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The Lorian

Sports

May 7, 2015

coachs corner

Thanks
Graham Slam

photo by Maddy Cole

Senior pitcher Adam Schwoebel leads the sixth-seeded Duhawks into the Iowa Conference Tournament. The Duhawks will
take on Central in the first round of the double-elimination tournament.

The real season begins

Loras (19-20, 13-15 IIAC) is
swept by Central, drops to
6th seed as Iowa Conference
Tournament begins today
by Katie Truesdale | sportswriter

Coming into last weekends games, six

Iowa Conference schools knew theyd be
competing in the Iowa Conference Tournament. While the field of teams may have
been set, the seeding was a totally different story.
Wartburg and Coe knew theyd be
locked into the one and two spots, but the
four remaining teams Central, Buena
Vista, Luther and Loras came into the
weekend separated by only a handful of
games. Regardless of what happened last
weekend, each game would have huge
implications on the conference seedings
going into the tournament.
The Duhawks took on Central Friday
and Saturday to wrap up their regular
season. The Duhawks split their series
with the Buena Vista Beavers earlier in the
week, but struggled in each of their games
against the Dutch.
Despite a solid performance by senior
pitcher Adam Schwoebel, the Duhawks fell
in Game 1, 1-0. Schwoebel pitched six innings and struck out three, but a sac-fly by
Central in the bottom of the sixth proved
to be the difference. Loras batters managed only four hits in the game.
The Duhawks defense struggled in

Game 2, committing five errors that led

to two unearned runs. Senior pitcher Will
Petrosky took the loss, despite striking
out six through six innings. Loras scored
two runs in the top of the eighth, but their
rally fell short, as Central took the second
game, 5-4.
It was deja-vu for the Duhawks on Saturday. Loras dropped Game 3 in extra
innings, 1-0, despite a memorable performance from junior Alex Steines, who
pitched nine scoreless innings and struck
out 11 before yielding the winning run on a
controversial balk call. The bats were cold
once again for the Duhawks, who recorded
only one hit in the game.
Just as they did in Game 2, the Dutch
took the final game of the series, 5-4, to
sweep the series and drop Loras into the
sixth seed. The Duhawks were betrayed
by their defense once again, as a throwing
error following a sacrifice bunt allowed the
walk-off run to score in the bottom of the
eighth.
Thursday marks the opening of the
Iowa Conference Tournament for the Duhawks.
Were coming in with a sense of urgency against Central because of last season
and how we played this past weekend,
said Walsh. We know were a better team
that can perform way better than we did
this past series.
This time last season, the Duhawks
opened the Iowa Conference Tournament
with a 5-4 win over Simpson, but fell to
the Buena Vista Beavers 6-1. They then

eliminated Simpson with a 12-1 win before

Central ended the Duhawks season with a
7-2 win in the semifinals.
We know that these games mean way
more than the regular season, said Walsh.
But we arent putting any extra pressure
on ourselves. We know we are fully capable of beating every team and we just need
to have fun this weekend.
The Duhawks will head to Cedar Rapids for their opening game on the Centrals
home field, Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Opening pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.
We just need to have fun and play our
game and we will be successful, said junior Patrick Walsh.

Iowa Conference Tournament

(At Cedar Rapids Perfect Game Field at
Veterans Memorial Stadium & Daniels Park)
Todays games
Game 1 No. 4 Buena Vista vs. No. 5 Luther, 1 p.m. (at
Daniels Park)
Game 2 No. 3 Central vs. No. 6 Loras, 1 p.m. (at Vets)
Game 3 No. 2 Coe vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 4 No. 1 Wartburg vs. Game 1 winner, 7 p.m.
Fridays games
Game 5 Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 10 a.m. (elimination game)
Game 6 Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 7 Game 5 winner vs. lower-seeded loser of
Games 3 & 4*, 4 p.m.
Game 8 Game 7 winner vs. higher-seeded loser of
Games 3 & 4*, 7 p.m.
Saturdays games
Game 9 Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 10 Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m.
Championship
Game 11 Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser (if first
loss), 4 p.m.

* If one of the Game 3/4 losers has already had a bye, they will automatically play
in Game 7 regardless of seed.

Follow Loras playoff run on Duhawks.com.

womens tennis

Duhawks get served up an early exit

Duhawks, Stubben out after
first-round loss to Central

by Drew Brashaw | sports editor

The spring season

came to an end last week
for the womens tennis
team, with the Duhawks
falling to the Central
Dutch in the first round
of the Iowa Conference
tournament, 5-1. The
Duhawks finish their
Chad Fenwick
2014-15 season with a
record of 7-10, including
a 3-4 mark in Iowa Conference competition.
The loss also marks the end of Karl Stubbens tenure as head coach of the Duhawks,
as hell be replaced next month after a decade at the helm.
Assuming the position of head coach for
the mens and womens teams next season
will be Chad Fenwick, as announced by Director of Athletics Denise Udelhofen.

