St. Gregory's University - News http://www.sgucavaliers.com/ Sat, 16 Sep 2017 08:23:45 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 [Men's Soccer] Tabor Holds Cavs Scoreless On The Road http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2085.php HILLSBORO, Kan.- The Cavaliers (1-3-1) went into enemy territory on Wednesday night looking for a victory, but the Tabor College Bluejays had other plans for SGU. Tabor College (2-2) was able to strike first on a goal by Federico Bove, in the thirteenth minute of the game. The Bluejays then struck once more in the fifty-sixth minute of the game, when a shot from David Reyes found the back of the net. 

The Cavaliers were only able to manage two shots on goal in the game, and Derrick Eszlinger was able to stop both, to earn the shutout. St. Gregory's defense was strong enough to hold Tabor College to only three shots on goal in the game, but unfortunately, two found the back of the net. 

Francisco Castillo (JR/Houston, Texas) and Lesli Feh (FR/Ghana) each had one shot on goal for SGU in the contest. 

The Cavaliers next game will be on Saturday, Sept. 13, when they host Southwestern College (Kan.) at 5 PM on Fr. Victor Roberts Field.

]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:50:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2085.php [Women's Soccer] Bluejays Shutout Cavs in Kansas http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2084.php HILLSBORO, Kan.- Wednesday evening, the Cavaliers (2-3) were bested by the Tabor College Bluejays (3-1). The Bluejays were able to get ahead early, and took a 2-0 lead into halftime. Tabor was able to add one more goal for insurance in the fifty-eighth minute on their way to a 3-0 shutout victory. 

Spring Jones scored Tabor's first goal when she pounced on a rebound off of a corner kick, and then found the back of the net. Taylor Holstrom then scored in the fourtieth minute, and Dakota Spencer scored the Bluejays final goal after she battled with a Cav defender on a one-on-one. Ruby-Anne Fines earned the shutout in goal, by stopping all three shots that she faced. 

Sara Solano (JR/Houston, Texas), Concepcion Laborin (SO/Windsor, Calif.), and Victoria Garza (JR/Manteca, Calif.) each recorded one shot on goal. Mallory Adams (SR/Edmond, Okla.) made six stops in the Cavs loss.

St. Gregory's will play next, when Southwestern College (Kan.) visits the Cavs in Shawnee on Saturday, September 16th at 3 PM.

 ]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:05:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2084.php [Volleyball] Eagles Soar By Cavs In Five Sets http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2083.php SHAWNEE- On Tuesday evening in Sumner Field House, the Cavaliers (9-5, 1-2 SAC) lost a tough, back-and-forth match against the Eagles of Southwestern Christian University (8-2, 2-1 SAC). The Eagles were able to win the first set 25-20, but the Cavs then came back to win the next two sets 25-19 and 25-19. SCU then closed out the match by winning the final two sets 25-19, and 15-12 in the final set. 

Both teams had strong offensive performers in the match. Aliya Higginbotham led all players with 24 kills on 78 attempts, and she also added 25 digs. Cashlyn Munroe also had a "20-20" match, by recording 20 kills and 23 digs for the Eagles. Courtney Traylor recorded a match-high 33 assists, and Alexis Tamamasui also added 23 assists for SCU. Lakin Minahan recorded 21 digs and Liv Block recorded 20 digs.

Gabby Ware (JR/San Antonio, Texas) had her most impressive offensive performance of the season so far for the Cavs, by collecting 19 kills, and also adding 21 digs on defense. Krystal Lopez (JR/El Paso, Texas) put away 13 kills for the second straight match, and Courtney Murphy (SR/Tulsa, Okla.) also added 11 kills for the Cavaliers on offense. Sunny Clark (JR/Dublin, Texas) led St. Gregory's in assists (23) and in aces (4) in the match. Sarah Ahrens (JR/Wichita Falls, Texas) added 22 assists and 8 digs for SGU. Natasha Rodriguez (SR/Pecos, Texas) had a strong performance on defense by recording a match-high and a season-high, 26 digs. Kayley Davis (SO/Irving, Texas) collected 17 digs on defense and also served three aces.

