Asbury came into the contest at 16-4 and has been dominating the majority of their opponents.  The Golden Eagles  were 5-7 and had their work cut out for them to give the Eagles a quality match. 

During the first game, the Asbury Eagles jumped out to a commanding 11-2 lead to start the first match. The Golden Eagles fought back and cut it to 13-15, but Asbury then went on a 10-2 run and won the match 25-15.Spalding was lead in the first match by Carrie Woods with 3 kills, Kirsten Snyder with 7 assists, and Jessica Luker with 5 digs.

            The first part of the second set was quite different. Spalding held their own never being down by more than 3 points. With the score at 10-12 Asbury started to pull away again with a 5-0 run. Asbury eventually won 25-17. Spalding was lead in the second match by Carrie Woods with 5 kills, Kirsten Snyder with 5 assists and  digs, and Jessica Luker with 4 digs.

            In the third set, Spalding jumped out to an 8-5 lead. Asbury then went on 10-0 and 5-2 runs to make it 20-10. Asbury then closed the game out making the final score 25-14. Spalding was lead in the final match by Alex Marquardt, Carrie Woods, and Elisa Burkman with 2 kills apiece, Kirsten Snyder and Samantha Young with 4 assists apiece, and Jessica Luker with 8 digs. 

Spalding is back on the road this weekend in St. Louis, MO.  The Golden Eagles play 2 on Friday against Eureka/Principia.  Saturday Spalding takes on Principia and MacMurray at Webster University.

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The Golden Eagle volleyball team got off on the right foot in conference Saturday with two victories against conference opponents Greenville and Eureka. 

In the first match, Spalding took on SLIAC Preseason ranked #1 Greenville College.  The Golden Eagles got off on the right foot defeating Greenville 25-20 in the first set.  Spalding would not let the Panthers gain any momentum winning the second and third sets by scores of 25-19, 25-18.

Alex Marquardt (Sr. Atherton HS) led the Golden Eagles with 14 kills.  Stefanie Spalding (So. Manual HS) added 10 digs on defense.   Ashley Arnold (Fr. Boone CO) had 3 serving aces.

Spalding took on Eureka College in the 2^nd game of the double header and the Red Devils were no match for the Golden Eagles.  Spalding took all 3 sets 25-21, 25-10, 25-11.

Carrie Woods (Sr. Moore HS) led with 10 kills out of 22 attacks.  Jessica Luker (Sr. Presentation) had 8 digs for the Golden Eagles and Marquardt added 2 solo blocks.

The Golden Eagles improve to 5-7 on the season and 2-0 in SLIAC play.  Spalding is hosting Asbury College this Wednesday, September 21^st at 7:00 ET.

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September 19, 2011

St. Louis, Mo. – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 12-18.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Spalding University’s Abram Deng, a junior from Louisville, Ky. (Central), has been named the Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week of September 12-18. This marks the second time this season that he has earned the honor.

Deng placed 46th out of 190 total runners at the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt University. He posted a time of 26:45.30 on the 8K course and was among a NCAA Division 1 heavy field that included runners from Vanderbilt, Belmont, Alabama, Cincinnati, UT-Chatanooga, Lipscomb and Marshall. Deng was the second NCAA Division III runner to cross the finish line and was the third non-Division I/club team runner.

Spalding placed 17th out of 22 teams competing.

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Spalding opened up conference play Saturday, when visiting Webster University came into town.  The men opened up the double header at 11:00 am.  Webster entered the game at 2-4 and Spalding entered at 1-4 with both teams coming off losses and looking to get back on track.

The first half was an evenly played one with the score ending 0-0.  Webster had 9 shots and Spalding had 6.  The second half contained more action with the Golden Eagles getting on board first with a goal by Evan Childers in the 53^rd minute.  Trevor Bruner played a cross that bounced around the middle of the box until Childers put a strong touch on it for the finish.

The goal seemed to wake the Gorloks up a little bit when they scored about 10 minutes later and then 2 minutes after that.  Spalding put some pressure on Webster late, but their effort fell a little short.  Spalding finished with 9 shots and Webster finished with 23.  Andrew Trombley had 7 saves for the Golden Eagles.

Spalding is back on the road this Friday September 23^rd when they take on hosting Carthage College.  Game time is 8:00 ET. 

The women’s game started with visiting Webster at 3-2 and Spalding at 0-4.  Webster got on the board early in the match during the 5^th minute and added one in the 38^th minute to go ahead 2-0.  However, Spalding cut the lead in half in the 44^th minute with a breakaway goal from Brittany Goode (Campbellsville, KY Taylor County HS). 

Webster would add 2 more goals in the second half making it a final of 4-1.  Spalding had 5 shots while Webster had 29.  Monica Ross had 7 saves for the Golden Eagles.

Spalding is back in action this Wednesday September 21^st when they travel to Centre College.  Game time is 7:00 ET.

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The Spalding University Volleyball teams opened up their 2011 home schedule with Indiana University Southeast.  The Grenadiers are a common opponent for Spalding playing them twice each of the last 2 years.  Spalding has not fared well the past 2 seasons carrying a 1-3 record against IUSE losing 2 of 2 last season.

The first game of the match had Spalding controlling the entire set leading at one point 20-12.  However, the Grenadiers would not give up, going on a 10-2 run to tie the score at 22-22.  The comeback was too much for the Golden Eagles and IUS took the first set 25-23.

