WAUKESHA, Wis. – The Maranatha Student-Athlete Advisory Committee recently participated in the annual Cans Across the Conference that saw 31,000 items donated. Cans Across the Conference was initiated by the SAAC in 2006 and is a service geared towards helping in each school’s community. It is a competition among the 13 NAC schools and the [...]
2012 Men’s Soccer Review
In 2012, the men’s soccer team posted a 3-7-1 record in the NAC, including a double-overtime tie against Marian, marking the most wins and best winning percentage since Maranatha joined the conference in 2006. The team finished with an 8-11-1 overall and 4-4-1 record on the road, an improvement from a 7-12 overall, and 1-7 [...]
Crusader Athletes Earn NAC All-Conference Awards
WATERTOWN, Wis. – Eight Crusader athletes were honored recently in the Northern Athletics Conference, with All-Conference Recognition for cross country, men’s, and women’s soccer, and volleyball. In cross country, William O’Malley (Rockford, Ill.) was named to the All-Northern Athletics Conference Cross Country Team after recording the fifth-fastest time at 26:53.8. On the women’s side, Lauren [...]
Crusaders’ Season Ends In Loss To Pioneers
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha Crusaders’ season ended at the hands of Northland International, 6-1, on Friday afternoon. The Pioneers scored six minutes into the game, but Maranatha responded seven minutes later when junior midfielder Brian Lundquist (Reading, Mass.), managed to squeeze a cross pass to Timothy Rogers (Willmar, Minn.), who punched in [...]
Klaudt Takes a Different Path to Maranatha
Marvin Klaudt, at first glance, is a typical transfer student going through transfer student battles—juggling his classes, enduring Wisconsin weather, and playing midfield for the Maranatha men’s soccer team. Klaudt recorded his second hat trick of the season Monday during a 10-2 win over Great Lakes Christian. He scored two game-winning goals in the same [...]
Edgewood Tops Crusaders 3-0
Box Score MADISON, Wis. – The Edgewood Eagles scored twice in the second half to put the Crusaders out of reach in a 3-0 win on Tuesday evening in Madison, Wis. The Crusaders played reasonably well against the #5 seed in the conference, posting 13 shots (three on goal), and holding the Eagles to one [...]
Pill Nets NCCAAII Student-Athlete Award
WATERTOWN, Wis. – Maranatha men’s soccer player Taylor Pill (Watertown, Wis.) was named the NCCAAII men’s soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of October 15-21. Pill scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie against Marian and had two shots (one on goal) against Aurora University on Saturday afternoon. The sophomore midfielder currently leads [...]
Klaudt’s Second Hat Trick Ignites 10-2 Great Lakes Rout
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders endured sloppy weather, and a slow start against Great Lakes before cruising to a 10-2 win in a big second half that included seven goals in an NCCAA play-in on Monday afternoon. Freshman Marvin Klaudt (Los Mochis, Mexico) scored the first of his three goals on the day, [...]
Crusaders Fall 4-1 To Aurora
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Aurora Spartans were simply the better team on Saturday afternoon, outshooting the Crusaders 27-4, en route to a 4-1 victory. Maranatha’s defense did hold Aurora scoreless for 30 minutes and received strong performances from defender Daniel Anderson (Roscoe, Ill.), and sophomore midfielder Michael Bagin (Richfield, Wis.), despite missing several [...]
Crusaders, Sabres Settle For Tie After Double OT
Box Score FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Sabres and Crusaders settled on a 1-1 tie after going into double-overtime on Tuesday evening. Marian forward David Reinke (McFarland, Wis.) notched the first goal at the 20 minute mark, but Maranatha kept pace with several shots. The Crusaders finally got the equalizer in the second period [...]