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14 Bethany winter and spring student-athletes earn academic all-conference awards
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 ST. PAUL – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) released its winter and spring sports academic all-conference lists from the 2008-09 school year on Tuesday. The individual athletes selected must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the award:
1. Post a 3.50 or better semester grade point average based on a 4.0 scale.
2. Compete in the sport in which he or she is nominated in the season that corresponds with the selection.
Bethany Lutheran had 14 academic all-conference honorees, with three athletes from each baseball, softball, men’s tennis, and women’s basketball. Two women’s tennis players received honors.
Baseball led all winter and spring sports with 43 honorees amongst participating schools. Women’s track and field had 41 award winners, while men’s track and field came in third with 39. Softball rounded out the UMAC’s top four with 32 selections. A grand total of 254 individuals earned academic all-conference awards.
As far as team academic all-conference awards go, Martin Luther College and Northwestern College each claimed the best grade point averages (GPA) in three of the eight winter and spring sports. UMAC-sponsored sports that occur in the winter and spring and their top academic teams are listed below.
Sport, School, Team GPA
Baseball, College of St. Scholastica, 3.587
Softball, Northwestern College, 3.597
Men’s Tennis, Martin Luther College, 2.972
Women’s Tennis, Northwestern College, 3.194
Men’s Track & Field, University of Minn., Morris, 3.397
Women’s Track & Field, Martin Luther College, 2.976
Men’s Basketball, Martin Luther College, 2.646
Women’s Basketball, Northwestern College, 3.507
Bethany Lutheran College
Name, Sport, Yr
Steve Hoostal, Baseball, Jr
Michael Greibrok, Baseball, Jr
Devin Kaasa, Baseball, Sr
Abagail Popp, Softball, So
Brittany Schlomer, Softball, Jr
Susan Hegstrom, Softball, Jr
Paul Webber, Men’s Tennis, So
Mike Lukasek, Men’s Tennis, Sr
Ben Wiechmann, Men’s Tennis, Sr
Caitlyn Felthous, Women’s Tennis, Jr
Madara Matveja, Women’s Tennis, So
Eva Voss, Women’s Basketball, Sr
Molly Erdman, Women’s Basketball, Jr
Megan Lecy, Women’s Basketball, So
Departing seniors Voss and Kahle led the way for women’s basketball
Monday, March 16, 2009 Joseph Baer Mankato, Minn.—The Bethany women’s basketball team finished the 2008-09 season with a 10-15 record overall and 4-10 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The Vikings just missed out on the UMAC post season tournament, but finished the season strong. In February, the team went on a three-game conference winning streak where they upset the then conference leading Minnesota-Morris on the road.
Seniors Eva Voss (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) and Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East) made a lasting impression on the season. Voss earned First Team All-Conference honors and the UMAC All-Defensive Team. Voss also reached 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds by season’s end. In the 2008-09 season, Voss led the team with 15.1 points and 11.9 rebounds a game. Kahle was also named to the UMAC All-Defensive Team and earned Honorable Mention All-Conference. Kahle reached 1,000 career points in her senior season and averaged 13 points per game and finished the year with a team leading 84 steals.
Voss and Kahle will be the lone departures going into next year’s season. The Vikings will look on a combination of a new class of recruits and the current developing team to fill the gap left by the team leaders.
Voss and Kahle named to women's basketball All-Conference Teams
Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Greg Johnson, UMAC Sports Information Director ST. PAUL – 17 women’s basketball players from Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) institutions were named to the UMAC All-Conference First and Honorable Mention Teams on Tuesday, two days after Northland College claimed a season sweep, winning both the UMAC regular season and postseason tournament championships.
Northland was represented by two players on the all-conference list, as juniors Lindsey Hamm and Chelsea Lundgren earned first team honors. Hamm was named the UMAC Player of the Year as the top all-conference vote-getter following a season in which the guard had Top 10 finishes in points per game, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, assists per game and steals per game. Following last week’s UMAC finale, Hamm was named the conference tournament most valuable player.
