Lancers of the Week- Week of September 24-31

MEN’S ATHLETICS:
Josh Christiansen
Fr., Forward
Viborg, SD
Christiansen, who is participating in his fist year of competitive soccer, scored the first goal of his career against Northwestern College on Wednesday.

WOMEN’S ATHLETICS:
Tara Adamson
Jr., Middle Back
Centerville, SD
Adamson had two dominant performances last week against the University of Sioux Falls and Presentation College. Adamson had 29 kills, one ace serve, and 16 defensive digs.

VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY REVIEW: Lancers Look to Carry Momentum

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancers volleyball team looks to build on the momentum that they created for themselves after matching up against the University of Sioux Falls and Presentation College.

Coming into their match against Sioux Falls on Wednesday, the Lancers knew they would have to battle to compete with the upstart Cougars.

Unfortunately, the Lancers where unable to overcome Sioux Falls as the Lady Cougars won the match 22-30, 30-25, 20-23, 30-27.

Despite experiencing a match loss at home to Sioux Falls, the Lancers (4-8, 0-4 GPAC) were able to put together one of the best games of their young season in the first game.

This became evident throughout the first game as the Lancers were able to score at will on their way to a 30-22 victory.

This would carry over to the second game, but Sioux Falls was able to take control of the match after claiming the lead for the first time midway through the game. The Lady Cougars were able to finish on top 30-25.

“Our momentum carried over into the second game, but we had a couple missed serves that hurt us down the stretch,” Lancers coach Tracy Grotenhuis said.

The Cougars ability to steal the momentum in the second game proved costly for the Lancers as they were never able to fully recover until it was too late.

“The key to our team’s success in the second game was gaining control of the flow of the ball,” Sioux Falls coach Lisa Mathes said.

Leading the way for the Lancers was Tara Adamson who posted 17 kills, two set assists, seven defensive digs, and five block assists.

The Lancers used their weekend to travel to Presentation College in Aberdeen.

Against Presentation, the Lancers where able to show their potential ability as they swept their opponents 30-27, 30-12, 30-27.

“Traveling such a long ways is always a challenge,” Grontenhuis said. “Anytime you are able to travel three and a half hours and get a win you can feel like you’ve earned something.”

Tara Adamson ensured that she had a solid ending to a terrific week as she posted 12 kills, one ace serve, and nine defensive digs.

Kate Carda had another solid game as she added ten kills, one ace serve, and two blocks. Krista Hohn and Abby Haiar each added eight kills.

The Lancers will continue conference play as they host Briar Cliff University on Wednesday. They will finish their weekend off on the road against Hastings College and Concordia University.

WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY REVIEW: Lancers Struggle Through Conference Play

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancers (2-6) have struggled throughout the year with getting out to a quick start.

This week was no exception as they dropped all three games to Northwestern College, Dana College, and Buena Vista University.

The Lancers hosted Northwestern on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and lost 6-0 after giving up three goals in the first eight minutes of the game.

“We get down early and then we have to battle back,” Lancers coach Hendricks said. “We do a good job of holding our opponents after they have already scored.”

The Lancers gave up the final three goals interchangeably throughout the contest.

“We had trouble excelling in one area against Northwestern,” Hendricks said. “Anytime you are unable to excel in one or more areas, it makes it difficult to put a lot of pressure on the opposing team,”

The Lancers continued their week on Saturday Sept. 22 in Blair, Neb against Great Plains Athletic Conference opponent Dana College.

Dana struck early and often against the as they notched two goals in the first two minutes. They notched four more throughout the game’s entirety and ended the game with a 6-0 victory.

“In almost every single game that we have lost, we have allowed goals within the first ten minutes of play,” Hendricks added.

The Lancers finished their weekend against Buena Vista University with perhaps the best performance in the first half of their young season.

They jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as Carolyn Lovell notched a goal five minutes into the start of the game.

“Carolyn’s goal really jump started our team in the first half. She set the tone for the remainder of the game,” Hendricks said.

Lauren Donlin added a goal and the Lancers went up 2-0 to start the game. Buena Vista answered back to make the score 2-2 at halftime.

