Highlanders Victorious on Senior Day

Oct. 27, 2009

A day after tying the second-ranked team in the nation, the Houghton College men's soccer team (9-6-2, 6-1-1) relied heavily on the efforts of a pair of seniors to come back from a 1-0 halftime deficit and score a 4-1 victory on senior day over Shawnee State University (OH).

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Bull Helps Highlanders Roll to Seventh Straight Win

Oct. 27, 2009

The Houghton College women's soccer team (13-1-2, 8-1-0) outshot visiting Shawnee State University (1-11-1) 18-3, and converted that offensive pressure into a 3-0 shutout for its seventh consecutive victory.
 
Despite putting seven more shots on goal in the first half the Highlanders were unable to get another score before the break, and took the field for the second 45 minutes with a 1-0 advantage. They would waste little time expanding on it.

Houghton will return to action Wednesday when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on Point Park University.

Indiana Wesleyan Named NAIA Champion of Character

Oct. 27, 2009

The National Association Intercollegiate (NAIA) national office in Kansas City released the list of Champions of Character institutions for the 2008-09 season.

Indiana Wesleyan University was one of the 231 colleges and university that received the recognition. The NAIA and member institutions use the Champions of Character program to instill an understanding of character values in sport, and provide student-athletes, coaches and parents the training to help them know and do the right things, inside and outside the sports setting.

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OKWU Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Ranked in Preseason

Oct. 26, 2009

The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) released the 2009-10 preseason coaches' basketball polls, with the Oklahoma Wesleyan University men's basketball team taking the top spot, while a young OKWU women's team comes in fifth.

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IWU Cross Country Competes at NAIA Great Lakes Invitational

Oct. 26, 2009

Indiana Wesleyan University cross country teams took part in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Great Lakes Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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IWU Golf Ranked No. 16 in Golf World/NIKE NAIA Coaches’ Poll

Oct. 22, 2009

Indiana Wesleyan University golf chimes in at No. 16 in the current Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches' Poll for the fall season.

Golf World, NIKE and the Golf Coaches' Association of America sponsor the poll which appears in Golf World magazine. The current poll is published in the October 19 edition.

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IWU Women’s Soccer Falls to No. 18 in NAIA Poll

Oct. 21, 2009

Indiana Wesleyan University women's soccer dropped nine spots to No. 18 in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Top-25 Coaches' Poll.

The fall in the ranking coincides with a 1-0 loss to Marian University (IN) on Tuesday evening. Unbeaten Marian is one of two teams remaining in the NAIA without a loss.

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SWU Volleyball Event to Benefit Fight Against Breast Cancer

Oct. 21, 2009

For the third consecutive year, the Southern Wesleyan University volleyball team will use their sport to raise money to assist with breast cancer research.

On Saturday, October 31, SWU will host Faulkner University in Central, S.C., at 1:00 p.m. The match has been designated as a "Dig Pink" match which is a program that over 1,000 high schools and colleges are participating in this volleyball season. "Dig Pink" is being sponsored by the Side-Out Foundation with the money raised going to help fund research for breast cancer. Both teams will wear pink uniforms and historic Tysinger Gymnasium will be decorated in pink.

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Houghton Splits Recent Field Hockey Contests

Oct. 20, 2009

Houghton College women's field hockey team lost, 6-1, to Susquehanna University on October 17.

Susquehanna (6—8 overall) opened the scoring first in the non-conference game in Selinsgrove, Penn. Houghton (4—7 overall) recorded its lone goal soon after. Susquehanna has outscored its opponents in the last two games, 13—1.

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Houghton Soccer Teams Victorious Over Weekend

Oct. 19, 2009

Houghton College men's and women's soccer teams saw action this past weekend, and both teams were victorious over Malone University (Ohio).

The women's team (11-1-2, 7-1) earned a hard fought victory on Saturday over a scrappy Malone team by a final score of 1-0 in a cold, rainy American Mideast Conference game. Houghton's goal came 16:24 into the match when Malone committed a foul in the box to set up a penalty kick for Amy-Kaye Mitchell.

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