College Roundup: Siena Heights football wins on homecoming

Siena Heights treated its homecoming fans to a thrilling 24-21 victory over Taylor University on Saturday as David Medvedik made a 31-yard field goal with no time left on the clock.

“We put David in that position every week in practice,” SHU (3-3, 1-2 MSFA East) coach Matt Kohn said. “He was prepared, confident and made a huge play.”

The winning kick was set up by a 51-yard run by Ethan LoPresto, who got out of bounds with :01 left on the clock.

LoPresto couldn’t see the time on the scoreboard because of the direction he was running, but he had enough awareness to not get tackled in the field of play.

“He was aware of the time, but the fact that there was only one second (left) was pure luck,” Kohn said.

The long run topped off a great day by LoPresto, who finished with 181 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Taylor.

LoPresto led the Saints offense, which compiled a season-high 473 yards. Taylor had 236 yards passing. Jordan Ramsey added 67 yards on the ground. Credell Prather had four catches for 102 yards.

Taylor went up early 7-0, but LoPresto’s touchdown reception tied the game on the next drive. LoPresto scored again before the first quarter was over for a 14-7 SHU lead, but Taylor tied it before halftime on a 14-yard run by Damon Hockett.

In the fourth quarter, LoPresto scored on a 45-yard run with 11:15 left but Taylor responded quickly with a 25-yard touchdown run by Stephen Ellis.

SHU took over with 21 seconds left at its own 30. After two straight incompletions by Taylor, LoPresto had his long run to the Taylor 19. Taylor was then called for an offside penalty, moving the ball closer, and Medvedik was good from 31 yards out.

“I’m just very proud of the way all of our coaches and players stuck together and never gave up,” Kohn said.

Medvedik is 2 for 2 on field goal attempts this season.

LoPresto’s big day pushed his season per-game average to 101.2 yards.

SHU is on the road next week, playing at Concordia in Ann Arbor.

Taylor falls to 1-6. Lenawee Christian graduate Hutson Hohlbein caught two passes for 16 yards for Taylor on Saturday.

Kalamazoo 45, Adrian 23 

The Bulldogs dropped their fourth-straight as they lost to the Hornets in MIAA play to fall to 1-6 and 0-3 in the league.

Adrian fell behind early with Kalamazoo scoring on its opening drive and then returning a Bulldogs punt for a touchdown.

Kalamazoo also returned a fumble for a touchdown in the second quarter as it took a 24-7 lead into the half with the Bulldogs' lone score coming on a Tejay Moore 53-yard touchdown. Darrick Price added 3-yard touchdown run and Mark Lopez had a 5-yard touchdown pass to Keontae Townsend.

Lopez finished 20-of-34 passing for 202 yards and a touchdown while Moore rushed for 123 yards and Tyler Poirier rushed for 68. Townsend had eight receptions for 84 yards while Cole Seslar caught a pass for 55 yards.

Ryker Bidwell had 11 tackles and Kameraun Smith had an interception.

Here's a look at the rest of college sports for Adrian and Siena Heights:

ADRIAN

Volleyball

The Bulldogs hosted a non-league match Tuesday and beat Kuyper 25-4, 25-13, 25-17.

Onsted graduate Kennedy Ross had five kills as did Ariel Gibson. Megan Reckling had nine assists and three digs while Hannah Sugg had eight digs and Mya Minjares had five digs and four aces. Ainsley Page had four kills, two digs, two aces and an assist.

The Bulldogs played 22 different athletes in the match.

Adrian dropped an MIAA match at home against Albion 20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-9 on Saturday.

Amber Morris had 18 kills, 20 digs and two blocks for the Bulldogs (10-8, 3-1 MIAA) and Mallory Dorow had 17 kills, six digs, three blocks and an assist. Hailey Farrell had 45 assists, 15 digs and two kills and Mya Minjares had 25 digs and four assists.

Golf

The Bulldogs' men's team completed the fall season by taking fifth in the final MIAA jamboree hosted by Olivet at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall.

Adrian shot a team score of 310, 11 shots back of winner Hope. Madison graduate Cameron Bozyk led the Bulldogs with a 75 to tie for sixth while Christian Long shot a 77. Hendrik de Koning and Joe Renfer each shot a 79.

The men's team competed in the Spring Arbor Invite on Monday and shot a two-round score of 660. Christian Long shot 159 while Bozyk and Gabe Campbell each shot a 166, and Joe Renfer shot a 169.

Women's Soccer

The Bulldogs took on Calvin on Tuesday on the road and lost 6-1 to fall to 7-4-2 on the season and 3-2 in the MIAA.

Kassidy Seaton had the goal for Adrian.

Men's Soccer

The Bulldogs fell to Albion 4-0 at home Wednesday and then lost 9-0 at Calvin in MIAA play. Adrian is 1-10-2 and 0-4 in MIAA play.

SIENA HEIGHTS

Volleyball

The Saints won a thrilling fourth set to force a deciding fifth to beat Michigan Dearborn at home 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 31-29, 15-6.

Setter Aubrey Bates returned to action and picked up where she left off with 49 assists, 10 digs, four kills and three aces in the win.

Devyne Eisenhauer had 16 kills, 10 digs, three blocks and an ace while Onsted graduate Kinsey Wagner had 14 kills, three blocks and two digs. Olivia Norman added 11 kills and seven blocks. Payton Osborne had 21 digs.

SHU had a more relaxing win on Friday, beating Cornerstone on the road 25-16, 25-14, 25-19.

Eisenhauer had 11 kills, eight digs and two aces while Bates had 30 assists, eight digs, five kills, two blocks and two aces. Osborne had 11 digs.

The Saints capped the week with a four-set loss at Aquinas 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-20.

Wagner had nine kills and four blocks while Bates had 27 assists, nine digs, three kills and two aces. Osborne had 15 digs.

SHU is 17-6 overall and 9-4 in WHAC play.

Women's Soccer

The Saints remained undefeated with a 2-0 win at Rochester on Wednesday and then beat Indiana Tech 2-1 on the road.

SHU (10-0-4, 6-0-1 WHAC) got two goals from Sarah Ammon while Lily Tiplady and Parker Cheney had the assists against Rochester. Marissa Young and Maria Brixner scored while Alyssa Fischer had an assist against Tech.

Caitlyn Harwood made two saves in the wins.

Golf

The Saints' women's team won the Lourdes Invite Monday at Sylvania Country Club in Sylvania, Ohio.

Skylar Whitman was the medalist as she shot a 78. Kylee Bratschi tied for second with an 82, Leah LaFleur shot an 83 to tie for fourth and Tecumseh graduate Bethany Nowak shot an 84 to take sixth and round out SHU's total of 327.

Men's Soccer

The Saints lost at home to Rochester 2-0 on Wednesday and 2-0 at Indiana Tech on Saturday in WHAC play to fall to 6-6-2 on the season and 2-3-2 in the league.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Siena Heights football wins during homecoming