Buena Vista took control of the game in the second half as the notched three goals thanks in part to the injury of Lancers’ sweeper Laura Condon. They dropped the game 5-2.

“We had a great first half,” Hendricks said. “In the second half we had a couple injuries and depth caught up with us a little bit.”

The Lady Lancers will face Briar Cliff University on Wednesday and Doane College on Saturday.

MEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY REVIEW: Lancers Struggle Against Conference Foes

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancers had a difficult week after they dropped games to Northwestern College, Dana College, and Buena Vista University.

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Lancers played host to preseason Great Plains Athletic Conference number two seed Northwestern College.

The Lancers, who were trailing 0-1 at halftime, could not contend with Northwestern’s team speed and lost the game 6-2.

For the Lancers (2-5-1), Josh Christiansen scored his first career goal off a corner kick in the second half. Senior co-captain Cesar Jaurez added the team’s other goal.

“Everyone was excited that Josh was able to pick up his first goal,” Lancers coach Dan Hendricks said.” “

Northwestern would put the game out of reach as they would be able to take advantage of a Lancer breakdown throughout the beginning portion of the second half.

“We played 60 minutes of good soccer,” Hendricks said. “We just need to learn to put 90 minutes and we will be fine.”

After dropping their game to Northwestern, they traveled to Blair, Neb. to face off against Dana in another conference battle.

At Dana, the Lancers experienced their toughest loss of the season as they fell 11-0.

Dana got off to a quick start by scoring two goals in the first two minutes. The Lancers would never recover.

“We just quit, we completely shutdown,” Hendricks said. “We lost a lot a confidence and after that it was hard to come back.”

The Lancers finished their weekend against Buena Vista University. They lost the contest 3-0 after a hard fought contest.

The game was even at 0-0 at halftime, but Buena Vista scored all three of their goals in twelve minutes after the start of the second half.

“It seems that after we give up the first goal we lose momentum and things go down hill from there,” Hendricks said. “We need to work on not panicking and limiting consecutive goals.”

The Lancers will have another tough week ahead of them as they will host Briar Cliff University on Wednesday and Doane college on Saturday.

Hypnotist Keith Karkut Entertains

Hypnotist Keith Karkut visited the MMC campus on Tuesday, the 18th, and offered some amusing entertainment to the crowd of students.

Kolby Cruise, Jareth Kaup, and David Mueller perform as the boys from NSYNC.

Watch out below! Julia Matthys and Becky Sedivy act as if they are riding the world's scariest roller coaster.

Photos by Theresa Condon

Celebrate MMC's Namesake, Bishop Martin Marty, Today

On September 19, we remember and celebrate Bishop Martin Marty for whom Mount Marty College and Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel are named. This Swiss Benedictine monk was born in Switzerland in 1834 and came to Yankton in 1876, several years before the Dakotas achieved statehood. He arrived in the Territory in response to a call for missionaries to serve the Native Americans. He received the name of “Blackrobe Lean Chief.”

Bishop Martin Marty valued education and convinced the Benedictine Sisters who had come from Switzerland to Missouri, to come to the Dakotas to assist him in providing educational opportunities in the area. His residence in Yankton is the current “Marty House,” located on the south side of the Monastery. Bishop Marty became the first bishop of the Sioux Falls Diocese.

To celebrate the day and acknowledge the importance of Bishop Martin Marty, there will be table tents in the Roncalli Dining Room and Cyber Café with information about Bishop Marty . There will also be M & M's in the main Dining Room at noon for you to “build your own cookie” (MMC - Martin Marty Cookies) as the dessert of the day. Enjoy!

At noon Dr. Barry, President of MMC will share a few words about Martin Marty and his importance to our college.

Cross Country Weekly Review: Lancers Travel to SDSU Meet

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancer Girls’ Cross Country team used their past Saturday to travel to Brookings to participate in the South Dakota State University Invitational Cross Country Meet.

The Lancers took four girls who were able to participate reasonably well given the lack of numbers.

Sophomore Megan O’ Grady led the Lancer pack as she finished 53rd in the meet with a time of 20:19.

Jessica Albers also made a strong showing as she earned a 22:40 time and finishing in 98th place.