 ]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:40:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2083.php [Women's Golf] Women's Golf Begins Season in Tahlequah http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2082.php TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The St. Gregory's University women's golf team began their 2017-2018 season this week at the Northeastern State University Golf Classic, held at the 5,964 yard layout of Cherokee Springs Golf Course in Tahlequah. 
The ladies shot a score of 342 on day one, but battled back on day two to shoot three strokes better as they finished the tournament in 15th out of 17 teams with an overall score of 681. St. Gregory's was the only non-NCAA Division II team in the field and bested two of those teams throughout the course of play. 
Carina Hernandez (SO/Mission, Texas) led the way for the Cavaliers with scores of 83, 85 and was followed close behind by Kinsley Hall (FR/Elk City, Okla) and Rylie Eller (JR/Woodward, Okla.) who shot scores of 86, 84 and 89, 81 respectively. Eller had 10 pars en route to her 9-over par score of 81 on day two, which was the best score of the tournament for any of the Cavaliers. 
Rounding out the scoring for SGU was Megan Buchanan (SR/Antlers, Okla.) with scores of 84, 89 and Shelby McGlothlin (FR) with scores of 89, 92. 
The Cavaliers will be in action once again on Monday, September 18th and Tuesday, September 19th as they host the 2017 Fall Cavalier Classic at Shawnee Country Club.
]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:35:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2082.php [Volleyball] Cavs Sweep Central Christian on the Road http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2081.php MCPHERSON, Kan.- St. Gregory's University (9-4, 1-1 SAC) picked up their first conference win of the season, as they swept conference newcomer Central Christian College (2-5, 0-2 SAC). The Cavaliers had their most dominant game of the season so far as they made quick work of the Tigers in straight sets (25-16, 25-17. 25-10). The Cavs set a new season high as a team in attack percentage by swinging .238.

Krystal Lopez (JR/El Paso, Texas) and Gabby Ware (JR/San Antonio, Texas) each recorded a game-high with 13 kills a piece. Ware recorded a .379 attack percentage, and Lopez hit .333. Sunny Clark (JR/Dublin, Texas) recorded a game-high in assists with 19 assists, and also had a game-high in aces with four. Kayley Davis (SO/Irving, Texas) led all players with 19 digs, and she also served up two aces. Courtney Murphy (SR/Tulsa, Okla.) continued to have her presence felt at the net by blocking four of the Tigers attack attempts, which was a game-high. 

The Cavs will be back in action on the court on Tues., Sept. 12, when they face-off with Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla., at 7 PM.

 ]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:55:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2081.php [Men's Soccer] Wildcats Take Down Cavs in Texas http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2080.php MARSHALL, Texas- On Friday evening, the Cavs (1-2-1, 0-0) played on the road for the first time this season, and were taken down 2-0, by Wiley College (Texas). The Wildcats (2-1) were able to score one goal in both halves of the game, and they were able to hold St. Gregory's scoreless through 90 minutes.

Dwight Pope scored the Wildcats first goal and Luis Pena Marquez scored the second goal to put away SGU for good. Erik Reyes and Wesley Whitt each played one half in net for Wiley College, and each goalie saved all three shots on goal that they faced, to earn the team a shutout.

Ruben Basurto (SR/Mexico) led the Cavs with two shots on goal, while Leslie Feh, Ricardo Vargas (SO/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Gabriel Martinez (SO/Clinton, Okla.), and Frank Molina (JR/Houston, Texas) each had one shot on goal. Declan Simpson (SO/Moreton, England) saved four of the six shots on goal that he faced. 

The Cavaliers will now prepare for another road game on Wed., Sept. 13, when the Cavs face Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., at 7:30 PM.

]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:10:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2080.php [Women's Soccer] Cavs Fall in Road Opener http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2079.php MARSHALL, Texas- The Cavaliers (2-2, 0-0) fell in their first road game of the year on Friday afternoon, when they were held scoreless by Wiley College (1-2). Wiley College was able to pull out a 1-0 shutout win, thanks to the lone goal scored by Miguianne Boldrin, and a shutout performance in goal by Natalie Martinez.

