http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressreleases.html en-us Copyright © 2009 St. Norbert College Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:13 CST This is a list of St. Norbert College Athletics press releases. sncXML Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss athletics@snc.edu (Dan Lukes) scott.crevier@snc.edu (Scott Crevier) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:13 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=754 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=754 DE PERE - St. Norbert looks to improve to 3-0 with a non-conference contest at perennial College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin contender Elmhurst College. Tip-off Saturday night is set for...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the game.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:43:19 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=753 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=753 DE PERE - St. Norbert opens the 2009-10 regular season by hosting the St. Norbert College Tip-Off Tournament at Schuldes Sports Center. Admission to the tournament is free. Fans are asked to bring a...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the tournament.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:42:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=752 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=752 DE PERE - No. 1-ranked St. Norbert College travels to No. 6-ranked UW-River Falls for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series this Friday and Saturday at Hunt Arena. Click...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the series.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:59:46 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=751 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=751 DE PERE - St. Norbert College claimed its third consecutive win over a nationally ranked opponent with a hard-fought 60-52 win over UW-Oshkosh at Schuldes Sports Center. The Green Knights...
The Green Knights (2-0) won for the second consecutive season over the Titans (0-1), who are ranked 24th in the D3hoops.com Top 25. St. Norbert won consecutive games against Oshkosh for the first time since the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons.

Oshkosh held its only lead of the game with 10 minutes 31 seconds remaining on a Taylor Pagitt jumper for a 38-36 advantage. St. Norbert then went on a 13-2 run over the next 7 1/2 minutes to lead 49-40 with 2:53 to go. James Pfitzinger's banked jumper tied the game at 38-38, and he made 1 of 2 free throws on St. Norbert's next possession. Dave Wipperfurth canned a jumper for a 41-38 lead, and Pfitzinger scored again on the next trip. Jake Dietz's steal and layup gave St. Norbert a 45-40 lead with 6:04 left.

The Titans would whittle the lead down to three points at 52-49 with 41 seconds left, but St. Norbert made all eight of its free throws the rest of the way to seal the win.

St. Norbert jumped out to a 10-2 lead to start the game and led by as many as 13 points in the first half before settling on a 30-19 halftime advantage.

Oshkosh guard D.J. Marsh, a first-team pre-season All-America selection by D3hoops.com, was held to 4 of 16 shooting from the floor with stellar defensive work by Wipperfurth and Paul Mallers. Marsh did go 9-for-9 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points, the only Titan in double figures. The Titans shot just 32.1 percent from the floor, making 17 of 53 field goals.

St. Norbert had a balanced scoring effort, getting 14 points each from Wipperfurth and Steve Papke, with Papke securing a game-high eight rebounds. John Taylor had 12 points, and Dietz added 11. St. Norbert shot 42.2 percent (19-for-45) from the floor, but was 0-for-11 on 3-pointers.

The Green Knights are now 32-11 in their last 43 games dating back to the 2007-08 season.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:56:11 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=750 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=750 DE PERE - St. Norbert College got the 2009-10 season off to a good start with a 112-73 win over Silver Lake College in a non-conference game with a rare midnight start at Schuldes Sports...
St. Norbert (1-0) shot 61.9 percent from the floor, making 39-for-63 field goals. The Green Knights shot a blistering 18-for-23 (78.3 percent) from behind the three-point arc.

St. Norbert and Silver Lake were tied at 6-6 before St. Norbert went on a 17-6 run to take a 23-13 lead with 11:27 left in the first half. The Lakers cut the deficit to 23-16, but St. Norbert went on a 26-3 run over the next 5 1/2 minutes for a 49-19 lead and the game was effectively over.

John Taylor led all scorers with 17 points, making five 3-pointers. Paul Appleton had 16 points in his first collegiate game, canning four 3-pointers. Jimmy Martin came off the bench and was a perfect 4-for-4 on 3-pointers for 12 points. Chris Peterson added 11 points. Mike Brumm added 10 points and six assists.

Dwight Weathers, Brian Diorio and Zak Zablocki had 12 points apiece for Silver Lake, which shot 37.7 percent from the floor.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:30:50 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=749 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=749 GREEN BAY - B.J. O'Brien made 18 saves as St. Norbert College posted a 2-0 win over UW-Stevens Point in the second game of a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series at the Cornerstone...
The Green Knights, ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, improved to 6-0-1 overall and 4-0 in the NCHA. Stevens Point dropped to 2-5, 0-4.

St. Norbert got all of its scoring in the second period. Tyler Allen scored the game's first marker at 6 minutes 10 seconds on a breakaway, getting assists from Shane Wheeler and Nick Tabisz. Late in the second period, Stevens Point was called for a too many men penalty. Just as the penalty expired, Tabisz fired a shot from the top of the slot. Stevens Point goaltender Thomas Speer was screened and the puck tricked past him for a 2-0 lead at the 18:40 mark.

Both teams in the third period played mostly perimeter hockey, with the Pointers outshooting the Green Knights 5-4 in the stanza. St. Norbert did hold a 28-18 shots-on-goal advantage for the game.

St. Norbert was 0-for-6 on the power play, while Stevens Point was 0-for-5. Speer made 26 saves for the Pointers, who played with an empty net for a stretch of 1:42.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:17:15 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=748 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=748 WINNECONNE - St. Norbert College placed 15th at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Midwest Regional at Lake Breeze Golf Course. The Green Knights compiled 483 points for a 15th-place...
The Green Knights compiled 483 points for a 15th-place finish out of 39 teams. North Central College won the meet with an impressive 21 points. UW-La Crosse was the runner-up with 105 points, and Washington University was third with 118 points. North Central's Michael Spain the regional champion with a time of 24:17 over the 8-kilometer course.

Jon O'Brien led St. Norbert with a 67th-place finish, registering a time of 26 minutes. Alex DeVillers was 68th with a time of 26:03, while John Barrett placed 96th with a time of 26:31. Aaron Roden finished with a time of 26:56 to finish 123rd, while Mackenzie Laska was 129th with a time of 27:05.

