Closing in on postseason
N E W S , N U G G E T S & U P D AT E S October 22, 2014 Contact NNU Athletics: 467-8505
Contact NNU Sports Information: 467-8474
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Closing in on postseason
Upcoming: Men’s Soccer
Overall (10-2-1); GNAC (7-1-1) Day Date Opponent
Time
Thur. 10-23 Simon Fraser Sat. 10-25 Western Wash. Thur. 10-30 Seattle Pacific Sat. 11-1 St. Martin’s
4 pm 3 pm 1:30 pm 3 pm
Women’s Soccer
Overall (4-7-3); GNAC (3-6-1) Day Date Opponent
Time
Thur. 10-23 Western Oregon Sat. 10-25 St. Martin’s Thur. 10-30 Western Wash. Sat. 11-1 MSU Billings
1:30 pm Noon 4 pm Noon
Volleyball
Overall (17-2); GNAC (10-1) Day Date Opponent Thur. 10-23 at Alaska Sat. 10-25 at Alaska Anchorage Thur. 10-30 Western Wash. Sat. 11-1 Simon Fraser
Time 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm
Cross Country Day Date Opponent
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Sat. 11-1 GNAC Championship 10:30 am at Monmouth, Ore. Sat. 11-22 NCAA West Regional TBA at Billings, Mont.
Men’s Golf Day Date Opponent
Time
Mon. 10-31 Dennis Rose Inter. at Waikoloa, Hawaii Tues. 11-1 Dennis Rose Inter. at Waikoloa, Hawaii
All Day All Day
Women’s Golf Day Date Opponent Mon. 2-23 Tue. 2-24
Time
Cal Baptist Invite All Day at Riverside, California Cal Baptist Invite All Day at Riverside, California
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Northwest Nazarene’s Elayna Rice makes a dig in the Crusaders win over Western Oregon on Saturday night.
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Photo by Kari Stetson
As a very successful season begins to wind down, the playoff picture for the Crusaders is starting to take shape. A home sweep by the now-16th ranked NNU volleyball team keeps them in first place in the GNAC and on course for a national tournament berth. The NNU women’s soccer team scored an important road win at Simon Fraser to keep their GNAC postseason hopes alive, and the NNU men’s soccer team went unbeaten in two roads games and finds itself in the No. 5 spot in the first NCAA West Region poll, which was released today. Also in action were the Crusader runners as cross country tuned up for next weekend’s GNAC meet with a strong showing at the Lewis and Clark Invitational. VOLLEYBALL: The Crusader volleyball team stretched its home win streak to 10 straight matches and maintained its hold on first place in the GNAC with sweeps of St. Martin’s (25-17, 25-23, 25-13) and Western Oregon (25-23, 25-22, 25-23). Thursday against the Saints, Kendra Bodine led the way with 12 kills while Taylor Roberts added 12 digs and Michelle Terpstra dished out 32 assists. Elayna Rice — who is No. 3 on the team in kills (175) and digs (209) — sat out the match, resting a sprained ankle, yet the Crusaders didn’t miss a beat. Rice returned to the lineup Saturday as NNU topped the Wolves. Andrea Terpstra and Taylor VanValey led the offense, each recording 10 kills.