The Wildcats held the Cavaliers to only one shot on goal in the entire 90 minutes of the contest, and the Wildcats were also able to generate 12 shots on goal. The Cavs lone shot on goal came from Veronica Trujillo (JR/Mckinney, Texas) in the first half. Mallory Adams (SR/Edmond, Okla.) once again played solid in net for the Cavaliers as she was able to stop 11 of the 12 shots that she faced, improving her save percentage to an impressive .900 on the year so far.

The Cavaliers will be back in action on Wed., Sept. 13, when they play at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., at 5:30 PM. 

]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:40:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2079.php [Volleyball] Stars Outshine Cavs in SAC Opener http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2078.php SHAWNEE- St. Gregory's University (8-4, 0-1) came into Thursday's game with a four game win streak, but the Oklahoma City University Stars (5-4, 2-0) put an end to it. The Stars played very well in the match and only needed three sets to put away the Cavs (25-20, 25-18, 25-22). Every time the Stars pulled out to a big lead, the Cavaliers would claw back and get within a few points, but it was too little, too late in each set.

Oklahoma City was led by Marijana Bjelobrk's 13 kills, and Holly Randall's 10 kills on offense. Sanja Vojnovic had an outstanding game by assisting on 32 of OCU's kills. Dani Chase and Stefani Nell each collected 18 digs for the Stars, which led all other players in the match. 

St. Gregory's was led by Gabby Ware (JR/San Antonio, Texas)'s 7 kills, and she also added 8 digs in the match. Sunny Clark (JR/Dublin, Texas) led the Cavs in assists with 10, and also led the squad in aces, with two. Kayley Davis (SO/Irving, Texas) led the Cavaliers with 10 digs on defense, followed by Krystal Lopez (JR/El Paso, Texas)'s 9 digs.

The Cavaliers will be back on the court tomorrow night (Fri., Sept. 8), when they face one of the new members of the SAC, Central Christian College in McPherson, Kan. The match is set to start at 7 PM.

]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:10:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2078.php [Men's Golf] Cavs set new records, finish second at opening tournament http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2077.php OKLAHOMA CITY- 

The St. Gregory's University men's golf team set a new school record for scoring in a single round this week at the Southwestern Christian Invite. The Cavs shot a blazing 6-under score of 282 in the second round of the event being held at the par 72, 6,970 yard layout of the North Course at Lake Hefner. A day one score of 299 left the Cavs in a tie for 3rd, and five shots out of 1st, but with their record setting round two score the men finished in 2nd alone, just four back of the tournament champions. The two round total of 581 is the second best overall score in school history, but sets a new record relative to par. 
 
Morgen Pettigrew (SR/Shawnee, Okla.) paced the Cavs with rounds of 74, 70 to finish the tournament at even par 144, good for a tie for 5th individually. Pettigrew was one of three Cavs to shoot an under par score on day two. He carded four birdies along with 12 pars during his second round. 
Jake Bay (FR/Shattuck, Okla) joined Pettigrew with an even par score of 144 and T-5 finish for the tournament after shooting rounds of 76, 68. Bay carded 6 birdies and 10 pars en route to his 4-under second round score. 
Braden Ricks (SO/Shawnee, Okla.) began his tournament with a solid even par score of 72 and followed it up with a 1-over score of 73 to finish the tournament at 145 and in a tie for 10th. 
Rickey Hong (JR/Choctaw, Okla.) fired a 1-under score of 71 in his second round to bounce back from an opening score of 79 to finish in a tie for 24th at 150. He carded 4 birdies and 11 pars on day two. 
Matias Nelson (SO/Mustang, Okla.) rounded out the scoring for the Cavs firing rounds of 77, 75 to finish in a tie for 28th. 
 