Seth Hawkins was 137th with a time of 27:10, and Benji Wetli was 174th with a time of 28:00.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:25:25 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=747 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=747 WINNECONNE - St. Norbert College's Jenny Scherer qualified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championship for the third consecutive year with a third-place showing at the Midwest...
Scherer, who earned All-America honors in 2008 with a seventh-place showing, covered the 6-kilometer course in an impressive 21 minutes 31 seconds for her third-place finish. UW-Oshkosh's Ayla Mitchell won the event with a time of 20:51, while Washington University's Taryn Surtees was second at 21:06.

St. Norbert finished in 14th place with a team total of 404 points. UW-Eau Claire won the event with 52 points, while Washington was the runner up with 72 points. UW-La Crosse was third with 98 points.

Amanda Whipple placed second for St. Norbert, finishing 45th overall with a time of 23:03. Kim Keil placed in 110th place with a time of 24:19, while Brianna Skrypczak was 112th in 24:23. Erika Quinn rounded out St. Norbert's scorers with a run of 24:47 to finish 134th.

Kali Reierson finished 147th in 25:11, and Melissa Menne was 212nd with a time of 27:06.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:16:33 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=746 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=746 GREEN BAY - Five power-play goals in the third period were more than enough to clinch St. Norbert College's 9-3 win over UW-Stevens Point in the first game of a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey...
The Green Knights (5-0-1, 3-0 NCHA), ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, put up six power-play goals and one key shorthanded marker in the game. The six power-play goals is tied for the second most in a game in school history and tied a Cornerstone Community Center record.

St. Norbert led 2-0 after one period. Shane Wheeler scored on the power play just 4 minutes 22 seconds into the game, and Sam Tikka finished a 2-on-1 breakaway at 11:17 for the early advantage.

Stevens Point (2-4, 0-3) cashed in on a St. Norbert double minor to open the second period. The Pointers scored at 58 seconds of the second on Jon Bockmann's goal, followed by Alex Handy's score at 2:17. Stevens Point grabbed a 3-2 lead at 13:42, converting a turnover into a Nick Kenney goal.

St. Norbert would tie the game moments later when Scott Pulak cleaned up around a pile in front of the net at 15:08 for his first goal of the season. Late in the third period, St. Norbert was slapped with a penalty, but took the lead on Brandon Longley's shorthanded goal with 45 seconds left in the frame. Adam Hammerbeck took the puck from the St. Norbert defensive zone and skated into the offensive end and fired a pass to Longley in front of the net for a key score.

The floodgates opened in the third period, with the Green Knights scoring five times on six power-play chances. Matt Boyd scored twice, with Cody Keefer, Tyler Allen and Mike Bernardy all scoring goals in the period.

Boyd added an assist for a three-point night, while Allen had two assists to also earn a three-point game. Jason Nopper and Nick Tabisz each had two assists.

B.J. O'Brien made 14 saves for St. Norbert, while Thomas Speer made 17 saves in 43:47 of work for Stevens Point. Alan Armour made three saves on seven shots faced in 16:13 of relief for the Pointers.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:26:44 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=745 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=745 OSHKOSH - St. Norbert College had its sixth NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament appearance cut short by No. 2-ranked UW-Oshkosh in a three-set loss to the host Titans in the first round...
The Green Knights had their season end at 24-10 following the 24-9, 25-8, 25-11 loss. Oshkosh improved to 36-2 with the win.

St. Norbert was tied 6-6 in the first set before Oshkosh went on a 13-1 run. The Titans led 10-2 in the second set and 15-3 in the third set to take control.

St. Norbert got four kills from Sarah Sulentic and two apiece from Mary Kate Manion, Sam Jungbluth and Tory Dohm. Laura Ayello had eight assists, and Catherine Guido had 12 digs.

Oshkosh hit a robust .462, with 52 kills in 91 attempts against 10 errors. Andrea Smith had 18 kills to lead the Titans.]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:59:39 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=744 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=744 DE PERE - St. Norbert opens the 2009-10 season against local opponents Silver Lake and UW-Oshkosh at Schuldes Sports Center. The Silver Lake game tips off at midnight Saturday night/Sunday morning...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the games.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:25:05 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=743 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=743 DE PERE - St. Norbert returns to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association action when long-time rival UW-Stevens Point visits in a two-game series Friday and Saturday at the Cornerstone Community...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the series.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:33:50 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=742 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=742 GREEN BAY - St. Norbert College hung with NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay for a half but fell 71-54 to the cross-town Phoenix in front of 3,135 at the Kress Events Center. The much smaller...
The much smaller Green Knights trailed 32-26 at halftime and trailed 37-28 with 16 minutes 59 seconds left to play, but a quick 7-0 run over the next two minutes gave Green Bay a 44-28 bulge. St. Norbert would not get closer than 12 the rest of the way.

St. Norbert fell behind 14-4 just 6 1/2 minutes into the game and trailed 24-9 with 6:59 left in the first half. Brumm connected on two 3-pointers, and John Taylor and Jack Whalen each connected on a trey to cut into the deficit. Wipperfurth made a pair of free throws and Steve Papke canned a jumper with 1:42 left in the first half to cut it to 3-26, but Rahmon Fletcher's layup with 12 seconds left in the half put the halftime score at 32-26.

Mike Brumm came off the bench to lead St. Norbert with 13 points, canning 4 of 6 3-point field goal attempts. Chris Peterson and Dave Wipperfurth each had seven points for the Green Knights, which shot 36.5 percent (19-for-52) from the floor. St. Norbert did yeoman's work on the glass, trailing in the rebounding total just 37-34.

Green Bay shot 45.8 percent (27-for-59) from the floor for the game, and made 50 percent of its baskets in the second half. Fletcher led the Phoenix with 20 points, while Bryquis Perine added 12 points.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:45:44 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=741 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=741 GREEN BAY - St. Norbert College and Hamline University skated to a 1-1 tie in a game that featured superb goaltending in a non-conference game at the Cornerstone Community Center. St....
St. Norbert's B.J. O'Brien and Hamline's Beau Christian both posted big save totals as the two teams settled for a stalemate. O'Brien made 30 saves, including a full splits save in the first period and a breakaway stop in the second period. Christian made 33 saves and kept the Pipers in the game with several difficult stops.

