Crimson Wave News June 2008

Crimson Wave News

January 2009

Ladies Defeated at Home

1/28/09 - The Crimson Wave women's basketball team was defeated by conference opponent Judson University tonight 63-47. The ladies trailed by only 5 at the half. Moneva Fields led the team with a double double performance of 15 points and 12 rebounds. Lisa Upshaw added 20 points for the ladies. The ladies now 3-21 overall and 0-5 in conference will host Mount Mary College tommorow night at 7:00 pm.

Men Take Loss to Judson

1/28/09 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team was defeated tonight by conference rival Judson University 73-58. The men were led by Wilfredo Escobar's 12 points and 6 assists along with Jon Hanselman's 10 points and 6 rebounds. The men are now 4-19 overall and 2-4 in the CCAC. The men will take on conference opponent Purdue North Central Saturday January 31st at 7:00 pm. The game will be played at Marquette High School in Michigan City, IN.

Men Finish 2nd at Blue and Gold Classic

1/25/09 - The Crimson Wave men's bowling team finished 2nd overall this weekend at the Blue and Gold Classic a Tier 1 event held at the Chippewa Bowl in South Bend, IN. Toby Kraus led the men finishing in 6th place individually with an average of 218. This is the fourth top two finish for the men this season.

Ladies Finish 11th Overall

1/25/09 - The Crimson Wave women's bowling team has finished 11th this weekend at the Blue and Gold Classic held at the Chippewa Bowl in South Bend, IN. The ladies were led by Melissa Christianson who averaged 194 finishing 21st overall.

Ladies Defeated By Trojans

1/24/09 - The Crimson Wave women's basketball team was defeated at Trinity International University today 71-55. The ladies were led by a double double by Moneva Fields scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds. Candace Bishop and Ashley Kieltyka each had 11 points for the ladies. The Wave is now 3-20 overall and 0-4 in the CCAC.

Wave Come Up Short at Trinity

1/24/09 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team came up short today against Trinity International University 66-56. The men were led by Jon Hanselman's 14 points and 11 rebounds. The men are now 4-18 overall and 2-3 in conference.

Men Take Loss to the Trolls

1/21/09 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team was defeated tonight by Trinity Christian College 74-53. Jon Contos led the men with 20 points, while Wilfredo Escobar had 10 points for the Wave. The men are now 4-17 overall and 2-2 in the CCAC.

Ladies Fall Short at Trinity

1/21/09 -The Crimson Wave women's basketball team was defeated by Trinity Christian College tonight 60-48. The ladies were led by a double double from Lisa Upshaw 13 points and 10 rebounds. Candace Bishop also had 17 points for the ladies. The ladies are now 3-19 overall and 0-3 in conference.

Wave Wash Away McKendree for Tournament Win Hoinke Bearcat Open

1/17/09 - The Crimson Wave men’s bowling team rolled their second 1st place finish of the season this weekend at the Hoinke Bearcat Open held at the historic Western Bowl in Cincinnati, OH. The Wave entered the qualifying match play rounds in 7th place after struggling much of the tournament. The quarter final round brought the Wave up against top ranked Lindenwood University. Finally adapting to lane the lane conditions and regaining their focus the Wave swept Lindenwood 3-0. Moving on to the semi-final round the Wave would find themselves again among the top two teams in the country, Saginaw Valley State University. After a blistering back and forth match up the Wave took the series 3-2. Entering the final round the men continued their dominance and beat McKendree University 3-1 to take the tournament win. Junior Danny Locke led the Wave with a 215 average with Sammy Krucek right on his heels averaging 213. Locke was named to the Hoinke Bearcat Open All-Match Play Team.

Women take 9th at Hoinke Bearcat Open

1/19/09 - The Crimson Wave women's bowling finished 9th this weekend at the Hoinke Bearcat Open held at the historic Western Bowl in Cincinnati, OH. The ladies were led by Senior Sarah Bane's 198 average.

Ladies Defeated by Wolves

1/17/09 - The Crimson Wave women's basketball team was defeated by Cardinal Stritch University today 84-39. Candace Bishop led the ladies with 14 points. The Wave are now 3-18 overall and 0-2 in conference.

Men Can't Hold off Wolves

1/17/09 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team was defeated by conference rival Cardinal Stritch University today in a hard fought battle 62-51. After trailing by only two at the half, the men took the lead 42-41 with 12 minutes remaining in play. After a back and forth battle the men were forced to foul and gave the game to the Wolves. The men were led by Fares Saqf Alhait's 15 points while Wilfredo Escobar and Jon Contos added 11 each. The men are now 4-16 overall and 2-1 in conference.

Men Make Come Back and Beat Peregrines

1/14/09 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball defeated conference rival Purdue University Calumet 66-61 in a cross town match up.

