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NEW ORLEANS – St. Scholastica senior cross country student-athlete Nick
Manganhas been named to the Men’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team; it was announced on Tuesday.
Mangan joins fellow Saint, Melissa Kempenich (Little Falls, Minn., Little Falls
HS), who was named to the women’s team on Monday. Mangan came within an eye
lash of becoming the first CSS male cross country runner to qualify for Nationals,
finishing 13th overall at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships.
He did take the individual title at the UMAC Championships in the fall, becoming
just the second CSS male runner to do so since the 1999 season.
The USTFCCCA All-Academic award honors those student-athletes who have
succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete
must carry a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average and must
finish in the top 35 among the field at their respective NCAA regional meet.
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Vikings F o r Pi Vo Ta l win
MANKATO, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s basketball team finished the weekend
with a key 70-61 win against Bethany Lutheran College Saturday.
The Saints (9-12, 6-6 UMAC) started out game strong with a 15-3 run in the first six
minutes of the game. They then followed with a 9-0 run, finishing the first half with a
20-point lead.
CSS went on an 8-0 run against Bethany (8-14, 4-8 UMAC) half way through the second
half to extend its lead to as much as 25. However, the Vikings quickly answered with a 13-0
run to cut the lead to 10, but the Saints proved to be too much in a 70-61 victory.
The Saints shot 43-percent for the game, while the Vikings shot 32-percent. Both teams
had a combined 34 turnovers. The Saints shot 80-percent from the charity line and Bethany
shot 77-percent.
Four players scored double digits in tonight’s game for CSS. Kelly Cinquegrani led the
Saints with 15 points. Bri Allen had a team-high eight rebounds. Jessica Englund led Bethany
with 23-points.
The Saints will play the final two games of the regular season this weekend. Major playoff
implications are on the line as the Saints will enter the weekend tied with Martin Luther
for the final tournament spot, but the Knights hold the tiebreaker. The Saints will probably
need to win both games. Friday’s game against regular season champion University of
Minnesota-Morris is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team was eliminated from
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) playoff contention after falling to conference
rival St. Norbert College on Saturday afternoon by a 2-1 final.
The Saints fall to 7-15-1 on the season (5-12-1 NCHA) with the loss, while St. Norbert
improves to 11-9-3 (8-7-3 NCHA).
As with Friday night, the Green Knights got on the board first, with Kelley Ritchie
scoring her second of the year at the 11:44 mark of the first period. Karissa Anderson and
Andrea Senne had the assists.
After one period, the shots were 11-8 in favor of St. Norbert, but CSS came back to tie it
up early in the second as Kiana Leisz netted her second of the year, an unassisted tally.
Despite the rally by CSS, the Knights pulled back ahead just before the six-minute mark
in the period with Lauren Straus netting a powerplay goal, assisted by Henriette Ostergaard.
CSS finally took an advantage in shots in the third, out-shooting the Knights nine to
seven, but were not able to tie it up despite the late battle.
Rachel Borchardt (Willow River, Minn./Willow River HS stopped 29 of 31 shots for CSS
in taking the loss. For St. Norbert, Kaley Gibson stopped 22 of 23 shots in the victory.
CSS finished with eight penalties for 16 minutes, and St. Norbert finished with seven
for 14. St. Scholastica was scoreless on its seven powerplay opportunities while the Knights
scored one goal in eight.
The Saints will close out their inaugural season at home this weekend, hosting the Blugolds
of the University of Wis.-Eau Claire on Friday and Saturday. The series-opening puck
drop is set for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen live online at csssaints.com courtesy of the
iFan Sports Network.