CHICAGO -- Last weekend, members of the Loyola University Chicago softball program took time out of their busy schedules to help those less fortunate. On November 12, the Ramblers volunteered their time performing a variety of tasks at the Special Olympics State Floor Hockey Tournament, which was held at Northeastern Illinois University.

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- 43 Horizon League student-athletes were among the over 4,000 student-athletes representing 707 different academic institutions named as a 2011 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete, the Association announced Thursday.

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Youngstown State, Detroit, Valparaiso and Butler were all recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Assocation (NFCA) on the organization's All-Academic Team ledger. All four programs turned in a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or higher.

CHICAGO -- Former Loyola University Chicago catcher Jenna Grim and current graduate assistant coach Nicole Pauly will take their teams into the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Championship Series this week in Sulphur, La. The tournament runs August 18-21.

 



A pair of individuals with ties to the Loyola University Chicago softball program hit home runs on Saturday as the Akron Racers dealt the visiting Chicago Bandits a 5-4 loss in a National Pro Fastpitch contest. Current Loyola graduate assistant coach Nicole Pauly, a second baseman with the Racers, belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning to lead her team to victory.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler men’s basketball standout Matt Howard (Connersville, Ind./Connersville) and women’s basketball star Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan, Wis./North) of Green Bay have been named the recipients of the Horizon League’s 2010-11 Cecil N. Coleman Medal of Honor. Howard was the unanimous choice on the men’s ballot, while Tetschlag appeared on every women’s ballot cast.

INDIANAPOLIS -- 89 student-athletes were selected across eight sports based on their successes in competition and in the classroom, as the Horizon League announced its 2011 Spring Academic All-League Teams. Student-athlete nominees were voted upon by by the League’s faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.

INDIANAPOLIS – On the strength of six Horizon League postseason championships, Butler University has won the James J. McCafferty Trophy as the Horizon League’s all-sports champion for the second straight year and the eighth time overall. For the Bulldogs, their eighth title snaps a tie with former League members Notre Dame and Oral Roberts.

 



LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- After a day of practice amidst clear skies in the Bluegrass state, the UIC softball team opens play in the program's ninth all-time NCAA Regional on Friday evening.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Twenty Horizon League teams from the 2009-2010 academic year were honored Tuesday by the NCAA for achieving multi-year academic performance rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of their NCAA Division I peers.