Albion Pleiad

Sports recaps from March 18 through March 28
-Baseball-
Record:  6-15 for the season, 2-4 in MIAA play
Last week:  The men’s baseball team fell to Madonna in a two-game loss, trailing 14-7 and 8-4 in the final score of each matchup in the doubleheader.
This week:  Albion College baseball won two games against Defiance of Ohio on Sunday, [...]

Albion College women’s tennis emerged victorious after playing Alma College in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference play on Tuesday. The doubles team of Morgan Watler and Marissa Messenger won a tie-breaker that carried the team to a 5-4 final score.

Albion College football had a successful game on the road against Kalamazoo this past weekend, coming out of the game with a 34-14 victory over the Hornets.  The win brought Albion back to a 3-2 record in MIAA conference play.
In Albion’s first two possessions of the game, Clinton Orr, Buchanan first-year, had a 43-yard touchdown run [...]

The Albion College equestrian program has had a strong start to its 2009-2010 season, with meets at home in Albion and away meets at Michigan State University, The University of Western Ontario in Canada and at Grand Valley State University.
The program is divided into three separate competitive teams, a western team, a dressage team, and [...]

Albion women’s golf finished ninth in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference championships this fall when they played in their final 18-hole tournament at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek on Oct. 10.  The team was led by Erica Mazur, Northville sophomore, and Morgan Reed, Brighton sophomore.
Last season, the Lady Brits finished fourth [...]

 The Lady Brits’ volleyball team fought off Adrian College in MIAA play last Wednesday in a five set match that ended in victory. Albion now has a record of 6-5 in the MIAA and 13-8 overall for the season.
 After losing the first two sets 15-25 and 24-26, the Britons fought hard to make the next [...]

After years of club play, Albion’s lacrosse club is now a varsity sport. Jake DeCola, head coach of the men’s team, is confident and excited about the inaugural season, which will kick off this spring.
 “We talk to our guys daily about the importance of what we are building here at Albion,” DeCola said. “The MIAA [...]

The Albion College men’s soccer team defeated Adrian College in league play at home last Wednesday, improving the season record to 4-3 in the MIAA and 6-7 overall.
 Albion players Jon Cannell, Vicksburg sophomore, and Dimitrios Tomaros, Ioannia, Greece first-year, made several attempted shots at Adrian’s goal in the first half of the game. Matt Makin, [...]

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- Women’s Cross Country – �
Last Week: The Albion women competed in the Great Lakes Region Short and Long Course Championships.  There was a strong finish by Ashley Miracle, Redford first-year, in the 3K race with a time of 12:22.02.  Erika Nichols, Greenville senior, and Amanda Weaver, Marshall first-year,  finished with times of 24:51.37 and [...]

Albion cross country teams compete in four invitationals during first month of the season.