University of St. Francis (IL) - News

[Softball] Softball Suffers Pair of Tuesday Losses in Florida

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-09T21:06:33-06:00

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Catholic University of America executed a perfect suicide squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning to score the game-winning run and hand University of St. Francis its second loss of the afternoon on day number three of the Saints' season-opening softball trip to Florida. CUA knocked off the Saints, 3-2, after Missouri Baptist University handed the Saints an 8-3 loss.

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Drops Second Straight Decision

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-09T16:17:19-06:00

ORLANDO, Fla. --- For the first time this season, University of St. Francis has been saddled with back-to-back losses after suffering a 5-4 defeat at the hands of Ursinus College (PA) on Tuesday afternoon.

[Baseball] Saints, Jamestown Gain Split in Wild Day On The Baseball Diamond

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-09T15:22:32-06:00

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. --- Tuesday turned out to be another wild day at the baseball diamond with both Jamestown College (ND) and University of St. Francis giving up early leads before settling for a split on the day.

[Men's Tennis] Men's Tennis Sees Five-Match Winning Streak Snapped

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-08T23:05:10-06:00

BABSON PARK, Fla. --- NAIA No. 16-ranked Webber International University (FL) snapped University of St. Francis' five-match winning streak and handed the Saints just their second loss of the season in an 8-1 contest Monday afternoon at the WIU Campus Tennis Courts.

[Women's Tennis] Saginaw Valley State Gets The Best of Women's Tennis

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-08T21:37:24-06:00

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NCAA II Saginaw Valley State University (MI) claimed a pair of doubles victories and then won its first four singles matches to earn a 6-3 decision over University of St. Francis Monday night.

[Baseball] Baseball Saints Rally In Opener, Fall In Nightcap

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-08T17:30:10-06:00

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. --- University of St. Francis rallied from an eight-run deficit to win 9-8 in the first game of a doubleheader with Ohio Dominican University, but the Panthers got the best of the Saints in Game 2 with a 12-2 victory to escape with one win in the three-game series that concluded on Monday.

[Softball] Malacina Goes to 2-0; Softballers Split for Second Day in a Row

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-08T16:52:32-06:00

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Junior right-handed pitcher Kim Malacina (Lockport H.S./Homer Glen, IL) fired her second complete game in as many starts as the University of St. Francis softball team defeated Greensboro (N.C.) College 8-2 and went on to split a pair of games for the second straight day on its season-opening Florida trip. USF fell, 3-0, to Marian University (Ind.) in its second game.

[Baseball] Prohaska Propels Baseball Saints In Season Opener

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-08T00:00:15-06:00

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Senior pinch-hitter Joe Prohaska (St. Laurence H.S./Chicago, IL) broke a 1-1 deadlock in the top half of the 11th inning with a two-out, two-run triple to propel University of St. Francis to a 4-1 victory in the Saints' season opener Sunday night.

[Softball] Softball Squad Splits Twin Bill on Day One in Florida

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-07T22:06:49-06:00

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Junior right-handed pitcher Kim Malacina (Lockport H.S./Homer Glen, IL) tossed a complete game and scattered 5 hits to lead University of St. Francis to a 4-2 victory over Waldorf College (Iowa) in Sunday's first game for the Saints at the Rebel Games.

[Men's Tennis] Men's Tennis Gains Its Second Win In Less Than 24 Hours

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-07T20:48:37-06:00

ORLANDO, Fla. --- University of St. Francis has started fast on its annual spring trek through Florida notching its second victory in less than 24 hours with a 9-0 whitewash of King's College (PA) on Sunday morning.

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Team Opens Florida Trip With 8-1 Win

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-07T17:29:05-06:00

ORLANDO, Fla. --- University of St. Francis continued where it left off in the fall winning for the fourth time in five matches in opening its spring season with an 8-1 victory over King's College (PA) Sunday morning.

[Men's Tennis] Men's Tennis Team Starts Florida Trip with a 7-2 Win Over Warner University

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-06T21:05:28-06:00

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of St. Francis men's tennis team kicked off its spring break trip to Florida Saturday with a 7-2 victory over Warner University (FL). The victory extended the Saints' winning streak to four matches and pushed the team's overall record to 6-1.

[Women's Basketball] Late Olivet Nazarene Rally Stuns Saints and Ends USF's Season

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-04T21:47:50-06:00

JOLIET, Ill. - Olivet Nazarene scored the game's final 11 points over the last 1:35 to overcome a 72-65 deficit and defeat University of St. Francis, 76-72, in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament semifinal game at the Recreation Center Thursday night.

[Men's Basketball] IUSB Ends Saints Season, 81-65, in CCAC Tournament Quarterfinal Game

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-03-02T21:25:29-06:00

JOLIET - Indiana South Bend hit a 3-point shot 10 seconds into the game and led from wire-to-wire to defeat University of St. Francis, 81-65, in a quarterfinal round game of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Tuesday night at the Recreation Center.

[Men's Tennis] USF Men's Tennis Wins Pair On Saturday

Tim Clodjeaux — 2010-02-28T14:21:36-06:00

LOCKPORT --- University of St. Francis rolled to two more victories on an extended day of play Saturday, securing an 8-1 decision over Cornell College (IA) in a match that started at 2 p.m. before wrapping up a 7-2 win over North Central College just before midnight at Challenge Fitness.