Join Counseling & Wellness Services as we “Chalk the Walk” to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We will write messages of hope, support, and empowerment for survivors, while promoting consent and prevention in Renaissance Parlor to display throughout campus.
This creative and inclusive event is a simple yet powerful way to stand in solidarity with survivors and spark important conversations in our community. All are welcome!
Chalk the Walk normally occurs outside with actual chalk on walkways, but due to weather concerns, we are moving it inside with creative art supplies.
We hope you will join us to help send a powerful message of support to survivors ❤
The Center for Mexican American Studies and Research at Our Lady of the Lake University is developing a new initiative, the Learner Responsive Leadership Academy, to create a student centered, and community engaged approach to leadership. Through a week-long academy for 25-30 participants Summer 2025, the Learner Responsive Leadership Academy (LRLA) will help administrative leaders and teams learn how to address the needs of a growing variety of student populations in Texas. During the LRLA, administrators in K-12 and higher education will develop strategies and leadership competencies that contribute to implementing, scaling, and sustaining school systemic change and transformative initiatives by promoting student centered learning practices. The intended goal of the program is to train school leaders in inclusive pedagogy that permits analysis, evaluation, and administration of their campuses through a learner responsive lens. The proposed program will enhance academic and support services to the increasingly unique needs of diverse Texas students.
Know Your Candidates | San Antonio Election – May 4
Charla con Chávez presents a two-part Mayoral Forum special edition featuring conversations with candidates running in San Antonio’s upcoming election.
Hear directly from the voices on the ballot as they discuss their vision, priorities, and plans for the future of our city. Whether you’re a first-time voter or a longtime resident, these episodes are your chance to be informed before you head to the polls.
The Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) Spirit squad will return home to San Antonio with a new piece of hardware as the Saints captured the 2025 National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) NAIA Game Day Division National Championship this week.
“To be crowned the first-ever NCA NAIA National Champion in the Game Day Division is a monumental and historic achievement,” said head spirit coach, Crystal Brock. “We now stand as the second university in San Antonio to ever earn an NCA Championship, the only campus in the city to win in the Game Day Division, and the first NAIA program in the nation to claim this title. Just last year, we competed in the Open Game Day Division against DII, DIII, and JUCO teams. To now be recognized with our own division speaks volumes—not just about our ability to win, but about our courage to lead and stand tall as pioneers.”
The Saints earned the top spot in the prelims, after turning in a score of 83.5/100 after a two point deduction. In the finals, OLLU turned in a much cleaner routine, having just .25 deducted and earning a final score of 83.433 to earn their first-ever National Championship.
“There are countless lessons from this journey, but the greatest have been to be courageous, fearless, true to ourselves, and to thrive in the authenticity of the unknown,” continued Brock. “We have been the underdogs since our program began in 2021—starting from the ground up, working tirelessly to catch up to programs that have been established for years. Every late night, every fall, every tear, every frustration—those moments now live in the past, seen only through the lens of our victory.”
Coach Brock went on to say:
I want to extend my deepest gratitude to our incredible assistant coaches—Joe Gonzalez, Sean Flores, Nick Aguon—and our graduate assistant, Madicela Perez. Your dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment to our team and our mission have been instrumental in this journey. We truly could not have achieved this without your time, effort, and belief in what we’re building.
To our administration—thank you for all you do for our student-athletes. We see and value the work you do behind the scenes to keep this program running strong, and we are deeply grateful for your continued support.
A special thank you to Haley Holzem (Assistant AD), Madicela Perez (former dancer, now GA), and Madison Smith (senior)—the last remaining travelers from our NCA/NDA debut in 2021. You’ve been here from the very start, and to stand beside you now as national champions is nothing short of a dream come true. Thank you for believing in me from day one and for truly Living the Legacy. What a ride it’s been.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the OLLU Saints, fans can visit ollusaintsathletics.com. Fans can also stay up to date on the latest Saints news by following @ollusaintsathletics on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
The Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) baseball team got a dominant start from left-hander Domenic Martinez on Tuesday night as the Saints took down the No. 15-ranked Houston-Victoria Jaguars in their final non-conference game of the season. Martinez tossed six innings, allowing just one hit while striking out eight.
