D2 SPORTS NETWORK » West Texas A&M http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:17:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Directors Cup – Six-time winner GV tops Winter rankings http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/12/31/directors-cup-six-time-winner-gv-tops-winter-rankings/ http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/12/31/directors-cup-six-time-winner-gv-tops-winter-rankings/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:29:03 +0000 admin http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/?p=548 4101803Grand Valley State University is off to a good start to another NCAA Division II national all-sports trophy.

The Lakers lead the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings following the completion of the fall sports season.

In standings announced Wednesday, GVSU earned 380 points — well ahead of the nearest competitor. The Lakers are seeking their seventh consecutive Directors’ Cup trophy.

Minnesota-Duluth is second with 239 points, while Carson-Newman, Tenn., (231), California, Pa., (229) and West Texas A&M (216) round out the top five.

Grand Valley finished in the top 10 in four of the five championships it qualified for — women’s soccer, first; football and women’s cross country, second; and men’s cross country, fifth. They also finished 33rd in women’s volleyball.

–Courtesy HollandSentinal.com

]]> http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/12/31/directors-cup-six-time-winner-gv-tops-winter-rankings/feed/ 0 D2 Volleyball – Concordia-St. Paul dominates for three-peat! http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/12/06/d2-volleyball-concordia-st-paul-dominates-for-three-peat/ http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/12/06/d2-volleyball-concordia-st-paul-dominates-for-three-peat/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:02:29 +0000 admin http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/?p=525 2009VBCHAMPSConcordia University has three-peated as NCAA Division II National Champions.  With a 3-0 win over West Texas A&M on Saturday evening, 1,869 screaming fans celebrated a third consecutive NCAA title for the Golden Bears.  CU completes a perfect 37-0 season and continues their NCAA-record 74 match win streak.  This is the first time that any Division I or II program has won three straight national trophies.

The Golden Bears took the match in straight sets, the 32nd time out of 37 season matches that CU won without giving up a set.  Freshman middle hitter Cassie Haag (Plymouth, Minn.) led the team with 13 kills and four blocks.  Maggie McNamara(S, Sr., Zumbrota, Minn.) added 38 assists to wrap up her four-time All-American career with an NCAA record 7,341 assists.  Senior Mary Slinger (L, Faribault, Minn.) completes her career as CU’s all-time digs leader with 2,349 digs, adding 20 to her career total in tonight’s Championship match.

West Texas A&M had a massive defensive effort that held the Golden Bears to their second lowest hitting average of the season, .174.  But Concordia countered with a defensive front that once again featured a tremendous blocking front.  CU got countless touches on the Lady Buff attacks and whenever a hit DID manage to get past the net, the Slinger-led defense stepped in to save the day.  West Texas was held to only 26 kills in the match with a .037 hitting average.  This was the first time the Lady Buffs were swept this season.

The Golden Bears had five players named to the 2009 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team, Maggie McNamara, Mary Slinger, Sadie Kessler, Emily Palkertand Megan Carlson.

–Courtesy CUSP Athletics

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