2018 Olivet College Women's Soccer News

Season
Eleven Olivet College athletic teams receive MIAA Team GPA award
Eleven Olivet College athletic teams receive MIAA Team GPA award

Eleven Olivet College athletic teams have received the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team GPA award. The award is presented annually to the conference teams who have a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average for the entire academic year.

117 Olivet College student-athletes named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll
117 Olivet College student-athletes named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll

One hundred seventeen (117) Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the sixth time in school history.

Five Olivet College student-athletes named Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars
Five Olivet College student-athletes named Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars

Olivet College student-athletes Kayla Blett, Griffin Hammond, Kea Kunz, Yul Snell and Samantha Torres, were recently recognized by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as a 2019 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar for their dedication to academics and athletics.

Essen named to Google Cloud Academic All-District VI women’s soccer team
Essen named to Google Cloud Academic All-District VI women’s soccer team

Olivet College senior Emma Essen has been named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® VI Women’s Soccer team, selected by College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA).

Photo courtesy of Albion SID
Women’s soccer team bows out of MIAA Tournament with 1-0 loss

The Olivet College women’s soccer team bowed out of the 2018 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament with a 1-0 loss to Albion College today on Alumni Field and inside the Davis Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Olivet College’s Essen and Fetzer earn All-MIAA honors
Olivet College’s Essen and Fetzer earn All-MIAA honors

Olivet College seniors Emma Essen and Ann Fetzer have earned 2018 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Second Team honors for women’s soccer.

GAMEDAY: Women’s soccer team faces Albion in MIAA Tournament first round
GAMEDAY: Women’s soccer team faces Albion in MIAA Tournament first round

The Olivet College women's soccer team travels to play Albion College in the first round of the 2018 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Davis Athletic Complex in Albion.

Women's soccer program vs. Calvin
Women's soccer program vs. Calvin
Photo by Crystal Lettinga
Women’s soccer team falls to Calvin, 2-0

The Olivet College women’s soccer team fell to Calvin College, 2-0, in its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular season finale today at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

Photo by Audrey Essen
Women’s soccer team drops 2-1 decision at Thomas More

The Olivet College women’s soccer team made the trip to play Thomas More (Ky.) College today at BB & T Field in Crestview Hills, and came up on the losing end of the score, 2-1.

Women’s soccer team loses at Carroll, 2-0
Women’s soccer team loses at Carroll, 2-0

The Olivet College women’s soccer team lost 2-0 to Carroll (Wis.) University in a non-conference game this afternoon at Schneider Stadium in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Essen’s goal leads women’s soccer team to 1-0 win at Kalamazoo
Essen’s goal leads women’s soccer team to 1-0 win at Kalamazoo

Senior Emma Essen scored in the 26th minute, and the Olivet College women’s soccer team hung on to beat Kalamazoo College, 1-0, in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) game tonight at Mackenzie Field in Kalamazoo.

Photo by Audrey Essen
Women’s soccer team blanked by Albion, 2-0

The Olivet College women’s soccer team suffered a 2-0 loss to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rival Albion College this morning on Alumni Field and inside the Davis Athletic Complex in Albion.

Women's soccer program vs. Alma
Women's soccer program vs. Alma
Women’s soccer team defeats Alma, 3-1
Women’s soccer team defeats Alma, 3-1

Playing in a heavy rain shower for the duration of the game, the Olivet College women’s soccer team defeated Alma College, 3-1, this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The game was called with 5:44 left in the second half when the referees deemed the field unplayable due to the standing water.

Photo by Audrey Essen
Essen’s overtime goal lifts women’s soccer team past Trine, 1-0

Senior Emma Essen scored the golden goal in the fourth minute of overtime to lift the Olivet College women’s soccer team past Trine (Ind.) University, 1-0, tonight under the lights at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium in Angola, Indiana. With the win, the Comets improve their overall record to 6-4-2.