Martinez got things going early as he recorded three strikeouts in the top of the first inning. The OLLU offense struck in the bottom of the first to give Martinez the early 1-0 lead after a passed ball allowed Carlos Gusman to score.
The only blemish in the box score for Martinez came in the top of the second after he issued a leadoff walk that later came around to score on a sacrifice fly to even the game at one.
Isaac Davila reached in the third on a one-out single to left field. Davila would advance to second on a failed pickoff attempt, putting him in scoring position with Gusman coming to the plate. With two outs, Gusman shot a ball through the right side, scoring Davila to give the Saints the lead back. The Jaguars had a chance to get out of the inning and limit damage but a dropped foul ball allowed Jack Kalisky to see another pitch. Kalisky reached on a single to the shortstop, putting runners at first and second with two away. Gavin Machado sent a ball down the right field line that went for a triple, allowing Gusman and Kalisky to score, extending the OLLU lead to 4-1.
OLLU struck again in the fifth after they loaded the bases with one out, forcing UHV to make their first pitching change of the night. After an OLLU strikeout, Christian Martinez brought Drew Saucedo home with a single to third base, making it a 5-1 contest through five innings.
In the sixth, both lineups were retired in order and that would be the end of the night for Martinez. The lefty gave way to Hector Rogerio III in the seventh and Rogerio III retired his first two batters before allowing his first baserunner. With a runner on first, Rogerio III induced a flyout to centerfield to end the inning.
Gusman reached base for the third time in the seventh with his third single of the night. Gusman would come around to score his third run of the game after Machado collected his second triple of the game. Benjamyn Hovda came on to run for Machado and scored on a UHV error, the Saints’ seventh run of the game. Christian Martinez, who reached on the error came around to score when Joshua Milton came onto to pinch hit and drove a ball into right field to make it 8-1 in favor of the Saints.
Tyler Pauly came on in the ninth to close out the game for OLLU and the righty closed the door, securing the 8-1 victory for the Saints.
Kalisky and Machado each finished the night with two hits. Machado led the way for the Saints with three RBI.
OLLU will play their final home series of the season this week as they host Jarvis Christian on Thursday and Friday.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the OLLU Saints, fans can visit ollusaintsathletics.com. Fans can also stay up to date on the latest Saints news by following @ollusaintsathletics on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Finals are around the corner, and OLLU is here to help you finish strong! Join us on Wednesday, April 23 from 6–9 p.m. for a powerful combo event—StudyCon + Get it Done—on the first floor of Sueltenfuss Library.
The No. 10 ranked Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) softball team welcomed two top-25 programs to San Antonio this weekend in No. 6 LSU Aleandria and Texas A&M Texarkana who is tied for 23rd in the latest NAIA Coaches’ Poll. The Saints came away with three wins on the weekend, dropping a game to LSUA on Friday.
The Saints move to 39-7 overall and 25-1 in Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) action. The loss to LSUA was the first regular season RRAC loss for the Saints since the 2022 season.
In the opener against the Generals, the Saints’ starting pitcher Ava Hernandez was as impressive as she has been all season. The sophomore held a dangerous lineup to just two hits while striking out eight.
The bottom of the second inning presented a scoring opportunity for the Saints as Caitlin Terrazas reached on a one-out single. Hernandez reached on an error and the bases became loaded with Saints after Kristee Salas singled. The LSUA defense escaped the jam, holding OLLU scoreless in the inning.
The Generals threatened in the top of the fourth inning, putting two runners on base but Hernandez left them there and sent the game to the bottom half of the fourth, still tied 0-0. Just as Terrazas did in the second, she led the inning off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Hernandez. Ayanna Trejo came onto run for Terrazas and eventually stole third. Kayla Rogers came to the plate and delivered the games first run with a single through the left side to score Trejo.
