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Matthew Tighe | Friday, May 17, 2019
After a promising start to the 2018-2019 season, recording wins against Earlham and Illinois Tech in the first week of a season, Saint Mary’s remainder of the season was marked by ups and downs. The Belles (11-16, 7-9 MIAA) showed significant promise as they competed with strong programs, including No. 5 Trine College, No. 10
Mia Berry | Friday, May 18, 2018
It was a season of improvement for Saint Mary’s, who finished the season tied for seventh place in the MIAA conference. The season was one plagued with losing stretches for the Belles (6-19, 3-13 MIAA), Belles head coach Melissa Makielski described the 2017-18 season as one of development. “This season was a season of growth,”
Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, May 19, 2017
The Belles endured a year of transition on the hardwood, struggling to collect wins with a new head coach. Despite its struggles, Saint Mary’s (2-23, 1-15 MIAA) remained optimistic throughout the season. Belles head coach Melissa Makielski said she was impressed with her team’s resilience throughout the year. “I was most impressed by the determination and competitiveness
Sydney Doyle | Friday, March 24, 2017
Four Saint Mary’s senior athletes spoke Thursday about their experiences with sports and their growth at Saint Mary’s, as part of the “Why We Play” series. Ali Mahoney, a golfer for all four years she has been at Saint Mary’s, said she started playing golf when she was four years old, but never planned on playing
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Basketball The 2016-17 season came to an end for Saint Mary’s on Saturday, as the Belles lost to Olivet on Senior Day in a low-scoring 55-44 contest. The Belles (2-23, 1-15 MIAA) looked in control and potentially on their way to a second MIAA win of the season early on. After leading 8-6 with just
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Saint Mary’s was unable to build upon a Feb. 4 victory over Kalamazoo, as the Belles (2-21, 1-13 MIAA) dropped a contest at Alma and an out-of-conference encounter with Rochester on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. Against Alma (8-15, 6-8 MIAA), the Belles found themselves in an early hole, trailing 18-4 after less than eight minutes,
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, January 31, 2017
A road game against ranked opposition always looked to be a difficult place to earn a first conference victory of the season, and Saint Mary’s was unable to pull off the feat, falling 84-49 to No. 25 Calvin despite junior forward Gabby Diamond’s 19 points. For the first five minutes, the Belles (1-18, 0-11 MIAA)
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 2, 2016
Saint Mary’s moved to 1-4 for the season, losing its last two out-of-conference games before MIAA play begins, despite two big scoring performances by junior forward Gabby Diamond. At Anderson, the Belles (1-4) took an early 6-0 lead, with all six points scored by Diamond, but a 16-3 run by the Ravens (3-3) put Saint Mary’s
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, November 21, 2016
At the Main View Tipoff Classic, Saint Mary’s earned its first win of the season by holding on to beat Manchester before losing a high-scoring affair with Oglethorpe. The Belles’ clash with the Spartans (0-2) was tight through the first two quarters, as an early Saint Mary’s lead was quickly pegged back, and the Spartans led
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, November 17, 2016
Saint Mary’s was defeated in its opening game of the season, dropping the match with North Park, 84-38. The Belles kept the game close for most of the first quarter, and were down only 9-7 after six minutes of play. However, late in the quarter, the Vikings began to pull ahead and took a 20-9