Jan 25 College News

Toledo Names Two Players to Serve as Captains in 2011


TOLEDO, OH - Seniors Matt Zahel and Jason Edwards will serve as captains for the Rockets' baseball program during the upcoming 2011 season, eighth-year skipper Cory Mee announced today.
"I thought our team did a great job of choosing captains," Mee said. "We want somebody to represent what our team is all about, and I don't think they could have chosen two better people than Matt and Jason. Both these young men are excellent students and both have excelled on the diamond. More important than that, though, they are the ultimate team players. They will do whatever it takes to help our team win."
Zahel appeared in 17 games on the mound this past spring, making two starts. The right-handed hurler sported a 0-2 record with a 3.68 ERA and a team-high three saves. The Castalia, OH native accumulated 29.1 innings of work, surrendering 21 runs (12 earned) on 34 hits with 26 strikeouts. For his career, Zahel ranks second in UT annals in saves (9, 2009) and tied for seventh (4, 2008) in the single-season record book.
Edwards started 23 of 31 games in the outfield in 2010, batting .284 with 18 runs scored, two doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI. The three-year letterwinner hit safely in 16 contests, including five multi-hit and four multi-RBI efforts.
The Midnight Blue & Gold will get the ball rolling in three weeks on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20 when it travels to the USA Baseball Complex in Cary, NC to battle Canisius (Feb. 18 & 20) and Creighton (Feb. 19).


Sivak Earns Valpo’s First Horizon League Swimming Honor

Valparaiso University senior David Sivak (Hobart, Ind./Hobart H.S.) has been named the Horizon League’s Swimmer of the Week following two school records and five event victories last week for the Crusaders.

In the process, Sivak is the first Crusader to earn a swimming honor from the Horizon League since Valparaiso joined the conference prior to the 2007-2008 season.

A senior, Sivak set school records in the 100 backstroke (51.98) and 400 individual medley (4:09.21) on Sunday at the Butler Invitational, his third meet in as many days. He now owns school records in six individual events and is also a part of all five school record relays at Valpo.

Sivak, who ranks among the top-10 all-time at Valpo in 12 different individual events, also won the 50 freestyle twice on the weekend while also posting event wins in the 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke, and the 100 back




Barone Named CCAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Joliet, Ill. – Marking the seventh time this season that a Saint Xavier University women’s basketball player has claimed the honor, senior point guard Alex Barone (Joliet, Ill./Marian Catholic) was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Basketball Division I Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. Barone helped the Cougars to a pair of big non-conference victories over No. 24 ranked Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) and Purdue University-Calumet (Ind.). Senior guard Shalonda Young (Chicago, Ill./Crane Tech) and junior guard Marissa Young (Monroe, Wis./St. Joseph’s College/Monroe) have each received three of the previous 11 CCAC Player of the Week honors awarded this season for SXU.

In Saint Xavier’s 84-62 home win over No. 24 Cardinal Stritch, Barone had one of the best games of her four-year collegiate career netting a career-best 32 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists and career-high tying seven steals. Her 32-point scoring outburst gave her just enough to reach the 1,000-point career milestone as well. She followed that impressive outing with 19 points and eight assists in last Saturday’s 85-75 road win over Purdue University-Calumet. On the week, Barone averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Cougars. She shot a stellar 62 percent (18-for-29) from the floor and 86 percent (12-for-14) from the foul line.

Saint Xavier (13-5 overall/1-0 CCAC) heads to Bourbonnais, Ill., this evening for a big NAIA and CCAC showdown against No. 21 ranked Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.). The game is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. start


Jackson’s Pressure Too Much for Chargers

JACKSON, MI – The Ancilla College men’s basketball team continued to struggle against the pressure defense, committing 21 turnovers in a 95-68 loss at Jackson Community College on Monday in MCCAA Western Conference action.

Ancilla (2-12, 1-5 MCCAA Western) struggled from the outset once again, connecting on just 8-of-26 shots in the first half as Jackson (13-6, 5-1 MCCAA Western) built a 54-32 halftime lead.

“Jackson is one of the better teams in the league, and they did a good job of pressuring us into turnovers and hurried shots,” said Ancilla men’s basketball coach Greg Neeley. “They didn’t allow us to get into any kind of rhythm offensively.

“We let their pressure dictate how the game was going to be played.”

Antonio Cannon led Ancilla with 21 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the floor. Josh Wilson and Joby Renbarger each added 11 points in the losing effort.