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Sophomore Will Drougas looks to make another big impact at the UAA Championship where he became the first Spartan named Rookie of the Year in program history.

Second seeded men’s tennis eye first ever UAA Championship

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 26, 2013
Sophomore Marianne Bonanno improved to 9–11 with a win on Saturday against Walsh University’s Kayla Shaheen 6–0, 6–0. Bonanno has competed all season across the Case lineup.

Fifth-seeded women head to UAA Champsion with high hopes

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 26, 2013
Sophomore pitcher Rachel Taylor won her 15th game of the season and earned UAA Pitcher of the Week for her performance in a 5–3 win over Hiram.

Softball continues dominance at home

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 26, 2013
Freshman Rebecca Molnar is second on the team in pitching with 3.45 ERA. Molnar picked up her second save of the season with a three inning no-hit relief effort against Mount Union.

Spartans sweep Mount Union, have won 9–of–10

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 19, 2013
Sophomore centerfielder Will Meador went 4-for-7 in a two-game split against Wooster. Meador picked up two RBIs and three walks in the double header.

Spartans split home opener double header against Wooster

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 12, 2013
Freshman Rebecca Komar scores one of her two runs against Denison. Komar went 3-for-8 against the Big Red with an RBI.

Softball starts 4-0 weekend with walk-off win in home opener

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 12, 2013
Sophomore Marianne Bonanno took home two points in the team’s 7-2 victory over UW-Whitewater. Bonanno defeated Kelly Foster in singles 6-1, 6-4 before teaming up with Emily Pham for an 8-5 win in doubles.

No. 25 women finish fourth at Midwest Invitational

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 12, 2013
Senior pitcher Jamie Hora is 1-1 in five games started. Hora has an ERA of 3.97 and is averaging 7.15 strikeouts per game.

Spartans prep for home opener at Nobby’s Ballpark

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 5, 2013
The Spartans will look to inch closer to .500 as they host their first games of the season at Mather Field this weekend.

Spartans look to open at Mather Field Saturday against Denison

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 5, 2013
Sophomore pitcher Rebecca Taylor has been a force to be reckoned with on the mound for the Spartans. At 9-8 overall, Taylor leads the UAA in strikeouts with 91, nine more than the next pitcher.

Softball splits with No. 5 Trine

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 5, 2013
Junior Matt McGoogan makes a grab over a diving defender from Carnegie Mellon in the Fighting Gobies 13-9 loss in pool play. Case would rebound to reel of five straight wins before losing in the championship match to Oregon State, 12-10.

Fighting Gobies finish second at fifth annual Chicago Invite

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 29, 2013
Junior captain Maggie Dillione picked up a pair of All-American laurels with a 12th place finish in the 200-yard butterfly and a 14th place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at the 2013 NCAA Championship.

Dillione named two-time All-American in 100-, 200-yard butterfly

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 29, 2013
Senior centerfielder Paul Pakan picked up his second straight UAA All-Tournament honors as the Spartans won a share of the conference championship for the first time in program history.

Sluggers win first ever conference Championship

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 22, 2013
Sophomore Will Drougas went 5-3 over Spring Break playing mainly in the second singles spot against seven ITA Top 30 teams.

No. 12 men’s tennis survives Spring Break gauntlet

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 22, 2013

No. 30 women split spring break trip, 3-3

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 22, 2013
Junior Thenessa Savitsky set a program-record in the triple jump an earned a third place finish as the Case women finished seventh in the UAA Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Men fifth, women seventh as Spartans host indoor UAA Championship

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 1, 2013
Sophomore Brooke Orcutt scores two of her 12 points in the Spartans 88-73 win over Carnegie Mellon. Orcutt was tapped for an All-UAA Honorable Mention following her performance this season.

Women close out season with 88-73 win, most victories since 2002

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 1, 2013
Sophomore pitcher Rebecca Taylor has opened her second season as a Spartan in impressive form with an ERA of 1.17 in two games and a remarkable 23 strikeouts in two games.

Spartans find bats in final game of three game opener

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 1, 2013

No. 17 men ace season openers, upset No. 4 Washington 6-3

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 1, 2013
Senior Austin Fowler capped off his final game with his 18th career double-double in an 80-76 loss to Carnegie Mellon. Fowler was named UAA Player of the Week and a member of the All-UAA second-team after the game.

Heartbreaker in overtime keeps men from winning season

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 1, 2013
Sophomore Andrew Bollinger finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke at the UAA Championship with a time of 51.73 seconds, earning a NCAA “B-Cut”.

No. 16 men swimmers fourth, women sixth at conference championships

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 22, 2013
Junior Eric Klawitter went 2-1 on the weekend, headlined by a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over No. 12 N.C. Wesleyan’s Johan Ljungdahl.