The men will be back in action when they host the 2017 Fall Cavalier Classic at Shawnee Country Club on September 18th and 19th.
]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:25:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2077.php [Women's Cross Country] Weisbruch Paces Cavs at Hutchinson Twilight Race http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2076.php HUTCHINSON, Kan.- On Friday night, the Cavaliers competed at the Hutchinson Twilight race to open their season. The Hutchinson Twilight is a very unique race because it is a night race taking place under the lights. Sophia Weisbruch (JR/Temple, Texas) led all Cavs in the three mile race, by finishing in 20:21.74, and Alexas Vargas (SO/Terrell, Texas) finished only 24 seconds behind Weisbruch. Kathleen Joyce (SO/Edmond, Okla.) finished the race in 20:52.63, and Teagan Dreyer (SR/OKMULGEE, OK) finished in 21:50.69. Maria Rodriguez (FR/Ft. Worth, TX) finished in 25:27.91. St. Gregory's finished in sixth place out of ten teams at the meet.  
When I asked Coach Chris Creal about the race he said, "We went into this meet with the intention of seeing where we are with our fitness as well as to test ourselves as a team; which I think these ladies did a great job, excelling our expectations."
"Our ladies did a great job working off each other and making sure the gaps between each other were as little as possible.  This team work is what allowed each member to walk away with a personal best in the 3 mile race."
 
The Cavaliers will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 16, when they race at the MSSU Stampede in Joplin, MO.
]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Sun, 03 Sep 2017 15:15:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2076.php [Men's Cross Country] Lopez Leads Cavs at Hutchinson Twilight Race http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2075.php HUTCHINSON, Kan.- On Fridat night, the Cavaliers competed at the Hutchinson Twilight race to open up their season. The Hutchinson Twilight is a very unique race, because it is a night race, ran under the lights. Luis Lopez (JR/McAllen, Texas) was the Cavs first runner to cross the finish line of the four mile race, in just 23:33.6. Kris Parker (SO/Kingfisher, Okla.) finished only 30 seconds behind Lopez, and Sager McCrary (FR/Conyers, GA) finished in 24:40.2. Fernando Gonzalez (FR/Oklahoma City, Okla) finished the race in 25:28.7, and Michael White (JR/Morgantown, WV) finished in 26:28.6.   
When asked about his teams performance, St. Gregory's head coach, Chris Creal said, "We are a very young team on the men's side so this race was to test the new distance for the newcomers, as well as for the returners to improve themselves on this course.  Luis and Kris did a great job taking leadership and pushing the rest of the team to the best possible finish we could with the elements we were given."
 
SGU will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 16, when they race at the MSSU Stampede in Joplin, MO.
]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Sun, 03 Sep 2017 14:50:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2075.php [Men's Golf] Former Golfer Competes on PGA Tour Canada http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2074.php BADDECK, NS, Canada – Brett Kennedy, a 2016 St. Gregory's University graduate and former member of the men's golf team, competed in the Cape Breton Open this week on the Mackenzie Tour in Canada. Also known as the PGA Tour Canada, the Mackenzie Tour is just two levels away from the PGA Tour in the United States with the Web.com Tour being the gatekeeper to the big show.  
Kennedy went out strong in the first round on Thursday with an even par front nine which included birdies on holes four and seven, but found a few bogeys on the back nine to finish the day at 3-over par. Round two saw just one birdie on the day, leaving Kennedy short of the score to make the cut. 
 
When asked about his experience in his first major tour tournament Kennedy had this to say. "It was a great experience. I know I have to get out there more to compete. My plan from here is to go to Q School again for the Mackenzie Tour and try to play in more events in Canada. Just overall a really cool experience." 
 
Coach Bennett had this to say about his former standout player. "Brett was a great player for us here at SGU and I am not surprised by his success as a professional. Just to qualify for an event like this is a great honor and shows that hard work is paying off. I know Brett will be back out there playing in more big time events and we look forward to seeing him represent St. Gregory's Golf well!" 
 
Kennedy, a native of Kitchener, Ontario in Canada played just one season for the Cavaliers after transferring from Northern New Mexico College in the fall of 2015. He carried a 74.3 average over his final semester at SGU which included a win at the Central Baptist Spring Invite and an All-Conference performance at the SAC Championship.
]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Sat, 02 Sep 2017 17:35:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2074.php [Volleyball] Cavs Take Down Langston and Southwestern in Kansas http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2073.php WINFIELD, Kan.- On Friday evening, the Cavaliers (8-3) took on Langston University (0-7) and Southwestern College (Kan.)(2-5) and won both matches. 

