Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The tempo was upbeat, but Maranatha was defeated 77-71 by Dominican’s second-half shooting. After opening the game with a 16-5 lead, Maranatha shot its way to a 35-27 halftime lead. The Crusaders received contributions from a number of players in the first half en route to 52% shooting from field [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Articles on Dominican
Dominican too much for Crusaders
RIVER FOREST, Ill. – The Stars ended Maranatha’s NAC Tournament run with a 3-0 victory on Thursday night. The Crusaders kept pace in the first set and held a 12-10 lead on a kill by sophomore blocker Laci Peterson (Chillicothe, Ill.). Three straight kills by junior hitter Torey DeLozier increased the lead to 16-10. Dominican bounced back, eventually [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders and Stars go the distance
Dominican showed why they are #1 but had a difficult time against the pesky Crusaders. Maranatha and Dominican exchanged leads early but the Stars gained a three point lead for most of the first set and pulled away for a 25-20 win. The five set victory was defined by many long volleys and solid efforts on [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Battle in tough loss
WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders fought hard in a 7-0 loss against nationally ranked Dominican on Saturday. Keeper Jon Knoedler (North Port, Fla.) made several nice saves in the beginning of the game but was overwhelmed by a Dominican team that ended the day with 13 shots on net. Coach Pill stated, “We battled hard against [Continue Reading...]
Dominican posts shutout against shorthanded Crusaders
WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Dominican Stars posted a 6-0 shutout in dismal weather against the shorthanded Crusader team. Maranatha was without star forward Karis Rogers due to a funeral and forward Andrea Jochum. The Stars scored in the 17th minute of the first half and notched another goal before a halftime score of 2-0. Dominican [Continue Reading...]