Our Lady of the Lake University - News

[Men's Basketball] OLLU men's basketball narrowly wins against University of St. Thomas

Marquita Eldridge — 2012-02-06T09:00:00-06:00

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 6, 2012)—The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball won a narrow victory over the University of St. Thomas (UST) 77-74 in a conference game Saturday afternoon at Mabee Gymnasium.

The win puts the Saints' overall record at 18-4, and the team stays on top of the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) with a conference record of 15-1. LSU-Shreveport sits one and a half games behind the Saints (16-6/14-3), while Texas Wesleyan University (17-4/12-3) is two and a half games back, and St. Thomas (14-8/12-4) drops to three games behind in fourth place.

[Women's Basketball] OLLU women's basketball beats St. Thomas by 48 points

Marquita Eldridge — 2012-02-06T08:30:00-06:00

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 6, 2012)—Arlene Cisneros (pictured bottom right) and Jasmine Fuller's combined 28 points led the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team in its win against the University of St. Thomas (UST) 97-49 in a conference game Saturday afternoon at Mabee Gymnasium.

The win puts the Saints overall record at 17-5 and 12-4 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The women currently sit at third place in the RRAC, ½ game behind second-place Langston University (21-2/15-2), and three games behind league-leader LSU-Shreveport (18-5/15-1).

[Men's Tennis] OLLU men's tennis sweeps Schreiner University 9-0 in spring opener

Patricia Constantin — 2012-02-03T10:05:00-06:00

KERRVILLE, TEXAS (Feb. 2, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University men's tennis team began its spring season on Thursday against Schreiner University. The squad won all nine of its matches.

Assistant Coach Dante Childs indicated he was satisfied with the men's performance. He continued, "The men played good tennis."

[Women's Tennis] OLLU women's tennis opens spring season with 8-1 win over Schreiner

Patricia Constantin — 2012-02-03T09:45:00-06:00

KERRVILLE, TEXAS (Feb. 2, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University women's tennis team began its spring season on Thursday against Schreiner University. The squad won eight of nine matches.

Assistant Coach Dante Childs indicated he was satisfied with the women's performance. He continued, "The women mature every season, and their win against Schreiner was impressive."

[Softball] OLLU softball starts season on Saturday with high expectations

Luis A. L�rraga — 2012-02-02T14:15:00-06:00

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 2, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) softball team will enter the 2012 season with higher expectations in its second year under head coach, James Kling.

After a transition period in which the players had to adapt to a new coach, Kling saw the end of last season as a positive time. According to the second-year coach, the Saints began to click at the end of the season when they finished second in the Red River Athletic Conference and as a semifinalist in the conference tournament.

The team will look to improve from 2011's 26-20 overall record and 16-5 conference record. Kling expects better results as the team has had plenty of time to adapt to his coaching methods.

"The majority of the girls returned, and starting in the fall, we were able to pick up right where we left off last year," Kling said.

[Men's Basketball] OLLU's Marco Cooper selected as conference 'Men's Basketball Player of the Week'

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-31T11:50:00-06:00

WACO, TEXAS (Jan. 31, 2012) -- Marco Cooper of Our Lady of the Lake University ) was named Red River Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played over the dates of Jan. 23-29. Cooper shares the award with Jeremy Lewis of the University of St. Thomas.

[Men's Basketball] No. 5-ranked OLLU men's basketball loses first conference game

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-31T11:20:00-06:00

SHREVEPORT, LA. (Jan.30, 2012) -- In 2009, the unranked Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball team notched its most impressive win of the season when it beat Louisiana State University-Shreveport (LSUS). Back then, the Pilots were ranked No. 6 in the Top 25 NAIA Poll and were undefeated. Two years later, the No. 5-ranked Saints recorded their first loss of the season at the hands of unranked LSUS.

After winning 15 consecutive games, the Saints fell to LSUS 74-83. As the nation's leader in scoring offense (2,203/100.136), the game was the Saints' lowest-scoring conference game of the season.

OLLU is now 14-1 (17-4) in the Red River Athletic Conference and a full two games ahead of second-place LSUS (12-3/14-6). At No. 14 in the NAIA, Texas Wesleyan University (11-3/16-4) is tied for third place with the University of St.Thomas (11-3/14-7).

[Women's Basketball] OLLU women's basketball suffers tough loss to LSU-Shreveport

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-31T11:10:00-06:00

SHREVEPORT, LA. (Jan. 30, 2012) -- After a pressure-filled first half that gave the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team an eight-point lead, the Louisiana State University – Shreveport (LSUS) Lady Pilots came back in the second half to win the game 85-71.

The loss drops the Lady Saints record to 11-4 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 16-5 overall, while league-leading LSUS improves to 14-1 in conference and 16-5 overall. Langston University, the No. 10th ranked team in the NAIA, is in second place with a 14-2 conference record and 20-2 overall. They are ½ a game behind LSUS, and OLLU is three games behind the lead. Texas Wesleyan University (10-4/15-5) is ½ a game behind the Saints.