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Michelle Terpstra again dished out 32 assists and Roberts led the defense with 15 digs in
the win. The sweep sets up a huge Saturday night match at Anchorage, Alaska, where the Crusaders and Seawolves — currently tied atop the league standings — will battle. MEN’S SOCCER: A long road trip to the Dakotas started off with a disappointing 1-1 tie for the Crusaders against host the University of Mary on Thursday. NNU’s only goal came off an own goal, as weather — and the Marauders — stymied the Crusader offense. NNU bounced back Saturday in winning style, battling its way to a 1-0 win over the South Dakota School of Mines. Rene Duevel had the game-winning goal while Alfredo E. Ontiveros made 2 saves in net, recording his sixth shutout of Photo by Kari Stetson the season and the 15th of his career at NNU — the all-time Northwest Nazarene’s Kendra Bodine goes up for one of her 12 kills in the Crusaders win over St. Martin’s on Thursday night. Alfredo E. Crusader record. Ontiveros Ontiveros added a 1 save in the Crusaders draw on Thursday, earning him GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this fall. While the weekend road trip did not vault NNU back into the NSCAA’s Top 25 poll — the Crusaders were ranked No. 22 earlier this season — a successful season to date did earn NNU the No. 5 spot in the first NCAA Division II West Region poll released today. The top 6 teams in that poll at the end of the season earn berths to nationals. WOMEN’S SOCCER: Lexi Fesenbek set up both goals Thursday afternoon, tying the single-season school record for assists in a season and helping NNU complete a season sweep of Simon Fraser with a 2-0 victory. Fesenbek has 10 assists already this fall, with four games remaining. She tied the mark set by Randi Hufford in 2001 and by Denise Thuline in 1999. She set up Makena Dandley, who scored her first collegiate goal, and Laura Seymour in the win. Daniele Ortiz made 5 saves in goal for her third shutout of the season. Saturday, the Crusaders took on the unbeaten Vikings at Western Washington and battled hard, but still fell 2-0. Ortiz made 9 saves in the game. NNU now hosts four straight games to close out the regular season with a GNAC playoff berth still in sight. CROSS COUNTRY: An extra week of rest suited the Crusaders, who got a pair of top-10 individual finishes and two strong team efforts at the Lewis and Clark Invitational at McIver State Park outside of Portland, Ore., on Saturday. Freshman Isaac Mitchell continued his phenomenal debut season with a personal-best time of 25 minutes, 28.1 seconds to finish 3rd overall on the men’s 8-kilometer course. His efforts earned him GNAC Male Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season. He led a strong effort by the NNU men, who were 7th as a team in a 16-team field. The Crusader ladies also took 7th in a 12-team field, led by Susanna Fleming. Fleming nearly had a Isaac PR on the women’s 6K course, finishing 7th overall in 23:27.80 for the Crusaders. Mitchell NNU’s runners now get an extra week of rest once again before heading to the GNAC Championship meet hosted by Western Oregon on Nov. 1.
N E W S , N U G G E T S & U P D AT E S October 22, 2014
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• NNU Volleyball leads the GNAC in kills per set (13.56) and blocks per set (2.81). NNU also is No. 1 in the nation in blocks per set. Crusader volleyball setter Michelle Terpstra is No. 2 in the GNAC in assists per set (10.68). Crusader volleyball middle blockers Andrea Terpstra and Madi Farrell are No. 1 and No. 3 in the GNAC in blocks per set with 1.27 and 1.08, respectively. Terpstra also is No. 9 in the nation. Crusader volleyball libero Taylor Roberts is No. 2 in the GNAC and No. 10 in the nation in digs per set (6.18). Crusader women’s soccer player Lexi Fesenbek leads the GNAC in total assists with 10. She also is tied for 5th in the nation. Crusaders women’s soccer goalkeeper Daniele Ortiz leads the GNAC in saves per game (6.29). NNU Men’s Soccer leads the GNAC in total assists (29). Crusader men’s soccer player Julio Castillo leads the GNAC in assists (6). Crusader men’s soccer players Erik Anderson and Fredy Razo are No. 2 & 3 in the GNAC in goals scored with 8 and 7, respectively. Crusader men’s goalkeeper Alfredo E. Ontiveros leads the GNAC in save percentage (.852) and shutouts (6).
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Men’s hoops hosts pdates: ‘Meet The Crusaders’
Crusader fans, this is your chance to meet and mingle with your Northwest Nazarene men’s basketball team. The 2014-15 NNU men’s team is hosting a “Meet The Crusaders” scrimmage and spaghetti feed on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Johnson Sports Center on the NNU campus. Come get an early glimpse at this year’s talented and exciting team during the “Black versus White” scrimmage at 5 p.m. Then, talk basketball with the Crusader players and coaches at an allyou-can eat spaghetti feed following the scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. Cost for the event is $10 per adult and $5 for kids 12-and-under. Money raised from this event will benefit the NNU men’s basketball program. Please RSVP by noon on Friday, Oct. 24, to NNU assistant men’s basketball coach Kyle Joseph at [email protected] or (208) 467-8858. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet and mingle with your Crusader men’s basketball team!
