softball signee Hallie Minch (Garden
City, Mich.) capped off her high school career
on Saturday with a complete game, 14-inning win
over Alpena HS in the Michigan High School
Athletic Association Division I title game in
Battle Creek. Minch struck out 17 and drove in
both GC runs in the 2-1 win.
(Photo courtesy of
Detroit Free Press)
MHSAA SITE |
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06.15.2008
| W. BASKETBALL-VOLLEYBALL
Pair
Of New Crusaders Tabbed By Free Press
A pair of the newest Crusaders have been honored
by the Detroit Free Press in the publication's
16th annual Scholar Athlete selections. Women's
basketball signee Vanessa LaMay
(Taylor, Mich. | Truman HS) and volleyball
signing Karie Altman (Taylor, Mich. |
Allen Park Cabrini HS) were chosen as the
top scholar athlete at their respective schools.
ALTMAN PROFILE |
LaMAY PROFILE (PDF Format) |
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06.02.2008
| BASEBALL
Closer
McCracken Leads Baseball All-Americans
The National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) announced its baseball
All-American teams today and three Crusaders
were honored. Leading the way for MU was senior
closer John McCracken who was tabbed to
both the honorable mention All-America squad as
well as the All-American Scholar Athlete team.
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05.28.2008
| M. GOLF
MU
Golf Adds All-Stater Sears To Lineup
Head men’s golf coach Steve Mato
announced the latest addition to his 2008
recruiting class as Flint Powers Catholic
product Nick Sears has signed a letter of
intent to continue his academic and athletic
careers at Madonna University starting this
fall. Sears plans to major in psychology at MU.
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05.27.2008
| M. BASKETBALL
Men's
Basketball Signs St. Francis' Product Henry
Head men’s basketball coach Chuck Henry
announced the second member of his 2008
recruiting class on Tuesday with the signing of
Kevin Henry to a letter of intent. Henry
signed his letter on the campus of St. Francis
de Sales HS in Toledo, Ohio, and will continue
his academic and athletic careers at MU starting
this fall.
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05.24.2008
| W. GOLF
Women's Golf Adds McCormick For 2008-09
Madonna University head women’s golf coach
Scott Marzolino announced today that Troy
Athens product Jackie McCormick has
signed a letter of intent to join the Crusaders
and continue her academic and athletic careers
at MU starting this fall.
MORE |
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05.21.2008
| SOFTBALL
Finch
Tabbed As An All-American Scholar Athlete
It was announced by the NAIA national office
that Madonna senior designated player
Christina Finch has been selected to the
2008 Daktronics All-American Scholar Athlete
Team. To be selected, a student-athlete must
have a cumulative grade point average of at
least 3.5 and be a junior or senior.
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05.15.2008
| W. GOLF
Simnitch Signs Letter Of Intent With Women's
Golf
Head women’s golf coach Scott Marzolino
announced the fist student-athlete in his 2008
recruiting class with the signing of Mott
Community College transfer Sara Simnitch
to a letter of intent. Simnitch will continue
her academic and athletic careers this fall and
plans to major in broadcast communications and
religious studies.
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05.15.2008
| M. GOLF
Golf
Adds Another Cheesman To Roster For 2008
Head men’s golf coach Steve Mato
announced the first student-athlete in his 2008
recruiting class with the signing of Joel
Cheesman to a letter of intent. Cheesman,
the younger brother of Crusader senior Aaron
Cheesman, will continue his academic and
athletic careers at MU starting this fall and
plans to major in history.
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05.15.2008
| M. GOLF
Golf's
Oscar Named Scholar Athlete By NAIA
It was announced by the NAIA national office
that Madonna junior golfer Elliot Oscar has been
selected to the 2008 Daktronics All-American
Scholar Athlete Team. To be selected, a
student-athlete must have a cumulative grade
point average of at least 3.5 and be a junior or
senior.