Adding to Northland’s list of award recipients, LumberJills’ head coach Dan Roiger was chosen by his colleagues from around the UMAC as the Coach of the Year.
Katie DeWitt, a sophomore guard from Northwestern College, was selected as the league’s Newcomer of the Year following an effort that placed her second in the UMAC in points per game with 16.1.
Northland, the University of Minnesota, Morris, and Northwestern, the conference’s top three finishers in 2008-09, each had two players on the first team all-conference list. Minnesota, Morris and Northwestern each had another player on the honorable mention team, while Martin Luther College added to its one first team member with two honorable mention players.
Bethany Lutheran College boasted two of the five players who were chosen to represent the UMAC’s All-Defensive Team. Seniors Eva Voss and Lindsey Kahle were joined on the defensive squad by Martin Luther’s Lissa Babinec, Northwestern’s Kaelee Kendrick and Minnesota, Morris’ Jamie Rainey.
1st Team All-Conference
Name, Institution, Year, Position
Eva Voss, Bethany Lutheran College, Senior, Center
Kirsten Haukom, College of St. Scholastica, Junior, Guard
Erica Babinec, Martin Luther College, Freshman, Guard
Lindsey Hamm, Northland College, Junior, Guard
Chelsea Lundgren, Northland College, Junior, Forward
Katie DeWitt, Northwestern College, Sophomore, Forward
Ariel Liesch, Northwestern College, Junior, Guard
Sara Gregersen, Presentation College, Sophomore, Center
Stephanie Roggenbuck, University of Minnesota-Morris, Sophomore, Forward
Nikki Washek, University of Minnesota-Morris, Junior, Guard
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Name, Institution, Year, Position
Lindsey Kahle, Bethany Lutheran College, Senior, Guard
Mary DeVries, Crown College, Sophomore, Forward
Lissa Babinec, Martin Luther College, Junior, Guard
Hannah Bode, Martin Luther College, Senior, Forward
Kaelee Kendrick, Northwestern College, Junior, Center
Becky Smith, Presentation College, Junior, Guard
Coresa Leighty, University of Minnesota-Morris, Senior, Forward
All-Defensive Team
Name, Institution, Year, Position
Eva Voss, Bethany Lutheran College, Senior, Center
Lindsey Kahle, Bethany Lutheran College, Senior, Guard
Lissa Babinec, Martin Luther College, Junior, Guard
Kaelee Kendrick, Northwestern College, Junior, Center
Jamie Rainey, University of Minnesota-Morris, Senior, Guard
Player of the Year Award - Lindsey Hamm (Northland College)
Newcomer of the Year Award - Katie DeWitt (Northwestern College)
Coach of the Year Award - Dan Roiger (Northland College)
Women’s basketball ends season with close loss
Saturday, February 21, 2009 Joseph Baer Ashland, Wis. – The Bethany women’s basketball team traveled to Northland College on Saturday afternoon to face off against the UMAC leading LumberJills. The Vikings led much of the game and hung tough late, but were finally ousted by the Jills 60-67.
Bethany gained control of the game early on behalf of two Molly Erdman (Courtland, Minn./Nicollet) three point buckets. The Vikings then stretched their first half lead to as much as eight before entering half with a 31-29 advantage. Bethany then once again took advantage of the game, this time in the second half, when Eva Voss (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) drained a jumper to put the Vikings ahead by eight with just under 16 minutes to play. Unfortunately, Northland stormed back with a 12-2 run, regained the lead, and finished the last 1:31 of the game flawlessly, going perfect from the floor (2-2 FG) and from the line (6-6 FT).
Voss and Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East) finished off strong careers with great individual efforts Saturday. Voss ended the game with another double-double, finishing with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Kahle added 16 points in the loss. Erdman scored 11 points and dished out four assists, while Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) finished the season with 10 points and nine rebounds against Northland.
Lindsey Hamm led Northland and all scorers in the game with 23 points on nine of 18 shooting. Chelsea Lundgren added 17 points and five assists in the victory.
