The No. 11-ranked men’s basketball team suffered its first conference loss of the season against the University of the Southwest (USW) 95-90. The loss snaps a 12-game win streak for the Saints who now sit at 14-2 on the season and 9-1 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The win moves USW to 11-8 on the season and 5-5 in the RRAC. The Saints will hit the road for the always-difficult trip to Louisiana. OLLU will take on the No. 22 Louisiana State University-Alexandria in Alexandria on Jan. 30. The following day, the Saints will take on Louisiana State University-Shreveport in Shreveport. Both games have a 7:30 p.m. start time. Read full article online.
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Katrisha Arocha named to NAIA Softball All-America Honorable Mention Team
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2014 Softball All-America teams, selected by the NAIA All-America committee. The All-America teams are comprised of First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention selections. Our Lady of the Lake University’s Katrisha Arocha is a Honorable Mention selectee, marking the first time in history that a Saints’ softball player has been chosen as a member of the All-America Team. Arocha, a junior pitcher from San Antonio, was selected as the Red River Athletic Conference’s Newcomer of the Year and Pitcher of the Year and was selected to the All-Conference First Team. She is ranked the top 10 in the NAIA in wins (26), total batters struck out (244) and in opponent batting average (.181); in the top 20 in batters struck out per 9 innings (8.94), hits allowed per 9 innings (4.58), total innings pitched (191.000) and in ERA (1.540). She led the conference in ERA, opponent batting average, innings pitched, batters struck out/game, hits allowed/game, runs allowed/game (55/1.41), earned runs allowed (42), wins and saves. Go online for full story.
OLLU and new baseball coach will hold tryouts for inaugural team
OLLU and new Head Baseball Coach Freddy Rodriguez will hold tryouts for the University’s inaugural 2014-2015 Saints Men’s Baseball Team on June 11 and July 9. The team will begin competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as part of the Red River Athletic Conference. Tryouts will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11 and 1 p.m. on July 9 at the Missions Baseball Academy located at 5707 State Highway 151 (Callaghan Rd. exit.), San Antonio, Texas 78227. The phone number is 210-269-6725. Visit the website for complete directions at http://missionsbaseballacademy.com. Those interested in trying out for the team should fill out the baseball information form two days before the tryout date. Participants should bring their own equipment, i.e., bat, glove, ball, to the tryout. For additional information, contact Coach Rodriguez at baseball@lake.ollusa.edu. Go online for full story.
OLLU wins all four games during ‘Saints Super Saturday’
OLLU recorded four wins during “Saints Super Saturday.” First on the schedule was the women’s soccer team, which faced Texas College at 1 p.m. Junior Megan Jefferies set a new Saints all-time single game record of 10 shots and she finished with a hat trick to guide the Saints to an 8-0 win. The win improves the Saints record to 11-1-1 overall and 3-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference, while Texas College drops to 3-7-2 overall and 0-3 in the conference. The Saints are now tied for first place with the University of Texas at Brownsville (8-2/3-0) and both are ½ a game ahead of Huston-Tillotson University (3-4-1/2-0). Bacone (5-8/1-3), Wiley (0-10/0-1), Southwest (3-7/0-3) and Texas College follow.
The volleyball team came up next on the schedule, and the Saints defeated Texas College in straight sets, 25-14, 25-8 and 25-18. The Saints’ overall hitting percentage was .519, while Texas College’s was .029. The match took a few minutes more than an hour to complete.
Saints fans then headed outside to watch the men’s soccer team dominate the Texas College Steers to secure an 8-0 win. The men move to 9-2 overall and 2-1 in the Red River Athletic Conference, while Texas College drops to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The Saints are one game behind league-leader the University of Texas at Brownsville (10-1/3-0) and ½ a game behind University of St. Thomas (6-2-1/2-0) and Huston-Tillotson (3-4-2/2-0). OLLU is followed by Texas College, Southwest (2-7/1-2), Wiley (4-4-1/0-2) and Bacone (1-10/0-4). Senior Yared Temesgen recorded a hat trick during the game.
“Saints Super Saturday” ended with the volleyball team defeating Jarvis Christian College 25-9, 25-17 and 25-23. The two wins move the Saints to 10-8 overall and 6-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference, while Jarvis drops to 0-18 overall and 0-6 in the conference, and Texas drops to 0-13 overall and 0-4 in the conference. The Saints are now two games behind league-leader the University of Texas at Brownsville (16-0/8-0) and one game ahead of Wiley (11-11/4-2).
OLLU athletics program relies on ‘Voices’ to keep the Saints fans pumped up
OLLU’s intercollegiate athletic teams continue to grow in popularity among the OLLU community and throughout San Antonio and beyond. The Saints’ soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball teams are especially successful, and their popularity can be partly attributed to two men who have been a part of the athletics program since 2009. The two are known as the “Voices of the Saints.” Jay Tope provides in-game announcing for the four sports’ (six teams) home competitions. He also participates in pep rallies and other special events for the University throughout the year. Michael Thompson provides play-by-play announcing for live broadcasts of Saints’ volleyball matches, as well as for men and women’s basketball games. Both Jay and Michael bring an enthusiastic element to Saints’ competitions. Sports Information Interns Sera Quiroga and Allie Guzman took some time to talk to Jay and Michael. Read full story online.
Women’s soccer defeats SAGU and No. 12-ranked Oklahoma City over the weekend
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.
Men’s soccer suffers first loss of season over the weekend
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 Teegan Luckemeyer and Victoria Vazquez named conference ‘Players of the 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