St. Norbert had six power-play opportunities in the second period and didn't officially score on any of them, but scored the game's first goal six seconds after a penalty expired. Matt Boyd poked in a loose puck off an initial Cody Keefer shot at the 16 minute 11 second mark of the second period.

Hamline then went on a 5-on-3 power play almost immediately after the goal and cashed in with 1 seconds left on the initial penalty. Taylor Vichorek knocked home the puck on a scramble at the 18:23 mark, with Brian Arrigoni and Chris Berenguer assisting.

Neither team had a quality scoring chance in the overtime.

St. Norbert outshot Hamline 34-31. The Pipers were 1-for-5 on the power play, while St. Norbert was 0-for-6 overall.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:34:53 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=740 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=740 WAUKESHA - St. Norbert College fell short of its from NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament appearance at the hands of Carroll University for the second consecutive year with a 2-0 loss in the...
The Green Knights, who lost to Carroll in the tournament championship last year 4-2, finished their season 11-9. Carroll improved to 17-2-1.

Carroll took a 1-0 halftime lead when Cody Callender scored unassisted at 42 minutes 54 seconds. The goal held up until the Pioneers' Amanda Leach scored an insurance goal with 10:10 left in the match.

The Pioneers held a 14-6 shots advantage and also held a commanding 9-2 edge in corner kicks. St. Norbert was whistled for 20 fouls to the Pioneers' 10.

Cara Tazioli made 10 saves for St. Norbert, while Ashlee Reinke made five saves to pitch the shutout for the Pioneers.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:28:37 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=739 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=739 JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- St. Norbert College wrapped up its 2009 regular season in dominating fashion with a 49-0 shutout of Illinois College in a Midwest Conference game at England...
The Green Knights finished the regular season 9-1 and hold out hope for one of six at-large berths into the 32-team NCAA Division III Playoffs. St. Norbert, which was ranked No. 10 in this week's NCAA West Region ranking, pitched back-to-back shutouts to end its regular season for the first time since blanking Loras and St. Joseph's (Ind.) to conclude the 1952 campaign.

St. Norbert dominated from start to finish, holding the Blueboys to seven first downs and forcing a whopping 13 punts. Illinois College gained just 119 yards of total offense, and quarterback Mitch Niekamp -- who threw for 467 yards at St. Norbert last season -- was held to just 60 in this game.

The Green Knights opened the scoring with a 12-play, 54-yard drive late in the first quarter, with Rob Berger finding Logan Krueger on a 5-yard touchdown pass with 1:12 left in the period.

Berger rushed for an 8-yard touchdown with 8:07 left in the second quarter, and John Weninger rushed for a 7-yard score with 1:04 left for a 21-0 lead at halftime.

Todd Sheedy had a 14-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, and Berger found Krueger again for a 20-yard touchdown for a 35-0 lead with 5:05 left in the period. Sheedy's 2-yard run and Berger's 5-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Gezella early in the fourth quarter closed out the scoring.

St. Norbert registered 23 first downs and had 427 yards of total offense. Berger completed 20 of 31 passes for 217 yards with three touchdowns and one interceptions, and also had 42 rushing yards on eight carries. Weninger led St. Norbert on the ground with 59 yards on 15 carries, with St. Norbert rushing for 210 yards overall on 47 attempts. Jeremy Gezella caught nine passes for 119 yards.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:29:43 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=738 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=738 DE PERE - St. Norbert College advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the sixth time in program history with a three-set win over Beloit College in the title game of the Midwest Conference...
The Green Knights (24-9), who beat Beloit 25-20, 25-20, 25-20, will play in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year and fifth time in eight years. Beloit finished its season 24-6. St. Norbert is now 19-0 at home under coach Bethani Thibodeau and has won its last 20 matches overall at Schuldes Sports Center.

St. Norbert held steady leads throughout the match. The Green Knights led 17-10 in the third set before a last-ditch Beloit rally cut the score to 18-16. Following a time out, St. Norbert immediately got a side out and salted the match away.

St. Norbert hit .144 in the match, getting 38 kills with 17 errors on 146 attempts. Sam Jungbluth had 11 kills, while Lauren Meehan had eight kills. Catherine Guido had 24 digs, while Meehan added 19 digs. Laura Ayello had a match-high 33 assists.

Beloit hit .066 for the match, netting 33 kills with 23 errors in 152 attacks. Laura Toth had 12 kills, while Mary Parker had nine kills. Caitlin O'Leary had 30 assists, and Esther Chiu had 19 digs.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:00 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=737 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=737 GREEN BAY - St. Norbert College continued its hot start to the 2009-10 hockey season with an 8-2 win over Bethel University in a non-conference game at the Cornerstone Community Center. The...
The Green Knights (4-0) put up seven goals in the first two periods on the Royals (0-3). St. Norbert has scored 22 goals in its first four games, an average of 5.5 per game.

Bethel did draw first blood scoring off a neutral zone turnover 3 minutes 48 seconds into the game on a Christian Fogerty score. St. Norbert did not waste much time in taking the lead. Alain Joanette scored for the second time this season at 6:#4, while Cody Keefer then put St. Norbert ahead at 9:53. Brandon Longley's power-play goal at 14:13 of the first gave the Green Knights a 3-1 lead.

Keefer then scored three goals in the second period, giving him a total of six on the season, and was the first player to score a hat trick in a period in the Cornerstone Community Center in nearly nine years.

Shane Wheeler had one goal in each of the last two periods to give him a total of five on the season, with his nine points trailing Keefer's team-high 10.

Matt Boyd had three assists, while Jason Nopper and Sam Tikka each had two assists.

B.J. O'Brien picked up the win for St. Norbert, making eight saves in the first two periods. Blake Bashor made 11 saves in the third period for the Green Knights. Michael Sperl made his first collegiate start for Bethel, and made 20 saves in 29:57 of work and allowed six goals.

