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Women’s Soccer Makes History; Wins 1-0

PIKEVILLE, KY–They did it! Three games into the inaugural season and the Mighty Lady Mustangs found a way to pick up their first victory in program history. Not only that, but the Mustangs played a balanced all-around game to secure their first shutout, 1-0. The Mustangs first victory came at the hands of Pikeville College (KY). The Bears from Pikeville entered the game with an impressive (3-1) record, compared to…

Soccer Left Singing Blue Grass Blues

PIKEVILLE, KY–The Mustangs looked to get on track Saturday after beginning the inaugural season with two straight losses against favored teams. A trip to Kentucky would be next on the 2009 slate as the Mustangs were set to play the Pikeville College Bears. The Bears had a sluggish 2008 season and the Mustangs were eager to send their 2009 season in that direction. After spending the night in Kentucky, the…

Mustangs Denied Home-Opening Win

DETROIT, MI–The women’s volleyball team held their home opener on Monday after starting the season on the road for the first 12 games. The Mustangs squared off against USCAA rival Rochester College. The Mustangs got off to a hot start and challenged the favored Warriors from Rochester College early. A spirited home-opening crowd would propel the Mustangs to the brink of a first set victory. A service error, followed by…

Walled Lake Western Star Joins Mustangs

DETROIT, MI –Men’s soccer coach Matt Johnson inched closer to closing out his inaugural class by signing another star recruit. Walled Lake Western standout Joseph de Verteuil signed a letter of intent inside the new Marygrove College Wellness Center on Friday. He will join many other incoming players as they look to kickoff the first season of men’s soccer in Marygrove College history this September. The athletic 5’7″ forward joins…

Costly Turnovers Push Peregrines Past Mustangs, 81-62

HAMMOND, Ind. — The Mustangs (0-2, 0-0 WHAC) are continuing to adjust to life without last year’s leading scorer, Darryll Dixon (Flint, Mich./Hamady). With their top offensive threat sidelined, the Mustangs have turned to their youth and a scoring-by-committee system in which the team is still getting accustomed to. Part of the effort to find offensive balance has led to lopsided assist-to-turnover ratios that has turned in to too many…

Butler Caps Off XC Career At USCAA Nationals

Butler, a senior distance runner, says goodbye to cross country as he moves into indoor track & field season. The talented runner helped build the cross country program when he became the first student-athlete to sign in 2009. At nationals, Butler finished with an unofficial time of 30:36*. Butler’s time cut 22 seconds off of his 2011 pace of 30:58 that landed him in 29th place. Amidst cool conditions and…

Improved Outing for Jones-Bostic

DETROIT, MI–The Marygrove Women’s Cross Country program was down to one runner on Saturday after injuries held others out of the race. Krystal Jones-Bostic would once again be the lone Mustang to compete. Cass Benton Park, which holds the reputation of being one of the toughest courses in the area, was home to the 23rd Annual Running Fit/Detroit Titan Invitational on Saturday. A strong start would propel Jones-Bostic to the…

DeVoe Ends Career Strong At USCAA Nationals

DeVoe, a four-year student-athlete for the Mustangs, finished a run of three seasons of cross country in which she became the program’s record holder in virtually every category. Most recently, DeVoe shattered her own school record in the 5K after posting a time of 20:28 at the 2012 Michigan Intercollegiate Championships. At the 2012 national meet, DeVoe was able to finish strong after crossing her final finish line at Marygrove…

USCAA Tabs DeVoe Academic All-American

DeVoe was able to exceed the requirements set forth by the USCAA of a sophomore or above academic status while achieving a 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA. The Academic All-American honor is one of many for DeVoe since arriving at Marygrove in 2009 where she started as the goalie for the women’s soccer team. In total, DeVoe played two years of women’s soccer and ran three years of cross country during…

Jackson Named USCAA Academic All-American

The sophomore was able to best the requirements set forth by the USCAA of a sophomore or above academic status while achieving a 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA. Participating year-round for the Mustangs, Jackson is a cross country and indoor/outdoor track & field student-athlete in all three programs coached by LaCema Womack. With the honor, Jackson becomes the first men’s cross country student-athlete to take home Academic All-American honors in the…

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