News and notes about Muhlenberg athletics
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FOUR TO WRESTLING NATIONALS
 For the first time in school history,
Muhlenberg will have four representatives at the NCAA Division III
Wrestling Championships, which are to be held March 2-3 at Wartburg
College in Waterloo, Iowa. The four qualified by winning their respective
weight classes at the Centennial Conference Championships. The quartet
includes two wrestlers making their first NCAA appearance (sophomore Nate
Yeasted at 133
and senior Jason McLean at 141), a two-time qualifier (junior Bill
Holsinger at 149) and a three-time NCAA participant (junior Tyler Cathey
at heavyweight). Wrestlers need to finish in the top eight to earn
All-America status. Cathey, currently ranked eighth in Division III,
missed by one bout last year. For complete tournament information,
click
here.
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Wednesday, February 21
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Johns Hopkins 62,
Muhlenberg 56. The Mules dug themselves too big a hole and saw their
season end in the semifinal round of the Centennial Conference playoffs.
Trailing by 15 points five minutes into the second half, Muhlenberg went
on a 13-2 run to close to within 50-46, but Hopkins was able to pull away.
Junior Lindsay St. Lawrence led the Mules with 18 points, 5 assists and 5
steals, while junior Jenn Risley scored 13 points and senior Jennifer
O’Neill, playing the final game of her career, added 12. Click here for box score.
MEN’S BASKETBALL Muhlenberg 76, Franklin &
Marshall 58. Junior Michael Barletta scored 12 of his game-high 21 points
in a 25-3 second-half run that propelled Muhlenberg into the Centennial
Conference championship game. The loss snapped Franklin & Marshall’s
21-game home winning streak. The Mules, who had climbed back from a
14-point first-half deficit by scoring the final 11 points of the first
half, found themselves trailing by double digits again, 48-37, eight
minutes into the second half. Muhlenberg then held the Diplomats to one
field goal over a span of nearly nine minutes to take control of the game.
Joining Barletta in double figures were sophomore John Ström, who tied
a career-high with 18 points, junior Mark Lesko, who recorded his 11th
double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and sophomore Anthony
Strachan, who had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Click here for box score.
Friday, February 23
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD men in fourth place and
women in ninth after one day of the Centennial Conference Championships.
Freshman Trisha Yordy had an outstanding day, breaking her own school
record in the 55 meters (with an ECAC-qualifying time of 7.69), finishing
fourth in the triple jump and running on the 4x200-meter relay team that
set a school record. For the men, the 4x200 and distance medley relay
teams set school records, with the DMR finishing second. Freshman Joshua
Boyer scored the highest individual finish, placing third in the triple
jump.
Saturday, February 24
MEN’S BASKETBALL Gettysburg 68, Muhlenberg 59.
Gettysburg opened up a double-digit lead midway through the first half and
held on the rest of the way to win its first Centennial Conference
championship. After a
furious opening that featured nine lead changes in the first 10 minutes,
the Bullets went on a 12-0 run to take a 29-19 lead. Muhlenberg got to
within four, 56-52, with five minutes remaining, but the Bullets ran off
the next six points to seal the win. Junior Mark Lesko ended his
spectacular season with his 12th double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds),
but he was the only Mule in double figures. Lesko became only the fourth
Muhlenberg player — the first in 30 years — to average 20 points a
game for an entire season. Click here for
box score.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD men finished
third and women seventh at Centennial Conference Championships. The
Muhlenberg men’s team set school records in all four relays, placing
second in three of them, en route to its highest finish ever at the CC
Championships. Senior Chris Catalano and freshman Richard Kipp each ran on
three of the record-setting relay teams. Freshman Josh Cohen (400 meters),
senior David Jones (shot put) and freshman Joshua Boyer (triple jump) all
finished third in their respective events. The lone Muhlenberg
gold-medal performance was a historic one, as senior Katrina Beck became
the first female athlete in CC history to win the same event four straight
years. She won the high jump and also ran on two record-setting relay
teams. Click here for
Muhlenberg highlights.
BASEBALL Washington & Lee 8, Muhlenberg 0;
Washington & Lee 1, Muhlenberg 0. The baseball team opened the
spring season with a doubleheader, but its bats remained in hibernation.
The Mules managed only four hits in the two games, two by sophomore Justin
Graf. Senior Seth Weinstein was the hard-luck loser in the nightcap,
tossing a complete-game three-hitter. Click here for line
scores.
Sunday, February 25
BASEBALL Washington & Lee 9, Muhlenberg 5. After
getting shut out in each of their first two games, the Mules broke out for
five runs and 11 hits. Junior Mike Morris had two hits, including his
first career home run, a two-run shot in the fourth that followed an RBI
triple by sophomore Ben Carr. Senior Marcus Mattielli and junior Steve
Rohn also had a pair of hits apiece. Muhlenberg fell into an early 8-0
hole but
battled back to send the tying run to the plate in the sixth. Click here for box
score.
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