March 2005
Women's Basketball
It has been a year full of adversity and accomplishments for the Schreiner University women's basketball team. After losing their 12th straight game of the season, which gave Schreiner the NCAA All-Time consecutive losing streak record, Owens was quoted in a San Antonio Express News article saying, “I looked at them, and I knew that I hadn't given up, and they hadn't given up, either.”
Of this year's team, junior Rachel Estrada and freshman Vanessa Lopez are having breakout seasons. Estrada, the team's second leading scorer, has averaged 11.5 points and 6.6 rebounds-per-game and had a career night on February 10th scoring 29 points against Concordia University. Vanessa Lopez, who is the Mountaineers' scoring and rebounding leader, has averaged 15.2 points and 7.1 rebounds through the first 23 games this season. Lopez
is also a leading contender for the American Southwest Conference Freshman-of-the-Year award, which will be given out at the conclusion of the season.
In their final game of the season, the Lady Mountaineers defeated the Sul Ross State Lady Lobos, ending a three year long losing streak. Eerily enough, Sul Ross was the last team Schreiner defeated back on January 17, 2002,
before going on the 83-game losing streak.Men's Basketball
The Schreiner University men's basketball team ended the year on a high note, winning two of their final five games of the 2005 season. February has been an exciting month for the Mountaineers. On February 7th, they experienced a thrilling 64-55 overtime victory against American Southwest Conference
rival Texas Lutheran and then won for the first time on the road in a 97-96 victory over Concordia University that same week.
Sophomore Jonathan Young has proven to be a valuable team asset, averaging over 15 points and 7 rebounds-pergame after moving into the starting line-up on January 27th. In fact, all five of the Schreiner starters have seen
their personal statistics improve in the past month. In the all important Points-Rebounds-Assists categories, the Schreiner starters averaged 37.7 points, 19.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists in the fifteen games before Jonathan Young
entered the starting line-up. Since that time, the Schreiner starters have averaged 59.2 points, 24.4 rebounds, and 9.3 assists-per-game.
Baseball, softball teams have the season ahead of them
Baseball The Schreiner Mountaineers have been picked to finish seventh in the 2005 American Southwest Conference West Division race according to polling by the conference head baseball coaches, sports information directors and
media representatives.
Schreiner will open the 2005 season on February 4 in Anaheim, California, against Pomona-Pitzer College and Chapman University, the 2003 NCAA Div. III
National Champions. The Mountaineers are returning the bulk of the 2004 team
including seven position starters, two starting pitchers and 11 total letter winners. Schreiner finished last season with an overall mark of 10-29 and a conference record of 4-17. Two of last year's starters, shortstop Chase Kimball and outfielder Jeremiah Kester, were awarded All-ASC West Honorable Mentions in 2004.Softball The Schreiner softball team has been picked to finish seventh in the American Southwest Conference West Division in voting by ASC head softball coaches and sports information directors for the conference's preseason poll.
Schreiner will return five position starters and seven total letter winners for the 2005 season.
Two of last year's starters, second baseman Michelle Leija and outfielder Tara Edwards both were named to the All- ASC West Division First Team. Leija started all 26 games for the Mountaineers in 2004, while batting .253 for the
season. Leija is the team's second best on base percentage of .378. Edwards also started all 26 games for Schreiner in 2004 and did so without committing a single error. She had a .282 batting average with 20 total hits.
Schreiner sophomore Lauren Zimmerman also received post season honors in 2004 when she received an All-ASC West Division Honorable Mention. Zimmerman posted a .916 fielding percentage with 34 putouts and 54 assists.Visit the Athletics Web site for calendar, news, player profiles & more >