MORE |
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05.14.2008
| SUMMER CAMPS
Don't
Miss Out on MU Summer Camp Spots
It is not too late to reserve your child's spot
in one of Madonna athletics popular summer
camps. Camps are offered in a myriad of
age ranges in volleyball, boys and girls
basketball, cross country, soccer and more.
Visit the camp information page for dates and
downloadable brochures to reserve your spot
today.
CAMP
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05.12.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball's Irwin, Sidor Named To All-Region
Squad
The NAIA Region VIII office announced that two
Madonna University softball student-athletes
have been selected to the all-region team. WHAC
Pitcher of the Year Jess Irwin was joined
on the team by sophomore first baseman Cat
Sidor (pictured) as the awards were
announced following the region tournament in
Lakeview, Ind.
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5.12.2008
| BASEBALL
Haeger, Four Players Named All-Region
Led by WHAC Player and Pitcher of the Year
Kevin Zerbo and Will Kennedy
(pictured), the Madonna University baseball team
placed four student-athletes on the NAIA Region
VIII all-region team and Greg Haeger was named
Region Coach of the Year .
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05.09.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Season Ends In Regional At Huntington
The Madonna baseball team took on the host
Huntington Foresters in an elimination game
Friday night at the 2008 NAIA Region VIII
Championship and fell by a final of 7-1. MU ends
the season at 37-14 after capturing both the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference regular
season and tournament championships and
advancing to the Region VIII playoffs for the
fifth straight season. MU’s 37 wins are the most
since the 2005 squad posted 40 triumphs.
MORE
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05.09.2008
| BASEBALL
Bats
Come Out In 9-3 Win Over Tech In Regional
Facing off for the ninth time this season,
Madonna and Indiana Tech squared off in a
win-or-go home game at the NAIA Regional in
Huntington, Ind. MU used home runs from Scott
Boyer (pictured), Pat Kenny and Rikco Rhoades
to down the Warriors 9-3 and stay alive. Madonna
faces the loser of Spring Arbor and Huntington
at 7pm tonight.
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05.08.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Falls In Sloppy Regional Opener, 6-4
Home
runs from Levi Cheshire and Pat Kenny (pictured)
could not propel MU to a win over Spring Arbor
in the opener for both teams at the NAIA Region
VIII tournament. Madonna will face Indiana Tech
at 1pm Friday in a win or go home contest.
MORE |
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05.08.2008
| SOFTBALL
Season
Ends with 5-1 Loss in Championship
For
the second straight season the MU softball team
saw its season end at the hands of Bethel
College (Ind.) with a 5-1 loss in the NAIA
Region VIII championship game Thursday afternoon.
MU advanced to the title round with a 5-0 win
over Indiana Tech early in the day.
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05.07.2008
| SOFTBALL
LaMilza's Heroics Trumped By Bethel In Loss
The
MU softball team fell into the losers bracket
after a 5-3 eight-inning loss to top-seeded
Bethel College on day two of the NAIA Region
VIII softball tournament. Tara LaMilza hit
a three-run home run to give MU the lead in the
top of the eighth before Bethel scored five
times, including a walk-off grand slam in the
bottom of the inning to win. The rest of
day two was rained out and will resume on
Thursday.
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05.06.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Opens Region Hunt With Win Over
Tech
The
MU softball team opened the 2008 NAIA Region
VIII Championship with a 6-1 win over Indiana
Tech on Tuesday. Jess Irwin went the
distance for the Crusaders striking out eight
while Cat Sidor (Pictured) had three
RBIs. MU takes on host Bethel at 10am tomorrow.
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05.02.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusaders Reign In Title Game, 11-10 Over Tech
The Madonna
baseball team captured the 2008 WHAC Tournament
Championship after a come from behind 11-10 win
over Indiana Tech in a game that took seven
hours and 17 minutes to complete.
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05.01.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Captures WHAC Tourney Crown
The Madonna
softball team downed Aquinas 7-1 to capture the
WHAC Softball Championship Tournament on
Thursday at University Field. Jess Irwin
went the distance for MU. picking up her 25th
win of the season.
