2008-2009 Nazarene collegiate athletics review

Friday, June 5, 2009

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NCN Sports Week Final: A recap of Nazarene colleges and universities competing in NCAA and NAIA athletics during the 2008-2009 fall, winter, and spring seasons.

Record Key: Overall Wins-Losses-Ties (Conference Wins-Losses-Ties), national ranking.


Ambrose University College Lions
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alberta Colleges Athletic League

Men's Basketball: 10-6.
Women's Basketball: 3-10.
Men's Futsal: 8-4. ACAL Silver medalists.
Women's Futsal: 7-1-2. ACAL Silver medalists.
Men's Hockey: 13-16-3.
Men's Volleyball: 12-4. Won Bronze at Western Canadian championships.
Women's Volleyball: 9-8.


Eastern Nazarene College Lions (formerly Crusaders)
Quincy, Massachusetts
NCAA Division III, The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC)

Crusaders now the Lions
Men's Baseball: 14-23 (6-16).
Men's Basketball: 7-18 (4-9).
Women's Basketball: 4-21 (1-12).
Men's Soccer: 3-13-2 (3-10).
Women's Soccer: 4-13-1 (2-10-1).
Women's Softball: 16-19 (12-12).
Men's Tennis: 9-8 (2-7).
Women's Tennis: 3-12 (0-10).
Women's Volleyball: 10-19 (1-8).


MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers
Olathe, Kansas
NAIA Division I, Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)

Men's Baseball: 22-29 (14-24).
Men's Basketball: 29-8 (19-1), NAIA No.16. HAAC tourney champs. Fourth straight Final 4 appearance.
Women's Basketball: 20-11 (14-6).
Men's Cross Country: NAIA Honorable Mention. 3rd at HAAC championships.
Women's Cross Country: NAIA Honorable Mention. 2nd at HAAC championships.
Football: 9-1 (9-0), NAIA No.4. HAAC champions. Quinn named coach. Ranked No.9 in 2009 Spring Poll.
Men's Soccer: 14-5 (8-1), NAIA No.16. Regular season HAAC champions.
Women's Soccer: 9-6-4 (6-2-1).
Women's Softball: 29-23 (10-10).
Track: NAIA Outdoor Championships results.
Women's Volleyball: 13-18 (2-7). S
Weightlifting: Five MNU athletes set personal records at nationals. (story)

Mount Vernon Nazarene University Cougars
Mount Vernon, Ohio
NAIA Division II, American Mideast Conference (AMC)

MVNU to begin transition toward joining NCAA Div.II
Scott Flemming named new full-time MVNU athletic director
Men's Baseball: 35-21 (20-12). NCCAA Nationals: Defeated Cedarville 5-0, defeated Spring Arbor, MI 4-0, lost to Bluefield, VA 9-0, lost to Malone 8-3. Season complete.
Men's Basketball: 23-9 (10-3), NAIA Div.II No.12. Lost in first round at nationals. Moore hired as men's basketball coach
Women's Basketball: 27-9 (9-6), NAIA Div.II receiving votes (1). NCCAA national champions.
Men's Cross Country: results. Porostosky first Cougar to participate at nationals.
Women's Cross Country: results
Men's Golf: Finished fourth at AMC tourney.
Men's Soccer: 18-4-2 (8-1-2), NAIA No.7. NAIA Semifinalist.
Women's Soccer: 16-8-1 (9-3-1).
Women's Softball: 22-17 (12-8).
Women's Volleyball: 36-11 (10-4), NAIA Honorable Mention. NCCAA East Region champs.
Video Tribute: 40 Years of MVNU Sports


Northwest Nazarene University Crusaders
Nampa, Idaho
NCAA Division II, Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)

Men's Baseball: 15-31 (8-23).
Men's Basketball: 14-13 (5-11).
Women's Basketball: 18-10 (11-5), West No.7.
Men's Cross Country: Finished 6th at GNAC championships.
Women's Cross Country:  Finished 5th at GNAC championships.
Men's Golf: Grunig named conference freshman of the year.
Men's Soccer: 10-8-2 (2-5-1).
Women's Soccer: 1-18-1 (0-12).
Women's Softball: 9-40 (5-25).
Track: Ashley Puga 800-meter indoor national champion (watch). NCAA D-II Nationals: Puga 800-meter outdoor national champion (story). Puga also named conference Women's Track Athlete of the Year, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women's Track Athlete of the Year, and GNAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Year (stories).
Women's Volleyball: 15-9 (9-6).


Olivet Nazarene University Tigers
Bourbonnais, Illinois
NAIA Division I, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC)

Men's Baseball: 29-20 (17-13).
Men's Basketball: 16-15 (6-4).
Women's Basketball: 16-14 (4-6).
Men's Cross Country: NAIA No.9 in final poll. Won CCAC championship.
Women's Cross Country: results
Football: 4-7 (3-4). Don Lee named head coach.
Men's Golf: results
Men's Soccer: 10-3-5 (5-3-1).
Women's Soccer: 10-7-1 (5-4).
Men's Tennis: 15-7, NAIA No.24. NCCAA national champions. Lost in first round at NAIA Nationals.
Coach Coomer to retire.
Women's Tennis: 10-6, NAIA No. 23. Lost in first round at NAIA Nationals.
Women's Softball: 31-24 (13-5).
Track: Outdoor Nationals results.
Women's Volleyball: 38-11 (10-0), NAIA No.15. Regular season CCAC champs. CCAC tournament champs. Two wins at NAIA National Tournament.


Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions
San Diego, California
NAIA Division I, Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)

Carroll Land retires after 48 years of service to PLNU


Men's Baseball: 45-13 (28-8), NAIA No.3. GSAC tournament champs. National Finalists. NAIA World Series: Defeated Embry-Riddle FL 10-0, defeated Okla City 8-3, defeated Lubbock Christian 2-1, defeated Lee 8-6, lost to Lubbock Christian 5-1 and 11-8 in championship game.
Men's Basketball: 15-16 (8-12).
Women's Basketball: 27-7 (17-3), NAIA No.8. Lost in Elite 8 of national tournament.
Men's Cross Country: Landon Bright finished 23rd of 331 and earned All-American status at nationals.
Women's Cross Country: NAIA No.20 in final poll.
Men's Golf: NAIA No.15. Finished 12th at Nationals. Sam Cyr repeats as individual national champion.
Men's Soccer: 7-9-2 (3-6-1).
Women's Soccer: 10-6-3 (3-4-3).
Women's Softball: 45-11 (18-6), NAIA No.4. Went 4-2 at Nationals.
Men's Tennis: 10-15 (5-11), NAIA No.11. Went 1-1 at Nationals.
Women's Tennis: 14-11 (9-9), NAIA No.23. NAIA quarterfinalists.
Women's Volleyball: 22-11 (10-9), NAIA No.13. NAIA quarterfinalists.


Southern Nazarene University Crimson Storm
Bethany, Oklahoma
NAIA Division I, Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC)

Men's Baseball: 37-15 (19-11), NAIA No.17. Lost in opening round of national tournament.
Men's Basketball: 20-12 (12-10).
Women's Basketball: 24-8 (17-5), NAIA No.14. Lost in first round of national tournament.
Men's Cross Country: NAIA Honorable Mention.
Women's Cross Country: Spencer 126th of 327 at Nationals.
Football: 3-8 (1-3).
Men's Golf: NAIA No.17-tie.
Women's Golf: NAIA No.6. Finished 14th at Nationals.
Men's Soccer: 14-5-1 (6-2), NAIA No.17. SAC tournament champions. Lost in second round at Nationals.
Women's Soccer: 14-2-3 (8-0-2), NAIA No.13.
Women's Softball: 36-19 (11-15).
Women's Tennis: 16-2 (4-0), NAIA No.8. SAC tournament champions. Lost in first round at Nationals.
Track: Outdoor Championships results
Women's Volleyball: 18-17 (4-10).


Trevecca Nazarene University Trojans
Nashville, Tennessee
NAIA Division I, TranSouth Athletic Conference (TSAC)

Men's Baseball: 35-23 (14-7), NAIA receiving votes (71).
Men's Basketball: 12-19 (6-10).
Women's Basketball: 25-8 (12-4), NAIA No.9. Lost in first round of NAIA national tournament.
Men's Golf: results
Women's Golf: NAIA receiving votes (6). Won TranSouth Tournament for fifth year in a row. Finished 22nd at Nationals.
Men's Soccer: 9-8-2 (3-4).  Leavy named coach.
Women's Soccer: 4-15 (1-5).
Women's Softball: 21-19 (8-6).
Women's Volleyball: 22-11 (9-5).


NAIA, NCAA National Basketball Tournament Results:

Men's Tournament
MidAmerica Nazarene Men's Basketball: 29-8 (19-1), NAIA No.16. HAAC tourney champs. Defeated Azusa Pacific (CA) 78-72 in first round of NAIA Div.I national championship tournament. Defeated No.2 Oklahoma Baptist (28-5) 64-63 in second round. Defeated No.7 McKendree (IL) (30-6) 59-55 in Elite 8. Lost to Columbia (MO) (31-7) 60-56 in Final 4. Season complete.
Mount Vernon Nazarene Men's Basketball: 23-9 (10-3), NAIA Div.II No.12. Upset by Bellevue (NE) in first round of NAIA Div.II national championship tournment. Season complete.

Women's Tournament
Point Loma Nazarene Women's Basketball: 27-7 (17-3), NAIA No.8. Defeated No.25 Auburn-Montgomery (AL) 51-38 in first round of NAIA Div.I national championship tournament. Defeated Lubbock Christian (TX) (27-7) 82-74 in second round. Lost to eventual champion Union (37-1) 65-59 in Elite 8. Season complete.
Southern Nazarene Women's Basketball: 24-8 (17-5), NAIA No.14. Lost to Azusa Pacific (CA) 65-55 in first round of NAIA Div.I national championship tournament. Season complete. SNU's Didier hospitalized
Trevecca Nazarene Women's Basketball: 25-8 (12-4), NAIA No.9. Upset by Biola (CA) 65-57 in first round of NAIA Div.I national tournament. Season complete.
Northwest Nazarene Women's Basketball: 18-10 (11-5), West No.7. Lost to Alaska-Anchorage 64-54 in first round of NCAA Div.II national championship tournament. Season complete.


Key:
Record = Wins-Losses-Ties
NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCCAA - National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association

 

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