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EXCELLING ON AND
OFF THE FIELD
Mustang Sports Winter/Spring 2019 Recap
The Stevenson Mustangs had a phenomenal spring, with five sophomores Ritchie Case and Dereck Davis for the men and
teams capturing their respective conference championships. junior Kimberly Hammond for the women—qualified for NCAA
The men’s tennis team won the MAC Commonwealth nationals.
championship for the first time in program history by besting Men’s volleyball won a program-record 30 matches and
Messiah 5-1, and then posted a 5-0 win over Clarks Summit in ranked as high as No. 3 in the country while capturing a share
its NCAA debut. Evan Clifton was selected as Coach of the Year. of the MAC regular season title. Landon Shorts, senior Business
Both golf teams captured their respective conference Administration major, became the all-time leader across all NCAA
championships. The Mustang women won their first MAC title divisions in career service aces (see page 11). The Mustangs were
since 2016 and third overall, defeating second-place Alvernia edged 3-2 in the conference championship match and based on
by 19 strokes. Junior Julia Kline and freshman Amanda Perez other results around the country, missed out on a second straight
tied for the top spot, with Kline winning conference Player of trip to the NCAAs.
the Year honors in a playoff. The Mustang men edged Lebanon The women’s tennis team qualified for conference tournament
Valley by one stroke in a nail-biting finish to win their fourth play for the first time since 2013, posting an overall record of 8-7
straight MAC Commonwealth crown. and a 4-2 MAC Commonwealth record.
In lacrosse, the Mustang men overcame a slow start to win Men’s basketball pulled out to a 7-1 start and qualified for
their seventh consecutive MAC Commonwealth title with a the MAC Commonwealth Championship for the first time since
convincing 23-4 win against Lycoming, then rallied for a 12-9 2016. Both the Mustang men and women’s basketball teams
win against Franklin & Marshall in their NCAA opener. They qualified for the ECAC Championship, with the women making
made it to the third round of the NCAA tourney, falling to their sixth straight postseason trip, while the men were in it for
Tufts. The Mustang women won their first conference regular the first time since 2015.
season title since 2013, going 8-0 with a group comprised John Stuhltrager was named the MAC Coach of the Year in
mostly of freshmen. They won 12 in a row before being stopped women’s swimming for the second time in three seasons after
in the MAC Commonwealth championship game by Lebanon guiding the Mustangs to a sixth-place finish.
Valley.
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Baseball and both the men and women’s ice hockey teams were
The men’s track and field program captured both the MAC in contention for conference playoff spots until the final weekend
indoor and outdoor championships for the second straight of regular season play. In women’s ice hockey, Kellen Wittman
season. Dave Berdan was named Coach of the Year in both ’20M was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, while
seasons, and during the indoor season, three student-athletes— freshman Nikki Kendrick earned Rookie of the Year accolades.
VENTURES/SUMMER 2019