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THE BUGLE MAY 2, 2013
Lewis’ Carlson wins national award The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced that Lewis University head women’s basketball coach Lisa Carlsen has been named the 2013 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, following the Flyers’ run to the NCAA Tournament this past season. Carlsen guided the Flyers to a 24-6 record, a Great Lakes Valley Conference title and was named the 2013 GLVC Coach of the Year. “This year’s team was able to
accomplish something that was very special,” Carlsen said. “A GLVC championship with the caliber of basketball in this league is something to be proud of. “The credit really goes to our student athletes, my great staff (Kerri James and Kierra McCleary), and the support of many people.”
BASEBALL The No. 12 Lewis University baseball team dropped two Great
Lakes Valley Conference games to Saint Joseph’s, 8-5 and 4-2, on Sunday (April 28) at Gil Hodges Field. The Flyers fall to 26-11 on the season and 20-9 in conference games to drop to second in the GLVC East.The Pumas move to 2613, and take over first in the East Division with 21-9 record against GLVC opponents. “Saint Joseph’s did everything better than us this weekend,” Lewis head baseball coach Tim
McDonough said. “In this league, you have to find ways to win and we didn’t do that.” “We had some chances today to win both games, but we didn’t get the big hits or limit them when we had to. Saint Joseph’s just kept coming and we didn’t respond like we had all season long.” In the first game of the day, the Flyers jumped on the board in the first inning, as junior Kyle Kapka (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect) hit a two-RBI double to score junior
Jake Murray (Downers Grove, Ill./ Downers Grove North/Moraine Valley C.C.) and senior Michael Schroeder (Crown Point, Ind./ Triton). The Puma’s answered in the bottom of the first with three runs on two hits. Saint Joseph’s Kolin Connor hit a two-RBI triple before he crossed home plate two batters later on a single by Garrett O’Neill.
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better to get first. It’s a good accomplishment still.” “I was very happy with taking second,” Underwood said. “I have really learned some things over the years playing singles and it has really helped me.” Both will move on to compete in the singles bracket at sectionals this week. “I believe I can make it to state,” Underwood said. “I hear coaches talk about me and that gives me a lot of confidence. I have a lot of confidence in myself, but I have to play my game. If I play my game, I feel I have a good chance to make it to state.That is my ultimate goal. I’ve played for four years and to make it to state as a senior, I would feel so accomplished. To have my face on the wall would be a really good feeling.”
“Hopefully I can make it to state and go from there,” Vazquez said. “I’ve been trying to make it to state since sophomore year, so hopefully I will. I have to work hard during practice.” Kuhn feels they are ready to give it a run at becoming sate qualifiers. “The good think about them is they do play other sports so they are competitors,” Kuhn said. “They are peaking at the right time.That will be an advantage for them going forward. Everything is up for grabs and it is who takes advantage of the opportunities given.” Singles champions for Romeoville in the SPC meet were Angeleah Barin (No. 4), Cree Johnson (No.8) and Nikki Crowley (No 9). Finishing second in were Faith Mancol (No. 10), Klaudia Kuklinska (No. 7), Jacqueline Crowley (No. 6) and the No. 5 doubles team of Jacqueline Crowley and Sara Teichman.
Continued from page 15 Romeoville senior Melanie Underwood said. “We were coming from a team last year who didn’t place at all and we took second this year. We worked hard as a team.” “We started off slow low my freshman year,” Romeoville senior Rosie Vazquez said. “Getting second place and almost winning is a great accomplishment.” Underwood and Vazquez teamed up to place second at No. 1 doubles and they each were second at first and second singles, respectively. “It was pretty good,” Vazquez said. “It would have been
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BASEBALL Romeoville fell to Plainfield East 8-5 despite Brandon Lisak going 3-for-3.
VOLLEYBALL Oswego edged out Romeoville 25-23, 20-25, 25-23. K.J. Hamilton and Mickey Crnkovich paced the way for the Spartans (4-11, 2-5) with eight kills apiece in the Southwest Prairie contest. Evan Banasiak had a team-best 16 assists and three aces for the Romeoville.
SOCCER Plainfield Central blanked Romeoville 6-0 in the Southwest Prairie game. Follow Scott @Taylor_Sports staylor@buglenewspapers.com