The NAIA announced the 2017-2018 Division I Women’s and Men’s Basketball All-America Teams on Thursday. Quintianna LeShore was named to the First Team, while Courtney Julien received Third-Team recognition.
All of the selections are made by the All-America Committee and comprises a First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention Team. There are 10 members on each of the first three All-America teams.
The OLLU 2018 Fiesta® Medal will be unveiled Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Mall Area. This marks the 10th year that OLLU has produced a Fiesta® Medal.
The unveiling will be in conjunction with OLLU’s celebration of the Big Give, San Antonio’s 24-hour day of giving. Student groups will have booths set up to sell food and the band Grupo Vida/The Electric Cowboys will be on hand to provide music.
All of the OLLU Fiesta® medals have been designed in-house by OLLU Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications and Brand Manager, Cathy Maule. Her 2014 design won first place in the Education category of the first-ever San Antonio Express-News Fiesta Medal Contest.
This year’s medal has been sponsored by Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union. This is the third year that RBFCU has sponsored OLLU’s medal.
OLLU will be conducting an emergency preparedness this week. Drills are designed to help the community know how to respond in the event of an emergency.
Communications will indicate that a drill is occurring. However, everyone is asked to follow the directions provided in order to practice proper procedures for an actual emergency. In addition, everyone should refer to the safety fliers posted in each classroom. These provide information on a variety of emergency situations.
The OLLU ITS department has launched a new service to provide students, faculty and staff with a more flexible and secure method of managing OLLU passwords. The “Self-Service Password Reset” (SSPR) allows seamless password resets via OLLU computers, home computers and mobile devices. It also provides robust security to help ensure that only verified users can reset their passwords.
To register for SSPR, users will need to provide a non-OLLU email address and phone number that can be used to verify their identity. Registration is quick and easy and can be performed by any current student, staff or faculty member.
For more information on the registration process, visit the ITS News and Information site at https://ollusa.sharepoint.com/sites/ITSNewsandInformation/SitePages/Register-for-Self-Service-Password-Reset.aspx.
San Antonio Sports has teamed up with the local universities to offer free admission for students to the Final Four Fan Fest on Friday, March 30, and 50 percent off March 31-April 2.
The Fan Fest will feature interactive games, special celebrity and athlete appearances, autograph signings and more.
To receive the discount, students must show a valid OLLU ID.
For more information, visit https://www.ncaa.com/final-four/fan-fest/overview.
The Staff Advisory Council’s award selection committee is currently seeking nominations for the annual staff awards. Employees are encouraged to nominate a coworker who goes above and beyond in their service to the OLLU community.
One recipient will be selected for each award. Click on the award name below to view the nomination form and criteria.
Click here to view the awards program overview.
Anyone can nominate a colleague.Questions can be emailed to sac@ollusa.edu.
Completed nomination forms should be emailed to sac@ollusa.edu by Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Awards will be presented during the faculty and staff dinner in April.
OLLU men’s basketball ended its season after falling 76-89 to William Penn University in the quarterfinals round of the 81st Annual NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship Saturday evening in Kansas City.
Head Coach Michael Poindexter commented, “Getting to the quarterfinals [round of eight] is an amazing accomplishment for this program, and I’m proud of these young men, especially the five seniors, because for three of them, this time last year, they were sitting at home watching the nationals instead of playing in them. They have set the bar for the returners and the future Saints going forward. William Penn is an amazing team. They are the No. 1 seed for a reason and it showed tonight. They can score in many different ways and they are a great rebounding team. We could never get control of the game even when we came back and tied it at 50. They won all the 50/50 balls, so it just didn’t bounce our way tonight. We have to take this game and the feeling of defeat and use it as fuel to get back here next year to finish the job.”
The Saints concluded the 2017-2018 season with a record of 23-12. Read full story here.
The OLLU Saints baseball team swept its first series of the season against Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) opponent Huston-Tillotson University (HTU), 13-5, 4-0 and 4-1. The Saints move to 14-17 overall and 6-3 in conference, while HTU is now 4-20 and 1-8 in conference. The Saints will host Texas A&M University – Texarkana in a three-game RRAC series on March 23-24. The Eagles are the NAIA’s No. 21 ranked team. On Friday, the Saints play at 6 p.m. and the doubleheader on Saturday begins at 1 p.m. Read full story here.
The OLLU softball team won one of three games against LSU-Alexandria (LSUA) over spring break, 2-9, 4-1 and 1-2. The Saints move to 11-3 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 14-6 overall, while LSUA moves to 11-7 overall and 4-1 in conference. The Saints received 80 votes in the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 1 that was released March 13. It was the most votes the Saints have received since April 21, 2015, when they received 88 votes. The Saints have never been ranked in the Top 25 of the poll. The Generals started the season ranked 20th in the Poll but have since dropped out and received no votes in the latest poll. In addition, the Saints have been elevated to the top of the conference poll ahead of LSUA, Huston-Tillotson University, the University of Houston-Victoria, Langston University, Texas A&M University – Texarkana, the University of the Southwest, Jarvis Christian College and Texas College. The Saints play the third game against Huston-Tillotson University that was postponed earlier in the season on March 27 in Austin. They return home to host Jarvis Christian College March 29-30 in a Red River Athletic Conference three-game series. Read full story here.
The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women’s basketball team got off to a slow start yet kept the game close throughout, but lost in overtime to Loyola University New Orleans (LUNO) 89-86. The Saints end their season with an overall 23-10 record, while the Wolf Pack (26-5) advances to the round of 16 in the 2018 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships presented by Wells Fargo.
Head Coach Christopher Minner commented, “We had a disappointing start, and that really hurt us. We missed four free throws at the end. We make one, and we win. We got a good stop, and then didn’t block out. It was a good game to watch, but we should have won. When we get out-rebounded by 17 and miss free throws and layups, we don’t win at the national tournament.” Read full story here.
