Lockport's Saginus named all-Big East

MILWAUKEE -- Former Lockport High School cross-country standout Kyle Saginus has continued his success at Marquette University.

Saginus eraned all-Big East honors at the Big East Cross Country Championships with a 12th-place finish in a time of 24:56. His effort helped the Golden Eagles finish seventh.

"It was a beautiful race by Kyle, who ran very smart," coach Mike Nelson said. "Around a mile, he was in the 30's and came through at the 5K mark in about 20th place. Over the last two miles, he worked really well to get past some guys and finish strong."

Saginus is the first Marquette male to earn all-Big East honors and the first to claim all-conference honors since Brent Des Roches did so in 2004 in Conference USA.

In the women's race, Lincoln-Way East graduate Amanda Beggs helped Marquette to a seventh-place finish, taking 52nd overall.

UIC 68, Lewis 60 -- At Chicago, senior Kelly Dianis scored a game-high 16 points, but it was not enough for the Flyers in the exhibition loss Thursday night.

Jenny Turpel finished with 14 points and 9 rebounds, while Jenna Mooberry had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks for Lewis, which begins regular-season play next Saturday at Michigan Tech.

River Valley all-conference -- Gardner-South Wilmington landed two spots on the River Valley team. The Panthers' Amber Eisha made the first team, while Julie Pfeifer was a special mention selection. Lewis sweeps Bellarmine -- At Louisville, Ky., No. 22 Lewis swept Bellarmine 25-16, 26-24, 25-23 on Friday night to clinch the right to host the GLVC tournament next weekend. In the victory, senior Lauren Hatter recorded 10 digs to set a new Lewis career record with 1,421. She surpassed Colleen Quinlan's record by one.

Junior Stephanie Sagat recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs. She hit .435 and added a solo block. Juniors Kim Richards and Sara deBuhr each had 8 kills, with deBuhr recoding 7 solo blocks.

The Flyers improve to 28-6 (16-1 GLVC) while Bellarmine is 7-17 (7-10 GLVC). Lewis finishes the regular season today at Northern Kentucky, but all eyes turn towards the GLVC Tournament at Neil Carey Arena.