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Women’s Golf Second at IIAC Championships Luther shot a 72-hole total of 1,376 and finished second at the Iowa Conference Championships, Luther’s highest finish at the league’s season finale since the Norse tied for second in 2008. Wartburg College won the team title, shooting 1,330. Individually, Laura Davis ’14 and Katie Gaudian ’14 earned all-conference honors for a second time, each carding fourround totals of 332 and tying for sixth in a field of 41 golfers. Men’s Soccer Third in IIAC Ranked in the top 10 of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) North Region the entire year, Luther tallied an overall record of 10–6–2, 4–3 in the Iowa Conference. Securing the no. 3 seed of the Iowa Conference Tournament, Luther’s season came to an end in the first round when no. 6 Central College advanced to the semifinals, defeating the Norse in a shootout. Tied 0–0 after 110 minutes of action, Central won the shootout 4–3. The Norse have never missed the conference tournament since it began in 1996. For the second consecutive season, James Garcia-Prats ’14 was a first team honoree on the all-conference squad. GarciaPrats, a junior midfielder, was credited with three goals and three assists for a total of nine points. Second team honors were earned by defender Austin
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Colin White ’13, and return specialist JJ Sirios ’15. For the second time in two seasons, Ukabiala was named to the 2012 Capital One District 8 Academic All-District Football Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Ukabiala is a biology major.
James Garcia-Prats ’14, a junior midfielder, had three goals and three assists for a total of nine points last season. Walther ’13, midfielder Saul Rosales ’13, and forward Brock Arend ’14. Walther, a first team honoree last season, started 15 matches for the Norse and was credited with one goal. He also helped the Norse defensive unit produce a goals-against-average of 0.85, including nine shutouts. Rosales had his best season in a Norse uniform. He started all 18 matches and led the team in scoring. He drove in a team best of eight goals and dished out four assists for 20 points. Arend, a first team honoree a year ago, finished third on the team in scoring. Arend tallied five goals and one assist for 11 points. He also finished tied for the team lead with forward Jon Gednalske ’16 with two gamewinning goals. Gednalske was named honorable mention all-conference. He finished second on the team in total points with 13, recording five goals and three assists. Women’s Soccer Fifth in IIAC Luther tallied an overall record of 7–10–1, 2–5 in the IIAC. The Norse secured the no. 6 seed of the Iowa Conference
Tournament, but were eliminated in the first round by no. 3 seed University of Dubuque, 4–2. The Norse have qualified for every Iowa Conference Tournament since it began in 1996. Midfielder Elly Arend ’15, midfielder Maggie Herrity ’13, and defender Erin Wilson ’15 were named second team allconference. Herrity, a co-captain, had her best season in a Norse uniform. She led the team in scoring, producing five goals and six assists for a total of 16 points. Arend finished third on the team with 10 points, thanks to two assists and four goals, including two game-winners. Wilson, who helped the Norse record four shutouts, led all defenders in scoring, driving in three goals, two of which were game-winners. Women’s Tennis Second in IIAC The women’s tennis team completed its fall schedule with an overall record of 10–1, ranked 13th in the Central Region. The Norse finished second in the Iowa Conference title hunt, posting a 6–1 record. The lone mark on the loss column was a 7–2 defeat to Coe College, which went on to win the league title. At the Iowa Conference Individual Tournament, Elise Allen ’13 and Maggie Helms ’16 advanced to the semifinals of the Flight A doubles bracket before being eliminated. The duo tallied a record of 7–3 during the fall campaign. In Flight A singles, Allen and Cassandra Chalhoub ’13 advanced as far as the semifinals, where their fall season came to an end. Chalhoub, who played no. 1, posted a fall record of 7–3, while Allen posted a record of 11–5 at no. 2. Postseason all-conference honors were presented to Allen and Helms ’16, in both singles and doubles, while Chalhoub
and Lola White-Baer ’15, 6-2, were named all-conference in singles. Volleyball Fifth in IIAC A young Luther squad posted an overall record of 15–17, 3–4 in the Iowa Conference, and made its 15th appearance in the Iowa Conference Tournament since it began in 1994. Following a 3–2 victory over University of Dubuque in the opening round, the Norse advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2009, but were defeated by top seed Wartburg College 3–1. Middle blockers Sophia Brown ’13 and Hannah Wilson ’14 were named to the All-Iowa Conference team. Brown, the lone senior of the team, tallied 300 kills and led the Norse with 113 total blocks during the 2012 campaign. Wilson was credited with 253 kills, 26 ace serves, and 102 total blocks. This is the first time these two athletes have been recognized as all-conference performers.
All-Academic team announced
The IIAC released the fall sport members of its 2012–13 AllAcademic team Nov. 16. Luther placed 53 student-athletes on the list, second highest in the IIAC, with seven football players, 17 cross country runners (7 men, 10 women), 17 soccer players (7 men, 10 women), six volleyball players, two women’s golfers and four women’s tennis players. All of the names are posted at lczine.com/allacad.
Winter 2013 Luther Alumni Magazine
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