Reflections Magazine Issue #74 - Spring 2011 | Page 10

Athletics News

saints highlights
Women’s Volleyball

the Saints and advance to the NAIA national
tournament. The Saints (11-6-4) did claim the
Senior Brianna Chrenko
regular season conference co-championship,
(left) and juniors Nikki
however. Haley and Lindsey Mancini, Carla
Hughes and Kaitlin Ludwig
Cutino, Mikaela Malaczewski, Julie McCarthy,
were each named NAIA
Ashley Poirier and Bridgette Scott played their
Scholar-Athletes, the NAIA
final game for the Saints after compiling a
equivalent of academic
48-21-12 record and two conference champiall-Americans. It was the
onships over their four-year careers. Haley and
second straight year Chrenko was honored, and
Lindsey Mancini, senior twin
the first time for Hughes and Ludwig. To be elisisters, were each named to
gible for the award, a student-athlete must be
the All-Wolverine-Hoosier
a junior or senior academically and maintain a
Athletic Conference first
3.5 cumulative GPA or higher. The Saints also
team. Haley (left) behad four players earn spots on the Wolverinecame the third SHU player
Hoosier Athletic Conference All-Academic
to earn three consecutive
Team: Chrenko, Nikki Hughes, Lauren Kurtz
first team honors by the WHAC, was also named
and Ludwig. Abby Norris was named the team’s
the Goalkeeper of the Year. Lindsey, a defender,
Champions of Character representative. The
earned her second straight first team honor.
Saints finished 5-25 on the season.
Haley Mancini was also selected as a third team
Men’s Soccer
NAIA All-American. The goalkeeper becomes
the sixth player in program history to earn
The Saints (10-8-1) ended
All-American honors. She is the school record
their season with a 4-1
holder in wins (47) and saves (371) and was an
loss to host and top seed
honorable mention honoree the two previous
Aquinas in the semifinals
years. Lindsey and junior Katelyn Hawarny were
of the Wolverine-Hoosier
each named honorable mention All-Americans,
Athletic Conference touranchoring a defense that allowed just 15 goals
nament. The 10-win season
the entire season. Hawarny and Alessia Vagnini
is the program’s first since 2005. Senior Doug
were the other two Saints named first team allDawson (above) was named to the Wolverineconference. Earning a spot on the second team
Hoosier Athletic Conference first team. The
was Mackenzy Hickner, while Hannah Ulrich
defenseman scored four goals for the Saints
was tabbed to the honorable mention squad.
this season. Joe Deneweth and Lindon Ivezick
Cutino was selected the Champions of Character
were each honored on the second team, while
representative, while Malaczewski earned a
John Faraj and Josh Pascarella were each named
spot on the conference all-academic team.
to the honorable mention squad. Faraj was
chosen as the team’s Champions of Character
Cross Country
represent-ative, while Dawson, Faraj, Darrell
Men: The Saints dominated
Gudenau and George Suidan each earned a spot
sixth-ranked Aquinas on
on the conference all-academic team. Dawson
its home course to win the
and Gudenau were each named NAIA ScholarWolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Athletes, the NAIA equivalent of academic
Conference title. It was
all-Americans. To be eligible for the award,
SHU’s first conference title
a student-athlete must be a junior or senior
since 2001. Jesiah Rodriguez
academically and maintain a 3.5 cumulative
(above) led three Saints in the top seven, runGPA or higher.
ning to a second-place finish. Justin Bateson
Women’s Soccer
was fourth and David Weeks seventh. All th