Also running for the Lancers was senior Britteny Williams and sophomore Ashley Solem. Solem narrowly edged Williams as she finished with a 25:34 in 118th place. Williams finished in 119th place after a run of 27:40.

The Lancers will run together again on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Madison at the Dakota State University Invitational Cross Country Meet.

Soccer Weekly Review: Both Teams Suffer Minor Setbacks After Rough Weekend

BY SCOTT MORRISON

After a surprising start to the 2007 season, the Lancers soccer program suffered a couple of minor setbacks after facing conference opponent Midland Lutheran University and non-conference challenger the University of Wisconsin Superior.

The men's team was beaten for the first time this season on Saturday after losing to Midland Lutheran 3-0. Midland Lutheran came into the game ranked second in their region.

The Lancers were unable to move the ball with much authority as they were shutout for the first team in the young season.

Midland Lutheran broke a 60 minute scoreless tie with a goal on a free kick from about 30 yards outside of the keeper’s box. They would later add another goal off a free kick, and finished by scoring the final goal to make the score 3-0.

“Obviously the first loss of the season is disappointing,” Lancer Coach Dan Hendricks said. “We know we can play at this team’s level but we were not able to play for 90 minutes.”

On Sunday, the Lancers (2-2-1) were unable to rebound as they were defeated 4-1 by the University of Wisconsin Superior.

Blain Williams knocked in the Lancer’s only goal on a corner kick to make the score 2-1. Wisconsin rebounded by adding two goals and placing the game securely out of reach.

“It was nice that Blain scored that goal from the corner. We had been working on our set pieces all week and it paid off,” Hendricks said. “Unfortunately we were unable to capitalize to a further degree.”

The Lancers found themselves breathing hard and struggling to get up and down the field as they had just played their previous game the day before.

“We had a little letdown against UW-Superior. Two games in two days is very tough on the players,” Hendricks added.

On the girls’ side, the Lancers (2-3) were equally unsuccessful in their attempt to improve on their solid start. They dropped their games against Midland and UW-Superior 6-1 and 4-1 respectively.

In their game against Midland, the Lancers learned that their goal keeper Nickie O’ Day would be out for the season due to a rib injury.

Midland was able to add insult to injury as they compounded six goals against the Lancer defense. Leann Franzel scored her team’s only goal as the Lancers narrowly avoided the shutout.

Against UW-Superior, the Lancers had another difficult game as they were overcome after a sloppy performance.

Lauren Donlin scored her team’s only goal giving her seven on the season.

“Having to replace our goaltender has been no easy task,” Hendricks said. “We took out our best defender to be our goalie. This has not worked out extremely well as opposing teams had been able to take advantage of the increased amount of opportunities that we have given them.”

“Everyone is going to have to work harder in practice and in games to make up for the loss,” Hendricks said. “We have to work on little things or we will not be able to be successful.”

Both the men and women will resume play this week as they square off against Dana College and Buena Vista University on Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23.

Volleyball Weekly Review: Lancers Drop Conference Match, Win Against UM-Morris

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancers lost a tough battle to conference opponent Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday, but countered with a road victory against non-conference foe the University of Minnesota-Morris on Saturday afternoon.

The Lancers (3-7) were finally able to play in their long awaited second home match of the season of the past week, but unfortunately they ran into an elusive Dakota Wesleyan squad (2-7).

They dropped their match against DWU 22-30, 29-31, 28-30. The Lancers found themselves in the middle recurring maize that put them continually at odds throughout the begging of each game.

“We definitely walked away a little disappointed from that match,” Lancers coach Tracy Grotenhuis said. “We played hard but lacked an overall consistency that kept us from getting over the top in the match.”

They fell behind early in each game and despite constant pressure they were never able to recover.

“We got down early in each game and we battled back, but it was too late,” Grotenhuis added.

Junior Abby Haiar and freshman Krista Hohn led the Lancers with seven kills each. Haiar added 26 set assists, one ace serve, and nine defensive digs.

On Saturday, the Lancers were able to build up some momentum as they defeated UM-Morris 29-31, 30-21, 30-24, 27-30, 15-13 in Sioux Falls.

