Reflections Magazine Issue #83 - Fall 2015 | Page 8

Athletics News

saints highlights
Eight SHU Teams Honored Women’s Lacrosse
for Academic Achievements Junior Erin Kehn and sophomore Tabitha
Ferguson were each named to the AllWolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
first team. Ferguson was also named
WHAC Defensive Player of the Year for
the second straight year, while SHU
head coach Cindy Hill claimed her third
consecutive Coach of the Year honor.
Ferguson had an 8-6 record and broke
her own single-season school record
for goals-against average, finishing at
13.03. She was also chosen as honorable
mention All-National Women’s Lacrosse
League. Kehn led the team in goals (52)
and points (57). Sophomore Aliisa Mason
was honored as an All-WHAC Honorable
Mention and was also recognized on
the WHAC Champions of Character
Team. Cindy Bradford, Margaret Hern,
Sabrina Snow and Sydney VanHoose were
named to the WHAC All-Academic Team,
with VanHoose also earning Academic
Golf
All-NWLL honors and CoSIDA Academic
Women: The Saints placed fourth at the
All-America second team status. The
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Saints had their first winning season
Championships at Coyote Creek Golf Club. with an 8-6 record and reached their
Sydney Gossett was the Saints’ leading
highest-ever NWLL ranking at No. 5.
scorer with a three-round total of 259.
She tied for 13th individually. Andrea
Softball
Rumler carded a 263 to tie for 17th while
Alyssa Fausneaucht and Andrea Richards Sophomore Megan Jones was named to
the Capital One Academic All-America
each compiled a 265 and tied for 20th.
Second Team, which is chosen by CoSIDA
Rumler was also named to the Capital
One Academic All-District At-Large Team, (Collegiate Sports Information Directors
of America). Nominees for the CoSIDA
which is chosen by CoSIDA (Collegiate
Sports Information Directors of America), award must have a GPA of 3.30 or higher.
Jones is the second SHU softball player
as well as a NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
to be honored on the CoSIDA team.
Men: The Saints finished tied for fourth
Jones, senior Taylor Hayes and freshman
place at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Kelsie Abbott were each named to the
Conference Championships at Coyote
All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Creek Golf Club. Nicklaus Zanotti ended
honorable mention team. Seven Saints
with a three-round score of 229 and
were named to the Academic All-WHAC
placed 10th. Joe Forest had a 233 to
Team. That group included seniors Hayes,
tie for 13th, while Tim Combs tied for
Jessie Arnold, Mariah Boss, Morgan
16th with a 234. Five were named NAIA
Huttenlocker, Bitty Treece and Morgan
Scholar-Athletes, including juniors Combs, Warfield and junior Tiffany Jones. NAIA
Michael MacLean, Parker Ross and Collin Scholar-Athletes were Arnold, Boss,
Smith and sophomore Gage Snyder.
Huttenlocker, Treece and Warfield.
Senior Megan Higdon was selected to
the WHAC Champions of Character Team.
The Saints finished 23-21 overall, 7-11
in the conference.
A total of eight Siena Heights athletic
teams were honored as NAIA Scholar
Teams. The women’s golf team was
rated second among all NAIA athletic
programs – and first among all women’s
golf programs – with a team grade-point
average of 3.93. With a 3.56 team GPA,
the softball team was rated fifth among
NAIA softball teams. The baseball team
was seventh with a ̸