[Men's Basketball] OLLU moves to No. 5 in NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-30T16:50:00-06:00

Information gathered from NAIA Office of Communications and Sports Information

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 30, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball team moves up two slots to No. 5 in the 2011-2012 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the NAIA announced this afternoon. Shorter (Ga.) holds on to No. 1 in the sixth regular season edition of the poll.

Checking in at No. 2 is Robert Morris (Ill.) and at No. 3 is Southern Poly (Ga.). Last week's No. 3 Oklahoma Baptist University fell to No. 4 after losing to unranked John Brown (Ark.).

[Men's Basketball] No. 7-ranked OLLU men's basketball wins close game against Wiley

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-29T20:55:00-06:00

MARSHALL, TEXAS (Jan. 28, 2012) -- Six players scored in double digits to lead the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball team to its 15th consecutive win. The Saints overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Wiley College 96-88 in Marshall, Texas.

OLLU is atop the Red River Athletic Conference with a 14-0 record (17-3). The Saints are three games ahead of LSU-Shreveport (11-3/13-6) and the University of St. Thomas (11-3/13-7). Texas Wesleyan University (10-3/15-4) trails at three-and-a-half games behind.

[Women's Basketball] OLLU women's basketball loses by one point to Wiley College

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-29T20:45:00-06:00

MARSHALL, TEXAS (Jan. 28, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team fought hard but lost during the last seconds of the game against Wiley College. The 73-74 loss in Marshall, Texas, drops the Saints record to 11-3 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 16-4 overall, while Wiley improves to 8-5 in conference and 12-6 overall.

The Saints are now two games behind first-place LSU-Shreveport (13-1/15-5) and one game behind second-place Langston University (12-2/18-2). Wiley is in sixth place and four and a half games behind the lead.

[Men's Basketball] OLLU men's basketball soars to 14th consecutive win in game against Southwest; now 7th in NAIA Division 1

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-24T11:00:00-06:00

HOBBS, N.M. (Jan. 23, 2012) -- Marco Cooper recorded his seventh double-double and Robert Martinez scored 20 points to lead the Our Lady of the Lake University men's basketball team to a 43-point victory over the University of the Southwest in Hobbs, N.M. Monday evening.

The 112-69 win improves the Saints record to 13-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 16-3 overall, and Southwest drops to 5-8 in conference and 8-9 overall. The Saints are 2 ½ games ahead of second-place Texas Wesleyan University (10-2/15-3), while LSU-Shreveport (9-3/11-6) and the University of St. Thomas (9-3/11-7) trail by 3 ½ games.

[Women's Basketball] OLLU women's basketball sweeps Southwest to improve to 11-2 in conference

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-24T10:50:00-06:00

HOBBS, N.M. (Jan. 23, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team completed its second victory over the Mustangs from the University of the Southwest Monday evening in Hobbs, N.M.

Last night's 113-72 victory was one point different from the teams' first meeting on Saturday when the Saints beat Southwest 112-71 at home. The 113 points are the second most ever scored by the OLLU women's team – the most was 116 in 2009 against Southwest Adventist University.

The victory improves the Saints record to 11-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 16-3 overall, while Southwest drops to 1-12 in conference and 6-13 overall. OLLU is ½ game behind league-leader LSU-Shreveport (11-1/13-5) and tied with Langston University (11-2/17-2). Trailing in third place is Texas Wesleyan University (10-2/15-3).

[Men's Basketball] OLLU men's basketball dominates Southwest in 116-88 win

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-23T10:10:00-06:00

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 23, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University men's basketball team won its 13th consecutive game Saturday afternoon against the University of the Southwest. The 116-88 win in Mabee Gymnasium was the Saints sixth 100+ game in a row and improves their record to 12-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 15-3 overall. Southwest drops to 5-7 in conference and 8-8 overall.

The Saints retain their first-place standing in the conference with a 2 ½ game lead over second-place Texas Wesleyan University (9-2/14-3). LSU-Shreveport (8-3/10-6) and the University of St. Thomas (8-3/10-7) follow at 3 ½ games behind.

[Women's Basketball] OLLU women's basketball overpowers Southwest in 112-71 conference win

Patricia Constantin — 2012-01-23T09:50:00-06:00

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 23, 2012) -- Treshenia Solomon and Nikkia Davis posted double-doubles and led the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team to a 112-71 win over the University of the Southwest on Saturday afternoon in Mabee Gymnasium.

The Saints improve to 10-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 15-3 overall, while Southwest drops to 1-11 in conference and 6-12 overall. The Lady Saints are one game behind league-leader Langston University (11-1/17-1) and ½ a game behind second-place LSU-Shreveport (10-1/12-5).