This Week in the UMAC: Sep. 15, 2009
"This Week in the UMAC" is a weekly publication of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference that is normally distributed on Tuesdays throughout the academic year. This Week in the UMAC features standings, schedules, upcoming events and the conference's Player of the Week awards.
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STANDINGS
Football - North Division
| School |
UMAC |
Overall |
| Minnesota-Morris |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| Martin Luther |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Northwestern |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Crown |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| St. Scholastica |
0-0 |
1-1 |
Football - South Division
| School |
UMAC |
Overall |
| Eureka |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Greenville |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| MacMurray |
0-0 |
0-2 |
| Westminster |
0-0 |
0-2 |
Men's Soccer
| School |
UMAC |
Overall |
| St. Scholastica |
1-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
| Presentation |
0-0-0 |
3-1-0 |
| Bethany Lutheran |
0-0-0 |
1-4-0 |
| Northland |
0-1-0 |
0-2-0 |
| Minnesota-Morris |
0-0-0 |
0-3-0 |
| Northwestern |
0-0-0 |
0-5-0 |
| Crown |
0-0-0 |
0-2-0 |
| Martin Luther |
0-0-0 |
0-2-0 |
Women's Soccer
| School |
UMAC |
Overall |
| St. Scholastica |
1-0-0 |
3-3-0 |
| Bethany Lutheran |
0-0-0 |
3-2-0 |
| Northland |
0-1-0 |
1-1-1 |
| Presentation |
0-0-0 |
1-2-1 |
| Minnesota-Morris |
0-0-0 |
1-4-0 |
| Crown |
0-0-0 |
0-3-0 |
| Martin Luther |
0-0-0 |
0-3-0 |
| Northwestern |
0-0-0 |
0-2-0 |
Volleyball
| School |
UMAC |
Overall |
| Minnesota-Morris |
0-0 |
4-4 |
| Bethany Lutheran |
0-0 |
3-4 |
| Northwestern |
0-0 |
3-4 |
| Crown |
0-0 |
2-4 |
| St. Scholastica |
0-0 |
4-8 |
| Martin Luther |
0-0 |
2-8 |
| Northland |
0-0 |
1-9 |
| Presentation |
0-0 |
0-6 |
PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Men's Cross Country
Nathan Loersch - JR | Martin Luther College
Nathan Loersch took first place at the Crown College Invitational, beating the field with a time of 27:37.
Women's Cross Country
Linda Keller - FR | University of Minnesota, Morris
In her first collegiate race, Linda Keller won the Crown College Invitational by a one minute margin with a time of 22:06. Keller also bested the Minnesota, Morris school record for a 6k race by two minutes.
Men's Golf
Dean Goodwin - JR | North Central University
Dean Goodwin earned his second straight medalist honor after firing a even-par 72 at the UMAC Regular Season Invitational. Goodwin's five birdies paced his team to a tournament victory.
Football North Division Offensive
Christopher Henagin - SR | RB | College of St. Scholastica
In St. Scholastica's 33-8 win over Maranatha Baptist Bible, Christopher Henagin rushed 21 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns. The win was the Saints' first-ever road victory in the program's two-year history.
Football South Division Offensive
Gio Martin - FR | RB | MacMurray College
In MacMurray's 32-28 loss to Aurora, Martin rushed 20 times for 105 yards and a touchdown. Through the air, Martin caught six passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. He also had two touchdown returns on special teams.
Football North Division Defensive
Scott Greening - SO | S | College of St. Scholastica
Scott Greening became the first St. Scholastica player to record multiple interceptions in one game, picking off Maranatha Baptist Bible twice on Saturday to go with six tackles. The sophomore also broke up two Maranatha passes.
Football South Division Defensive
Tobias Alaribe - JR | LB | MacMurray College
Tobias Alaribe tallied seven tackles, three tackles for a loss and two sacks in MacMurray's loss to Aurora.
Football North Division Special Teams
Kyle Thomforde - SR | KR | Northwestern College
Kyle Thomforde returned five kicks for 178 yards and a touchdown in Northwestern's loss to Simpson on Saturday. His touchdown came after a 96-yard return.
Football South Division Special Teams
Edgar Townsend = SR | PR | Greenville College
In Greenville's loss to Augustana (Ill.), Edgar Townsend returned a pair of punts for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Men's Soccer Offensive
Joshua Odukomaya - FR | F | College of St. Scholastica
In a 2-0 week for St. Scholastica, Joshua Odukomaya scored three goals to with an assist for seven points. His hat trick helped the Saints win their first UMAC game of 2009 against Northland.
Men's Soccer Defensive
Sam Reed - SO | GK | College of St. Scholastica
St. Scholastica's Sam Reed posted a shutout against conference opponent Northland while earning another win against Concordia-Moorhead, allowing just one goal in two games.
Volleyball Hitter
Trisha Burr - SO | OH | Crown College
In two wins for Crown, Trisha Burr averaged 3.8 kills per set and an attacking percentage of .555. Burr, an outside hitter, played all six rotations in both matches.