Going into the half the score was tied at 32. During the first 12 minutes of the second half the Peregrins built a 15 point lead 56-41. During the next 6 minutes of play the Wave would go on a 16-0 run and take the lead. With a back and forth battle during the last 2 minutes the Wave went up 4 points 63-59 and the Peregrines were forced to foul. The Crimson Wave converted on there attempts from the foul line and took the win. Jon Contos led the men with 20 points. The men are now 2-0 in the CCAC and 4-15 overall.

Ladies Can't Hold Off Peregrines

1/14/09 - The Crimson Wave women's basketball was defeated tonight at Purdue University Calumet 81-56 in a CCAC conference match up. The Wave were led by Lisa Upshaw's 14 points and 10 rebounds along with Jasmine Richardson's 13 points and three steals. The ladies are 0-1 in the CCAC and 3-17 overall.

Saqf Alhait Named CCAC Player of the Week

1/13/09 - Crimson Wave men's basketball player Fares Saqf Alhait (Amman, Jordan) has been named the CCAC Men's Basketball Division II player of the week for the week ending on January 11.

Saqf Alhait's performances included 21 points, four rebounds and four assists in the Crimson Wave's 77-63 win over Purdue North Central on January 7 at home. Three days later Saqf Alhait came back against the University of St. Francis and scored 16 points and three rebounds. This is the first of this honor for Saqf Alhait.

Men Fall Short in Loss to Fighting Saints

1/10/09 - Senior Jon Hanselman led the Wave tonight with a double double in a 75-67 loss to the University of St. Francis today. Hanselman who had 10 points and 10 reounds was one of four Crimson Wave players who scored in double digits. After trailing by 17 at the half the men closed the gap to 6 with 33 seconds left in play on a Jon Contos three pointer from Waybon McConnell. With little time remaining the men were forced to foul, the Fighting Saints hit six straight free throws to take the game. Jon Contos ended the night 18 points along with Fares Saqf Alhait's 16 points and CJ Montgomery's 14 points.

The Crimson Wave (3-15 overall) will take on conference oponent Purdue University Calumet on Wednesday January 14th at Purdue Calumet.

Women Just a Step Away

1/8/09 - After leading the majority of the game the women's basketball team could not hold off Illinois Tech tonight losing 53-48. Going into the half the ladies led 22-21. Leading much of the second half the Wave had a two point lead on a Moneva Fields jumper form Jasmine Richardson with 4:51 left on the clock. This would be the last lead of the night for the Crimson Wave as the Scarlet Hawks ran off 6 quick points to take the lead and the win. The ladies were led by Lisa Upshaw's 13 points and 6 rebounds along with Moneva Fields 10 rebounds and 9 points.

Men Open Conference Season With Win at Home

1/7/09 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team opened their conference season tonight with a win over Purdue University North Central 77-63. After shooting 36.4% from behind the arc in the first half the Wave found themselves with a 17 point lead. The second half was all Wave with the men improving their three point shooting to 44.4% (60.7% from the field). The Wave had three players in double digits tonight Fares Saqf Alhait with 21 points, Eli Macis with 18 points and Ted Macis with 14 points. Jon Hanselman also grabbed 11 boards in the effort. The Wave (3-14 overall) are now 1-0 in conference and will take on the University of St. Francis on Saturday January 10th in a non-conference match up at 3:00 pm at the Hammond Civic Center.

Hudson Named CCAC Player of the Week

1/6/09 - For the second week in a row, the Crimson Wave has brought ashore the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Division II Player of the Week.

Following in the footsteps of teammate Moneva Fields, Calumet College of St. Joseph's Lecreia Hudson (Gary, Ind.) gained the distinction for the week ending Jan. 4 by averaging 19.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and three steals over two games.

For Hudson, a 5-6 junior guard, the award was just one of two that she picked up over the seven-day period. She was also named to the Saint Xavier University Holiday Tournament all-tournament team.

Hudson closed out her second of two games in the tournament by authoring 23 points, six rebounds and three steals in the Crimson Wave's 63-48 victory over Siena Heights University (Mich.) on Dec. 29. She netted the 23 points by making good on 9-of-13 field goals and all of her three-point attempts (3-of-3) and free throws (2-of-2).

To start off the new year, Hudson connected for 15 points, grabbed five rebounds and was credited with three steals in a 63-51 loss to University of Illinois Springfield on Jan. 3.

CCSJ's victory over Siena Heights snapped a 14-game losing streak and helped boost the Crimson Wave's record up to 3-15.

CCAC All-Academic Teams Announced

1/6/09 - The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its All-Academic Teams for the fall sports of men and women's cross country, men and women's soccer and women's volleyball. The following Crimson Wave athletes were named to their respected teams: Kate Delaney (Women's Volleyball), Richard Guttierez (men's cross country), Jill Friesema (Women's Volleyball), Jill LaBella (Women's Cross Country), Angela Smith (Women's Volleyball), Stephanie Zimny (Women's Volleyball).

