Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

"This Week in the UMAC" is a weekly publication of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference that is normally distributed on Tuesdays throughout the academic year.  This Week in the UMAC features standings, schedules, upcoming events and the conference's Player of the Week awards.

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STANDINGS

Men's Basketball

School	UMAC	Overall
Northwestern	13-1	19-7
Minnesota-Morris	9-5	15-12
Bethany Lutheran	9-5	10-16
Presentation	8-6	12-14
St. Scholastica	6-8	11-17
Martin Luther	4-10	7-17
Crown	4-10	4-21
Northland	3-11	5-20

Women's Basketball

School	UMAC	Overall
Minnesota-Morris	13-1	19-7
Northland	12-2	18-8
St. Scholastica	7-7	12-14
Northwestern	7-7	15-12
Presentation	6-8	13-15
Martin Luther	6-8	10-15
Bethany Lutheran	5-9	10-15
Crown	0-14	1-19

Baseball

School	UMAC	Overall
Bethany Lutheran	0-0	1-0
Crown	0-0	0-0
Martin Luther	0-0	0-0
Minnesota-Morris	0-0	0-0
Northland	0-0	0-0
Presentation	0-0	0-0
St. Scholastica	0-0	0-0
Northwestern	0-0	0-2

Softball 

School	UMAC	Overall
Northwestern	0-0	1-1
St. Scholastica	0-0	1-1
Bethany Lutheran	0-0	0-0
Crown	0-0	0-0
Martin Luther	0-0	0-0
Minnesota-Morris	0-0	0-0
Northland	0-0	0-0
Presentation	0-0	0-0

Men's Tennis

School	UMAC	Overall
Martin Luther	0-0	0-0
Minnesota-Morris	0-0	0-0
North Central	0-0	0-0
Bethany Lutheran	0-0	0-2
St. Scholastica	0-0	0-4
Northwestern	0-0	0-5

Women's Tennis

School	UMAC	Overall
St. Scholastica	0-0	2-2
Martin Luther	0-0	0-0
Minnesota-Morris	0-0	0-0
North Central	0-0	0-0
Northwestern	0-0	0-3
Bethany Lutheran	0-0	0-5

PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Baseball Player
Darrin Hendley - JR | IF | Bethany Lutheran College
Darrin Hendley wasted no time to start the 2010 season as he belted a grand slam in his first at bat versus Carleton College.  Hendley helped lead the Vikings to a 2-0 start by going 3-7 at the plate with a double and home run.  The junior tallied seven RBI's, while remaining flawless from his defensive position.

Baseball Pitcher
Cody Hallahan - JR | P | Bethany Lutheran College
Beyond the plate, Bethany Lutheran was also gifted on the mound, as Cody Hallahan pitched lights out versus Carleton College.  The Viking's hurler pitched five shutout innings, striking out ten of 16 batters.  Hallahan allowed only one hit and one walk, while his Vikings earned their first victory of the season.

Softball Player
Jenna Ruby - JR | C/1B | Northwestern College
Northwestern's Jenna Ruby went 2-for-3 at the plate versus UW-Stout as the Eagles earned their first victory of the season by defeating the Blue Devils 8-0.  Ruby had a slugging percentage of .667 and added two runs on her performance.  On the week, Ruby finished with an .800 on-base percentage.

Softball Pitcher
Kelsey Timm - FR | P | Northwestern College
Kelsey Timm helped Northwestern achieve its first victory of 2010 by pitching a complete game shutout versus UW-Stout.  In her college debut, she held her opponent to five hits and one walk.  Timm struck out two batters and held the Blue Devils to a .263 batting average.


THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field
Saturday, March 6 College of St. Scholastica & Northwestern College at UW-Stevens Point Pointer Qualifier at Time TBA

Women's Basketball
Friday March 5 Northland College vs. Carthage College at Whitewater, Wis. (NCAA First Round) at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 5 University of Minnesota-Morris vs. UW-Stevens Point at De Pere, Wis. (NCAA First Round) at 5:30 p.m.

Men's Tennis
Monday, March 8 Northwestern College vs. Westminster College at 11:30 a.m. (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northwestern College vs. Emory & Henry College at Time TBA (Hilton Head, S.C.)

Women's Tennis
Monday, March 8 Northwestern College vs. Westminster College at 11:30 a.m. (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northwestern College vs. Emory & Henry College at Time TBA (Hilton Head, S.C.)

Baseball
Thursday, March 4 Bethany Lutheran College at Augsburg College at 10 p.m.
Friday, March 5 Northwestern College vs. Marywood University at 7 p.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Friday, March 5 Martin Luther College vs. Lebanon Valley at 10 a.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Saturday, March 6 Martin Luther College vs. Marywood College at 8:45 a.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Saturday, March 6 Presentation College vs. Penn State Abington College at TBA (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Sunday, March 7 College of St. Scholastica vs. University of St. Thomas at 6 p.m. (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Sunday, March 7 Presentation College vs. University of Pitt-Bradford at TBA (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Monday, March 8 Northwestern College vs. Ursinus College at 8:45 a.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Monday, March 8 Martin Luther College vs. Geneva College at 4 p.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Monday, March 8 Northland College vs. Clark University (Mass.) at 9 a.m. EST (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Martin Luther College vs. Susquehanna at 7 p.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northwestern College vs. Geneva College at 10 a.m. EST (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Presentation College vs. Swarthmore College at TBA (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northland College vs. Anna Maria (Mass.) at 3 p.m. EST (Auburndale, Fla.)

Softball
Friday, March 5 Northwestern College vs. Eastern University at 3 p.m. EST (Titusville, Fla.)
Saturday, March 6 Northwestern College vs. Case Western Reserve University at 9 a.m. EST (Titusville, Fla.)
Saturday, March 6 Northwestern College vs. Mercy College at 11 a.m. EST (Titusville, Fla.)
Saturday, March 6 Bethany Lutheran College vs. Elms at 9 a.m. EST (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Saturday, March 6 Bethany Lutheran College vs. Olivet at 11 a.m. EST (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Sunday, March 7 Bethany Lutheran College vs. Illinois College at 9 a.m. EST (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Sunday, March 7 Bethany Lutheran College vs. Clark at 11 a.m. EST (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Sunday, March 7 University of Minnesota, Morris at Macalester College at TBA
Monday, March 8 Northwestern College vs. Penn State University-Behrend at 5:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Monday, March 8 Northwestern College vs. The Sage Colleges at 7:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Monday, March 8 Northland College vs. Pitt-Bradford College at 3:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Monday, March 8 Northland College vs. Pine Manor College at 5:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Bethany Lutheran College vs. Worcester Polytechnic at 11 a.m. EST (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Bethany Lutheran College vs. Potsdam at 1 p.m. EST (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northwestern College vs. Elizabethtown College at 3:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northwestern College vs. Pine Manor College at 7:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northland College vs. Simmons College at 9:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)
Tuesday, March 9 Northland College vs. Elizabethtown College at 1:30 p.m. EST (Clermont, Fla.)