By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, IL Monmouth College sophomore Kaylee Celus (Annawan, Illinois) was named Midwest Conference Player of the Year on Thursday, the first ever Fighting Scots player to be named volleyball POY. Celus was also named to the MWC First Team while senior Alana Robertson (Mapleton, Illinois) was named Second Team. "I am very proud of both Kaylee and Alana." said head coach Hope Neargarder. "They have been great leaders on and off the court this year for our te

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. Monmouth College senior Avery Parks (Bloomington, Illinois) was named the Midwest Conference women's soccer Defensive Player of the Year on Friday. The Scots put two players on the Midwest Conference All-Conference team as Parks was selected to the First Team while freshman Morgan Kistler (Kokomo, Indiana) made the Second Team. Parks is the second player in Monmouth history to be named Defensive Player of the Year and the first non-goalie to wi

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College volleyball team finished their season on Friday night with a 25-12, 25-18, 28-26 loss against Lawrence at the Midwest Conference Tournament. The Scots, who tied with Lawrence for second-place in the conference at 6-2, finish the season with an overall record of 12-14. With senior Alana Robertson (Mapleton, Illinois) serving, Monmouth jumped out to a 2-0 lead. MWC Player of the Year Kaylee Celus (Annawan, Illinois) and Melin

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College football team won the most lopsided Turkey Bowl in history with a 69-0 triumph over Knox College on Saturday to finish a perfect Midwest Conference season. The Fighting Scots (9-1, 9-0) scored 35 points in the first quarter en route to the most points ever scored by one team in the history of the Turkey Bowl. "Really proud of the way we came out of the gate today," said head coach Chad Braun. "Our guys were ready to play an