Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mustangs win 10th straight match

DUBUQUE - Six players scored goals Saturday as the Mount Mercy men's soccer team won its 10th straight match with a 6-1 victory over Clarke in Dubuque.

Mohamed Hamed, Kevon Farquharson, Filip Kovacevic and Marco Fichtner scored in the first half to give the Mustangs a 4-0 lead at intermission. Masine Zakaria and Stefan Arsenovic tallied in the second half to finish the victory.

Fichtner collected two assists for Mount Mercy. Farquharson, Kovacevic, Jamie Booth and Yinka Ajibola also had assists. Tomas Zajfert made four saves in goal for the Mustangs.

Mount Mercy began the season with two straight losses, but the Mustangs have won all of their matches since then for a 10-2 mark.

Mount Mercy splits in volleyball

DUBUQUE – The Mount Mercy volleyball team split a pair of matches at the Clarke Invitational on Friday at the Kehl Center, losing to Viterbo 3-1 and beating Mayville State 3-0.

The Mustangs opened the day with a 25-16, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15 loss to Viterbo. Cori Peterzalek had eight kills and 13 digs, Olivia Coe had seven kills and Abby Perez had 11 assists.

Mount Mercy beat Mayville State, 25-18, 25-16, 27-25. Peterzalek had 17 kills and 16 digs, Leslie Hoffman had 16 kills and three blocks, Coe had 11 kills and two blocks, and Perez had 22 assists.

The Mustangs improved to 17-8.

Gavin seeks A.D. job at Mount Mercy

Paul Gavin has spent most of his adult life at Mount Mercy University as a successful student, athlete and coach. Now he's interested in becoming the school's new athletic director.

Gavin, 49, confirmed this week that he's one of four finalists to succeed Scot Reisinger as the athletic director at the NAIA school in northeast Cedar Rapids.

Gavin has been Mount Mercy's head basketball coach since 1992 and has compiled a 387-329 record, including three trips to the NAIA national tournament. The Mustangs finished 27-5 last year and reached the second round of the national tournament.

Gavin is also the head coach of the Mount Mercy men's golf team. He graduated from Mount Mercy in 1988.

Gavin declined comment about his reasons for seeking the athletic director's job, out of respect for the search process, but he's said in previous interviews that he loves Mount Mercy University and has greatly enjoyed his three decades at the school.

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Mount Mercy spikes Waldorf

The Mount Mercy women's volleyball team raised its record to 16-7 Tuesday night by sweeping Waldorf, 25-19, 25-18, 25-15, at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Cori Peterzalek led a balanced attack for the Mustangs with nine kills and 13 digs. Olivia Coe had eight kills. Abbie Perez collected 20 assists. Lauren Stopko finished with 15 digs.

Emma Pisarik had six assists on blocks.

Waldorf fell to 5-19.