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Men’s Soccer
GNAC OVERALL Team W L T PTS W L T Seattle Pacific 9 0 0 27 12 0 1 NW Nazarene 7 1 1 22 10 2 1 MSU Billings 5 3 1 16 5 5 3 Simon Fraser 4 3 2 14 6 4 2 Western Wash. 4 4 1 13 6 6 1 Mary 2 6 1 7 3 6 2 St. Martin’s 2 7 0 6 2 11 0 S.D. Mines 0 9 0 0 1 12 0 • Thursday: Mary at St. Martin’s; SD Mines at Seattle Pacific; Western Wash, at MSU Billings; Simon Fraser at NW Nazarene, 4 pm • Saturday: SD Mines at St. Martin’s; Mary at Seattle Pacific; Simon Fraser at MSU Billings; Western Wash. at NW Nazarene, 3 pm
Women’s Soccer
GNAC OVERALL Team W L T PTS W L T Western Wash. 8 0 2 26 12 0 2 Seattle Pacific 6 2 2 20 8 3 2 MSU Billings 5 3 2 17 7 3 2 Central Wash. 5 3 2 17 6 6 2 Western Oregon 3 3 4 13 5 5 3 NW Nazarene 3 6 1 10 4 7 3 Simon Fraser 2 8 0 6 2 12 0 St. Martin’s 1 8 1 4 1 11 2 • Thursday: Seattle Pacific at Western Wash.; St. Martin’s at MSU Billings; Central Wash. at Simon Fraser; Western Oregon at NW Nazarene, 1:30 pm • Saturday: Central Wash. at Western Wash.; Western Oregon at MSU Billings; Seattle Pacific at Simon Fraser; St. Martin’s at NW Nazarene, Noon
Volleyball
GNAC OVERALL Team W L MB W L NW Nazarene 10 1 — 17 2 Alaska Anchorage 10 1 — 16 3 Western Wash. 8 2 1 1/2 15 4 Central Wash. 7 4 3 14 5 Simon Fraser 6 4 3 1/2 12 6 Seattle Pacific 5 6 5 11 8 MSU Billings 5 6 5 10 9 Alaska 2 9 8 2 17 St. Martin’s 1 10 9 4 18 Western Oregon 0 11 10 2 17 • Today: St. Martin’s at Evergreen St. • Thursday: Central Wash. at Alaska Anchorage; Seattle Pacific at Simon Fraser; MSU Billings at Western Wash.; NW Nazarene at Alaska, 7 pm • Saturday: Central Wash. at Alaska; MSU Billings at Simon Fraser; Western Oregon at St. Martin’s; Seattle Pacific at Western Wash.; NW Nazarene at Alaska Anchorage, 7 pm
Contact NNU Sports Information: 467-8474
Follow the Crusaders online: www.nnusports.com
Closing in on postseason
Upcoming: Men’s Soccer
Overall (10-2-1); GNAC (7-1-1) Day Date Opponent
Time
Thur. 10-23 Simon Fraser Sat. 10-25 Western Wash. Thur. 10-30 Seattle Pacific Sat. 11-1 St. Martin’s
4 pm 3 pm 1:30 pm 3 pm
Women’s Soccer
Overall (4-7-3); GNAC (3-6-1) Day Date Opponent
Time
Thur. 10-23 Western Oregon Sat. 10-25 St. Martin’s Thur. 10-30 Western Wash. Sat. 11-1 MSU Billings
1:30 pm Noon 4 pm Noon
Volleyball
Overall (17-2); GNAC (10-1) Day Date Opponent Thur. 10-23 at Alaska Sat. 10-25 at Alaska Anchorage Thur. 10-30 Western Wash. Sat. 11-1 Simon Fraser
Time 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm
Cross Country Day Date Opponent
Time
Sat. 11-1 GNAC Championship 10:30 am at Monmouth, Ore. Sat. 11-22 NCAA West Regional TBA at Billings, Mont.
Men’s Golf Day Date Opponent
Time
Mon. 10-31 Dennis Rose Inter. at Waikoloa, Hawaii Tues. 11-1 Dennis Rose Inter. at Waikoloa, Hawaii
All Day All Day
Women’s Golf Day Date Opponent Mon. 2-23 Tue. 2-24
Time
Cal Baptist Invite All Day at Riverside, California Cal Baptist Invite All Day at Riverside, California
Are you a fan?
Keep up with the Crusaders at instagram.com/nnusports or subscribe to NNU Crusader Athletics on www.YouTube.com
Northwest Nazarene’s Elayna Rice makes a dig in the Crusaders win over Western Oregon on Saturday night.
