SLIAC Weekly Release - Nov. 19
This week in the SLIAC is a weekly review of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It recaps the prior weeks results and highlights upcoming events. You can also find the latest standings, statistics, schedules and awards.
HEADLINES
Emory Ends Webster's
Season (November 14, 2014)
The Webster University volleyball team's 2014 season ended
with a 3-0 loss to the #6 ranked and #1 seeded Emory University, in
the first round of the NCAA III Regional.....MORE
Webster Falls To
Chicago In First Round (November 15, 2014)
The Webster University women's soccer team fell in first round
NCAA III Regional play, losing to host University of Chicago, 1-0,
on November 15.....MORE
Westminster Knocked
Out By Loras (November 15, 2014)
The Westminster men's soccer team was knocked out of the
NCAA Tournament by Loras College once again on Saturday, November
11. The Loras Duhawks will advance to the second round of the
tournament with the 2-0 win.....MORE
Principia's Richards
Headed To Nationals (November 17, 2014)
The Principia cross country teams closed out their season
with a race at the Midwest Region; with men's runner Nate Richards
qualifying for a spot at nationals.....MORE
SLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The SLIAC Players of the Week are honored for their performances during the week. Click on the sport link below to see the full list of 2014-15 Players of the Week. For this week's Player of the Week release - HERE
Men's Basketball- Jeff Ross, Principia College
Women's Basketball- Kelsey Shoemake, Eureka College
Men's Basketball l Women's Basketball
SLIAC WINTER STANDINGS
| Men's
Basketball |
Women's
Basketball |
| School | SLIAC | Overall | School | SLIAC | Overall | |
| Iowa Wesleyan |
--- | 1-0 | Principia | --- | 1-0 | |
| Principia | --- | 1-0 | Spalding | --- | 2-1 | |
| Eureka | --- | 1-1 | Eureka | --- | 1-1 | |
| Spalding | --- | 1-1 | Webster | --- | 1-1 | |
| Webster | --- | 1-1 | Westminster | --- | 1-1 | |
| MacMurray | --- | 0-0 | Blackburn | --- | 0-0 | |
| Greenville | --- | 0-1 | Fontbonne | --- | 0-0 | |
| Blackburn | --- | 0-2 | Iowa Wesleyan |
--- | 0-0 | |
| Fontbonne | --- | 0-2 | Greenville | --- | 0-1 | |
| Westminster | --- | 0-2 | MacMurray | --- | 0-3 |
AROUND THE SLIAC
The Blackburn men's basketball team opened their season with a
pair of games in the Colorado College Tournament. The Beavers fell
to the host 81-64 and dropped the second game of the tournament
136-112 against Grinnell. Five Beavers scored in double figures in
the high scoring affair against Grinnell. |
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The Greenville hoops teams opened their 2014-15 season in a double
header against Elmhurst. The women's team fell 71-64 with Claire
Schmitt leading the way with 14 points. The Panther men's team lost
92-75 as Michael Hohm led the team with 15 points. |
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The MacMurray women's basketball team got off to a busy start to
the season, playing three games in a three day stretch. The
Highlanders dropped all three contests; Hendrix, Rhodes, and
Illinois College. Kaydee Carmody is off to a quick start and leads
the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game. |
Men's Basketball player Jeff Ross was named SLIAC Player of the
Week after leading the Panthers to a win in their 2014-15 season
opener. Ross scored a game high 24 points in the 81-50 win over
Lincoln Christian. Ross was 8-of-11 from the field. He added 14
rebounds, four assists, and two blocked shots in the game while
going 8-of-11 from the free-throw line. Six of his eight rebounds
came on the offensive end while putting together a 2-to-1 turnover
ratio. |
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The Webster men's basketball team started the year by splitting a
pair of games in their first week; falling to Monmouth but
rebounding with a win over Knox. Ahmad Smith poured in 30 points in
the win for the Gorloks. The women's basketball team also went 1-1,
defeating Dominican but falling to Bluffton. |
The Westminster women's basketball team started their year with a
75-70 win over Millikin. Andrea Zalis led the Blue Jays with 17
points while Mackenzie Haddox chipped in with 14 points and Sadie
Theroff added 12 points. |
For the first time this season and the fifth time of her
collegiate career, Eureka College senior forward Kelsey Shoemake
was named St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of
the Week. Shoemake poured in 33 points and added 15 rebounds on the
road against Knox College
Check out an interview with Fontbonne first year head coach
Maureen Sias as she talks about the 2014-15 season. Watch the
interview 
The Iowa Wesleyan men's basketball team got off to a strong start
this season with an 85-76 win over Central Christian in their
season opener. Last year the Tigers dropped their first two games
of the season and finished the year with just six wins. The Tigers
return to action with three more road contests over the next week
as they will face Ozark Christian, Faith Baptist, and Knox.
The Spalding women's basketball team opened the season with a pair
of wins before falling to Transylvania. The Golden Eagles defeated
Bluffton and Dominican before having their win streak snapped in a
73-60 loss. Transfer Kayla Styles has led the team in scoring thus
far, averaging 16.7 points per game while adding 9.0 rebounds per
game.THIS WEEK'S SLIAC SCHEDULE
To see a complete schedule of this week's SLIAC action click HERE
KEEP UP WITH THE SLIAC ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Be sure to keep up with the SLIAC using various social media tools. You can follow us on Twitter (@sliac) HERE or Facebook (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) HERE
Be sure to check out the SLIAC You Tube Channel. There you will find our weekly Feature Friday series where we talk with student-athletes from around the conference and help you get to know them outside of athletics and give you an idea of what it is like to be a NCAA Division III student-athlete. This week we headed to MacMurray College, winner of the SLIAC Fall Canned Drive competition, to see why giving back to the community is so important. Watch the video HERE