Alvernia University Athletics

2009 Spring Academic Team Announced

06.08 | Men's Tennis

Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) - 18 Crusader student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Spring Academic Honor Roll as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. This Honor Roll comprises student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and completed the playing season in good standing.

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Student-Athletes Honored At Annual Athletic Banquet

Reading, Pa. (May 7, 2009) - Alvernia University Athletics honored its student athletes with its 21st Annual Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza in Reading on Wednesday May 6th. Senior volleyball and softball player Lauren Crimi (Nazareth, Pa./Notre Dame) and Men's Soccer player Chad Quinter (Exeter, Pa./Exeter) were named the Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year.

2009 Men's Tennis Season Recap

Record: 2-11, 2-5 Freedom
Head Coach: Ron Kochera (4th season, East Stroudsburg) 2-11, (2-5) Freedom
Assistant Coach: Austin Cramer (1st season, Alvernia University)
Postseason: None
Awards: None

In their first season after leaving the PAC (now CSAC) Conference, the men's tennis team finished 2-11 overall, 2-5 in the MAC's Freedom Conference. The Crusaders struggled early on in their season, starting out 0-5, but yet to play a conference match. They played their first conference match against King's College back in the end of March, but took the 3-6 loss and fell 0-1 in the Freedom Conference.

Men's Tennis Out Of Contention With Loss To Eastern

Reading, Pa. (Apr. 21, 2009) - Alvernia University (2-11, 2-5) fell out of playoff contention Tuesday afternoon with a 7-2 loss to Eastern University (6-6, 4-3) in Freedom Conference men's tennis action at Angelica Park.

Contests Postponed

Reading, Pa. (April 20, 2009) - Inclement weather has forced the postponement of some Crusader athletic events scheduled for today. Here you will find the most up-to-date schedule:

Baseball @ Rutgers-Newark @ 3:30pm - postponed (no date set)
Men's Tennis vs. Eastern @ 3:30 pm - postponed until April 21st @ 3:30pm
Softball @ Gwynedd-Mercy @ 3:00pm - cancelled

Season Complete

Athletes of the Week

Abby
Eby G#27

Field Hockey

Drew
Gilbert GK#01

Men's Soccer

04.20 | Men's Tennis

Contests Postponed

04.18 | Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Cruises Past DeSales, 8-1

Center Valley, Pa. (Apr. 18, 2009) - Alvernia University (2-10, 2-4) kept its playoff hopes alive with an 8-1 victory at DeSales University (2-11, 0-7) in a Freedom Conference men's tennis match Saturday afternoon at DeSales.

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04.14 | Men's Tennis, Softball

Contests Postponed

Reading, Pa. (April 14, 2009) - Inclemenet weather has forced the postponement of some Crusader athletic events scheduled for today. Here you will find the most up-to-date schedule:

Men's Lacrosse @ FDU-Florham 7:00pm - as scheduled
Men's Tennis vs. Eastern 3:30pm - rescheduled for April 20th at 3:30pm
Softball vs. Arcadia 3:00pm - postponed
Women's Lacrosse vs. Eastern 4:00pm - as scheduled

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04.10 | Men's Tennis

Tennis Falls By Slim Margin At Misericordia

Dallas, Pa. (Apr. 9, 2009) - Misericordia University (4-2, 2-1) won all three doubles matches and held off a furious comeback effort by Alvernia University (1-10, 1-4) Thursday afternoon in Freedom Conference men's tennis action at Misericordia.

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04.06 | Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Versus Lebanon-Valley Postponed

Reading, Pa. (April 6, 2009) - The Alvernia Men's Tennis match scheduled for this afternoon at 3:30pm against Lebanon Valley College has been postponed due to the weather. No reschedule date has been set yet.

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