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November 20, 2009 Since 1922 |
College Report on local athletes
From sports staff reports
Baytown Sun Published November 5, 2009 One junior is an absolute killer at the net. The other is an all-around player.
Both are University of St. Thomas volleyball players. Anahuac grad Casey Mulryan and Barbers Hill product Court-ney Johnson have helped St. Thomas post an 19-11 overall record.
The team, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, has the third best record in the Association of Independent Insti-tutions with an 18-8 mark.
Mulryan has 264 kills with a .410 hitting percentage. The middle hitter/blocker also has 64 blocks (14 solos). She is currently ranked fourth in the NAIA in hitting percentage. She leads that category in the Association of Independent Institutions.
“We really count on Casey at the net,” said St. Thomas head coach Jill Reynolds. “There are not many players that can hit over .400 or better throughout the season. She is a tremendous offensive player, and I want her to be as good as a defensive player.”
Johnson has 270 assists, 146 digs, 69 kills and 23 blocks (one solo). She has a .220 hitting percentage.
“Courtney is just a great all-around player,” said Reynolds. “If we need someone somewhere, chances are she will have the tools to fill it. Everyday she matures into a better player.”
• Trinity University’s Aly Hazelwood, a Barbers Hill grad, played a major role as Trinity won its own Fall Classic. Trinity dumped Texas Lutheran University and the University of Texas-Tyler by 3-0 scores. The team also defeated Elmhurst College by a 3-2 count.
Hazelwood finished the tournament with 25 kills and hit .348 or higher in every match. In the win over EC, she recorded 10 kills, six assisted blocks, four aces and three digs. She finished with a .348 hitting percentage in the contest.
Trinity is ranked 17th in the latest NCAA Division III poll with a record of 24-8 overall and 11-4 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
• The Bethany College football team is 4-3 after topping Friends University 46-0.
Former Baytown Sterling player Milton Collins, a sophomore defensive back, had 11 tackles (five solos) in the contest. He finished with two sacks for two yards of loss.
• The Northwestern State University cross country team won its own invite, the Demon Invitational. Former Baytown Lee runner Lawana Perkins, a Northwestern State harrier, placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run.
She finished the race in 20 minutes, 30 seconds. Northwestern State scored 19 points. Xavier University finished second with 42.
• The Texas A&M University-Commerce football team defeated East Central University 31-28 for its third victory of the year. Former Barbers Hill football player John Marshall started on the Texas A&M University-Commerce offensive line and helped the Lions post 292 yards of offense — including 210 passing yards.
Fellow Barbers Hill grad Blake Patton caught four passes for 20 yards and had one solo tackle.
Todd Patton, also a Barbers Hill grad, is also a member of the squad. Todd Patton has played in six games and has two solo tackles as well as four assisted tackles.
Blake Patton has 28 catches for 359 yards in the first eight games, including three touchdown receptions. Texas A&M University-Commerce is 3-5 overall and 3-0 in the Lone Star Conference-North Division.
• Concordia University-Texas volleyball players Kevyn Jackson (Lee) and Carrie Fisk (Baytown Christian) both had double-doubles as Concordia-Texas defeated the University of Dallas 3-2.
Jackson finished with 23 digs, 11 kills and three aces. Fisk had 13 digs and 10 kills. Concordia-Texas is 8-18 overall and 6-11 in the American Southwest Conference.
• Edgar Bear, a Sterling grad, assisted the first goal of the contest between the Eastern New Mexico University soccer team and the University of Texas-Permian Basin. It gave ENMU a 1-0 lead.
ENMU eventually won the contest 3-1. Eastern New Mexico is 10-4-2 overall and 1-3 in the Lone Star Conference.
• William Penn University soccer player Tadeo Cavazos, a Lee grad, worked 90 minutes between the pipes as the William Penn defeated Mount Mercy College 2-0. Cavazos made 13 saves.
Teammate Rudy Bear, a Sterling grad, played in the contest but did not have any stats. William Penn is 7-8-1 overall and 3-5 in the Midwest Collegiate Conference.
• Barbers Hill grad Keely Rivera had 17 digs as the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith defeated Missouri University of Science and Technology 3-0. She finished with 11 digs and three assists in UA-Fort Smith’s 3-0 win over Harding University.
Arkansas-Fort Smith is 28-3. The team has not lost since Sept. 21 and is riding a 15-match winning streak.
• Crosby grad Courtney Nutt, a Southern Arkansas University freshman, finished with six digs as SAU lost a 3-1 battle to Christian Brothers University. She also had three digs in SAU’s 3-0 loss to University of Arkansas-Monticello.
The SAU Lady Muleriders are 1-30 overall and 0-10 in the Gulf South Conference.