St. Norbert outshot Bethel 45-21. The Green Knights were 2-for-7 on the power play, while Bethel was 1-for-8.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:37:04 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=736 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=736 WAUKESHA - Ann Maki's goal in the 84th minute lifted St. Norbert College to a thrilling 3-2 win over Lake Forest College in the Midwest Conference Women's Soccer Tournament at Schneider...
The Green Knights (11-8) will look for their first NCAA Division III Tournament bid when it faces host Carroll University (16-2-1) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Maki's score came at 83 minutes 11 seconds off a free kick. St. Norbert had trailed 2-1 in the first half before Olivia Roff's goal at 42:55 squared the match at 2-2.

Lake Forest drew first blood at 16:56 on Becky Esrock's unassisted goal. St. Norbert's Stephanie Gatyas scored her 12th goal of the season, getting an assist from Jessica Schadrie, at 23:58. The Foresters' Lisa Sorensen scored at 26:01 for a 2-1 lead.

Lake Forest outshot St. Norbert 12-9 and also held an 8-6 corner kicks advantage. The match featured six cautions issued, with St. Norbert being slapped with four.

Cara Tazioli made five saves for St. Norbert, while Bri Schleibinger made six saves for the Foresters.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:27:36 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=735 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=735 DE PERE - St. Norbert College advanced to the championship game of the Midwest Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament with a three-set win over Ripon College at Schuldes Sports Center. The...
The Green Knights (23-9) will face Beloit College (24-5) in the tournament championship at 1 p.m. Saturday at Schuldes Sports Center for the MWC's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.

St. Norbert didn't waste much time in topping Ripon for the fourth time this season. The Green Knights won by scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.

St. Norbert hit .200 in the match, and got eight kills from Lauren Meehan and seven from Sarah Sulentic. St. Norbert had 31 kills against nine errors in 110 attempts. Laura Ayello added 27 assists, and Catherine Guido had 20 digs. Danielle Remy had four blocks.

Ripon hit .074, with 29 kills and 20 errors in 122 attempts. Anna Alvin had 11 kills, while Alison Ernst had 20 assists. Sara Heim had 17 digs.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:41 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=734 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=734 WAUKESHA - Following a scoreless tie, St. Norbert College fell to Grinnell College in a wild 7-6 shootout in the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Tournament at Carroll University's Schneider...
The Green Knights' season ends 11-5-2, while Grinnell (9-7-3) advances to face Beloit College for the tournament championship on Saturday.

St. Norbert outshot Grinnell 14-7 in the match and held an 8-2 corner kick advantage, but couldn't find the back of the net. Grinnell's Ben Schemper made five saves, while St. Norbert's Joe Schwartz made three stops.

In the shootout, the first six rounds ended in a 6-6 draw. With St. Norbert shooting first, Greg Schmidt's shot was no good. Grinnell's Alex Kohut then scored for the decisive shootout score.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:47 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=733 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=733 DE PERE - St. Norbert College senior offensive lineman Jake Reisner has been named to the College Division Academic All-District V first team of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America balloting,...
Reisner, a senior from Kaukauna and a Fox Valley Lutheran High School graduate, holds a 3.98 grade point average with a major in biomedical science. Reisner has started all nine games on the offensive line this season and has helped the Green Knights rush for 188.2 yards per game. Reisner is a teaching assistant in the St. Norbert biology department.

To be eligible for national or regional selection, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.0, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director. The Academic All-America team is selected after All-District teams are picked from eight geographic regions nationally.

St. Norbert has had 40 Academic All-America selections. St. Norbert has the most Academic All-Americans among Midwest Conference member schools.]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:50:27 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=732 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=732 DE PERE - St. Norbert will face NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay for the second time in four years in a men's basketball exhibition at the Kress Events Center. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m....
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the game.]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:34:46 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=731 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=731 DE PERE - St. Norbert College closes out the 2009 regular season with a 423-mile trip to Jacksonville, Ill., to take on Illinois College in a Midwest Conference game at England Field. Click...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the game.]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:13 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=730 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=730 DE PERE - St. Norbert College will host Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes Bethel University and Hamline University this Friday and Saturday at the Cornerstone Community...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the series.]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:06:02 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=729 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=729 GREEN BAY - St. Norbert College dropped its only exhibition contest of the 2009-10 women's basketball season with a 78-47 setback to NCAA Division I power UW-Green Bay at the Kress Events...
St. Norbert fell behind 23-5 just over 8 minutes into the game on a 3-pointer by the Phoenix's Adrian Ritchie, but St. Norbert went on a quick 7-0 run to pull within 23-12 with 8:40 left before halftime. Denise Heuser canned a pair of 3-pointers during the Green Knights' run. Green Bay took a 41-21 halftime lead before pushing its lead to 57-27 with 11:53 left in the game.

St. Norbert did hold the Phoenix to 47 percent shooting from the floor. Green Bay, which had Division I's top scoring defense last season en route to a 29-4 season, held the Green Knights to 37.5 percent shooting from the floor.

Heuser was the only St. Norbert player to score in double figures at 14 points. Stefanie Bunday had eight points, while Jamie Kuhl had six points.

Julie Wojta led Green Bay with 19 points, while Breannah Ranger added 11 points and Celeste Hoewisch had 10. Green Bay had a 37-29 rebounding edge.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:17:07 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=728 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=728 ROCKFORD, Ill. - St. Norbert College finished in fourth place at the 2009 Midwest Conference Men's Cross Country Championship held at Rock Cut State Park. The Green Knights totaled 92 points...
The Green Knights totaled 92 points to finish comfortably in fourth place. Grinnell College won its 13th consecutive title with 22 points. Ripon College was the runner-up with 75 points, while Monmouth College was third with 92 points. Grinnell's Dan Krauss was the conference champion, covering the 8,000-meter course in 26 minutes 42 seconds

Jon O'Brien was St. Norbert's top finisher with a sixth-place finish in 27:38. Aaron Roden finished 12th with a time of 28:03, while Alex DeVillers placed 19th with a time of 28:20.

Mackenzie Laska finished 29th with a run in 28:55, while Seth Hawkins was 36th in 29:11. Benji Wetli and John Barrett rounded out the top seven for St. Norbert with finishes of 42nd and 43rd place in times of 29:19 and 29:25, respectively.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:10:51 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=727 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=727 ROCKFORD, Ill. - St. Norbert College finished in fourth place at the 2009 Midwest Conference Women's Cross Country Championship held at Rock Cut State Park. The Green Knights finished in...
The Green Knights finished in fourth by a razor-thin margin. Grinnell College won the championship with 62 points. Carroll University was second with 71 points, while Monmouth College was third with 73 points. St. Norbert's 74 points were good for fourth.