The second game went quite a bit different for both sides going back and forth until the final point.  Neither team led by more than 2 points the entire set until Spalding won the final point winning 25-22.  Spalding took that momentum into the 3^rd set winning it 25-17. 

The 4^th game started with IUS dominating the Golden Eagles up 21-13.  Spalding started their own comeback going on a 7-2 run getting the score to 23-20.  The comeback fell a little short and the Grenadiers won the 4^th game forcing the 15 point game 5.  Game 5 was a 2 sided affair and Spalding had a lead at 11-10.  IUS didn’t give in and fought back to a 15-12 victory. 

Spalding suffers a tough loss against their crosstown rival and now has lost 6 straight.  The Golden Eagles are back in action this Saturday at home with the SLIAC quad match.  They play at 4:00pm and 6:00pm.

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The first USCAA Volleyball Coaches poll came out this week and the Spalding Golden Eagles currently sit 5^th overall. Florida College, the two-time reigning National Champions tops the poll compiling 283 points. Southern Virginia is close behind in 2^nd with 282 points. The Golden Eagles currently sit at 3-5 and go on the road today to play in-state rival, Transylvania University. The team will then return home this Thursday for their home opener when they take on Indiana University Southeast.

                Spalding will be hosting the USCAA National Championships once again this year at the MAVA complex. The tournament will start on November 3^rd and conclude on November 5^th.

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The Spalding University Women’s Golf Team participated in the Hanover College Invitational this past weekend and finished 8^th out of 8 teams.  They finished with a two day score of 836.  Sophomore Samantha Ford and Natsuki Tsutsumi each recorded person best 18 and 36 hole totals. The Golden Eagles will be traveling to Lexington, KY September 22^nd for the Transylvania Invitational.

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The Hanover College Volleyball Invitational was held Sept. 9-10 in Collier Arena.

Spalding opened the two-day event with a 23-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-19, loss against Hanover College. The Panthers dropped a 25-20, 25-20, 15-25, 22-25, 15-11, decision to Capital University (Ohio) in the nightcap.

Anderson University notched victories in its two matches. The Ravens handled Maryville College (Tenn.) 19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20, the Golden Eagles lost a close match going to all 5 games 16-25, 25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 17-15.

Maryville later bounced back to hand Capital a 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 27-25, setback.

The invitational continued Saturday, Sept. 10, with six matches. In the morning match, Anderson defeated Hanover 25-22, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19. while Spalding lost to Maryville 25-22, 25-12, 25-27 on Court #2.

Capitol defeated Anderson 29-27, 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, and Centre fought back to defeat Maryville, 21-25, 16-25, 27-17, 26-2, 15-13 in the second round of matches.

Hanover used a spirited comeback to rally over Centre in five games 25-27, 25-16, 25-22, 19-25, 17-15, while the Golden Eagles fell short once again against Capital 25-18, 25-21, 25-23 in the final round of matches.

Spalding will hope to bounce back Tuesday when they travel to Transylvania University.  Game time is 7:00 ET.

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The Golden Eagles faced the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets (Berea, OH) Friday at the 22nd Annual Bob Allen Nissan Classic at Centre College.  This was the first of two matches in the tournament for Spalding.  After a very close first half, Spalding fell 5-1 at the final whistle.

The Yellow Jackets opened the scoring at the 15:14 mark of the first half with an unassisted goal.  The first half ended with the 1-0 score and the Golden Eagles were still very much in the game.

In the second half, B-W extended its lead to 2-0 with a goal  at the 58:19 mark  Undaunted, Spalding came right back to make it a 2-1 contest when freshman forward Colin Peters (Fr. Henderson CO HS) scored at the 61:04 mark with an assist from Brent Hannah (Fr. Yorktown, HS).  The Golden Eagles started falling apart late and gave up 3 more goals putting the game out of reach.                                    The final score was Baldwin Wallace over Spalding 5-1.

Saturday started out very similar when Spalding squared up against Hanover College in the 2^nd game of the Classic.  Both teams were very much in the contest the entire 1^st half going into the break at 0-0.  However, Hanover came out in the 2^nd half and got on the board in the 60^th minute which would be the game deciding goal. 

Spalding was involved in two controversial plays offensively in which they thought they had scored twice. However, the results of each play were “no goal.”  Hanover outshot Spalding 17-12.

The Golden Eagles fall to 1-2 after the weekend.   Spalding will look to get things back on track this Tuesday at Franklin College.  Game time is 8:30 ET.

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St. Louis, Mo. – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the first Athletes of the Week for the Fall 2011 season.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Spalding University’s Abram Deng, a sophomore from Louisville, Ky. (Central), has been named the Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week of September 1-5.

Deng finished 3rd out of 75 total runners at the Sodexho Grizzly Cross Country Invitational hosted by Franklin College. In 100 degree heat he ran a time of 27:31.94 on the 8K course, finishing just 48 seconds behind the top runner. Spalding placed fifth out of seven teams competing.

MEN’S SOCCER – DEFENSIVE
Spalding University’s Andrew Trombley, a freshman from Elizabethtown, Ky. (Central Hardin), has been named the Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for the week of September 1-5.

Trombley, a goalkeeper, recorded the victory and shutout in his collegiate debut for the Golden Eagles. Spalding defeated Culver-Stockton 1-0. Trombley tallied four saves in 90 minutes in goal.

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