Nov. 21, 2011

The Lady Spires Soccer Team qualified for the KCAC post-season tournament for the first time since 2007, finishing the regular season with a 4-5 conference mark and a fifth seed. The team fought hard, but lost their opening round match 4-1 to Southwestern College on Friday afternoon. Both the Saint Mary Men's and Women's Soccer Teams had strong showings in the annual KCAC all-conference awards. The Lady Spires had four players on the all-conference list.  Defender Stephanie Chapman was named to the Second Team All-KCAC; and mid-fielders Claire Beebe and Kathleen Hermesch, and defender Jen Nye were named as Honorable Mention. Two Spires Soccer players were named as "Champions of Character" award winners by the KCAC last week. The awardees were Saint Mary Men's Soccer goalkeeper Preston Becker and Women's Soccer midfielder Kathleen Hermesch. Derek Mazeitis, USM's head soccer coach, said, "Preston and Kathleen are both very deserving of this award. They both live moral and value-driven lives while working hard on the field and in the classroom. They're both Academic All-Americans and each play integral roles on their perspective teams. They set a fine example for other student athletes to follow."   Women's Soccer - Final 2011 School KCAC Overall Kansas Wesleyan 8-0-1 15-1-2 Ottawa 6-1-2 8-7-3 McPherson 6-2-1 9-8-1 Southwestern 5-4 9-7-1 USM 4-5 6-10-2 Bethel 4-5 6-11 Friends 4-5 6-11 Sterling 3-6 7-10 Tabor 2-7 6-11 Bethany 1-8 3-12-1

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Nov. 08, 2010
Six University of Saint Mary Men’s and Women’s Soccer Players Named to All-Conference Teams

(Leavenworth, Kan.)—Six University of Saint Mary Spires soccer players—three each from
the men’s and women’s soccer teams—were named to all-conference teams by the Kansas
Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) last week for their strong performances during the
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The University of Saint Mary Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams welcomed back their alumni for the university’s annual alumni soccer game Saturday, Aug. 28, at USM’s Football/Soccer Complex. 
After a hard-fought afternoon, the USM women defeated the alumni 3-1. The USM men also prevailed against their alumni 5-3. 

Coach Derek Mazeitis was pleased with the turnout from the alumni and hopes to see even more former Spires take the field next year. 

“It is a really special event for our alumni to come back and see where our programs are headed,” Coach Mazeitis said. “It also helps our current student-athletes prepare them for the upcoming season.”

The USM Spires Soccer Teams play in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and are associated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Division II.

Under Coach Derek Mazeitis, the men’s and women’s soccer teams have earned berths into regional play. Also, a number of players on both squads have been honored with all-conference recognition and all-regional awards. Several women’s players have also been honored as academic All-Americans and the women’s program has been named an NAIA scholar team.

Both squads play at USM’s brand new soccer field, which boasts a scoreboard, fully-wired press box and seat for up to 1,000 screaming fans.

The soccer season begins in late August and concludes in early November. Watch this space for the latest on USM Soccer.