“The UM-Morris match was exciting for us because we were able to play a non-conference match against an unknown program,” Grotenhuis said.

The Lancers were led by their upperclassman, all of which had a strong statistical match. Junior Emily Rasmussen was the Lancers leader as she posted 18 kills.

Abby Haiar and Tara Adamson were not far behind as they each added 16 kills. Adamson added four ace serves and 12 defensive digs in her team’s victory.

“We played well and had some younger players step up to help us win the drawn-out match,” Grotenhuis said.

The Lancers will host the University of Sioux Falls on Wednesday, Sept. 19. They will travel to Aberdeen on Saturday, Sept. 22 to play Presentation College.

Lancers of the Week - September 17-23, 2007

MENS’ ATHLETICS:

Blain Williams
Men's Soccer
Sr., Defenseman
Spearfish, SD
Blain posted his first goal of the season against University of Wisconsin-Superior. The Senior co-captain has been one of the team’s strongest leaders throughout the season.

WOMEN’S ATHLETICS:

Emily Rasmussen
Volleyball
Jr., Right Side Hitter
Sioux Falls, SD
Emily had one of her best matches of the young season with 18 kills, two ace serves, and seven defensive digs against University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.

Fall Arts Picnic Hosted Wednesday Night

The 11th annual Fall Arts Picnic was held Wednesday, September 12 in a new location - the Gavin's Point Beach Area on Lewis & Clark Lake. Hosted by the MMC Gregorian Club and arts faculty members, over 80 people attended the event. Students enjoyed grilled hamburgers and hot dogs (among the flies) and could be found swimming, kayaking and going for pontoon boat rides!! Each fall the event provides an opportunity for new and returning students to get together in a casual setting to hang out.

"For a few years I thought it would be awesome to have the event out at the lake. It was a winner - everyone seemed to have a good time. Thanks Gregorian Club for helping out with the event - and Captain Keith Halvorson (husband of MMC CFO Daisy Halvorson) for the great boat rides!!"
~Andy Henrickson

Andy Henrickson and Dean Rettedal grilled up a feast for MMC students at this year's Arts picnic at Lewis & Clark Lake.

Alicia Moreau, Gina Emanuel, Sarah DeCock, and Samie Maday testing out the waters.

PHOTOS BY THERESA CONDON

Soccer Weekly Review: Off to Solid Starts

BY SCOTT MORRISON

After sweeping through their competition last week, both the Lancers soccer teams are off to exciting starts.

The men's team (2-0-1) remained undefeated after they won their only contest last Monday. They defeated Presentation College 1-0 to extend their unbeaten streak to three games.

15:00 minutes into the first half; senior striker Miguel Garcia notched the only goal of the game after guiding a 35 foot shoot into the back of the net.

Freshman goaltender Chris Sullivan had arguably the best game of his young collegiate career as he completed his first shutout by collecting numerous saves.

“Chris was without a doubt the player of the game on Monday,” head coach Dan Hendricks said. “He had at least three of four game winning saves. Hopefully this shutout was one of many to come.”

On the girls’ side, the Lancers (2-1) had a solid week after they defeated Presentation College 9-1 on Monday and Waldorf College 3-0 on Saturday.

Junior Abby Hunhoff got things started for the Lancers against Presentation by scoring the first two goals of the game.

Sophomore striker Lauren Donlin put things out of reach after scoring four goals. Carolyn Lovell capped the game off as she added two more goals.

The Lancers earned another hard fought victory against Waldorf College after Donlin scored two out of their three goals.

April Dolezal scored her first goal as a Lancer in her team’s victory. Goal keeper Nickie O’ Day was strong in net as she recorded a shutout against Waldorf.

The Lady Lancers still have not allowed a goal in the second half of any of their games this year.

“Overall we are going to have to come to practice and work hard everyday,” Hendricks said. “The GPAC is a very tough conference and we still have a long season in front of us.”

Both Lancer teams will continue their seasons at home against Midland Lutheran University starting Saturday, Sept. 15 at 1:00 p.m.

Cross Country Weekly Review: Season Opener Begins at USD

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Mount Marty College Lancers Cross County team began their season opener at the University of South Dakota Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday.

