Spartans Weekend Recap
September 19, 2021 at 8:29 p.m.
By Dillon Bender-
OLIVET, Mich. – Turnovers and big plays on special teams continued to plague the Spartans as the Manchester University football team fell on the road at Olivet College by a final score of 59-7 on Saturday September 18.
The Comets began the game with a 97-yard kickoff return and never let off the gas as the Spartans committed 5 turnovers in the game.
Manchester was held to just 150 yards of offense on Saturday afternoon. Olivet posted 248 yards of total offense.
MU’s lone score of the game came in the 4th quarter when Harrington Greer (South Bend, Ind./Riley) caught a 16-yard pass from Eric James (Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central).
Olivet’s Jeremiah Sterling had three rushing touchdowns on Saturday to lead the Comets.
Manchester (0-3) will head into a bye week before beginning Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on the road at Franklin College on Saturday October 2. Kickoff from Franklin is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Volleyball Goes 1-1 In Home Tri-Match
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester University volleyball team hosted both Indiana-Northwest and St. Mary's (Ind.) in a tri-match in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Saturday September 18.
The Black & Gold went 1-1 on the day. Manchester was edged in five sets by Indiana-Northwest after the RedHawks overcame a two-sets-to-none deficit. IU-Northwest took the match by set scores of 24-26, 25-27, 26-24, 25-19, 15-11.
Manchester rebounded nicely in its second match of the day, blowing past St. Mary's in straight sets 25-19, 25-14, 25-16.
Against the Belles of St. Mary's, Manchester hit .265 as a team. The Spartans were led by Samantha Campbell's (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) 13 kills and .417 hitting percentage. Sara Shultz (Churubusco, Ind./East Noble) and Erika Kramer (Greensburg, Ind./North Decatur) added eight and seven kills, respectively.
Helaina Walters (Marion, Ind./Eastbrook) and Samantha Campbell reached double figures in digs against St. Mary's, finishing the match with 13 and 10.
Carly Ripberger (Tipton, Ind./Tipton) paced MU with 31 assists against St. Mary's.
Across both matches, Samantha Campbell finished with 31 kills. Carly Ripberger finished with 65 assists while Helaina Walters ended the day with 35 digs. Rachael Ressler (Tipton, Ind./Tipton) added 28 digs on the day for Manchester.
Manchester (5-7) will head to Kalamazoo College for a non-conference matchup with the Hornets on Wednesday September 22. Wednesday's match is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Kruschwitz Nets Hat Trick
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester University men’s soccer team downed the Olivet College Comets by a final score of 4-1 for its second consecutive win on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Harley Kruschwitz (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester) scored his first career collegiate hat trick to lead the Black & Gold attack. Kruschwitz scored in the 3rd minute to put the Spartans ahead 1-0. He added goals in the 27th and 43rd minutes.
Manchester led 3-1 at the intermission.
Kruschwitz also had a role in the fourth Manchester goal of the afternoon as he assisted on Chris Gerken’s (Huntertown, Ind./Carroll) first collegiate goal in the 62nd minute.
Manchester outshot the Comets 19-7 on the afternoon. The Black & Gold also held a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks taken.
The win moved Manchester to 2-4-1 on the season. Olivet dropped to 1-4 with the loss.
The Black & Gold will return to action on Wednesday September 22 when they travel to nearby Huntington University. Wednesday’s match is scheduled to begin at 4 pm
OLIVET, Mich. – Turnovers and big plays on special teams continued to plague the Spartans as the Manchester University football team fell on the road at Olivet College by a final score of 59-7 on Saturday September 18.
The Comets began the game with a 97-yard kickoff return and never let off the gas as the Spartans committed 5 turnovers in the game.
Manchester was held to just 150 yards of offense on Saturday afternoon. Olivet posted 248 yards of total offense.
MU’s lone score of the game came in the 4th quarter when Harrington Greer (South Bend, Ind./Riley) caught a 16-yard pass from Eric James (Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central).
Olivet’s Jeremiah Sterling had three rushing touchdowns on Saturday to lead the Comets.
Manchester (0-3) will head into a bye week before beginning Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on the road at Franklin College on Saturday October 2. Kickoff from Franklin is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Volleyball Goes 1-1 In Home Tri-Match
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester University volleyball team hosted both Indiana-Northwest and St. Mary's (Ind.) in a tri-match in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Saturday September 18.
The Black & Gold went 1-1 on the day. Manchester was edged in five sets by Indiana-Northwest after the RedHawks overcame a two-sets-to-none deficit. IU-Northwest took the match by set scores of 24-26, 25-27, 26-24, 25-19, 15-11.
Manchester rebounded nicely in its second match of the day, blowing past St. Mary's in straight sets 25-19, 25-14, 25-16.
Against the Belles of St. Mary's, Manchester hit .265 as a team. The Spartans were led by Samantha Campbell's (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) 13 kills and .417 hitting percentage. Sara Shultz (Churubusco, Ind./East Noble) and Erika Kramer (Greensburg, Ind./North Decatur) added eight and seven kills, respectively.
Helaina Walters (Marion, Ind./Eastbrook) and Samantha Campbell reached double figures in digs against St. Mary's, finishing the match with 13 and 10.
Carly Ripberger (Tipton, Ind./Tipton) paced MU with 31 assists against St. Mary's.
Across both matches, Samantha Campbell finished with 31 kills. Carly Ripberger finished with 65 assists while Helaina Walters ended the day with 35 digs. Rachael Ressler (Tipton, Ind./Tipton) added 28 digs on the day for Manchester.
Manchester (5-7) will head to Kalamazoo College for a non-conference matchup with the Hornets on Wednesday September 22. Wednesday's match is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Kruschwitz Nets Hat Trick
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester University men’s soccer team downed the Olivet College Comets by a final score of 4-1 for its second consecutive win on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Harley Kruschwitz (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester) scored his first career collegiate hat trick to lead the Black & Gold attack. Kruschwitz scored in the 3rd minute to put the Spartans ahead 1-0. He added goals in the 27th and 43rd minutes.
Manchester led 3-1 at the intermission.
Kruschwitz also had a role in the fourth Manchester goal of the afternoon as he assisted on Chris Gerken’s (Huntertown, Ind./Carroll) first collegiate goal in the 62nd minute.
Manchester outshot the Comets 19-7 on the afternoon. The Black & Gold also held a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks taken.
The win moved Manchester to 2-4-1 on the season. Olivet dropped to 1-4 with the loss.
The Black & Gold will return to action on Wednesday September 22 when they travel to nearby Huntington University. Wednesday’s match is scheduled to begin at 4 pm
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