Baytown Sun Published November 5, 2009 One junior is an absolute killer at the net. The other is an all-around player.
Both are University of St. Thomas volleyball players. Anahuac grad Casey Mulryan and Barbers Hill product Court-ney Johnson have helped St. Thomas post an 19-11 overall record.
The team, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, has the third best record in the Association of Independent Insti-tutions with an 18-8 mark.
Mulryan has 264 kills with a .410 hitting percentage. The middle hitter/blocker also has 64 blocks (14 solos). She is currently ranked fourth in the NAIA in hitting percentage. She leads that category in the Association of Independent Institutions.
“We really count on Casey at the net,” said St. Thomas head coach Jill Reynolds. “There are not many players that can hit over .400 or better throughout the season. She is a tremendous offensive player, and I want her to be as good as a defensive player.”
Johnson has 270 assists, 146 digs, 69 kills and 23 blocks (one solo). She has a .220 hitting percentage.
“Courtney is just a great all-around player,” said Reynolds. “If we need someone somewhere, chances are she will have the tools to fill it. Everyday she matures into a better player.”
• Trinity University’s Aly Hazelwood, a Barbers Hill grad, played a major role as Trinity won its own Fall Classic. Trinity dumped Texas Lutheran University and the University of Texas-Tyler by 3-0 scores. The team also defeated Elmhurst College by a 3-2 count.
Hazelwood finished the tournament with 25 kills and hit .348 or higher in every match. In the win over EC, she recorded 10 kills, six assisted blocks, four aces and three digs. She finished with a .348 hitting percentage in the contest.
Trinity is ranked 17th in the latest NCAA Division III poll with a record of 24-8 overall and 11-4 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
• The Bethany College football team is 4-3 after topping Friends University 46-0.
Former Baytown Sterling player Milton Collins, a sophomore defensive back, had 11 tackles (five solos) in the contest. He finished with two sacks for two yards of loss.
• The Northwestern State University cross country team won its own invite, the Demon Invitational. Former Baytown Lee runner Lawana Perkins, a Northwestern State harrier, placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run.
She finished the race in 20 minutes, 30 seconds. Northwestern State scored 19 points. Xavier University finished second with 42.
• The Texas A&M University-Commerce football team defeated East Central University 31-28 for its third victory of the year. Former Barbers Hill football player John Marshall started on the Texas A&M University-Commerce offensive line and helped the Lions post 292 yards of offense — including 210 passing yards.
Fellow Barbers Hill grad Blake Patton caught four passes for 20 yards and had one solo tackle.
Todd Patton, also a Barbers Hill grad, is also a member of the squad. Todd Patton has played in six games and has two solo tackles as well as four assisted tackles.
Blake Patton has 28 catches for 359 yards in the first eight games, including three touchdown receptions. Texas A&M University-Commerce is 3-5 overall and 3-0 in the Lone Star Conference-North Division.
• Concordia University-Texas volleyball players Kevyn Jackson (Lee) and Carrie Fisk (Baytown Christian) both had double-doubles as Concordia-Texas defeated the University of Dallas 3-2.
Jackson finished with 23 digs, 11 kills and three aces. Fisk had 13 digs and 10 kills. Concordia-Texas is 8-18 overall and 6-11 in the American Southwest Conference.
• Edgar Bear, a Sterling grad, assisted the first goal of the contest between the Eastern New Mexico University soccer team and the University of Texas-Permian Basin. It gave ENMU a 1-0 lead.
ENMU eventually won the contest 3-1. Eastern New Mexico is 10-4-2 overall and 1-3 in the Lone Star Conference.
• William Penn University soccer player Tadeo Cavazos, a Lee grad, worked 90 minutes between the pipes as the William Penn defeated Mount Mercy College 2-0. Cavazos made 13 saves.
Teammate Rudy Bear, a Sterling grad, played in the contest but did not have any stats. William Penn is 7-8-1 overall and 3-5 in the Midwest Collegiate Conference.
• Barbers Hill grad Keely Rivera had 17 digs as the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith defeated Missouri University of Science and Technology 3-0. She finished with 11 digs and three assists in UA-Fort Smith’s 3-0 win over Harding University.
Arkansas-Fort Smith is 28-3. The team has not lost since Sept. 21 and is riding a 15-match winning streak.
• Crosby grad Courtney Nutt, a Southern Arkansas University freshman, finished with six digs as SAU lost a 3-1 battle to Christian Brothers University. She also had three digs in SAU’s 3-0 loss to University of Arkansas-Monticello.
The SAU Lady Muleriders are 1-30 overall and 0-10 in the Gulf South Conference.