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OLLU volleyball sneaks by Southwest in three sets

Gloriana Villarreal hits the ball over the net against Southwest last Friday.

The volleyball team returned to Mabee Gym on Friday after 10 straight matches on the road, and the Saints did not disappoint the home crowed as they won against the University of the Southwest, 3-0 (25-19,25-22,25-18 ). The win improves the Saints record to 8-5 overall and 3-1 in the Red River Athletic Conference, while the Mustangs move to 6-7 overall and 2-2 in the RRAC. The Saints will return to Mabee Gym on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m., to host the University of Texas at Brownsville. The Saints have faced Brownsville 13 times since 2007, and OLLU has won just one of the matches back in November of 2008 by the score of 3-1. The Ocelots. which have won the NAIA championship tournament several times, have overpowered the Saints 3-0 11 times and once beat the Saints 3-2. They are currently 4-0 in the conference and 12-0 overall. Read more online.

Women’s soccer defeats SAGU and No. 12-ranked Oklahoma City over the weekend

Stephania Vazquez scored a goal for the Saints.

The women’s soccer team gathered a couple of nonconference wins over the weekend. One was against former Red River Athletic Conference member Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) – the Saints won 1-0 on Friday evening. The second game was against No. 12-ranked Oklahoma City University (OCU) by the score of 2-1 on Saturday evening. The wins improve the Saints’ record to 7-1-1 overall as they enter their conference schedule this week against the University of the Southwest on Thursday. SAGU – a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference – drops to 1-5, and OCU, also a member of the Sooner, drops to 4-3. Read more online.

Cross-country teams compete in 4th Annual Ram Rumble in Fort Worth

The Saints women came in third place out of five teams.

After the cross-country team’s meet in New Summerfield, Texas, was cancelled due to weather conditions, the Saints took a traveling detour to Fort Worth, Texas, to participate in the Fourth Annual Ram Rumble at Texas Wesleyan University on Saturday. Fellow Red River Athletic Conference members the University of Texas at Brownsville and Langston University were also participating in the meet, so, according to Head Coach Stephen Sherman, “It was important for us to square off with them.” On the women’s side, OLLU, UTB and Langston represent the top three conference teams. Read more online.

Men’s soccer suffers first loss of season over the weekend

Giovanni Sierra scored a goal for the Saints.

The men’s soccer team won one and lost one on the road this past weekend. On Friday, the Saints triumphed over former Red River Athletic Conference member Southwestern Assemblies of God University 3-1. On Saturday, OLLU suffered its first loss of the season to Oklahoma City University by the score of 5-2. The Saints are now 6-1 overall, while SAGU drops to 3-4 and OCU improves to 3-3. Both SAGU and OCU are members of the Sooner Athletic Conference in the NAIA. Read more online.

OLLU’s Alexandra Wilborn named conference ‘Libero of the Week’

Alexandra Wilborn is the first Saint to be named Libero of the Week since 2010.

Alexandra Wilborn was named Red River Athletic Conference Co-Libero of the Week for the dates of Sept. 16-22. She shares the award with Diana Castaneda of Wiley College. Wilborn is the first Saint to be named “Libero of the Week” since 2010, when Sarah Lindsay received the honors twice that season. Wilborn, a freshman defensive specialist from San Antonio, collected 33 digs in the hard-fought loss to the University of St. Thomas and 18 in a defeat at the hands of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She had just one receiving error in 28 attempts as OLLU slipped to 6-6 on the season. Sydney Herrera of OLLU was also nominated for Player Hitter of the Week, while Janelle Solis of OLLU was a Setter of the Week nominee. Read more online.

OLLU’s Luis Flores selected as conference ‘Defensive Player of the Week’

Luis Flores received conference honors last week

Luis Flores corralled the Red River Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award for Sept. 9-15. Flores, a senior defender from Brownsville, Texas, spearheaded an effort that led to a pair of shutouts for the Saints last week. His leadership helped OLLU limit Concordia University (Texas) to only two shots on goal and prevented Howard Payne University (Texas) from taking a shot in a 2-0 difference. The Saints remain unbeaten at 5-0 overall. Read more online.

OLLU’s Teegan Luckemeyer and Victoria Vazquez named conference ‘Players of the Week’

Teegan Luckemeyer and Victoria Vazquez received conference honors last week.

Teegan Luckemeyer stood out as the Red River Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 9-15, while her teammate, Victoria Vazquez, claimed the RRAC Defensive Player of the Week honor for the same dates. This is Vazquez’ third consecutive recognition as the conference’s Player of the Week. On Aug. 26-Sept. 1 and Sept. 2-9, she was named “Offensive Player of the Week.” Luckemeyer, a sophomore forward from New Braunfels, Texas, produced a pair of goals and one assist in a 2-0 week for the Saints. She posted a goal and an assist in a 3-2 victory over Concordia University (Texas) then booted in a goal to tag Northwood University with its first loss by a 4-3 score. OLLU moved to 5-1-1 on the season. Vazquez, a senior midfielder from Helotes, Texas, merited her third consecutive weekly award. She shifted from center midfielder to center back to

OLLU community invited to annual Fall Pep Rally 

Students organizations participated in a poster contest during the last pep rally.

The Our Lady of the Lake University community is encouraged to attend the annual Fall Pep Rally that will take place on Tuesday in the Mall Area. Jay Tope, the Voice of the Saints, will emcee the event, which will feature a performance from the FYC Mentors. All coaches and teams will be introduced. The Office of Marketing and Communications will provide free hot dogs and Saints gear while they last.

OLLU women’s soccer wins tough battle against Northwood

Hayley Tiernay takes the ball in for a goal.

The women’s soccer team played a tough match against Northwood University Sunday afternoon. The Saints came out on top to win 4-3 to improve their record to 5-1-1 while Northwood, an NAIA school in the Sooner Conference, suffers its first loss of the season and is now 3-1. The Saints have faced Northwood eight times since 2008. During the first year, the Saints lost 2-4 and 1-2. In 2009, the Saints won one and lost two. In 2011, the Saints split a win and a loss and last season, the Saints lost to Northwood, which this year moved from the Red River to the Sooner Athletic Conference. Read more online.

OLLU men’s soccer shuts out Howard Payne 2-0

Elias Cores scored a goal and assisted in another one.

The men’s soccer team beat Howard Payne University (HPU) 2-0 at the OLLU Soccer Field on Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Saints’ record to 5-0 on the season, while Howard Payne – an NCAA Division III team – drops to 1-4. The game ended with the Saints outshooting the Yellow Jackets 36-2. Elias Cortes broke a Saints all-time single game record of shots after he finished with 11. Robert Alexe previously held the record with nine total in a game against Bacone in 2011. Giovanni Sierra followed with five shots, four on goal. Read more online.