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The Lorian

April 23, 2015

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photo by Maddy Cole

First-year Regan Wolverton crosses the plate against No. 4 Luther last month. Wolverton scored once and drove in
a run in the Duhawks losses to Wartburg Tuesday.

Duhawks hanging on for dear life

Loras (16-18, 3-9 IIAC)
drops 4 straight Iowa
Conference matchups

runs in the bottom of the inning and

another in the sixth to tie the game.
In the bottom of the seventh, Wartburgs first batter of the inning, Taylor
Smola, hit a towering shot into left for
by Frank Fernandez | sportswriter
the walk-off home run to take game 2,
7-6.
Wartburg 7, Loras 5
On Saturday, the Duhawks traveled
to Indianola to take on the Simp(Tuesday, April 21st)
son College Storm. The Duhawks
r
h
e
dropped both games (2-1 and 5-3)
Loras....................000 013
1
5 12 0
while battling through the rain.
Wartburg.............410 110 x
7 12 0
Loras: Dani Stromert 2-5, 2 rbi
In Game 1, both pitchers domWartburg: Taylor Smola 3-3, 5 rbi, run
inated early on, keeping the game
WP: Paige Blom 7.0 ip, 5 er, 4 so, 4 bb
scoreless through three innings. AfLP: Holly Klein 1.1 ip, 5 er, bb
ter the Storm (25-8, 4-5 IIAC) broke
through in the fourth, sophomore
Danielle Stromert responded with a
Wartburg 7, Loras 6
two-out double. She was then driven
(Tuesday, April 21st)
in on an RBI-single by first-year Mi r
h
e randa Chapman to even the score. The
Loras.................... 204 000 0 6 6 2 Storm responded with an RBI-double
Wartburg............ 302 001
1
7 9 2
in the fifth, taking the 2-1 lead. The
Loras: Julie Kistner 2-4, rbi, 2 runs
Duhawks were unable to answer back,
Wartburg: Smola 3-4, 3 rbi. 2 runs, hr
as they fell 2-1.
WP: Kimberly Wedeking 7.0 ip, 4 er, 4 so, 4 bb
The Storm came out swinging in
LP: Erin Hosch 3.0 ip, 2 er, 3 so, bb
Game 2, opening a 5-0 lead through
The Duhawks have had a rough the first four innings. With rain steadistretch of late, dropping their last four ly coming down, the Duhawks looked
Iowa Conference matchups. After to get on the board and start a rally.
dropping a double-header to Simpson First-year Savannah Fowler ripped
on Saturday, Loras fell to conference a double to the fence, and she was
bottom-dweller Wartburg on Tuesday, brought home when Stromert blasted
a two-run homer to center field. This
7-5 and 7-6.
cut the deficit to only three, but the
In Game 1 against Wartburg, the
Duhawks would have to wait as the
Knights jumped out to a 4-0 lead after
game went into a rain delay. Just over
one. Senior Holly Klein lasted only 1.1
an hour later, the teams returned to
innings before sophomore Erin Hosch
the field to finish the contest.
was called out to finish the game. The
As the Duhawks came to bat in the
Duhawks attempted to rally late, scorseventh, they still trailed by three
ing five runs in the last three innings,
and looked to pick up where they left
but ultimately fell, 7-5.
off before the weather delay. Three
In Game 2, a four-run third inning straight walks loaded the bases with
gave the Duhawks a promising 6-3 no outs and the Duhawks looked to be
lead. Wartburg struck back with two in business. Junior Ashlee Hoffmans

sacrifice fly cut the lead to two, but the

comeback fell short as a pair of strikeouts ended the game, 5-3.
Despite the losses, Stromert continued her success at the plate. She went
3-for-7 with a home run and a double
and extended her streak of reaching
base to 32 consecutive games.
She has been a huge spark for our
offense all season, said head coach
Ashley Winter of Stromert. She has
great plate vision and is always someone we can count on to come through
when we most need it.
As it stands right now, the Duhawks
find themselves in a battle for the sixth
and final playoff spot. Loras is currently seventh in the Iowa Conference,
two games behind Dubuque (14-22,
5-7 IIAC). With two conference games
remaining, the Duhawks can get in
if they sweep Coe this weekend and
Dubuque loses their final two Iowa
Conference games against top-ranked
Luther. If this happens, the tie-breaker will come down to overall record,
where the Duhawks currently have
the advantage. If Loras loses either of
their games against Coe this Saturday,
they will be eliminated from playoff
contention.
The Duhawks next test took place
Wednesday at UW-Platteville. For the
late result, visit Duhawks.com.

