WATERTOWN, Wis. – Senior outside hitter Torey DeLozier was selected as the NCCAAII Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Oct. 29-Nov. 3. In a 3-1 win over Lakeland that advanced the Crusaders to a semifinal appearance in the NAC Tournament, DeLozier finished with 18 kills, nine blocks (one solo), 13 digs and five [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Articles on Volleyball
Crusaders Show Poise In 3-1 Loss To Edgewood
Box Score MADISON, Wis. — The Crusaders held their own against Edgewood College, but in the end were eliminated by the #1 seeded team in the semifinals of the NAC Tournament on Thursday evening. Maranatha shook off the rust in set one after facing deficits of seven and six, putting together a 7-3 run on [Continue Reading...]
Crusader Athletes Earn NAC All-Conference Awards
WATERTOWN, Wis. – Eight Crusader athletes were honored recently in the Northern Athletics Conference, with All-Conference Recognition for cross country, men’s, and women’s soccer, and volleyball. In cross country, William O’Malley (Rockford, Ill.) was named to the All-Northern Athletics Conference Cross Country Team after recording the fifth-fastest time at 26:53.8. On the women’s side, Lauren [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Advance To Semifinals With Defense
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – Maranatha had to earn every point against Lakeland, winning 3-1 in a back and forth affair on Tuesday evening to move on to the NAC Tournament Semifinals on Thursday. Both defenses played lights-out, often extending play, while committing few errors. Lakeland held a slight advantage in digs (85-80), but Maranatha [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Defeat Lincoln For Region Title
Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Crusaders found themselves in a familiar position, defeating the Lincoln Christian Red Lions, 3-2 on Saturday afternoon, to return to the National Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla. on November 7-10. Maranatha built a 2-0 lead before Lincoln rallied to tie the set, and even held a 6-0 advantage in the fifth [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Overcome 2-1 Deficit, Defeat Sabres
Box Score FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Maranatha Crusaders fell behind twice in a match against Marian University before rallying in the fifth set to win 15-9 on Tuesday evening. Maranatha trailed for most of set one, but the Sabre attack and three straight aces had Maranatha down by 10, losing 25-14. Senior hitter [Continue Reading...]
DeLozier’s 69 kills Earns NAC, NCCAAII Student-Athlete Award
WATERTOWN, Wis. – Maranatha volleyball player Torey DeLozier (Watertown, Wis.) led her team to a 3-0 week, earning NAC, and NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week for events of October 15-21. DeLozier racked up 69 kills in 10 sets total (6.9 kills/set), with a .411 attack percentage, seven assists, four service aces, 27 digs and six [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Rebound From Second Set, Defeat Alverno
Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Maranatha recovered from a setback in set two to defeat the Alverno Inferno 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Maranatha never trailed in set one, as senior hitter Torey DeLozier’s nine kills paced the team to a 25-20 win. In the second set, Maranatha had a 17-14 lead, but several aces and [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Sweep Warriors
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha Crusaders finished their last home game of the season by fending off the Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors in a 3-0 sweep on Friday evening in Watertown, Wis. Both teams played it close in the first 10 points of set one before a kill by senior outside hitter Torey DeLozier [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Blank Raiders
Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Maranatha Crusaders improved to 13-3, and 6-3 in the NAC, after a week-long break, sweeping MSOE 25-20, 25-17, 24-16 on Tuesday evening. MSOE stuck with Maranatha in the first set, often trailing by one or two points, but the Crusaders found breathing room in a 19-15 lead. A kill [Continue Reading...]