Men’s Basketball

This past week, your men’s Saints basketball team split two games between Lawrence Tech and Northern Ohio. On Saturday, they traveled to Southfield, MI to take on Lawrence Tech, where they traded halves in point totals, but thanks to a push in the 1st half, they never found themselves trailing. Shooting 60% from deep and dominating the points in the paint, your saints pulled out a 62-55 win on Wednesday night behind double-digit scoring from Jerrell Martin, Eric Cogan, and Stone Beckwith with 16, 14, and 14 points.

On Saturday night, the men took on Northwestern Ohio at home. Trailing by nine after the first half, the Saints fought back, only to lose the 2nd half scoring total by a five-point margin, giving way to a 78-64 loss. The Saints struggled throughout the game in crucial facets, shooting under 40% from the field and less than 25% from deep. Jerrell Martin and Eric Cogan continued their streaky shooting, leading the team in scoring for the 2nd game in a row with 14 and 20. The Saints, standing at 8-12, take on conference foe, Davenport, Wednesday night in the Fieldhouse.

Women’s Basketball

Your women Saints had a dominating week, winning both games by huge margins while pushing to championship form. First, the Saints took on Lawrence Tech last Wednesday night. Winning the first half and second halves 38-26 and 33-24, the women Saints controlled the tempo of the game and got what they wanted when they won, amassing a total of 32 points in the paint compared to 18 from LT. Shooting over 53% for the game while winning the rebound battle by nine, the Saints got great contributions from their frontcourt of Sierra Calhoun (14), Mackenzie Tomasik (13), and Jessie Arnold (12). The Saints went on to win by a score of 71-50.

Saturday night was much of the same for the Saints from their game plan of simply dominating.Taking over and winning the first half 48-27 set the framework for their outstanding performance. Led by Sierra Calhoun (18 points) and Alexxis Knannlein (14 points/ 11 rebounds), the Saints rolled and kept their winning ways second nature. Lauren Wirth contributed 11 points, while Mackenzie Tomasik grabbed 10 boards to write a 78-54 blowout of visiting UNOH. Your #17-ranked women Saints prepare to take on conference foe and 2nd-ranked, Davenport, on Wednesday night in a game of titans and potential seeding.

Men’s Volleyball

The era of head coach, Michael McCarthy, started in stunning fashion. The newly-minted head coach let his team open up against visiting Cincinnati Christian Monday afternoon and showed glimpses of how good this year’s team can become if they stay on the upswing. The Saints won in four sets on Monday, showing stretches of complete dominance in every aspect of the game. Led by Gilius Blinstrubas with 18 kills, the high-flying Saints spent much of their time above the net, both attacking serves and sending back attempted kills by the tall trees from Cincinnati Christian. Max Field and Lance Blough added nine kills to the total as well, while Zak Krug made some exciting moves with 16 digs on the day. True freshman, Tyler Hubbard-Neil, brought some electricity into the Fieldhouse with his high motor and his four service aces, which was a game and team-high.

This Saturday’s game looks to be a thriller as visiting conference rival, Robert Morris, travels to Fred Smith court to take on your men Saints. Unranked Robert Morris is coming off an impressive win against the 6th-ranked St. Ambrose Bees and comes in with an undefeated record to start the season.

Men’s Track

The men’s team competed in this past Friday’s Aquinas Quad meet in Grand Rapids, MI and took 2nd-place in team scoring. Taking four event wins, the Saints were led by Richard DePalma, EJ Daffin, Samuel Parlette, and Dominic Muessig. Joining the team in auto qualifying was Nick Goyette, who took 2nd behind DePalma in Pole Vault.

Richard DePalma: (Pole vault) 16’ 6 ¾”

Nick Goyette: (Pole vault) 15’ 7” (2nd)

Dominic Muessig: (800) 1:54.82

Samuel Parlette: (1,000 meter) 2:37.17

Samuel Parlette: (1600) 4:21.52 (2nd)

Gerald Richardson: (High jump) 6’7” (2nd)

EJ Daffin: (High jump) 6’7” (3rd)

EJ Daffin: (Triple jump) 44’ ¾”

Camilo Zuluaga: (Triple jump) 43’ 10 ¾” (2nd)

Juarrezz Smith: (Triple jump) 41’ 1 ¾” (3rd)

Men’s & Women’s Bowling

No results available for either team this past week as no competitions were scheduled.

Women’s Cheer and Dance Teams

Who’s ready to get down? Your women Saints cheer and dance teams are getting prepared to host the NAIA East Regional for the 2nd straight year at the SHU Fieldhouse. The dance team won the East Regional last year, while the cheer team took runner-up. With both teams making it to Nationals in Oklahoma City last year, the expectations are high and both teams are looking to improve and leave an even bigger mark than last year.