The close loss ends the Bethany women’s basketball season and moves their record to 10-15 (4-10 UMAC). The Vikings’ season was filled with close defeats and the women played much tougher than their record indicates. The team never gave up and finished the season playing four tough contests on the road in which they upset a conference-leading Minnesota-Morris team and led most of the game against a 12-2 (16-8 overall) Northland team.
Bethany women’s basketball suffers disappointing loss to St. Scholastica
Friday, February 20, 2009 Melissa Young Duluth, Minn.—The Bethany women’s basketball team faced the St. Scholastica Saints on Friday evening, hoping to secure a spot in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Post-season Tournament. The Saints, however, used their home court advantage, taking the win with a score of 66-60.
The Saints controlled the entire first half only to have the Vikings make a comeback leading three times in the second half. The Vikings came out strong with a 7-0 run, dominating the first seven minutes of the second half. The Saints then made a 9-0 run off of a Kristen Haukom lay-up. The Vikings then took a one-point lead with five minutes left to play. The Saints answered back taking over with 4:40 to go and never looked back, icing their slim lead at the line with four points coming from Alexa Leighton. The Saints were led by Haukom with 19 points in the win. Kelly Cinquegrani scored 11 points for the Saints.
Senior, Eva Voss (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) led the Vikings in the loss with a double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to go along with four steals. Voss also earned her 1,000th rebound in her career as a Viking in the loss. Senior Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East) recorded 16 points and four steals.
With the loss, the Vikings fall to 10-14 overall and 4-9 in the UMAC. St. Scholastica improves to 9-15 on the season and 6-7 in the UMAC and secures a spot in the UMAC Post-season Tournament with the win. The Vikings travel to Ashland, Wis. on Saturday to take on Northland College for their last regular season game. The Vikings have to win this game in order to secure a spot in the UMAC Post-season Tournament. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.
Women’s basketball upsets conference leading Minnesota-Morris
Saturday, February 14, 2009 Joseph Baer Morris, Minn. – The Bethany women’s basketball team traveled to Minnesota-Morris Saturday and upset the Cougars, 91-78.
After 10 minutes of back and forth basketball, the Vikings found themselves trailing by four at 16-20. Bethany then sparked a 20-5 run to go up 11 and from that point on, never led by less than eight. In the second half, the Vikings stretched the lead out to 22 with 15:18 remaining after Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East) hit three pointers on back to back possessions. Bethany then cruised to the 13-point victory with sound defense and the conversion of 19 second half free throws.
Kahle led all scorers in the game with 21 points. She also had seven steals, which gives her 20 steals in her last three games. Post player Eva Voss (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) dominated the interior for Bethany with another double-double. Voss finished the game with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Molly Erdman (Courtland, Minn./Nicollet) added 12 points, five assists, and four steals while point guard Casey Gudahl (St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair) finished with 10 points. The Vikings finished the game with a 48.3 field goal percentage and made good on seven of 12 attempts from beyond the arc. Steph Roggenbuck and Diane Blommel led the Cougars in scoring with 18 and 17 points respectively.
The victory improves the Vikings’ record to 10-13 (4-8 UMAC) while Minnesota-Morris falls to 13-10 (10-2 UMAC). The Bethany women will finish their regular season on the road next weekend against conference opponents St. Scholastica (Friday, 5:30 pm) and Northland College (Saturday, 3 pm).
Voss leads women’s basketball to comeback win over Presentation
Friday, February 13, 2009 Joseph Baer Aberdeen, S.D. – The Bethany women’s basketball team came back from a 12 point deficit to claim a 73-67 victory at Presentation College on Friday night.
The Vikings struggled early, shooting just 28.6 percent from the field. The cold shooting led to a six point Presentation lead going into half, a lead that was as much as 12 at one point in the first 20 minutes. Bethany then found their touch in the second half, shooting an improved 52 percent from the floor. They opened up the half on a 20-7 run, grabbed the lead from the Saints, and made their last six free throw attempts to ice the victory.