The Lancers, who brought only three runners to the meet, were pleasantly surprised with the way that their girls’ were able to perform.

“We had a very nice meet. Hopefully we will be able to improve and get more girls out on the course for the remainder of the season,” Coach Randy Fisher said.

Sophomore Megan O’ Grady led the way for the Lancers as she finished fourth overall with a time of 20:38.

Junior Jessica Albers also had a strong performance as she finished eighth overall with a time of 24:40. Senior Britteny Williams finished in ninth place with a time of 29:40.

“Everyone that ran did very well. All we can do is run our best and let the girls have fun,” Fisher added. Hopefully we will be able to work towards improvement at the SDSU meet.”

The Lancers will continue their season in Brookings, SD at the South Dakota State University Invitational Cross Country meet on Saturday.

Lancers of the Week

MENS’ ATHLETICS:

Chris Sullivan
Men's Soccer
Fr., Goal Keeper
Draper, Utah
Sullivan posted a shutout against Presentation College as part of his team’s 1-0 victory on Monday, Sept. 3.

WOMENS’ ATHLETICS:

Lauren Donlin
Girls Soccer
So., Forward
South Auburn, Wash.
Donlin scored six goals to help her team go 2-0 last week. This included four goals against Presentation College and two goals against Waldorf College.

Lancers Hope to Rebound From Tough Week

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancer Volleyball program finished 1-4 after one of their most difficult weeks of the season thus far. The Lancers dropped their match at Briar Cliff University and went 1-3 at the University of Sioux Falls Volleyball Tournament in Sioux Falls.

The Lancers (2-6) had a rough beginning to their week last Wednesday as they dropped their match against Briar Cliff 30-12, 30-15, 30-17.

“Briar Cliff is one of the best teams in our conference and we were not prepared to play them,” Lancer coach Tracy Grotenhuis said. “That match hurt our pride quite a bit, but we all came back and practiced hard.”

The Lancers used their weekend to participate in the USF Tournament where they went 1-3. They lost their first three matches to Dana College (Neb.), Bethany College (Kan.), and Grandview (Iowa). They picked up their lone win in a five game contest with Dakota State University.

Friday against conference opponent Dana College, the Lancers lost a hard fought five game battle 30-24, 21-30, 25-30, 25-30, 30-24, 15-5.

The Lancers had a couple bright spots in the match including a record setting performance by Abby Haiar who had seven aces serves in the match. The Lancers also saw the return of lone senior Laura Starman who had been battling an ankle injury.

The Lancers dropped their next match to Bethany College 30-15, 30-23, 30-23. Tara Adamson had nine kills, 11 defensive digs, and two blocks. Haiar added three kills, 20 set assists, and 12 defensive digs.

On Saturday, The Lancers were defeated by Grandview College 30-22, 27-30, 30-26, 30-28. Abby Haiar had a spectacular performance as she had 15 kills, 34 set assists, two ace serves, and eight defensive digs.

In their final match of the weekend, the Lancers pulled out their lone victory against Dakota State University. The Lancers won the match 30-27, 28-30, 24-30, 30-24, 15-12.

Tara Adamson led the Lancers as she finished the match with 13 kills and 16 defensive digs. Starman finished with seven kills and four blocks.

Abby Haiar was elected to the All-Tournament team after accumulating 36 kills and 135 set assists.

“Overall it is very nice to have Laura Starman back,” Grotenhuis said. “It was obvious that her experience and leadership had a profound impact on our team.”

The Lancers will have another busy week as they will play at home against Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7:30.

They will also travel to the University of Sioux Falls to match up against Minnesota-Morris University Friday, Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m.

MMC Students Take Part in 1st Annual Rockin' Ribfest in Downtown Yankton

Kim Velk painting a race car on Ty Briggs at the face painting table provided by SWATS.

Moises Vasquez, Rogelio Duran, Miguel Garcia, and Javy Murguia enjoying themselves after eating at the Ribfest.

PHOTOS BY THERESA CONDON

Flag Football on Friday Night

Benjamin Puthoff and Leonard Risinger protect Robert Bennett, who has the ball.


Chris Bossen, Will Bennett, Justin Bogue, and Ben Cummings huddle, deciding which play to go with next.

