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GAMBIER, Ohio — Kenyon College junior Grace Murphy scored four quick points and grabbed three rebounds, giving the host Owls an early lead in Saturday’s North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) women’s basketball game. Denison University then responded with a 12-4 run in the second quarter, sparking the Big Red to a 79-28 win.  During that key second-quarter spurt, Denison senior …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After an incredible senior season for the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Women’s Volleyball team, Lyssi Snouffer was awarded the honor of being an All-American from the NAIA for the first time in her volleyball career on Tuesday, December 17. Snouffer, who is from Delaware, Ohio, made Second Team as an outside hitter. Snouffer was a First Team …

GAMBIER, Ohio — For the second time in the last three seasons, the Kenyon College Owls registered four student-athletes on the annual College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Volleyball Team. This year’s Kenyon quartet included Lauren Blakemore, Arianna Flota, Sophia Menke and Juliette Tomamichel. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete had to be a key contributor who participated …

REDDING, Calif. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (8-5) closed its trip in California on a high note with a 101-79 victory at Simpson University (5-7) on Monday, December 16.  The Red Hawks took the lead early and led for a majority of the first 10 minutes of the game. With just seven minutes remaining in the first …

The Centerburg Lady Trojans girls basketball team came into Tuesday’s match up having dominated en route to a 4-0 record to open the season including a 40 point over Northmor and a 74-25 win over Danville in KMAC play but Tuesday was a defensive clinic for the Lady Trojans in a 45-7 win over Mount Gilead at home. The Lady …

AUSTIN, Texas. – After making the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, Zack Bowser of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer program was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team on Tuesday, December 10. The senior pre-med major earned first-team honors after a strong season on the field and in the classroom where he had a 3.76 GPA. The Chesterton, Indiana native received …

The Kenyon College women’s basketball team secured its second victory of the season Monday night, defeating the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 69-60 at Tomsich Arena. This was the Owls highest offensive output of the season, smashing their previous high of 55, scored in the team’s first win against Penn State Shenango. The victory improves the Owls’ record to 2-6, …

JACKSON, Mich. – After a big week for the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s basketball team, Serenitee Johnson has been named the Crossroads League Women’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career. The freshman from Uniontown, Ohio averaged 26 points per game on 41.5% shooting from the floor to go along with 13 rebounds, 4.5 assists, …

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Kenyon College men’s basketball team was in prime position to take home their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) contest of the 2024-25 season on Saturday night against DePauw on the road, as Gefen-Bar Cohen dropped a career-high 29 points, but could not close the game out in regulation, eventually falling to the Tigers in overtime …

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. —   The No. 13 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team earned a return trip to Sioux City, Iowa for the second straight year with a win over the (RV) Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders on November 23. The NAIA announced the pool assignments and schedule for the 2024 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship in Sioux City, Iowa, and the …