Lilly Kashishian
Sports Editor
It was a busy week as few teams are wrapping up their regular season and preparing for the postseason.
Men’s Swimming beat Lycoming on the road over the weekend with a score of 118-83. The men won eight of the 11 events.
Women’s Swimming downed Lycoming 136-67. Nancie Ziegler led the Falcons winning the 200 Free and the 500 Free.
Women’s Volleyball defeated Albright College after having a week off. The Falcons beat the Lions in three straight sets (25-13, 25-16, 25-15). Lanae Hunsberger led the way with 18 kills.
The team fell to Lebanon Valley (25-14, 25-12, 25-16) in a MAC Conference matchup on Thursday. Katie Wilcox contributed seven assists in the loss.
On Saturday, the Falcons beat Valley Forge in three straight sets (25-16, 25-5, 25-16). Hannah Berger had nine kills and Katie Wilcox had 14 assists.
Men’s Soccer wrapped up their regular season on Tuesday defeating Arcadia 2-0. With a goal in each half from Luke Brautigam and Adam Cole, the men finished the season with a 15-0-2 record.
Field Hockey beat Hood 4-0 on Wednesday with goals from Kristen Levesque, Mackenzie Brubaker, Josie Weaver, and Emily Knepp.
The team then finished their season going undefeated after a shutout win over William Smith during the weekend. Taylor Wiederrecht, Kaylor Rosenberry, and Hannah Palm contributed goals in the win.
Women’s Soccer tied Arcadia 0-0 Wednesday night. The Falcons put nine shots on frame but were unable to find the back of the net. Goalkeeper Sarah Yunez saved three shots.
The team finished out the regular season with a 6-0 win over Marywood. Sunny Gelnovatch, Lilly Shover (2), Brooke Firestone, and Ashley Sauder (2) all scored in the shutout victory.
Women’s Cross Country came in third place in the MAC Championship. Leanne Weaver finished in second place overall with a score of 23:13.3.
Men’s Cross Country won their second straight MAC Championship over the weekend earning 49 points during the race. Benjamin Schott came in first with a time of 26:20.7 and earned Runner of the Year honors.
Coming Up This Week
Monday, Oct 29
Women’s Volleyball vs Widener University 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct 31
Women’s Soccer vs TBD 7:00 p.m.
Field Hockey vs Lebanon Valley College 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct 31
Men’s Soccer vs TBD 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov 3
Wrestling- Messiah Invitational 10:00 a.m.
Women’s Swimming @ Widener University and Hood College 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Swimming @ Widener University and Hood College 1:00 p.m.
For more information and in-depth coverage of the matches visit GoMessiah.com.