Eva Voss (Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) led the way with a 21 point, 16 rebound double-double that included four blocked shots. Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) added 18 from off the bench on seven of 13 shooting. Caitlin Meyer (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) made good on four of seven shooting to end the game with 11 points and Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East) finished with 10 points, four assists, and five steals in the victory. Sara Gregersen scored 21 points for Presentation, and Becky Smith finished with 15 points and eight assists in the loss for the Saints.
The victory improves the Bethany women’s record to 10-11 (3-8 UMAC), while Presentation moves to 5-16 (3-8 UMAC). The Vikings will continue their season Saturday at Minnesota-Morris before traveling to St. Scholastica (Friday, 5:30 pm) and Northland College (Saturday, 3 pm) next weekend.
Seniors Voss and Kahle lead women’s basketball to victory in last home game
Saturday, February 07, 2009 Joseph Baer Mankato, Minn. – The Bethany women’s basketball team hosted their last home game of the season against Crown College Saturday afternoon. Seniors Eva Voss (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) and Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East) left a lasting impression in their final home game, combining for 43 points and leading the Vikings to a 93-57 victory.
The Vikings controlled the entire game, grabbed the first lead, and never gave it up. Bethany troubled Crown with their pressure defense, scoring 47 points off of 37 Crown turnovers. They also out-rebounded and out-shot the Storm.
Kahle led all scorers in the game with 23 points on eight for 15 shooting. She also grabbed five rebounds and collected eight steals. Voss added 20 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks inside. Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) also reached double-digit scoring with 12 points on five for six shooting. In total, 12 players scored for Bethany in the victory.
Crown’s Joy Murry shot seven for 13 from the floor and finished with 20 points, while Mary Devries added 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists for the Storm.
The win improves the Bethany women’s basketball record to 8-13 (2-8 UMAC) while the Storm fall to 1-15 (0-10 UMAC). The Vikings have four UMAC games left in the next two weekends, all on the road. Next weekend they will travel to Presentation College (Friday, 5:30 pm) and UM-Morris (Saturday, 3 pm).
Women’s basketball: Kahle scores 26, comeback falls short
Friday, February 06, 2009 Joseph Baer Mankato, Minn. – The Bethany women’s basketball team hosted Northwestern College on Friday night. The Vikings fell behind by as much as 16 on three different occasions but stormed back to make it a one possession ball game late, falling short in a 64-68 loss.
Bethany jumped out to an early lead at 13-9 in the first six minutes of the game, but Northwestern rallied to finish the half on top by sixteen, 25-41. The Eagles then held on to a double-digit lead throughout most of the second half opening it back up to 16 with 6:12. After a Bethany timeout, the Vikings set up a more aggressive press and came out a different team. The Vikings stormed back on behalf of an 18-5 run that was capped off by two great plays from Lindsey Kahle (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East). She made good on a three point shot and then stole the inbounds pass and immediate dropped another one from beyond the arc. Kahle managed to score six points in less than eight seconds to cut the Northwestern lead to three. Unfortunately, the Vikings misfired late and Northwestern finished the game with free throws and a pair of big offensive rebounds.
Kahle finished the game with 26 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Eva Voss (North Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) added 11 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks, while Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb. Aurora) also reached double-digit scoring with 10 points. Although the Bethany women didn’t shoot lights out from the floor (29 percent), they acquired more opportunities and won the ball control, forcing 19 Northwestern turnovers while committing only 10.
Northwestern was led by Katie DeWitt in the win. DeWitt finished the night with 24 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, and three steals. She led the team in all four categories. Ariel Liesch added 11 points for the Eagles and post player Kaelee Kendrick finished the game with seven points, 11 rebounds, and two blocked shots.
Another well fought defeat drops the Bethany record to 7-13 (1-8 UMAC), while Northwestern improves to 9-11 (7-2 UMAC). The Bethany women will continue their season with their final home game against Crown College Saturday at 3 p.m.
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