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Photo by Kari Stetson
As a very successful season begins to wind down, the playoff picture for the Crusaders is starting to take shape. A home sweep by the now-16th ranked NNU volleyball team keeps them in first place in the GNAC and on course for a national tournament berth. The NNU women’s soccer team scored an important road win at Simon Fraser to keep their GNAC postseason hopes alive, and the NNU men’s soccer team went unbeaten in two roads games and finds itself in the No. 5 spot in the first NCAA West Region poll, which was released today. Also in action were the Crusader runners as cross country tuned up for next weekend’s GNAC meet with a strong showing at the Lewis and Clark Invitational. VOLLEYBALL: The Crusader volleyball team stretched its home win streak to 10 straight matches and maintained its hold on first place in the GNAC with sweeps of St. Martin’s (25-17, 25-23, 25-13) and Western Oregon (25-23, 25-22, 25-23). Thursday against the Saints, Kendra Bodine led the way with 12 kills while Taylor Roberts added 12 digs and Michelle Terpstra dished out 32 assists. Elayna Rice — who is No. 3 on the team in kills (175) and digs (209) — sat out the match, resting a sprained ankle, yet the Crusaders didn’t miss a beat. Rice returned to the lineup Saturday as NNU topped the Wolves. Andrea Terpstra and Taylor VanValey led the offense, each recording 10 kills.
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Michelle Terpstra again dished out 32 assists and Roberts led the defense with 15 digs in
the win. The sweep sets up a huge Saturday night match at Anchorage, Alaska, where the Crusaders and Seawolves — currently tied atop the league standings — will battle. MEN’S SOCCER: A long road trip to the Dakotas started off with a disappointing 1-1 tie for the Crusaders against host the University of Mary on Thursday. NNU’s only goal came off an own goal, as weather — and the Marauders — stymied the Crusader offense. NNU bounced back Saturday in winning style, battling its way to a 1-0 win over the South Dakota School of Mines. Rene Duevel had the game-winning goal while Alfredo E. Ontiveros made 2 saves in net, recording his sixth shutout of Photo by Kari Stetson the season and the 15th of his career at NNU — the all-time Northwest Nazarene’s Kendra Bodine goes up for one of her 12 kills in the Crusaders win over St. Martin’s on Thursday night. Alfredo E. Crusader record. Ontiveros Ontiveros added a 1 save in the Crusaders draw on Thursday, earning him GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this fall. While the weekend road trip did not vault NNU back into the NSCAA’s Top 25 poll — the Crusaders were ranked No. 22 earlier this season — a successful season to date did earn NNU the No. 5 spot in the first NCAA Division II West Region poll released today. The top 6 teams in that poll at the end of the season earn berths to nationals. WOMEN’S SOCCER: Lexi Fesenbek set up both goals Thursday afternoon, tying the single-season school record for assists in a season and helping NNU complete a season sweep of Simon Fraser with a 2-0 victory. Fesenbek has 10 assists already this fall, with four games remaining. She tied the mark set by Randi Hufford in 2001 and by Denise Thuline in 1999. She set up Makena Dandley, who scored her first collegiate goal, and Laura Seymour in the win. Daniele Ortiz made 5 saves in goal for her third shutout of the season. Saturday, the Crusaders took on the unbeaten Vikings at Western Washington and battled hard, but still fell 2-0. Ortiz made 9 saves in the game. NNU now hosts four straight games to close out the regular season with a GNAC playoff berth still in sight. CROSS COUNTRY: An extra week of rest suited the Crusaders, who got a pair of top-10 individual finishes and two strong team efforts at the Lewis and Clark Invitational at McIver State Park outside of Portland, Ore., on Saturday. Freshman Isaac Mitchell continued his phenomenal debut season with a personal-best time of 25 minutes, 28.1 seconds to finish 3rd overall on the men’s 8-kilometer course. His efforts earned him GNAC Male Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season. He led a strong effort by the NNU men, who were 7th as a team in a 16-team field. The Crusader ladies also took 7th in a 12-team field, led by Susanna Fleming. Fleming nearly had a Isaac PR on the women’s 6K course, finishing 7th overall in 23:27.80 for the Crusaders. Mitchell NNU’s runners now get an extra week of rest once again before heading to the GNAC Championship meet hosted by Western Oregon on Nov. 1.