Defending conference champion Jenny Scherer was not able to repeat, finishing second to Carroll's Megan O'Grady. O'Grady covered the 6,000-meter course in a time of 22:26, while Scherer's time of 23:22 was good for second.

Amanda Whipple placed fifth for St. Norbert, and was the top freshman finisher in the conference. Whipple's time was 24:41. Brianna Skrzypcak was 17th with a time of 25:40.

Kelsey Timm placed 23rd with a time of 26:08, while Kim Keil was 27th with a run of 26:30. Kali Reierson was 30th overall with a time of 26:37, and Erika Quinn was 33rd with a time of 26:52.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:54:04 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=726 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=726 MENOMONIE - Johan Ryd scored two goals on his 20th birthday to lead St. Norbert College to a 4-1 win over UW-Stout in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at Dunn County Ice...
Ryd scored the Green Knights' first two markers to lead the squad to their first weekend road sweep in nearly two years. St. Norbert swept Concordia-Moorhead and St. John's on Nov. 10-11, 2007 for its last four-point road weekend.

St. Norbert (3-0, 2-0 NCHA) entered the weekend ranked No. 11 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll. Stout (0-2, 0-2) entered the series ranked third nationally and was the pre-season favorite to win the NCHA championship.

Ryd opened the scoring just 2 minutes 5 seconds into the game off assists from Nick Tabisz and Alain Joanette, a goal that would be the only scoring of the first period.

Stout tied the game 52 seconds into the second period when the Blue Devils' top line tallied a goal, with Derek Hanson scoring off Joel Gaulrapp and Scott Motz assists. Ryd answered almost immediately, scoring 1:45 later off assists from Kyle Stroh and Joanette.

Brandon Longley added a power-play goal for St. Norbert at 15:32 of the second for a 3-1 lead with Mike Bernardy and Scott Pulak assisting. Matt Boyd scored his first goal of the season at 16:11 of the third period with Shane Wheeler and Cody Keefer assisting.

St. Norbert dominated puck possession, holding a commanding 43-17 shots-on-goal advantage. The Green Knights were 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Blue Devils were 0-for-4.

B.J. O'Brien improved to 3-0 on the season with a 16-save performance. Tom Lescovich made 39 saves in taking the loss for the Blue Devils.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:44:38 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=725 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=725 DE PERE - Carroll University topped St. Norbert College by a 3-0 score to settle the battle for the 2009 Midwest Conference women's soccer title at the Minahan Stadium Complex. Carroll is...
Carroll is 15-1-1 overall and won the MWC title with a 9-0 record. The Green Knights fell to 10-8, 7-2.

Carroll wasted little time to jump ahead with a Cody Callender goal 7 minutes 36 seconds into the match. The Pioneers added a score by Liz Melcher at 29:12 for a 2-0 lead. Carroll would close out its scoring at the 50:03 mark, when Kendell Uttech found the back of the net for the Pioneers.

St. Norbert outshot Carroll 16-12 and held a 6-3 corner kicks advantage. Carroll's Ashlee Reinke made eight saves, while St. Norbert's Cara Tazioli made seven saves.

St. Norbert will face Lake Forest College in the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Tournament Friday at Carroll University's Schneider Stadium.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:49:30 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=724 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=724 DE PERE - St. Norbert College battled Midwest Conference champion Carroll University to a scoreless tie at the Minahan Stadium Complex. The Green Knights (11-5-1, 6-2-1 MWC) finished in...
The Green Knights (11-5-1, 6-2-1 MWC) finished in third place in the conference race. Carroll, ranked No. 15 in this week's NCAA Division III poll, is now 14-1-3, 8-0-1. St. Norbert will face Grinnell College on Friday at the Midwest Conference Tournament at Carroll.

The scoreless stalemate was St. Norbert's first since a 0-0 tie with the University of Chicago in the 2006 NCAA Division III Tournament.

St. Norbert outshot Carroll 21-3, and had several scoring chances hit the crossbar or the post. Donny Baloun had six shots for St. Norbert and Adam Sanchez had four.

Stanislaw Miaskowski made one save for Carroll, while Joe Schwartz made two saves for St. Norbert as each goalkeeper earned a shutout.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:43:52 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=723 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=723 DE PERE -- The final game in the 71-year history of Minahan Stadium was an uneventful one as St. Norbert College rolled to a 44-0 Midwest Conference win over Beloit College. The Green...
The Green Knights closed out Minahan Stadium with a dominating performance to win for the 51st time in their last 56 home games. St. Norbert, which opened the stadium in 1938, finished with a 201-91-7 overall record at Minahan Stadium. St. Norbert is slated to move into the new Schneider Stadium in 2010.

St. Norbert forced Beloit into five turnovers and eight punts, and held the visitors to 127 yards of total offense with five first downs.

The Green Knights took a 7-0 first-quarter lead when Dustin Gresen blocked a Dillon Hess punt in the end zone and fell on the loose ball just 4 minutes 31 seconds into the game.

St. Norbert took a 13-0 lead when Todd Sheedy scored on a 1-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Rob Berger's 17-yard scramble for a touchdown 5:26 before halftime gave St. Norbert a 20-0 lead at intermission.

The Green Knights (8-1, 7-1 MWC) received the opening kickoff and marched 58 yards in six plays and scored on a Berger 6-yard touchdown run. Following a Beloit three-and-out, St. Norbert moved 66 yards in 12 plays and settled for a 27-yard Roger Nault field goal.

Beloit (5-4, 4-4) fumbled on its next play from scrimmage and Berger's 5-yard touchdown pass to Mike Dickman put St. Norbert ahead 37-0 with 2:55 left in the third quarter. St. Norbert closed out the scoring on an Adam Gruett 5-yard touchdown run with 4:25 left. Sheedy's extra-point was the final point scored in Minahan Stadium.

