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Women’s Lacrosse Starts in 2011
Siena Heights will begin a
women’s lacrosse program
in 2011 and named Cindy
Hill as its first coach. SHU
Athletic Director Fred Smith
said the decision to add
women’s lacrosse completes
a commitment that began with men’s lacrosse,
which SHU added two years ago and played
its first games last spring. Hill, who brings a
wealth of experience as the girls varsity lacrosse
coach at nearby Tecumseh High School, began
her new duties with the Saints Sept. 1. Siena
Heights plans to begin its program in the spring
2011 and will look to compete in the Women’s
Collegiate Lacrosse League, a club league
featuring more than 40 institutions from New
York to Wisconsin.
Men’s Lacrosse Joins CCLA
The Siena Heights men’s
lacrosse program was
recently admitted into the
Central Collegiate Lacrosse
Association beginning in
the spring of 2011. According to SHU Athletic
Director Fred Smith, the CCLA is part of the
larger Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association
that oversees 10 Division 1 and Division 2 conferences made up of more than 220 colleges
and universities throughout the U.S. Siena
Heights was admitted into a Division 2 grouping that includes Michigan schools Aquinas,
Calvin, Ferris State and Grand Valley State.
There are three additional five-team groupings
that comprise the 20 Division 2 teams in the
CCLA. Eight teams qualify for postseason playoffs, with the winner of Division 2 advancing
to the MCLA national championships.
First Football Recruit
Signs Letter of Intent
Kick returner/receiver Derek West from Detroit
Renaissance High School recently signed a letter
of intent to become the football program’s first
recruit. In high school, he accumulated more
than 500 yards of total offense (300 receiving,
200 rushing) in his senior season.
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Reflections Winter ’11
Special Ceremony Kicks-off Stadium Construction
Siena Heights University broke ground on a
multimillion dollar outdoor performance stadium during a special ceremony on July 13
near the proposed site. With shovels in hand,
SHU President Sister Peg Albert, OP, PhD, along
with members of SHU’s administration and
other special guests conducted the ceremonial
groundbreaking for the facility that will serve
as a home field for several Saints athletic programs, including soccer, lacrosse, track and field
and newly announced football. The stadium
site will be located on the current baseball
field. Construction started in September, and
a targeted completion date is the fall of 2011.
To view a live webcam of the new stadium
construction site, go to www.shusaints.com.
President Albert announced the playing field
will be named Dr. Mike and Lynne Dawson Field
after the longtime SHU benefactors. Mike is a
current member of the SHU Board of Trustees
while his late wife, Lynne, was a longtime SHU
supporter until her passing in 2009. Also, thanks
to a generous donation from benefactor Mary
Spencer, President Peg Albert announced the
stadium would be named O’Laughlin Stadium
after 1958 Siena Heights graduate and Adria