PHOTOS BY THERESA CONDON

Runners Eye Glamorous Future with New Head Coach

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The 2007 Mount Marty College Cross-Country team will look forward to a promising new beginning with an inspirational head coach.

The Lancers, who will be led by Randy Fisher, believe that their hard work will help to bridge the gap between today’s struggles and the tomorrow’s achievements.

Fisher will begin his tenure as Mount Marty’s cross country head coach after serving two years as an assistant coach with Dakota State University and five years as a head coach at two different high schools.

“Right now cross-country is a priority,” Fisher said. “We are going to try and rebuild this program in order to help it to be successful throughout the upcoming years.”

As for this year, the Lancer’s will focus on fielding a competitive girls’ team that will rely on some of their veteran runners to find their way to the front of the pack.

This, in large part, will be up to top returners Megan O’ Grady (So.), Jessica Albers (Jr.), Britteny Williams (Sr.), and Ashley Solem (So.).

O’ Grady is expected to lead all Lancers runners as she is coming off a solid track season in which she earned a fourth place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships last spring.

Also running will be Laura Condon (Jr.), Theresa Condon (So.), Stephanie Schultz (Fr.), and Amber Le Zuerlin (Fr.). Both the Condons and Schultz also participate in women’s soccer. They will begin running after their season has reached its end.

“The only thing I can ask of our girls is to do the best they can,” Fisher said. “We are looking to improve and have a solid recruiting season.”

The Lancers start will start their season at the University of South Dakota Invitational in Vermillion on Saturday Sept. 8.

Lancers of the Week

MEN'S ATHLETICS:

Miguel Garcia
Men’s Soccer
Sr., South Sioux City, Neb.
Garcia set a school record as he scored four goals in the season opener against Grace University.


WOMEN'S ATHLETICS:

Abby Haiar
Volleyball
Jr., Aberdeen, SD.
Haiar leads her team with 30 kills and 98 assists.

Youthful Lancers Ready for Conference Play

BY SCOTT MORRISON

Despite losing four quality starters to graduation, Mount Marty College Volleyball head coach Tracy Grontenhuis believes that her team is taking the necessary steps to point the program back in the right direction.

The Lancers ((1-2 overall), (0-1 Conference)), will look towards their ten girl freshman class to utilize team strengths and learn on the fly as they progress through the season.

“This year’s class of freshman is one of the biggest classes we have had since I have been here,” Grotenhuis said. “We are looking forward to strong contributions from a number of our younger girls.”

Leading the way for Grotenhuis’s stellar recruiting class will be Krista Hohn (MH) from Sioux Falls, SD, Kerry McDonald (S) from Parker, SD, and Megan Goree (OH) from Fremont, Neb.

The Lancers will also hope for solid performances from incoming players Tara Adamson (Jr., OH), and Carley Benson (Fr., DS). Both played volleyball in high school, but we’re recruited to come Mount Marty College to participate in different sports.

After the first three games, the Lancers have received a majority of their leadership and outstanding play from their most experienced returners Abby Haiar (Jr., S), and Emily Rasmussen (Jr., RS).

Haiar, who finished eighth in the Great Plains Athletic Conference in total assists a year ago, has made another profound impact for her team as she is the current team leader in kills (30) and assists (98).

The Lancers are hoping that the return of lone senior Laura Starman will help give them an edge as they head deeper into conference play.

Starman, who was selected as a GPAC Honorable Mention middle hitter last season, is currently recovering from an ankle injury and is expected to return to action soon.

Once Starman returns, the Lancers will have a considerable one-two punch as she will be able to work with Haiar to produce a quick paced offense centered around ball movement.

As they advance throughout conference play, the Lancers should be able to fill spots with some of their younger players.

This experience should be beneficial as it will help them to understand what it takes to compete in the GPAC conference.

The Lancers continue their season in Sioux City, Ia against Briar Cliff University at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 5th.

The Lancers will also participate in an upcoming weekend tournament at the University of Sioux Falls.

The Lancers will start the tournament Sept. 7th at 4:30 p.m. against Dana College and Bethany College at 6:30 p.m.

They will also have matches Sept 8th against Grandview College and Dakota State University.