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05.01.2008
| BASEBALL
Crusader Bats Explode, Now One Win Away
The
top-seeded MU baseball team went 2-0 at day one
of the 2008 WHAC Championship Tournament, using
17 hits and a pair of Kevin Zerbo home runs in
the night cap for a 17-1 win over Indiana Tech.
MU leads the best-of-three championship series
heading into play tomorrow.
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04.30.2008
| SOFTBALL
Crusaders Roll to First Day Victories
The
top-seeded MU softball team rolled to a 8-0
(five inning) run-rule victory over fourth seeded
UM-Dearborn in the opening round of the 2008
WHAC Softball Tournament at University Field. MU
then took its second round game over Indiana
Tech 4-0. The Crusaders now await the winner of
Indiana Tech and Aquinas at 2pm tomorrow in the
WHAC finals.
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04.30.2008
| BASEBALL
Kennedy and Zerbo Highlight All-WHAC Teams
Madonna senior pitcher Will Kennedy (pictured)
was named WHAC Pitcher of the Year and junior 1B
Kevin Zerbo was named Co-Player of the Year as
the 2008 All-Conference selections were released
by the league today. In all, six Crusaders
earned first team honors.
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04.29.2008
| SOFTBALL
Irwin
Highlights All-Conference Selections
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office
released the 2008 softball awards late Tuesday
night on the eve of the WHAC softball tournament
and eight different Crusaders took home
hardware, led by Pitcher of the Year Jess
Irwin and Coach of the Year Al White.
The awards were voted upon by the league’s
coaches.
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04.28.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Clips Golden Eagles' Wings In Sweep
The
Madonna softball team wrapped up the regular
season with a pair of run-rule wins over
Cornerstone on Monday at University Field. MU
took game one 8-0 in five innings and picked up
WHAC win number 20 in the night cap 12-0, also
in five innings. Jess Irwin threw a one-hitter
in game one, while Cat Sidor (pictured) extended
her hitting streak to 29 games with three hits
on the day.
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04.28.2008
| M. GOLF
Men's
Golf Ends Season At NAIA Regional
The Madonna men's golf team shot
a two-round total of 656 at the NAIA Region VIII
championship in Peru, Ind. The Crusaders missed
making the day two cut by nine shots, ending
their season. Aaron Cheesman (pictured)
shot rounds of 75 and 83 to lead MU. RESULTS TO COME |
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04.28.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Downs Rochester 5-0 In Finale
Madonna used six different
pitchers to combine for a one-hit shut out of
Rochester College by a final score of 5-0 on
Monday at Ilitch Ballpark. Zach McMillin
(pictured) had a pair of hits and a RBI in the win.
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04.28.2008
| SOFTBALL
Irwin
Picks Up Third Straight WHAC Honor
For the third straight week
and the fourth time this season, MU freshman
Jess Irwin (pictured) has been named the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Pitcher of
the Week. The honor was announced by the league
office in Grand Rapids on Monday.
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04.27.2008
| SOFTBALL
Softball Wins WHAC Title In Sweep At Concordia
The Madonna softball team
wrapped up the WHAC championship with a sweep at
Concordia. MU took game one 5-0 and completed
the sweep with a 6-0 win. Jess Irwin
(pictured) earned the win in both games,
striking out 20 along the way.
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04.26.2008
| BASEBALL
Baseball Sweeps Cards On Senior Day
The Madonna baseball team
wrapped up the WHAC season with a sweep of
visiting Concordia on Saturday at Ilitch
Ballpark. MU took game one 11-2 and then took
the night cap 12-1 in five innings. Between
games MU honored its 11 member senior class.
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04.26.2008
| W. GOLF
Women's Golf Wraps Up Season At Regional
The MU women's golf team wrapped up the 2007-08
season with a fifth place finish - its highest
regional finish ever - at the NAIA Region VIII
Championship in Kendalville, Ind. Mariel
Meyers (pictured) shot her second straight
round of 91 to place 15th overall.
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