St. Gregory's faced Langston in the first match and swept the Lions in three sets (25-21, 25-19, 25-19). The Cavs were led by Gabby Ware (JR/San Antonio, Texas) on offense, as she recorded a team-high, 9 kills, and she also added three aces. Khyra Echols (FR/Plano, Texas) had an efficient 8 kills, and hit for a .389 attack percentage. BreAnna Smoak (JR/Iowa Park, Texas) recorded 7 kills, followed by Krystal Lopez (JR/El Paso, Texas)'s 6. Sarah Ahrens (JR/Wichita Falls, Texas) led the Cavs with 14 assists, and Sunny Clark (JR/Dublin, Texas) followed just behind her with 12 assists. Kayley Davis (SO/Irving, Texas) held down the back row, by recording a team-high 17 digs in the match.

Only 20 minutes after taking down Langston, the Cavaliers faced the Moundbuilders. SGU struggled slightly in the first set, falling 20-25, but rebounded in the second set by winning 25-13. Southwestern then came back and won set three 25-20 once again, but the Cavs didn't let up and went on to win the final two sets (25-18, 15-11). Gabby Ware led all players in the match with 15 kills, and she also added 15 digs on defense. Ware also served up three of the Cavs 16 aces in the match. Krystal Lopez played solid, by adding 13 kills and 11 digs. Courtney Murphy (SR/Tulsa, Okla.) recorded 11 kills, and BreAnna Smoak followed her with 10 kills. Murphy also added a game-high 6 aces. Sunny Clark led the Cavaliers with 23 assists, 14 digs, and four aces. Sarah Ahrens recorded 21 assists and 10 digs on defense. Kayley Davis once again recorded a game-high 29 digs, and she also added two aces. 

The Cavs will put their four game win streak on the line against (RV) Oklahoma City University on Thursday Sept. 7, at home at 7 PM.

]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Fri, 01 Sep 2017 21:05:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2073.php [Men's Soccer] Cavs Pick Up First Win In Shutout Victory Over Doane http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2072.php SHAWNEE- The Cavaliers (1-1-1) picked up their first win of the season on Friday afternoon, as they took down Doane University (1-2) by a final score of 2-0. 

St. Gregory's grabbed the lead at the 18 minute mark of the first half, when Leslie Feh scored his first goal of the season, on an assist by Frank Molina (JR/Houston, Texas). The Cavs would take the 1-0 lead into halftime. After the break, SGU was playing well and in the sixteenth minute of the second half, Frank Molina scored to give SGU some insurance late in the game. Molina's goal was made possible thanks to a pass from Ruben Basurto (SR/Mexico).

Declan Simpson (SO/Moreton, England) picks up his second shutout of the season, and he improved his save percentage to an incredible .966. Simpson has only allowed one goal out of the 29 shots that he has faced.

St. Gregory's will now prepare to face Wiley College in their first road game of the season, next Friday, Sept. 8, at 5 PM.

 ]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:35:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2072.php [Women's Soccer] Arthur Scores Two in Shutout Over Doane http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2071.php SHAWNEE- St. Gregory's University (2-1) once again played solid as they took down Doane University (Neb.) 4-0.

The Cavs played well all around as they out-shot the Tigers (0-3-1) 17-6, and 8 of the Cavs shots were on target. The Cavaliers defense only allowed the Tigers to take four shots on goal, all of which were turned aside by Mallory Adams (SR/Edmond, Okla.). Adams records her second shutout of the season so far, and she has only allowed one goal in the Cavs three games played, giving her a stellar .875 save percentage. 

Hanna Arthur (FR/Yukon, Okla) led the Cavaliers offensive attack, by scoring two goals. Jessica Thompson (SR/Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Priscilla Armenta (JR/Richardson, Texas) scored SGU's other two goals in the contest. Sara Solano (JR/Houston, Texas) recorded the assist on each of Arthur's goals and also picked up an assist on Thompson's early goal, to give her a total of three assists in the game. Concepcion Laborin (SO/Windsor, Calif.) also recorded an assist on Armenta's goal. 

The Cavaliers will now prepare to face Wiley College on the road on Sept. 8, at 3 PM.

]]> tannershoemaker@hotmail.com (Tanner Shoemaker) Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:20:00 -0600 http://www.sgucavaliers.com/article/2071.php