By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The No. 23/25 Monmouth College football team's return to the NCAA Playoffs ended with a 49-15 loss at No. 6/7 Saint John's in the snow on Saturday. Playing in the Second Round for just the third time ever, the Fighting Scots (9-2) pulled within 21-9 in the second quarter but the Johnnies scored the next 28 points to take control of the game. Brayden Deem (Andalusia, Illinois) ran for 21 yards on the first play from scrimmage after a penalty on

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College men's basketball team saw their four-game win streak come to an end with an 88-77 loss at Dubuque on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (4-2) had four players in double digits and will now have more than a week off before starting MWC play. Max Maring (Port Byron, Illinois) scored Monmouth's first basket to tie the game and Jason Huber (Carpentersville, Illinois) tied the game again with a layup. With Zay Brown (Peoria, Illi

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College men's and women's soccer teams had nine student-athletes named Division III Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) on Tuesday. To qualify for CSC Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least sophomore standing, have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA and participate in at least 90% of their teams games or start at least 66% of their games. For the women's team there were five selectio

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College swim teams both finished second at the Mid-Season Meet in Beloit this weekend. The women's team scored 663 points as Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois) won four individual events over the two days. The men's team scored 474 points as Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) and Jordan Bridgford (Kapolei, Hawai'i) both won events. "This was a fantastic weekend for us," said head coach Jake Dacus. "We always love coming up to

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College women's basketball team returned home for the first time in two weeks but their two-game win streak ended with a 79-35 loss to Coe on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (2-3) will be home again next Saturday as they face Dominican. Down 5-0, Ella Goodrich (Minonk, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer, making the fourth game in a row she has scored Monmouth's first points. Ava Pelaez (Aurora, Colorado) hit a 3-pointer and Goodrich made two f

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College men's basketball team won their fourth game in a row with an 86-61 home win over Eureka on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (4-1) outscored the Red Devils by 16 in the second half and put four players in double digits "It was good to get a win on our home court today," said head coach Todd Skrivseth. "We talked about some things at halftime and it was good to see the team made the adjustments." Max Maring (Port Byron, Illinois)

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College women's basketball team put five players in double digits and outscored Blackburn 14-2 in overtime for an 82-70 road win on Wednesday. The Fighting Scots (2-2) held the Beavers to six points in the second quarter and two points in overtime in the win. Ella Goodrich (Minonk, Illinois) scored Monmouth's first points for the third straight game and Averi Rangel (Moline, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer for a 5-2 lead. Blackburn score

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. No. 23/25 Monmouth College football team had a record 20 players named Midwest Conference All-Conference on Friday with 11 First Team selections and nine on the Second Team. In addition, the MWC champion Fighting Scots swept the four individual MVP awards and head coach Chad Braun was named MWC Coach of the Year for an unprecedented sixth time. The only other time one team won all four individual MVPs was in 2016 when QB Tanner Matlick, OL Kolt

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College men's basketball team led wire-to-wire with three players in double figures as they won 81-58 at Westminster on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (3-1) have scored at least 81 points in three straight games and return home to face Eureka Saturday afternoon. Max Maring (Port Byron, Illinois) scored the first basket and Jason Huber (Carpentersville, Illinois) converted a 3-point play off a steal. Maring scored again and Kyle

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

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College women's basketball team rallied from 14 down to beat Westminster 56-55 in Saturday's neutral site game. The Fighting Scots (1-2) won the game on two free throws in the final second by senior Kiersten Cox (Illinois City, Illinois). ""I'm very proud of our response out of halftime," said head coach Michelle DeCoud. "Shots weren't always falling for us today and this weekend and we are still working out some missed rotations d

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College men's basketball team put three in double figures, made 36 free throws, and won at Rockford University 82-78 on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Scots (2-1) stay on the road for a game Tuesday before hosting Eureka next Saturday. "A very choppy game today with a combined 82 free throws but we found a way to win a tight game on the road," said head coach Todd Skrivseth. "We had to dig in and get some key stops and also hit o

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College swim teams swept Millikin on Saturday with the men securing the win on the final relay of the day. The women won 100-89 while the men won 91.5-82.5 at the Decatur Family YMCA. Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) won two individual events on Saturday and swam in two winning relays, including the meet-clinching swim. "It's always great to get a win on both sides," said head coach Jake Dacus. "Close meets like today never

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College cross country teams finished their seasons on Saturday at the NCAA Midwest Region hosted by Wartburg at the Max Cross Country Course in Waverly, Iowa. "With a much bigger field than our conference championships our goal was for both teams to get our hard and avoid getting boxed in," said head coach Cooper Pauley. "Both groups did that very well and were in positions to complete where we needed to be in the middle of the rac

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, IL For the first time in nearly a decade, the Monmouth College football team is ranked nationally. After beating Knox 69-0 on Saturday to finish a 9-0 Midwest Conference season and 9-1 overall regular season, the Scots are ranked No. 25 in Sunday's D3football.com poll. The last time the Scots were nationally ranked was in the final poll of the 2016 season. The Scots checked in at No. 21 after falling to Coe 21-14 in the first round of the playoffs

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. The Monmouth College Football team will return to the playoffs and face a familiar foe in No. 7 Saint John's (9-1, 8-1 MIAC). The teams will meet at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota at Noon on Saturday, Nov. 29 in the Second Round of the Division III Football Playoffs. Ticket information will be announced soon and the game will stream exclusively on ESPN+ (subscription needed). All NCAA Division III Playoff games until the Championshi

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. Monmouth College sophomore Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois) was named Midwest Conference women's swimming performer of the week on Tuesday. Warren helped Monmouth to a head-to-head win at Illinois College on Saturday by winning both of her individual events and swimming on a winning relay. Warren swam the 200 breaststroke in 2:36.72, the 5th-best time in the MWC this season as she won by eight seconds over teammate Addie Smith (Monmouth, Illi