Men’s Basketball

Last week, the Saints split their two games, falling to Madonna and beating Marygrove. Wednesday night the Saints traveled to Livonia to battle the Madonna Crusaders. Being down 10 at the end of the first half, in part due to shooting under 30 percent while allowing Madonna to shoot 40 percent made for an uphill battle in the second. Tyler Leighton kept the Saints in it as well as his shooting streak by pouring in 18 second half points while the team shot over 55 percent from the field. Even with their shooting however, the Saints were unable to recover falling 76-65.

Saturday, the Saints hosted Marygrove. Running on all cylinders, the Saints held a 21-point lead midway through the first half before ending the half giving up a 16-4 run to the Mustangs. The Saints held a 45-32 lead at halftime and continued their dominance into the second stanza. The Saints as a team racked up 29 assists and shot 50 percent from the field. The Saints were led by Jerrell Martin’s double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, along with George Goodman and Christian Coville with 16 and 15 points respectively. The Saints also piled in 44 bench points as they went on to win 104-73. The Saints next take on Cornerstone Wednesday on the road.

Women’s Basketball

The Saints split their two games this past week taking on 25th-ranked Madonna and Marygrove. Wednesday night the Saints went against Madonna in a battle of ranked oddities. Although the Saints trailed 35-29 at the end of the first half, they opened the second with an 11-point run to climb ahead of the Crusaders. The Crusaders answered with a 13-0 run however, retaking the lead and keeping it for good. The Saints shot just 37 percent from the field,  21 percent from behind the arc, contributing to their offensive struggles. Sierra Calhoun led the Saints with 21 points while Makenzie Tomasik had a double double of 11 points and 10 boards.

Saturday night, the Saints took on Marygrove at home. The Saints opened up with an 11-0 run and had another stretch later in the first half which ended in a 28-6 riot. The Saints took a 51-21 halftime lead, shooting 56 percent from the field in the first half and out rebounding Marygrove 62-40. The second half, the Saints continued their dominance, outscoring Marygrove by 15 points and going away with a 89-44 win. The Saints next take on Cornerstone Wednesday night.

Men’s Track

The Saints traveled to Hillsdale this past weekend to compete in the Hillsdale Wide Track Open. Richard DePalma had the lone auto for the Saints with a height of 16’ 6 ¾” in Pole vault. The Saints Distance Medley of Dominic Muessig, Joshua Miles, Matthew Robinet, and Samuel Parlette placed 3rd with a time of 10.25.98. Ej Daffin, Gerald Richardson, and Tre’ Goynes all tied for second in High jump, clearing 6’7”. The Saints next travel Friday for the Grand Valley State Big Meet.

Women’s Track

The Saints participated in the Hillsdale Wide Track Open and recorded eight NAIA auto qualifiers. Rebecca Cousineau recorded a new auto in the Weight throw at 55’ 4 ¼” , beating her best this season by nearly two feet. The 4×4 team also set an auto with a time of 4:01.84. Phoenix Johnson and Marissa Johnson  placed 1-2 in High jump clearing 5’7 ¼” and 5’6 ½” respectively. The Saints next travel to the Grand Valley State Big Meet this weekend.

Phoenix Duncan: (High jump) 5’7 ¼” (1st)

Marissa Johnson: (High jump) 5’6 ½” (2nd)

Rebecca Cousineau: (Weight throw) 55’ 4 ¼” (4th)

Mariah Ridal, Jalesia Johnson, Arika Knannlein, Brianna Pekel: 4×4 4:01.84 (6th)

Tasha McKinley: (Pole vault) 12’3 ½” (2nd)

Sheila McKinley: (Pole vault) 11’9 ¾” (7th)

Stephanie Marquardt: (60 hurdles) 9.03

Kasey Renshaw: (Shot put) 43’ 4 ½” (6th)

Arika Knannlein: (800) 2:19.62

Elaine Johnson: (5,000) 19:13.31 (2nd)

Elaine Johnson: (3,000) 10:58.24 (3rd)

Ashley Russo: (800) 2:22.57 (1st)

Sarah Subject, Lauren McMahon, Hannah Schellenbarger, Lindsay Larsen: (4×8) 10:15.47 (1st)

Dance

Last weekend, the Saints dance team competed and took first place in the All-Saints Duel. And a head to head with Aquinas College, the Saints bested Aquinas in the event with a score of 107.1. Aquinas came away with a score of 93.9. Next, the Saints will compete in the Aquinas Saints Showdown this Sunday.

Cheer

The Saints participated in the 2nd Annual Siena Heights Cheer and Dance Spectacular. With two weeks before the Regional event, the Saints are continuing to round into form and nail each performance. With a few minor setbacks on stunts this past weekend, the Saints took 4th place as the University of Saint Francis took 1st. The Saints next gear up for the Aquinas Saints Showdown this weekend.

Men’s Bowling

The Saints made some noise last weekend during the WHAC Championships. The 7th seed Saints upset two-seed Northwestern Ohio to start off the day, sweeping them in straight games 179-158, 168-141, and 221-171. Following it up was difficult however, as the Saints met third-seed Davenport and lost in straight games in game two. In the third game of the day, the Saints met with  five-seed Indiana Tech Warriors. After winning the first set 168-166, the Saints lost the next three to end the tournament with a record of 1-2. The Saints finished fifth out of the seven seeded teams.

The Saints also announced the three members of the team who received Academic All-WHAC honors. Bowlers were: senior Trevor Goodfriend, junior Aaron Dear, and junior Kenneth DeGraaf.

Women’s Bowling

The Saints split their four games at the WHAC Championships by opening with an upset of second-seed Northwestern Ohio. Taking them to four, the Saints won sets one, two, and four. After allowing Lawrence tech to take sets two and three from them in match two, the Saints took set four before falling short in the final set to LTU 223-198, putting them in the loser’s bracket. In their first elimination game against fifth-seed Indiana Tech, the Saints split the first two sets, taking set one 189-188 and losing set two 200-158. The Saints then turned around and won the next two sets to close out Indiana Tech 4-1.In a rematch against Northwestern Ohio in the final game, the Saints were beat in straight sets 191-141, 200-142,  and 182-136. the Saints finished 4th out of the seven teams participating.