Volleyball Defensive
Danielle Rhodes - JR | L | Northwestern College
In a 2-2 week that included losses to a pair of AVCA Top 25 teams, Danielle Rhodes averaged 4.29 digs per set in 14 sets, including 22 digs against No. 13 Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Men's & Women's Cross Country
Saturday, September 19 Northwestern College, North Central University at St. Olaf Invitational at 10 a.m.
Saturday, September 19 Presentation College at Herb Blakely Cross Country Invitational at 10 a.m. (Madison, S.D.)
Saturday, September 19 College of St. Scholastica at Les Duke Invitational at 10:15 a.m.
Football
Saturday, September 19 Westminster (Mo.) College at University of Minnesota, Morris at 12 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Wisconsin Lutheran College at College of St. Scholastica at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 UW-River Falls at Northwestern College at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Trinity Bible College at Crown College at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Rose-Hulman College at Greenville College at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Martin Luther College at Eureka College at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Haskell College at MacMurray College at 2 p.m.
Men’s & Women’s Golf
Thursday, September 17 Northwestern College, Presentation College, North Central University, Bethany
Lutheran College, Crown College, Martin Luther College at University of Minnesota, Morris at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 North Central College at Concordia University at TBA
Tuesday, September 22 Presentation College, University of Minnesota, Morris vs. Jamestown College(Ortonville, Minn.)
Men’s Soccer
Friday, September 18 University of Minnesota, Morris at Bethany Lutheran College at 2 p.m.
Friday, September 18 Presentation College at Martin Luther College at 2 p.m.
Friday, September 18 Northland College at Crown College at 2 p.m.
Friday, September 18 College of St. Scholastica at Northwestern College at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 University of Minnesota, Morris at Martin Luther College at 12 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Presentation College at Bethany Lutheran College at 12 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Northland College at Northwestern College at 12 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 College of St. Scholastica at Crown College at 12 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22 Northland College at UW-Superior at 4 p.m. (Superior, Wis.)
Tuesday, September 22 Martin Luther College at Bethany Lutheran College at 5 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Friday, September 18 University of Minnesota, Morris at Bethany Lutheran College at 4 p.m.
Friday, September 18 Presentation College at Martin Luther College at 4 p.m.
Friday, September 18 Northland College at Crown College at 4 p.m.
Friday, September 18 College of St. Scholastica at Northwestern College at 4 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 University of Minnesota, Morris at Martin Luther College at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Presentation College at Bethany Lutheran College at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Northland College at Northwestern College at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 College of St. Scholastica at Crown College at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22 Northland College at UW-Superior at 2 p.m. (Superior, Wis.)
Tuesday, September 22 Augsburg College at Northwestern College at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22 Martin Luther College at Bethany Lutheran College at 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Friday, September 18 St. Olaf College vs. Bethany Lutheran College at 1 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Friday, September 18 College of St. Catherine vs. Bethany Lutheran College at 3 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Friday, September 18 St. Olaf College vs. Presentation College at 3 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Friday, September 18 Hamline University vs. University of Minnesota, Morris at 5 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Friday, September 18 Lawrence College vs. Martin Luther College at 6 p.m. (Ripon, Wis.)
Friday, September 18 William Penn College vs. Northland College at 6 p.m. (Ripon, Wis.)
Friday, September 18 Presentation College vs. College of St. Benedict at 7 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Friday, September 18 College of St. Catherine vs. University of Minnesota, Morris at 7 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Friday, September 18 Carroll College vs. Martin Luther College at 8 p.m. (Ripon, Wis.)
Friday, September 18 Coe College vs. Northland College at 8 p.m. (Ripon, Wis.)
Friday, September 18 Crown College at College of St. Benedict at TBD (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Saturday, September 19 Martin Luther College at Ripon College at 10 a.m. (Ripon, Wis.)
Saturday, September 19 Concordia-Wisconsin College vs. Northland College at 10 a.m. (Beloit, Wis.)
Saturday, September 19 Hamline College vs. Presentation College at 10:30 a.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Saturday, September 19 St. Olaf College vs. University of Minnesota, Morris at 10:30 a.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Saturday, September 19 College of St. Scholastica at Illinois Wesleyan College at 11 a.m.
Saturday, September 19 Alverno University vs. Northland College at 12 p.m. (Beloit, Wis.)
Saturday, September 19 Maranatha College vs. Martin Luther College at 12 p.m. (Ripon, Wis.)
Saturday, September 19 Hamline University vs. Bethany Lutheran College at 12:30 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Saturday, September 19 College of St. Catherine vs. Presentation College at 12:30 p.m. (St. Joseph, Minn.)
Saturday, September 19 Webster College vs. College of St. Scholastica at 1:15 p.m. (Bloomington, Ill.)
Saturday, September 19 University of Minnesota, Morris at College of St. Benedict at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Bethany Lutheran College at College of Benedict at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 Crown College at College of St. Benedict at TBD
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Tuesday, September 22 University of Minnesota, Morris at North Central University at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22 University of Minnesota, Morris vs. Crossroads College at 5:30 p.m. (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Tuesday, September 22 Presentation College at Valley City State College at 7 p.m.