St. Norbert rolled to 535 yards of total offense, and had 344 yards coming on the ground. St. Norbert, which ran a whopping 87 plays and had 28 first downs, had the ball for 39 minutes 28 seconds. Berger rushed 11 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also completed 18 of 31 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown.

Beloit's no-huddle spread offense didn't generate much, getting just 74 yards in the first three quarters. Quarterback Brian Maughn completed 4 of 23 passes for 62 yards and two interceptions, and the Buccaneers were 5-for-28 passing for 74 yards with three interceptions as a team. The Buccaneers rushed 25 times for 53 yards.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:26:47 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=722 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=722 MENOMONIE - St. Norbert College picked up a pair of big early-season points with a 2-0 win over pre-season favorite UW-Stout in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Dunn County Ice...
The Green Knights (2-0, 1-0 NCHA), ranked No. 11 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, were picked to finish second in the NCHA pre-season coaches' poll. Stout (0-1, 0-1), ranked third in the USCHO poll, was tabbed to win the NCHA title by the league's coaches.

St. Norbert's Adam Hammerbeck broke a scoreless tie when he scored at the 10 minute 15 second mark of the third period off an assist from Scott Pulak. Hammerbeck, a junior defenseman, registered just his second career goal with the score.

The Green Knights sealed the game with 7 seconds remaining when Shane Wheeler tallied his third goal of the young season on an empty-net score. Matt Boyd and Nick Tabisz had assists.

B.J. O'Brien picked up his third career shutout between the pipes for the Green Knights. O'Brien made 21 saves to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Stout's Nick Hopper started for the Blue Devils and made 24 saves, but left the game at the 37:44 mark due to an apparent injury. Tom Lescovich relieved and allowed just one goal and made 14 saves in 21:25 of action. Stout left the net empty for 51 seconds.

St. Norbert outshot Stout by a commanding 40-21 margin. The Green Knights were 0-for-5 on power plays, while Stout was 0-for-4.]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:38:41 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=721 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=721 BELOIT - St. Norbert College claimed its 11th Midwest Conference women's volleyball championship, including its fifth in the last eight years, with a four-set win over Beloit College at Flood...
The Green Knights topped the host Buccaneers 25-20, 18-25-, 25-21, 25-22 to run the table in the MWC at 9-0. St. Norbert finished the regular season 22-9. Beloit had a 10-match winning streak snapped to finish 23-5, 8-1.

The first set was tied 20-20 before St. Norbert closed it out with five straight points. Tory Dohm had a pair of kills in the run for the Green Knights. The second set was tied 13-13 before Beloit slowly pulled away. The Green Knights were within 19-16 but a 4-1 run by Beloit sealed the set for the host.

St. Norbert trailed early in the third set 5-1 before coming back to tie it at 9-9. St. Norbert trailed 21-19 before getting six straight points to finish out the set. Dohm had two more kills during the decisive run.

The fourth set was also closely fought, with Beloit holding a 21-20 lead. St. Norbert was tough down the stretch again, finishing with a 6-2 run to win the match and the championship.

St. Norbert hit .192 for the match, netting 61 kills against 26 errors in 182 attempts. Dohm had a team-high 18 kills with seven errors in 40 attempts. Sarah Sulentic had 14 kills, while Danielle Remy added 12. Laura Ayello had 48 assists. The Green Knights had 91 digs, with Catherine Guido posting 29 and Lauren Meehan 20.

Beloit hit .143, getting 49 kills against 23 errors in 182 attempts. Laura Toth had 18 kills and Tess Jacquez added 11. Caitlin O'Leary had 43 assists, while Esther Chiu had 26 digs.

St. Norbert will now host the Midwest Conference Tournament on Nov. 6-7 at Schuldes Sports Center in De Pere.]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:28:00 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=720 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=720 DE PERE - St. Norbert College dominated Ripon College in three sets to remain unbeaten in the Midwest Conference women's volleyball race in a match played at Schuldes Sports Center. St....
St. Norbert (21-9, 8-0 MWC) topped Ripon (11-17, 5-3) by scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-15. The Green Knights travel to Beloit for a match at 8 p.m. Friday to determine the Midwest Conference champion and host for the MWC Tournament next week.

The Green Knights didn't waste much time taking command of the match, hitting an impressive .281 in the first set. St. Norbert hit .210 for the match, netting 35 kills with 14 errors in 100 attempts.

Sarah Sulentic led St. Norbert with eight kills, while Tory Dohm and Lauren Meehan had seven apiece. Laura Ayello had 25 assists and 13 digs, while Catherine Guido had 14 digs. Danielle Remy had a match-high seven blocks.

Ripon hit minus-.008 for the match, with 24 kills and 25 errors in 119 attacks. Christy Looker had a team-high nine kills, while Alison Ernst had 19 assists.]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:37:17 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=719 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=719 DE PERE - St. Norbert College opens Northern Collegiate Hockey Association play with a two-game series at UW-Stout on Friday and Saturday at the Dunn County Ice Arena in Menomonie. Click...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the series.]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:38:52 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=718 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=718 ELMHURST, Ill. - St. Norbert College gave College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin champion Elmhurst College all it could handle but fell 4-2 to the host Bluejays in an non-conference match at...
The Green Knights (11-5) were tied with Elmhurst (12-3-3) at 2-2 with just over 4 minutes left in the first half. But a pair of Elmhurst goals late in the first half proved to be the difference, as neither team scored in the second half.

Elmhurst's Keith Thurman opened the scoring at 11 minutes 27 seconds, but St. Norbert's Ben Vanden Avond would tie the game, scoring his 10th goal of the season on a penalty kick at 23:25. The Bluejays grabbed a 2-1 lead o Jon Brehm's unassisted goal at 36:05. St. Norbert's Donny Baloun would score for the fifth time this season, tallying an unassisted marker at 40:37.

The Bluejays would score the decisive goals when David Griggs scored at 41:37 and Brehm would score again just 13 seconds before halftime.