N E W S , N U G G E T S & U P D AT E S October 22, 2014
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• NNU Volleyball leads the GNAC in kills per set (13.56) and blocks per set (2.81). NNU also is No. 1 in the nation in blocks per set. Crusader volleyball setter Michelle Terpstra is No. 2 in the GNAC in assists per set (10.68). Crusader volleyball middle blockers Andrea Terpstra and Madi Farrell are No. 1 and No. 3 in the GNAC in blocks per set with 1.27 and 1.08, respectively. Terpstra also is No. 9 in the nation. Crusader volleyball libero Taylor Roberts is No. 2 in the GNAC and No. 10 in the nation in digs per set (6.18). Crusader women’s soccer player Lexi Fesenbek leads the GNAC in total assists with 10. She also is tied for 5th in the nation. Crusaders women’s soccer goalkeeper Daniele Ortiz leads the GNAC in saves per game (6.29). NNU Men’s Soccer leads the GNAC in total assists (29). Crusader men’s soccer player Julio Castillo leads the GNAC in assists (6). Crusader men’s soccer players Erik Anderson and Fredy Razo are No. 2 & 3 in the GNAC in goals scored with 8 and 7, respectively. Crusader men’s goalkeeper Alfredo E. Ontiveros leads the GNAC in save percentage (.852) and shutouts (6).
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Men’s hoops hosts pdates: ‘Meet The Crusaders’
Crusader fans, this is your chance to meet and mingle with your Northwest Nazarene men’s basketball team. The 2014-15 NNU men’s team is hosting a “Meet The Crusaders” scrimmage and spaghetti feed on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Johnson Sports Center on the NNU campus. Come get an early glimpse at this year’s talented and exciting team during the “Black versus White” scrimmage at 5 p.m. Then, talk basketball with the Crusader players and coaches at an allyou-can eat spaghetti feed following the scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. Cost for the event is $10 per adult and $5 for kids 12-and-under. Money raised from this event will benefit the NNU men’s basketball program. Please RSVP by noon on Friday, Oct. 24, to NNU assistant men’s basketball coach Kyle Joseph at [email protected] or (208) 467-8858. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet and mingle with your Crusader men’s basketball team!
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Men’s Soccer
GNAC OVERALL Team W L T PTS W L T Seattle Pacific 9 0 0 27 12 0 1 NW Nazarene 7 1 1 22 10 2 1 MSU Billings 5 3 1 16 5 5 3 Simon Fraser 4 3 2 14 6 4 2 Western Wash. 4 4 1 13 6 6 1 Mary 2 6 1 7 3 6 2 St. Martin’s 2 7 0 6 2 11 0 S.D. Mines 0 9 0 0 1 12 0 • Thursday: Mary at St. Martin’s; SD Mines at Seattle Pacific; Western Wash, at MSU Billings; Simon Fraser at NW Nazarene, 4 pm • Saturday: SD Mines at St. Martin’s; Mary at Seattle Pacific; Simon Fraser at MSU Billings; Western Wash. at NW Nazarene, 3 pm
Women’s Soccer
GNAC OVERALL Team W L T PTS W L T Western Wash. 8 0 2 26 12 0 2 Seattle Pacific 6 2 2 20 8 3 2 MSU Billings 5 3 2 17 7 3 2 Central Wash. 5 3 2 17 6 6 2 Western Oregon 3 3 4 13 5 5 3 NW Nazarene 3 6 1 10 4 7 3 Simon Fraser 2 8 0 6 2 12 0 St. Martin’s 1 8 1 4 1 11 2 • Thursday: Seattle Pacific at Western Wash.; St. Martin’s at MSU Billings; Central Wash. at Simon Fraser; Western Oregon at NW Nazarene, 1:30 pm • Saturday: Central Wash. at Western Wash.; Western Oregon at MSU Billings; Seattle Pacific at Simon Fraser; St. Martin’s at NW Nazarene, Noon
Volleyball
GNAC OVERALL Team W L MB W L NW Nazarene 10 1 — 17 2 Alaska Anchorage 10 1 — 16 3 Western Wash. 8 2 1 1/2 15 4 Central Wash. 7 4 3 14 5 Simon Fraser 6 4 3 1/2 12 6 Seattle Pacific 5 6 5 11 8 MSU Billings 5 6 5 10 9 Alaska 2 9 8 2 17 St. Martin’s 1 10 9 4 18 Western Oregon 0 11 10 2 17 • Today: St. Martin’s at Evergreen St. • Thursday: Central Wash. at Alaska Anchorage; Seattle Pacific at Simon Fraser; MSU Billings at Western Wash.; NW Nazarene at Alaska, 7 pm • Saturday: Central Wash. at Alaska; MSU Billings at Simon Fraser; Western Oregon at St. Martin’s; Seattle Pacific at Western Wash.; NW Nazarene at Alaska Anchorage, 7 pm
