Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Monson wins title at Luther golf meet

DECORAH - Meg Monson of Mount Mercy University captured top honors at the Luther Invitational Saturday at the Oneota Golf and Country Club in Decorah.

Monson finished with a 36-hole performance of 16-over-par 160 with rounds of 79 and 81 on the 5,806-yard course.

Luther College won the meet. Mount Mercy tied Loras for third. Coe finished fifth and last.

Team standings

1. Luther 679, 2. Saint Mary's 701, 3. (tie) Mount Mercy 702, Loras 702, 5. Coe 752.

Mount Mercy - 1. Meg Monson 79-81=160, 7. Paige Wenger 83-89=172, 15. Mackenzie Noble 94-89=183, 19. Chelsea Gryp 98-89=187, 24. Kristina Furler 100-93=193.

Coe - 13. Erin Lang 86-91=177, 17. Bethany Lehman 97-89=186, 25. Jade Hess 107-91=198, 26. Kylie Bustad 99-100=199, 26. Chloe Crain 99-100=199.

Mount Mercy spikes Calumet

The Mount Mercy women's volleyball team raised its record to 15-7 Saturday with a 25-23, 25-14, 25-14 victory over Calumet St. Joseph at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Cori Peterzalek and Olivia Coe led the Mustangs with 11 kills. Abbie Perez collected 21 assists and Hannah Whitley had 12.

Lauren Stopko contributed 14 digs and Becca Thomson had 11 for Mount Mercy.

Calumet fell to 3-13.

Mount Mercy sweeps volleyball match

The Mount Mercy women's volleyball team raised its record to 14-7 Thursday night by sweeping Culver-Stockton, 25-14, 26-24, 25-20, at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Olivia Coe led the Mustangs with 15 kills. Cori Peterzalek contributed 12 digs and nine kills.

Becca Thomson collected 18 digs and seven kills. Leslie Hoffmann also had seven kills. Abbie Perez finished with 23 assists and Hannah Whitley had 13 assists.

Long wins title for Mount Mercy golfers

OGLESBY, Ill. - George Long of Mount Mercy topped a field of 93 golfers at the Deer Park Classic Tuesday with three straight sensational rounds at the Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby, Ill.

Long fired rounds of 69, 64 and 69 for a 54-hole score of 11-under-par 202. He edged Kaleb Gorbahn of Holy Cross by one shot.

The 20th-ranked Mustangs tied for third in a 17-team field that included five of the top NAIA teams in the country. Cardinal Stritch won the title at 14-under 836.

Lindenwood-Belleville placed second at 846 with Mount Mercy a stroke back at 847, tied with Indian Hills Community College.

Team Standings

1. Cardinal Stritch 838, 2. Lindenwood-Belleville 846, 3. (tie) Mount Mercy 847, Indian Hills 847, 5. Holy Cross 851, 6. University of the Cumberlands 855, 7. Cumberland University 865, 8. St. Ambrose 872, 9. Cardinal Stritch "B" 874.

10. (tie) Indiana Wesleyan 879, Lindsey Wilson 879, 12. Roosevelt 888, 13. Campbellsville 889, 14. St. Xavier 896, 15. Trinity Christian 916, 16. Purdue Calumet 931, 17. Cardinal Stritch "C" 949.

MOUNT MERCY - 1. George Long 69-64-69=202, 16. Warren Bynoe 72-71-71=214, 23. William Bruyeres 72-71-73=216, 28. Chad Nitz 72-69-76=217, 58. Dillon Baker 72-79-74=225, 60. Thomas Schuhkraft 78-71-78=227.