I am excited for Chad to join our athletic staff, Udelhofen said in a statement
posted on Duhawks.com. He has a proven history of success with both mens and
womens tennis programs, which starts
with recruiting quality student-athletes.
Fenwick comes to Loras most recently
from Ashford University, where he led the
mens and womens tennis squads since the
2010-11 season, and was named the 2013
Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
Central Region Womens Tennis Coach of
the Year. Prior to his stint at Ashford, Fenwick made head coaching stops at Upper
Iowa University (2006-10) and the University of Dubuque (2000-02).
In his five seasons as head coach for Ashford, Fenwick earned an overall record of
97-46-1, and his teams went 15-1 (mens)
and 12-5 (womens) this year. Hell become
Loras first-ever combined mens and womens tennis coach when he officially takes
the programs reins on June 1.
Im really excited to have the opportuni-

ty to lead the Loras Tennis program, Fenwick told Duhawks.com. I believe that both
the mens and womens programs have potential to be successful. I am looking forward
to working with the Loras student-athletes
with the hopes of building both programs
into Iowa Conference contenders.

Central 5, Loras 1
(Iowa Conference Tournament, first round
Thursday, April 24)
Singles competition
1. Angie Allgood (C) vs. Elizabeth Dickhut (L) 3-2, UF
2. Kari Grindberg (C) vs. Jessica Dickhut (L) 2-5, UF
3. Ashley Maley (C) def. Kylie DeWees (L) 6-0, 6-1
4. Anna Bowser (C) def. Caroline Rainey (L) 6-2, 6-2
5. Paige Vannausdle (C) def. Sam Pietruszynski (L) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ashlyn Huegel (C) vs. Ayla Graziano (L) 6-2, 5-2, UF
Doubles competition
1. Angie Allgood/Ashlyn Huegel (C) def. Elizabeth
Dickhut/Jessica Dickhut (L) 8-5
2. Kari Grindberg/Anna Bowser (C) def. Kylie DeWees/
Sam Pietruszynski (L) 8-5
3. Caroline Rainey/Maggie Clements (L) def. Ashley
Maley/Morgan Ernst (C) 8-2

ell folks, its

been real.
Right now,
youre reading the last
words Ill ever write
for this paper. Unless
youre not, in which
case Im not talking to
you.
Two years ago, I
Ryan Graham
was a sh#thead. I was
sports editor
your typical 19-yearold college student
broke, angsty and drunk most of the time.
I had no idea who I was or what I wanted
to do with my life. Then I started writing
for the Lorian.
For the first time in my life, Id found
something that Im good at. I became a
writer that became my identity. I went
from sportswriter at the Lorian to sports
editor. I did freelance writing for the
Telegraph Herald and worked my way
into a part-time position. I started a blog
and terrorized local businesses. None of
this wouldve been possible if it wasnt for
arguably the best student-run newspaper
on campus.
I have a lot of people to thank [oh
Jesus, here we go], but Ill try to keep it
interesting. If you want to stop reading
and save yourself the sappiness, look, I
totally understand. You should probably
be doing something productive right now,
anyway. Theres only two weeks left, you
gotta buckle down! Call your parents, too.
Be honest, whens the last time you talked
to them? Would it kill you to check in once
in a while?
First, I want to thank Tim Manning,
our moderator, for showing me the ropes
and always vouching for me. Without your
help, I wouldnt have gotten to where I am
today in the field of journalism. I want to
thank Drew, my assistant, for all the hard
work hes put in this year. I have no doubts
that the sports section will continue
to thrive under your reign as Supreme
Leader. I want to thank Mary and Colin for
giving me the opportunity to serve as the
sports editor, and for all the work they did
to keep the paper afloat in times of peril.
I want to thank Hannah, our copy editor,
for always knowing which swear words Im
not allowed to use, and also for buying me
a sandwich that one time.
I want to thank all the coaches and
players who have suppressed their inner
Marshawn Lynch to give us quotes over
the years. Thanks to Jim Naprstek and
the sports information department for
everything theyve done for us. To my
writers and photographers, thank you for
all the hard work youve put in. Without
you, I wouldve had to write all the articles
and take all the pictures myself, which
wouldve been a real bummer.
Thanks to my parents, for suppressing
the urge to punch me in the face; to my
friends, who hang out with me for some
reason; to my professors, for not failing
me when lets be honest; and to my
girlfriend, Abby, for whatever it is that you
do.
I want to thank all those random
people whove gone out of their way to
compliment me on my writing over the
years. I know that I typically get all weird
and just kind of stand there awkwardly
because I dont know what to say, but I
truly do appreciate it. Lastly, I want to give
a special thank you to everyone whod be
offended if I left them off this list. Its your
insatiable need for affirmation and false
sense of entitlement that truly inspires me
on a daily basis.
Oh, and I cant forget to thank God,
our Lord and savior, for giving billions
of people a false sense of security. I want
to thank Satan for creating Rock & Roll;
Adolf Hitler for his contributions to art;
and Taylor Swift, for ruining an entire
generation of women. To all the women
whove had sex with me, thanks that was
very nice of you. I want to thank Johannes
Gutenberg for inventing the printing
press; Sean from the cafe; my haterz; the
lizard overlords that run the top-echelons
of our government; and finally, I want
give an extra special thank you to my MOI
professor, who told me I wouldnt last
more than a semester at Loras.
Ill see you at graduation.
Drop the mic, Im out.