St. Norbert outshot Elmhurst 20-14 and also held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks. Sebastian Domczewski made six saves for the Bluejays, while Joe Schwartz made two stops for St. Norbert.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:28:05 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=717 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=717 GREEN BAY - St. Norbert College freshman Cody Keefer scored five points in his first collegiate game to lift the Green Knights to an 8-1 win in a non-conference game against Lake Forest College at...
Keefer had the Green Knights' first five-point game in nearly seven years, scoring two goals and three assists. St. Norbert career scoring leader Jason Deitsch had five points in an 11-2 win over St. John's on Jan. 3, 2003.

Keefer scored the goal of the game, netting a power-play marker 5 minutes 42 seconds into the contest. Shane Wheeler followed at 12:41 of the first to make it 2-0. The Foresters' Trent Brown scored off a defensive breakdown at 14:12 to cut the deficit to 2-1 at the end of the first period.

Mike Bernardy scored 18 seconds into the second period just as a St. Norbert power play expired for a 3-1 advantage. Keefer scored his second goal of the night at 10:09 for a 4-1 cushion.

Brandon Longley, Peter Fylling, Wheeler and Alain Joanette all scored third-period goals to round out the scoring. Wheeler matched a career high with four points, netting two goals and two assists. It was Wheeler's second career four-point game.

Bernardy had one goal and one assist and Sam Eccles had a career-high two assists to close out the St. Norbert multi-point scorers.

St. Norbert outshot Lake Forest 44-19. The Green Knights were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Foresters were 0-for-7. B.J. O'Brien made 18 saves for St. Norbert, while Brendan Sullivan made 36 stops for the Foresters.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:21:42 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=716 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=716 DE PERE - St. Norbert College will travel across town to face NCAA Division I power UW-Green Bay in an exhibition game at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kress Events Center. Click "MORE" for a...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the game.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:27:11 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=715 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=715 DE PERE - St. Norbert College will play at Minahan Stadium for likely the final time when it hosts Beloit College at 1 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the game is free, and there will be a halftime...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the game.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:59:22 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=714 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=714 RIVER FALLS - St. Norbert College claimed an impressive 3-1 win over UW-River Falls in a non-conference match at Ramer Field. The Green Knights, who improved to 10-7, topped a River Falls...
The Green Knights, who improved to 10-7, topped a River Falls (9-9-1) squad that finished in third place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It was the first meeting between the two programs, and St. Norbert now owns wins all-time over seven of the nine WIAC women's soccer programs.

St. Norbert pushed out to a 1-0 halftime lead when Jessica Schadrie scored her 10th goal of the season, finding the back of the net at 37 minutes 47 seconds off an Ann Maki assist.

River Falls tied the match at 69:42 when Janae Baron scored her 10th goal of the season. The Green Knights regained the lead just 1:10 later when Ann Maki scored off an assist from Caitlin Carrigan off a scramble in front of the net. Maki then scored again, her sixth goal of the year, off an assist from Jessica Schadrie on a blast from about 25 feet out.

River Falls outshot St. Norbert 25-15, including 16-8 in the second half, and also held an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks. Molly Schroeder picked up her first collegiate victory for St. Norbert, making nine saves. Rachel Thompson made four saves for the Falcons.]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:08:23 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=713 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=713 APPLETON - Two second-half St. Norbert College held up as the Green Knights topped Lawrence University 2-1 in a Midwest Conference match at the Alexander Gym Complex. St. Norbert improved to...
St. Norbert improved to 9-7 overall with the win and is 7-1 in the MWC. Lawrence fell to 10-5, 4-4.

Caitlin Carrigan scored the game's first goal, netting her third marker of the year at 22 minutes 36 seconds with Brittany Kosobucki assisting. Stephanie Gatyas scored shortly thereafter off an assist from Jordan Schwanke at 24:01. It was Gatyas' 11th goal of the season.

Lawrence couldn't find the back of the net until late in the match, when Mallory Koula scored her 22nd goal of the season at 86:21.

Lawrence outshot St. Norbert 16-12 and held a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. Cara Tazioli made eight saves for the Green Knights, while Lindsey Ahlen made seven stops for the Vikings.]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:24:02 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=712 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=712 APPLETON - Adam Sanchez scored early in the second half to lift St. Norbert College to a 2-1 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at the Alexander Gym Complex. St. Norbert...
St. Norbert improved to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the MWC, while Lawrence dropped to 3-8-5, 1-3-5.

Sanchez scored off a Ben Vanden Avond assist at 47 minutes 15 seconds to snap a 1-1 tie. It was Sanchez's sixth goal of the season.

The Green Knights struck first when Greg Schmidt scored his first goal of the season, with Vanden Avond getting the assist, at 8:40. Lawrence tied it moments later at 12:53 when Simon Newsom scored his second goal of the season.

St. Norbert outshot Lawrence 24-10 and held a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. Lawrence goalkeeper Andrew Finley kept the Vikings in the game with 13 saves, while Joe Schwartz made four saves for St. Norbert.]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:19:17 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=711 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=711 WHITEWATER - St. Norbert College split a pair of matches to finish 2-2 at the UW-Whitewater Tournament at the Williams Center. The Green Knights (20-9) topped Midwest Conference foe Carroll...
The Green Knights (20-9) topped Midwest Conference foe Carroll University in a non-conference match 25-21, 25-14, 25-20. St. Norbert then fell to Central (Iowa) College 25-16, 25-14, 25-23.

Against Carroll, Lauren Meehan registered a team-high 10 kills, while Danielle Remy added eight kills and three blocks. Catherine Guido had 17 digs, and Laura Ayello had 27 assists and 18 digs.

Ayello had 33 assists and 10 digs against Central, with Guido adding 11 digs. Remy had 10 kills and three blocks.

St. Norbert lost to eighth-ranked UW-Whitewater and beat Coe College on the first day of the tournament.]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:12:39 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=710 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=710 DE PERE -- St. Norbert College scored on seven of its first nine possessions en route to a 41-28 Midwest Conference win over Ripon College on a brisk Homecoming afternoon at Minahan...
The Green Knights (7-1, 6-1 MWC), who won their 11th straight Homecoming game, held a 31-7 lead midway through the third quarter to jump ahead in the battle for second place in the MWC. Ripon (5-3, 5-2) lost its fifth-straight game in Minahan Stadium.