Fields Named Female Athlete of the Month

1/6/09 - Freshman women's basketball player Moneva Fields has been selected as December's Female Crimson Wave Athlete of the Month. Moneva's performances in December includes a double double on December 16th against Northwood University scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Fields was also named CCAC Player of the Week twice (December 2nd and 22nd) and named to the Northwood University Player's Choice All-Classic Team.

Locke Named Male Athlete of the Month

1/6/09 - Junior men's bowler Danny Locke has been selected as December's Male Crimson Wave Athlete of the Month. Locke's performance's inlcude a top 10 finish at the Samstown Collegiate Shootout. Locke averaged 210 pins in this competition to help his team finish second overall in the event. Locke also helped his team to an 8th place finish in the Las Vegas Invitational the same week.

Women's Bowling: 2008-09 Update

1/5/09 - The women’s bowling team has struggled a bit this season after losing three members from last season’s squad that qualified for the National Finals in Wichita, KS. Two of the three were starters and the third saw significant playing time. However, I am excited about the play of Katrina Elwardt (Freshman) and Melissa Christianson (Sophomore), both young ladies have improved tremendously since the start of the season. Alice Veenstra (Sophomore) and Sarah Bane (Senior) have been our rocks in the set-up and anchor positions all season. Sarah has made two All-Tournament teams and Alice recently made her first all-tourny team at the Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, NV. We have yet to have our lefty lead-off on a consistent basis due to injury which should give us a boost during the second half of the season. Our current ranking of 25th nationally is not a true indicator of this team’s talent. I’m confident this team has the talent and desire to qualify for a second National Finals.

Men’s Bowling: 2008-09 Update

1/05/09 - In what has turned out to be a productive but somewhat roller-coaster first half to the 2008-09 season, the Calumet College men’s bowling team has had to overcome early challenges as they strive to put together another successful season of collegiate bowling. After a fast start and the hope of challenging for a national title, the Crimson Wave found themselves needing to find a new starter heading into just the third event of the season.

The Crimson Wave opened the season with a respectable 4th place finish at the prestigious Tier I Hammer Midwest Classic in Milwaukee. They quickly gained momentum and captured their 3rd tournament title with a convincing 683-pin victory one week later at the Storm Brickyard Classic in Indianapolis. With a solid core of veterans leading the way, and several underclassmen fighting for starting roles, the CCSJ men seemed poised to continue building on their early season success.

Any momentum built through the first two events began to fade, though, with sub-par performances in the season’s next three events, culminating with a disappointing performance at the National Collegiate Team Match Games in St. Louis. During that time, the team struggled to maintain its early season form. Contributing to those struggles were the loss of freshman standout Toby Kraus and, later, third year starter Kevin Zatorski. Veteran Zatorski had proven himself to be the consummate teammate and an unselfish performer who arguably was one of the team’s best shot-makers. Kraus, too, had already made a significant contribution to the team’s early success by capturing an all-tournament selection in just his second competitive collegiate event at the Brickyard. An early indicator of his potential, Kraus had convincingly earned a starting role by finishing fourth in the team’s pre-season trials.

With a month-long break ahead of them after the NCTMG, the team went back to work on fundamentals in preparation for two important Tier I events to be held in Las Vegas just before the Christmas break: Sam’s Town Collegiate Shoot-out and the Las Vegas Invitational at South Point Bowling Center. They also had the goal of establishing a new starter to help the team regain some momentum heading into the new year.

It appeared the effort paid off in the first of the back-to-back events at Sam’s Town as the CCSJ men worked their way up from fifth place during the baker portion of the event to capture 2nd place behind Wichita State. Entering the tournament’s final round in fourth place, the Wave defeated Wichita State, Florida State and Arizona State, all of which were ahead of them entering the final match-play round. This propelled the Wave into 2nd place—their highest Tier I finish.

The second stop on the demanding tournament schedule in Las Vegas, was the LVI. Possibly feeling the drain of climbing a steep hill to capture 2nd at Sam’s Town, the Crimson Wave began the initial qualifying rounds of the LVI in less than stellar fashion. They finished day-1 in fourteenth place, and another come back was in order. The Wave responded as they often do. With great performances in the final three games of qualifying from Danny Locke, Ryan Alberson and Sammy Krucek the Wave jumped an incredible six spots to finish the qualifying rounds in 8th place. This gave the CCSJ men a bye entering the bracket match play finals of the event. Unfortunately, it was not to be as St. John’s used the momentum of a win in the first match play round to end the Crimson Wave’s Las Vegas journey.

The Calumet College of St. Joseph men will resume play on January 17-18 at Western Bowl in Cincinnati at the Bearcat Open. Including the Bearcat, the Wave have four events remaining in the regular season, including two Tier I tournaments.

Ladies Defeated by Prairie Stars

1/3/09 - The Crimson Wave women’s basketball team was defeated today by the University of Illinois at Springfield 63-51. Lecreia Hudson led the ladies with 15 points and 5 rebounds while Lisa Upshaw and Nikkia Brown each had 11 points. The ladies are now 3-15 overall.