No. 17 men’s tennis ace opening weekend

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 22, 2013
Austin Fowler earned third-team Academic All-American honors, averaging 15.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Fowler, a biology major, has a 3.60 GPA.

Fowler named to Capital One Academic All-American team

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 22, 2013
Senior Erica Iafelice set the school career record for assists in the Spartans’ game against Rochester. Iafelice leads the UAA in assists with 5.3 per game.

Spartans host Tartans on Senior’s Day

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 22, 2013
Men get first conference sweep in two years

Men get first conference sweep in two years

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 15, 2013
Senior guard Evy Iacono continues her impressive final season, leading the UAA in points per game with 17.5. Iacono’s 1291 points is third all-time in program history.

Women sweep last home weekend, move within two games of first

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 15, 2013
Junior Kathryn Madalena is one of the top seeded women’s swimmers at the UAA Championship. Madalena is seeded 18th in both the 400-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke.

Spartans prepare for UAA Championship in Chicago

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 15, 2013
Women to host NYU on Friday night for Play4Kay

Women to host NYU on Friday night for Play4Kay

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 8, 2013
Swimmers finish regular season strong with sweep at B-W

Swimmers finish regular season strong with sweep at B-W

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 8, 2013
Spartans host UAA No.2 Brandeis, No. 6 New York in last home stand

Spartans host UAA No.2 Brandeis, No. 6 New York in last home stand

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 8, 2013
Women’s track tops Carnegie Mellon, but Tartan men prove to be too much

Women’s track tops Carnegie Mellon, but Tartan men prove to be too much

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 8, 2013

Record breaking performances headline Spartans wins in Defiance

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 1, 2013

Spartans heat up, sink Polar Bears on Seniors’ Day

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 1, 2013
Spartans go cold, can’t heat up in losses

Spartans go cold, can’t heat up in losses

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 28, 2013
Men can’t make up big deficits in loss

Men can’t make up big deficits in loss

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 28, 2013
Men wrangle Gators in the pool with 228-70 win

Men wrangle Gators in the pool with 228-70 win

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 27, 2013

Grapples snap 29-match losing streak, grab first win since 2010

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 18, 2013

All eight UAA teams in Director’s Cup top-65

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 18, 2013

Men host Emory in conference home opener

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 18, 2013

Women look to climb conference ladder against Emory

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 18, 2013

Iacono earns second-straight UAA Player of the Week

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
January 18, 2013
Grapplers finish 11th at RIT Tournament

Grapplers finish 11th at RIT Tournament

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
December 7, 2012
Men win third straight Wooster Invite, women fourth

Men win third straight Wooster Invite, women fourth

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
December 7, 2012
Chung’s 22 points propel men in 58-53 win over Oberlin

Chung’s 22 points propel men in 58-53 win over Oberlin

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
December 7, 2012
Women drop two in UAA/NCAC Challenge

Women drop two in UAA/NCAC Challenge

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
December 1, 2012
Spartans top Lords 73-63, improve to 3-1 on Fowler’s 18 points

Spartans top Lords 73-63, improve to 3-1 on Fowler’s 18 points

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
December 1, 2012

First CSCAA poll has men’s swimming and diving 13th in nation

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
December 1, 2012
Men finished third in region, earn NCAA bid, women fifth

Men finished third in region, earn NCAA bid, women fifth

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 16, 2012
Spartans top Tartans in Academic Bowl, 36-24

Spartans top Tartans in Academic Bowl, 36-24

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 16, 2012
Spartans win inaugural Cleveland City Tournament

Spartans win inaugural Cleveland City Tournament

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 16, 2012

Spartan grapplers fall in home opener

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 16, 2012
Spartans sweep opening weekend Cleveland City Tournament

Spartans sweep opening weekend Cleveland City Tournament

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 9, 2012
Ten-game losing streak marks end of Spartans’ season

Ten-game losing streak marks end of Spartans’ season

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 9, 2012
Volleyball takes home fourth-place for third year at UAAs

Volleyball takes home fourth-place for third year at UAAs

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 9, 2012
Women close out season with 2-1 comeback at Rochester

Women close out season with 2-1 comeback at Rochester

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 9, 2012
Late goals doom Spartans in UAA play

Late goals doom Spartans in UAA play

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 1, 2012

Forty fall student athletes named to UAA’s 25th anniversary teams

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 1, 2012
No. 6 men open season with 4-0 win, No. 16 women 1-3

No. 6 men open season with 4-0 win, No. 16 women 1-3

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 1, 2012

Cross country teams fifth at UAA Championship

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
November 1, 2012
Brutal stretch leaves men looking for points after winless weekend