St. Norbert took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. The Green Knights received the opening kickoff and marched 54 yards in nine plays to score on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Rob Berger to John Weninger. St. Norbert converted a fourth-and-1 at the Ripon 20 on the series.

The Green Knights picked up a big 27-yard pass play from Berger to Adam Gruett on their next series, which set up a 35-yard Roger Nault field goal with 5:12 left in the quarter.

A promising Ripon drive was halted at the St. Norbert 35 by a fumble on the Red Hawks' next series, but St. Norbert was forced to punt. Ripon appeared stopped deep in its own territory, but Kurt Roeder's 36-yard sprint around the left side on a fake punt on fourth-and-16 from its won 15 set up the Red Hawks in St. Norbert territory. Ripon quarterback Matthew Miller rushed 33 yards for the visitor's first points with 12:03 left in the second quarter.

St. Norbert answered on its next series, getting a 34-yard run by Berger to the Ripon 2. Todd Sheedy's two-yard plunge put St. Norbert ahead 17-7 with 8:18 left in the half.

Ripon fumbled at the St. Norbert 42 on its next series, enabling St. Norbert to score again. The Green Knights faced a fourth-and-10 at the Ripon 22, with Berger finding Brian Peterson for a 21-yard gain to the Ripon 1 with 29 seconds left. Berger hit Nick Glass for a touchdown on the next play for a 24-7 halftime lead.

St. Norbert forced Ripon into a three-and-out series to open the second half. The Green Knights moved 71 yards in nine plays, scoring on a 10-yard run by Weninger for a 31-7 lead with 8:49 left in the third quarter.

Ripon would score a pair of touchdowns sandwiched around a 25-yard field goal by Nault early in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 34-21, but Berger's 20-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Gezella with 2:20 left gave St. Norbert a 41-21 lead.

St. Norbert piled up 428 yards of total offense, and held the ball for 31 minutes against Ripon's option attack. Berger had 355 yards of total offense, rushing 11 times for 93 yards and completing 19 of 28 passes for 262 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Weninger rushed for 47 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown and also caught four passes for 26 yards and a score. Logan Krueger hauled in four passes for 69 yards.

Ripon had 362 yards of total offense, with 321 coming on the ground. Miller ran 22 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns, while fullback T.J. Pierce had 90 yards on 18 carries and one score. Miller completed 6 of 16 passes for 41 yards.]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:09:23 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=709 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=709 WHITEWATER - St. Norbert College split a pair of matches at the UW-Whitewater Tournament held Friday at Williams Center. The Green Knights (19-8) lost to No. 8-ranked UW-Whitewater 25-17,...
The Green Knights (19-8) lost to No. 8-ranked UW-Whitewater 25-17, 25-16, 25-15 before topping Coe Collegge 25-15, 25-20, 25-16.

In the win over Coe, St. Norbert was led by Sam Jungbluth's 10 kills, while Danielle Remy added eight kills and four blocks. Sarah Sulentic had eight kills and six blocks. Laura Ayello registered 30 assists, while Catherine Guido had 15 digs and Amy Perszyk 14 digs.

Against Whitewater, Ayello totaled 22 assists with 14 digs. Guido added 13 digs, while Lauren Meehan had seven kills.

St. Norbert will face Carroll University and Central (Iowa) College Saturday for its final two matches of the tournament.]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:23:56 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=708 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=708 DE PERE - St. Norbert College opens its 2009-10 season with a game at 7 p.m. Tuesday against the Cornerstone Community Center against Lake Forest College. Click "MORE" for a complete preview...
Click "MORE" for a complete preview of the game.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:23:44 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=707 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=707 APPLETON - St. Norbert College remained unbeaten in the Midwest Conference volleyball race with a four-set win over Lawrence University at Alexander Gym. The Green Knights, now 18-7 overall...
The Green Knights, now 18-7 overall and 7-0 in the MWC, won their eighth-straight match and improved to 50-0 all-time against the Vikings with a 22-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-17 win. The Vikings fell to 12-13, 3-4.

St. Norbert hit .234 for the match, connecting on 57 kills with 18 errors in 167 attempts. Lauren Meehan totaled 15 kills, while Sam Jungbluth added 12 kills. Laura Ayello posted 52 assists. The Green Knights totaled 92 digs, with Catherine Guido registering 32 and Amy Perszyk 20.

Lawrence hit .096 for the match with 41 kills on 167 attempts with 25 errors. Melissa Schnettler had 13 kills, while Laura Aerts had 31 assists. Emma Kane had a team-high 19 digs.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:23 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=706 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=706 DE PERE - St. Norbert College (6-1, 5-1 MWC) and Ripon College (5-2, 5-1 MWC) engage in a battle for second place in the Midwest Conference standings this Saturday at Minahan Stadium in De Pere. The... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:52:23 CST http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=705 http://www.snc.edu/athletics/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=705 MADISON - Callie Schroeder and the duo of Lauren Post and Kelly Van Handel captured Midwest Conference titles at the league's Singles and Doubles Championship at Nielsen Tennis...
Schroeder captured the championship of the No. 6 flight, while Post and Van Handel won the No. 1 doubles flight.

St. Norbert, which won the Midwest Conference title by winning the team tournament on Oct. 16, also won the singles/doubles tournament with 73 points. Grinnell College had 72 points, while Beloit College had 64.

Schroeder topped Grinnell's Elizabeth Spears 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the championship after topping Beloit's Ashley Miglin 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals.

Post and Van Handel defeated Beloit's Hannah Perwin and Erika Zevin 6-2, 7-5 to claim their championship. The pair topped Lake Forest College's Melika Celebic and Nonie Carson 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals.

Post advanced to the finals of the No. 1 flight but lost to Ccelebic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Post defeated Perwin 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. Van Handel also fell in the finals at No. 2 singles, losing to Zevin 7-5, 6-2.

St. Norbert's Maria Slusarek and Kristyn Klind advanced to the finals of No. 3 doubles, but fell to Grinnell's Kelsey Picken and Jill Akiyama 6-2, 7-5. Slusarek and Klind topped Beloit's Miglin and Julia Win 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 in the semifinals.]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:09:25 CST