Coming off four straight losses, two of which were overtime games, the winless Spartans were hoping to erase those past games from memory by defeating Hiram College on a cold, fluttery Monday night without starter Eric Duerr who was out due to the flu. Unfortunately, the Spartans could not hold off the Terriers of Hiram, dropping their fifth-straight game 84-80.
Down by four, sacked on third down, and with just over a minute left to go in a season that was crumbling around him, Wabash quarterback Matt Hudson connected with wide receiver Wes Chamblee for 21 yards on fourth-and-15, breathing life into the ashes that were the Little Giants' playoff hopes.
Though Thanksgiving break already drew to a close, Case's Sunday win against Kalamazoo College gave the Spartans much to be thankful for. The 69-56 win is the Spartans' third-straight victory, and Ashleigh Tondo and Caitlin Henry scored big for the Spartans to solidify the win.
Alex Hostoffer is a junior swimmer for the Spartan men's team who swims breast stroke and individual medley events. He is majoring in economics and is from Highland Heights, Ohio. Greg Meyer: Who inspired you to swim? Alex Hostoffer: My babysitter told me I might be pretty good at it since I was tall and skinny… that started my swimming career at 5 years old.
In the spirit of finals... Thesis: Michael Turner's presence as backup running back to LaDainian Tomlinson made LT the elite runner he was during that period. This is not to dismiss the fact that LT is a great RB. Tomlinson had three seasons in San Diego before Turner joined the Chargers.
Referee Chris Shears took Terence Haynes' left wrist in his right hand, pulled it into the air, and Haynes, 45, had the first win of his collegiate wrestling career. Victory No. 1 for Baldwin-Wallace's middle-aged heavyweight will be one of his easiest: Case doesn't have a heavyweight and lost the match by forfeit.