Iowa Conference Standings

(Through Tuesdays games)
Team.......................... IIAC Overall
1. Luther-x (4).................... 10-0 32-2
2. Central-x (18)................... 7-3 26-9
3. Simpson-x (RV)............... 7-5 28-8
4. Coe...................................6-6 22-14
5. Buena Vista...................... 6-6 15-16-1
6. Dubuque.......................... 5-7 14-22
7. Loras........................ 3-9 16-18
8. Wartburg....................... 2-10 21-16

mens and womens golf

Duhawks to tee off at IIAC Championships

Men place 8th at Elmhurst
Invite and women finish
5th at Thunder Hills
by Maddie Whalen | sportswriter

The mens golf team participated

in its third tournament of the spring
last weekend, the Elmhurst College
Invite, where they finished 8th of 13
teams.
Junior Ben Suchomski was the
top scorer for The Duhawks, shooting a 3-over 75 and finishing 11th.
First-year Riley Till shot a 5-over 77
to finish 18th.
The season is going well, said
head coach Buddy Sodemann after

the invitational. Were starting to

hit our stride heading into the IIAC
Conference tournament.
As the season comes to a close, the
teams main focus is consistency.
We need consistency in every
match, Sodemann said. We have a
good team, we need to show it every
day.
The Iowa Conference Championships will begin this weekend, and
the Duhawks will travel to Iowa City
for rounds one and two. They will return home next weekend for rounds
three and four, which will take place
at the Thunder Hills Country Club in
Dubuque.
The womens season came to a

close last weekend at the Loras Invitational at Thunder Hills. The Duhawks finished 5th of seven teams.
Senior Lauren Gonner paced the
squad with a 15-over 86 to finish
tied for seventh. Fellow senior Katie
Lathrum finished tied for 25th with
a 28-over 99.

Elmhurst College Invitational

(Thursdays results)
Name......................... Tot Par Rank
Ben Suchomski................... 75 +3 t-11th
Logan Bahl.......................... 77 +5 t-18th
Peter Lenenweber...............78 +6 t-22nd
Jason Beer..........................79 +7 t-30th
Brody Kuhar.......................83 +11 t-60th
Jon Nugent........................ 88 +16 73rd
Total..........................316 +28 8th

f youve been following

the NFLs offseason, and
youre easily given to fits
of delusional paranoia, youre
probably wondering the same
thing I am: Just what the hell are
you up to, Chip Kelly?
In an offseason markedly more
Drew Brashaw crazy than normal, the wheelings
asst. sports editor and dealings of Kelly and his
Philadelphia Eagles have stood
above the fray. The March 4 release of long-time
Philly pass-rusher Trent Cole left some folks
scratching their heads, but the move isnt hard to
figure out when you take into account the dollars
and cents. Philadelphias front office would rather
take the $3.2 million cap hit incurred by releasing
the 32-year-old Cole than pay him the more than
$11 million he was set to collect from the Eagles
this season. Its never easy to let go of a fan favorite
like Cole, but the move didnt warrant any serious
attention.
Things started getting strange a week later, when
the Eagles traded LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo
Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. McCoy had been
the face of Phillys offense since fellow Irishman
Donovan McNabbs unceremonious departure
after the 2010 season, so trading him signaled a
significant change in the air. Im still wrestling
with this one in my mind. McCoy has been steadily
productive for the Eagles over the past 6 years,
but an NFL running backs shelf life is not a long
one, and its likely that his best football has already
been played. Forget the fact that straight-up
player-for-player trades almost never happen in
the NFL; What would compel the Bills to trade a
young tackling machine who plays with his hair
on fire like Alonso for a mouthy misogynist whose
tread might be wearing thin? Is it possible that
Chip Kelly developed some sort of a mind-control
device and used it on Bills GM Doug Whaley?
So the Eagles lose McCoy, but they still have
Darren Sproles in the backfield. Then, 48 hours
later, Philadelphia signed Ryan Mathews and
DeMarco Murray on the same day. But the Eagles
running back situation should hardly raise any
eyebrows when you compare it to the sheer lunacy
surrounding their quarterback position.
When Nick Foles tossed 27 touchdown passes
and only 2 interceptions in 2013 (his first season
working in Kellys offense), many people thought
he would be at the helm of the quack attack
for years to come. As of press time, the Eagles
roster includes five quarterbacks, and none of
them is named Foles. Thats because on March 10,
Philadelphia traded the apparent heir to Kellys
Duck dynasty to the St. Louis Rams for former
Oklahoma Sooner and current disappointment,
Sam Bradford. They would then, for some reason,
re-sign Mark Sanchez to a 2-year deal. But the
real kicker in the signal-caller situation came on
Monday, when the Eagles announced the signing
ofcue the trumpets and the harpsTim Tebow.
Matt Barkley and someone youve never heard of
named G.J. Kinne round out the quintet. Do you
think Chip Kelly just doesnt watch the NFL and
only remembers the college careers of these men?
His menagerie of mediocrity at quarterback leads
me to believe that Kelly is subscribing to the same
philosophy I applied to dating when I was in high
school: If you cant go home with a ten, go home
with five twos.
But maybe theres something more nefarious at
play here.
I think Chip Kelly might be planning to
physically dismantle all five of his passers in
hopes of creating some sort of Frankensteinesque amalgamation out of their parts. While I
can only speculate as to the particulars of Kellys
gruesome plot, heres how I think it might go:
Kellys Franken-QB would have Tebows legs and
heart, Bradfords jawline, Sanchezs hair, Barkleys
ability to make Sanchez look like a viable starter
by comparison, and Kinnes miniscule contract. All
they need now is an accurate arm.
Whatever it is Kelly has up his sleeve, the
Manhattan Project hes orchestrating up
there in Philadelphia is going to provide some
entertainment this season. He might be a genius
at the end of the season, or he might be hugging
himself in a rubber room. Either way, it should be
fun to watch.