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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 19, 2017
Looking to sustain its recent program success heading into the 2016 season, Saint Mary’s accomplished its goal with a third straight 15-win season, marking the first such stretch since 1987-1989. While tying the program record for conference wins, the Belles (15-14, 11-5 MIAA) also tied for their highest conference finish, trailing only Hope and Calvin
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 23, 2016
Volleyball Saint Mary’s completed its fourth consecutive straight-sets victory on Tuesday, defeating Alma 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-13). The Belles (5-6, 2-2 MIAA) opened up a 17-11 lead in the first set, but the Scots (6-4, 2-3) closed the gap to 22-21. However, Saint Mary’s held on, taking the final three points of the opening set,
Benjamin Padanilam and Ryan Klaus | Thursday, October 29, 2015
SMC Soccer After grabbing its second win of the season, Saint Mary’s dropped its next two matches to finish 1-2 over the break. The Belles (2-12-1, 1-10-1 MIAA) broke their seven-game winless streak against Trine, 2-1, on Oct. 17 to open their fall break action. The Belles managed to outshoot the Thunder (2-14-1, 1-13-1) 17-10 in
Benjamin Padanilam, Michael Ivey and Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Soccer Despite bucking its longest scoring drought of the season, Saint Mary’s dropped its third straight match Saturday when it fell to Olivet in double overtime, 3-2. The Belles (1-10-1, 1-8-1 MIAA) broke their five-game scoreless streak against the Comets (9-3-1, 6-3-1 MIAA) this weekend, scoring two goals in regulation, but the Comets scored the
Michael Ivey, Sean Kilmer and Benjamin Padanilam | Thursday, October 8, 2015
SMC Golf Saint Mary’s is preparing for the MIAA End of Season Weekend Jamboree this weekend at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek, Michigan. Adrian is set to host the two-day event that takes place this Friday and Saturday. “This being our last tournament of the fall, we are approaching it like any other tournament, but
Ryan Klaus, Benjamin Padanilam, Michael Ivey and Sean Kilmer | Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Golf Behind the strong play of senior Sammie Averill, Saint Mary’s won its first tournament during head coach Kim Moore’s tenure to tighten its grip on a top-four spot in the MIAA. The Belles won the third MIAA Jamboree by three strokes, 333-336, over Olivet on Thursday at Thornapple Pointe Golf Course in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “It was great
Benjamin Padanilam, Michael Ivey, Ryan Klaus and Sean Kilmer | Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Soccer Saint Mary’s looks to earn its second straight victory when it takes on Calvin tomorrow afternoon at the Junior Irish Airport Fields. The Belles (1-5, 1-3 MIAA) earned their first win of the season Thursday in a decisive 4-1 game over Trine. The four-goal effort against the Thunder (1-5, 0-4 MIAA) bucked a slow start to
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, September 7, 2015
Volleyball Saint Mary’s won three of four contests at the Elmhurst Tournament over the weekend in Elmhurst, Illinois, defeating North Park, Lawrence and Wheaton to gear up for conference play. During Friday’s play, the Belles (4-1) won all six sets en route to wins over North Park (3-3) and Lawrence (1-4). Despite a straightforward 25-14
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Saint Mary’s will enter this season under new leadership, as Ken Nuber begins his first season as head coach of the program. The Belles finished last season 6-11-3, including a 4-9-3 in-conference record that resulted in a seventh-place finish. Despite what their record might indicate, however, the team was competitive last year, as 12 of
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, August 21, 2015
Saint Mary’s announced South Bend native Denise Van De Walle as its new volleyball head coach August 7, effective for the 2015 season. “Growing up in South Bend, I’ve been familiar with Saint Mary’s since high school,” Van De Walle said in a Saint Mary’s press release. “It has a wonderful reputation of excellence. I’m