Brutal stretch leaves men looking for points after winless weekend

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 18, 2012
Split at 2nd Round Robin gives volleyball fourth seed

Split at 2nd Round Robin gives volleyball fourth seed

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 18, 2012
Cross country teams eye top spot at Oberlin’s Inter-Regional Rumble

Cross country teams eye top spot at Oberlin’s Inter-Regional Rumble

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 11, 2012
Volleyball heads to UAA Round Robin with upsets on their minds

Volleyball heads to UAA Round Robin with upsets on their minds

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 11, 2012
Spartans win final Baird Brothers Trophy, 31-28 versus Wooster

Spartans win final Baird Brothers Trophy, 31-28 versus Wooster

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 11, 2012
Spartans upset bid of No. 21 Wittenberg falls short

Spartans upset bid of No. 21 Wittenberg falls short

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 4, 2012
Volleyball tops Brandeis, Rochester falls to No. 1 Washington

Volleyball tops Brandeis, Rochester falls to No. 1 Washington

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 4, 2012
Men’s soccer falls to No. 6 NYU 3-1 in UAA Opener

Men’s soccer falls to No. 6 NYU 3-1 in UAA Opener

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
October 4, 2012
Homecoming football preview

Homecoming football preview

Peter Cooke and Shinichi Inoue
September 27, 2012
Home woes have put a damper on women’s season

Home woes have put a damper on women’s season

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
September 20, 2012
Volleyball runners up at Gator Invite, continue best start

Volleyball runners up at Gator Invite, continue best start

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
September 20, 2012
Volleyball sweeps French, off to best start in history

Volleyball sweeps French, off to best start in history

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
September 13, 2012

No. 15 women finish 3rd at Knight Invitational, men 5th

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
September 13, 2012
Volleyball to co-host French Memorial, eye perfect start

Volleyball to co-host French Memorial, eye perfect start

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
September 7, 2012
Fueled by fresh blood, women open season undefeated

Fueled by fresh blood, women open season undefeated

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
September 7, 2012

Experience, depth look to propel men’s cross country

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 31, 2012
Women’s cross country eyes top of UAA in 2012

Women’s cross country eyes top of UAA in 2012

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 31, 2012
Spartans on the Warpath

Spartans on the Warpath

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 31, 2012

Women’s volleyball preview

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 23, 2012
Women’s soccer preview

Women’s soccer preview

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 23, 2012
Men’s soccer preview

Men’s soccer preview

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 23, 2012

Interested in games around Cleveland? Here are some lesser-known options

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 23, 2012

Cleveland sports teams experience share of heartbreak

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
August 23, 2012

This year in Spartan sports

Peter Cooke and Shinichi Inoue
April 26, 2012
Spartans sweep makeup at PSU-Altoona: Wolz, Taylor set program records in wins

Spartans sweep makeup at PSU-Altoona: Wolz, Taylor set program records in wins

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 26, 2012

Women’s tennis swept by nationally ranked Washington, Chicago

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 19, 2012
The future will be here soon…we hope

The future will be here soon…we hope

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 19, 2012
Softball splits on Senior Day against Bulldogs, 7-5, 2-11

Softball splits on Senior Day against Bulldogs, 7-5, 2-11

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 19, 2012

Spartans host Muskies at Progressive Field on Thursday

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 12, 2012
Spartans grab walkoff split versus Heidelberg

Spartans grab walkoff split versus Heidelberg

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
April 5, 2012
Softball splits with Otterbein, moves to 13-8

Softball splits with Otterbein, moves to 13-8

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 29, 2012

Jurcak leads Spartans on the track with stadium record

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 29, 2012
Softball breaks out at UAA Championship, finishes fourth

Softball breaks out at UAA Championship, finishes fourth

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 22, 2012
Sluggers go 4-4 at UAA Championship, finish third

Sluggers go 4-4 at UAA Championship, finish third

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 22, 2012

Softball looks to build on successful first season under Henry

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 9, 2012

Youthful women look to hit an ace this spring

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 9, 2012
Women fourth, men sixth at UAA’s Indoor Track and Field Championship

Women fourth, men sixth at UAA’s Indoor Track and Field Championship

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
March 2, 2012
Women sweep Rochester, Emory on Senior Weekend

Women sweep Rochester, Emory on Senior Weekend

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 24, 2012
Men finish 3rd, women 7th at UAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Men finish 3rd, women 7th at UAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 24, 2012
Women take on Rochester in Play4Kay event

Women take on Rochester in Play4Kay event

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 17, 2012
Unequaled Athletic Association

Unequaled Athletic Association

Peter Cooke, Sports Editor
February 17, 2012
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