Athletes excel in spring, fall sports
MERCYHURST LAKERS
- Football won its last seven after starting 0-4 – the only football team in any division to have that roller coaster ride. Mercyhurst would have won the PSAC West and played for the conference championship had the rules not been altered in the of-season. The Lakers broke some individual/team records along the way while head coach Marty Schaetzle was named PSAC West Coach of the Year. Men’s soccer won its second PSAC Championship and accepted a sixth straight bid to the NCAA tournament.
Baseball fnished 30-15 o verall and made the NCAA playof s for the third time since 2009. Head Coach Joe Spano was named the Chuck Tanner College Coach of the Year. Men’s lacrosse earned 12 wins in 16 games, won its second straight ECAC regular season title and made the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight year. Andrew Wagner was named Division II’s Top defenseman while both Mitch McAvoy and Brady Heseltine were chosen in the 2014 National Lacrosse League draft.
Mercyhurst ended the season at 19-3, losing to top-ranked Charleston in the Atlantic Region Final. Field hockey made its way to the PSAC playof s before bowing out in the quarterfnals . The Lakers set the single season record for goals with 47.
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Men’s golf captured the Bud Elwell Fall Classic and fnished ff th at the PSAC Championships. Women’s golf won the Westminster Invitational and took fourth place at the PSAC Championships. Women’s volleyball advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the frst time since 2012 and fnished 18-13. NORTH EAST SAINTS
Women’s lacrosse went 16-3, tying the program record for wins, qualifed f or its sixth straight PSAC Tournament, and advanced to the PSAC championship game for the second time in three seasons. Becca Himes was named a Second Team All-American and the team was named to the IWLCA All- Academic Squad.
Saints softball set a school record for wins at 37-6, won the district title for the sixth consecutive year, and reached its national tournament, also for the sixth consecutive year. Saints baseball also set a school
Women’s rowing made its seventh consecutive NCAA Division II Championship Regatta, where Emily Francis won the NCAA Elite 89 Award. The men’s golf team advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in the last fv e seasons. The men’s tennis team ended 7-9 overall but made the PSAC playof s for the second straight year. The women’s tennis team fnished 13-6 and made the NCAA playof s. In the fall, freshman Nenad Terzic won the PSAC Singles Championship and the women’s team had a PSAC Singles winner in freshman Saoia Gomez de Segura. The ITA honored both teams for their academic prowess. Women’s water polo won the CWPA Division II Championship in March and ended the season with a 9-14 record. Senior Cailin Jope was an ACWPC First Team All-American.
record for wins at 31-10 and won the Region III title for only the second time in program history. They fnished as distr ict runners-up. Men’s and women’s soccer both fnished as runners-up in R egion III. The women set a school record for wins at 11-6-2, while the men fnished a t 10-6. Women’s volleyball fnished as R egion III runners-up, with an 8-13 record. Shawn Wiler again competed at the NJCAA cross country nationals in Lubbock, Texas, fnishing 95th of 256 runners .
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