1999 Volleyball Schedule
Outlook Optimistic for Fall
By Kristopher Stanton ‘01
s hot summer days begin to fade into the chill of autumn, the action at Siena
Heights heats up. In 1998, the Saints posted a very successful fall season with a
number of key surprises.
Aldo Zid’s women’s soccer team won the WHAC title by finishing first at the end of the
regular season and postseason tournament, while earning a birth to the NAIA Great Lakes
Regional Tournament. Not to
be outdone, Zid’s men’s
squad set a school season
record for victories with
17.
Among the surprises from
last year was the Saints
volleyball team. Last fall,
the team made its first
appearance in the WHAC
postseason tournament and
advanced into the NAIA
Great Lakes Regional Tournament
under interim coach Mike Mininger. This season, Mininger will resume his former duties
as assistant behind new head coach Craig Vlietstra. Vlietstra comes to SHU after assistant
coaching at Michigan State University last year.
Following an annual tradition of sorts, the men’s cross-country team put together another
great season. The Saints tied their best ever finish with an 8th place finish at the NAIA
National Championships. The team earned the right to compete in the race by winning the
WHAC championships by one point over rival Aquinas College.
Despite losing the WHAC championship for the first time in four years, the SHU women’s
cross-country team hopes to rebound this fall with a number of key runners returning.
The Siena Heights golf team also looks to regain the success they posted earlier this decade. With a roster composed of mostly underclassmen, Al Sandifer’s linksmen’s road to
greatness will be unpaved.
Can the Saints regain the All-Sports trophy in the WHAC? With a good start from its fall
teams, SHU can look for a battle with foes Aquinas College and Tri-State University in an
effort to claim the honor that the Saints captured in 1995, ‘96 and ‘97.
9-3
at Mount Union (OH) College Tournament
TBA
9-7
Spring Arbor College*
7:00
9-10 at Olivet College Tournament
TBA
9-14 at Concordia College*
7:00
9-18 Aquinas College*
2:00
9-21 at University of Michigan-Dearborn
7:00
9-24 Manchester (IN) College
8:00
9-28 Cornerstone University*
7:00
9-30 University of Michigan-Dearborn
7:00
10-2 at Madonna University*
12:00
10-5 at Tri-State University*
7:00
10-9 at Spring Arbor College*
1:00
10-12 Conco ɑ