Salas added another run to the Saints tally in the sixth with her eighth homerun of the season.
Hernandez retired the Generals in order in the seventh, giving them their first RRAC loss of the season.
Terrazas and Salas each finished the game with two hits.
The Saints offense came out swinging in the bottom of the first of game two, taking an early 3-0 lead on RBI singles from Grace Ross and Alyssa Flores. Hernandez added the Saints’ final run of the inning when she grounded out to third, scoring Ross.
A two-run homerun by the Generals in the second inning made it a one-run game. LSUA blew things open in the third, plating five runs on four hits to take a 7-3 advantage over the Saints. The fifth inning saw the Generals add three more runs to the scoreboard via a three-run blast, making it 10-3.
OLLU added one in the sixth inning to make it 10-4 but that is as close as they would get to the Generals.
On Saturday, the Saints looked to bounce back against the Texas A&M Texarkana Eagles, another top-25 RRAC opponent.
Hernandez was back in the circle for the Saints and she made her presence felt immediately, striking out two of the first three batters she faced to open the game. The Alice, Texas native helped her own cause in the bottom of the first as she ripped a double off the centerfield wall to score Yezenia Perez and Lilly Rocha.
In the top of the second, Hernandez added three strikeouts to make it five over two innings of work.
Ross singled in the third and gave way to pinch runner, Emilia Salinas. After Salinas stole second, Terrazas plated her with a double to centerfield to extend the OLLU lead to 3-0.
The Eagles added two runs in the fourth to make it a one run game.
Lesia Escamilla led off the Saints’ half of the fourth with a single to left field. Trejo came on to pinch run and moved herself into scoring position with a stolen base. After a sacrifice bunt from Salas, a sacrifice from Rogers scored Trejo to give the Saints a 4-2 lead.
Rocha launched her ninth homerun of the season, a two-run shot, giving OLLU a 6-2 advantage over the Eagles. Later in the inning, Ross plated Rogers to extend the lead to 7-2.
Hernandez ended the game just as she began it, striking out two of three batters in the inning to slam the door on the Eagles.
In the Saints’ final game of the weekend, Annika Litterio struck out six of the first seven batters she faced. It wasn’t until the fourth frame that the Eagles would get to Litterio. A two-out RBI double from TAMUT broke the scoreless tie, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
Flores reached in the bottom of the fourth with a leadoff single down the right field line. Reanna Aguirre came on to run for Flores and moved up on a single by Escamilla. Salas reached on a fielders choice to put runners at first and third. Salas later stole second, putting runners at second and third with Rogers coming to the plate. Rogers delivered once again when the Saints needed it most, roping a double into centerfield to score Salas and Aguirre to put OLLU on top.
With two outs in the sixth, Rocha drew a walk, giving Caitlin Casas an opportunity to add to the OLLU lead. Casas answered the call with a double to right field, scoring Rocha from first base to add an insurance run for the Saints.
Hernandez, who came on for Litterio in the sixth, earned her first save of the season as sat the Eagles down in order to end the game. Litterio finished with 12 strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work.
OLLU will close out the regular season on Saturday, April 19 as they host Texas A&M San Antonio at the OLLU Softball Field. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the OLLU Saints, fans can visit ollusaintsathletics.com. Fans can also stay up to date on the latest Saints news by following @ollusaintsathletics on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Lavender Graduation is right around the corner. See the event details below—a formal invitation will follow.
Event Details:
When: Wednesday, May 7th
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Saint Anne’s Courtyard
What is Lavender Graduation? Lavender Graduation aims to support LGBTQ+ students. Dr. Ronni Sanlo founded it, inspired by her exclusion from her children’s graduation due to her sexuality. More information can be found at https://www.hrc.org/resources/lavender-graduation.
