Big Blue Athletics Banquet

OLLU celebrates achievements of Saints basketball teams

OLLU recognized the achievements of the men’s and women’s basketball teams from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The season was highlighted by the men earning their first-ever NAIA Scholar Team award after posting a 3.2 GPA. The women also repeated as NAIA Scholar Team winners after posting a 3.02 GPA. Both the men and women made it to the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championships and finished as quarterfinalists.

The season was also highlighted by major awards received by seniors Ruben Monzon and Natalia Trevino.

Both Monzon and Trevino made it into the Saints 1,000-Point Club this season. Trevino also was named to the NAIA All-American Honorable Mention team.

In addition, both Monzon and Trevino were their team’s Top Saint award winners.

OLLU recognizes accomplishments of Saints volleyball

OLLU recognized the achievements of the volleyball team from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The season was highlighted by the women capturing the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championship on Nov. 6. It was the team’s sixth regular-season title and second under Head Coach Scott Mattera. The Saints narrowly missed winning the postseason tournament, but fell to eventual champion Xavier University of Louisiana in a five-set thriller finals match. The Saints finished out the season with a 16-0 conference record and 21-5 overall.

The women also excelled in academics after earning a 3.47 GPA and winning the NAIA Scholar-Team award.

The season was also highlighted by major awards received by a freshman.

Mia Dorsey became only the second volleyball freshman to be named an NAIA All-American. She received Honorable Mention recognition. She was also the second to be named AVCA All-South Central Region Freshman of the Year. Bailei Hubbard (2017-2019) was the first freshman to earn these honors.

OLLU congratulates soccer teams’ achievements

OLLU recognized the men’s and women’s soccer teams from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The women’s team finished the regular season with a 8-4-7 overall record and 5-1-5 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) for the third seed in the postseason. After defeating Louisiana Christian University 2-0 in the opening round of the tournament, they ended their season as semifinalists after losing to Texas A&M University – Texarkana. The Saints have made it to the postseason every season except the first in 2008 and in 2017.

The men ended the season with a 2-11-3 overall record and 2-7-2 in the conference.

Both the men and women excelled in academics after capturing NAIA Scholar-Team and United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award recognition. The women earned OLLU’s TOP GPA Award with a 3.62 GPA, while the men finished with a 3.02 GPA.

Selected as the teams’ Top Saint award winners were Randy Dominguez and Madison Herrera.

OLLU recognizes achievements of cross-country teams

OLLU recognized the achievements of the men’s and women’s cross-country teams from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The season was highlighted by the women capturing the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championship on Nov. 4. It was the team’s eighth championship. Nadia Sifuentes was the Individual Champion, while Deandra Ibarra won the Freshman of the Year Award for marking the best finish by a freshman.

The women went on to compete at the 2022 NAIA Cross-Country Championships on Nov. 18 in Tallahassee, Fla.

The women also excelled in academics after capturing the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Team Academic Award.

Both the men and women earned NAIA Scholar-Team recognition at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year. The women finished with a 3.005 GPA, while the men marked a 3.027 GPA.

Head Coach Patrick Torres won RRAC Coach of the Year honors. Selected as the teams’ Top Saint award winners were Nadia Sifuentes and Jose Zarate.