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[Women's Soccer] Castleman inks seven freshmen for 2013

Jenny Elder — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0600

Every class is unique and special for their own reasons and this past November women's soccer coach Leah Crews Castleman said goodbye to five very talented seniors. This bunch, for the better part of their tenure at Georgetown, was the backbone of the defense and the offensive fire power up top. With every graduation comes another group with a chance to meddle their talents with Castleman's game plan, taking Georgetown to another height in competition.

As of early June, the sixth-year coach has added seven true freshmen for the 2013 season – Shelby Vogel, Brittney Moshos, Kelsey Aerni, Danielle Lang, Amanda Hasl, Max Zimmer and Abby Sobolewski.

"I'm really excited about this incoming class," Castleman said. "I think they all possess the skills to help out immediately, while also giving depth. It is difficult to lose five players at once let alone five that meant so much to this program."

[Women's Basketball] Women's basketball adds two of Indiana's best

Jenny Elder — Fri, 31 May 2013 09:35:00 -0600

The past two seasons, Georgetown College women's basketball has been a force inside the strong Mid-South Conference and made good runs in the NAIA national tournament.

Third-year coach Andrea McCloskey returns a lot of her scoring threats for the coming year, but with the 2013-14 recruiting class has added some inside depth with Emilie Ziese and Jenna Meyer.

"I am very pleased with the two incoming freshman's ability to work hard in the classroom and on the court," McCloskey said.

[Dance] 2013 Tiger Dance tryouts set

Jenny Elder — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:40:00 -0600

Tiger Dance team is holding tryouts Sunday, June 9 at United Talent Dance Studio, 101 Spring Court, Georgetown, Ky. There will be a clinic from 10 am-noon with a break for lunch and tryouts beginning at 1:30 pm.

Please wear dance clothing – fitted tank top or T-shirt, dance shorts or pants and proper dance shoes. Hair should be secured back and out of dancers' faces and eyes. During the clinic, dancers will learn a one-minute tryout routine and the fight song.

[Women's Soccer] Williams returning to Georgetown

Jenny Elder — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:15:00 -0600

Georgetown College women's soccer will have a familiar face returning to assist the team this fall. Tiger athletics hired recent graduate and former Tiger Caitlin Williams as the assistant for coach Leah Crews Castleman.

"I'm thrilled that Caitlin has decided to join us for a sixth season as a part of the Georgetown College women's soccer program, this time as a member of the coaching staff," Castleman said. "Caitlin brings a wealth of knowledge to the program as she has played every position and has quite a bit of coaching experience at the club level. She is a natural leader, a person who can inspire others through her love of the game, excitement for training and passion for winning.

"More importantly, she is a person of very high character and will continue to serve as an outstanding role model for the players. There are hands down no other potential candidates who love this program as much as Caitlin; she will put her heart and soul into every second she spends working with this team."

[Georgetown] Hall of Fame banquet a reminder that 'It's a great day to be a Tiger'

Jenny Elder — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:15:00 -0600

It was indeed a great night to be a Tiger, the theme that began with the first inductee Jim Carty through the final presentation to honor Dr. William H. Crouch, Jr., this past Saturday at the 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame.

Carty, Kent Garrett, Jessica Leonard, Elizabeth Brown McHale and John Owen make 83 inductees through 16 years. Georgetown added the 1989 women's basketball team to the previous 11 teams already in the Hall of Fame and Bob Tripure became the sixth distinguished alum.

"We have so many people that deserve this as you look back over our outstanding history in athletics," said associate athletic director Austin Sparks. "Fortunately, we have a great committee that takes this very seriously and each year we have another fabulous class of inductees."

[Women's Basketball] Tyra's jersey to hang in "Ring of Honor"

Jenny Elder — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:55:00 -0600

Kourtney Tyra has one goal – win. Along the way to achieving this goal she is shattering Georgetown College women's basketball records and setting new standards of excellence.

"She has an intense drive and she's had it since day one of arriving at Georgetown," said GC coach Andrea McCloskey. "Kourtney is a player, teammate and coach all in one, which is what you look for in point guards."

As she enters her senior season, Tyra holds the all-time assists, the single-season assist and the consecutive free throws made records. She is the lone female Tiger to tally a triple-double, is climbing the charts on the all-time scoring list and is 132 rebounds shy of being in the Top 20 all-time there as well. She is a two-time NAIA All-American and helped Georgetown to a 53-40 record in her three seasons with one national tournament run into the quarterfinals.

[Baseball] No. 21 Tigers roar for 12-2 win over MVNU

Jenny Elder — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:20:00 -0600

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Georgetown College baseball got off the snide in NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round action tallying its first win Friday morning in Montgomery's elimination bracket. The No. 21 Tigers (36-18) got behind early, but quickly responded and rolled 12-2 over Mount Vernon Nazarene (32-17) to advance to this evening's game against Indiana Tech (32-17).

The game is currently set for an 8 pm EST start.

"It's good to end that little streak and finally get a win in the opening round," said GC coach Micah Baumfeld. "We knew we were hitting well and like hitting here, but it was a matter of stringing things together. In the bottom of the second we took the lead, but really saw our offense come to life in the third."

[Baseball] A trio of three run innings doom GC in first game of regional

Jenny Elder — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:35:00 -0600

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Two-out rallies hurt Georgetown against the two seed in the Montgomery bracket of the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round. The No. 21 Tigers (35-18) scored first with three singles, but it was a pair of three-run innings by Texas Wesleyan that did in GC.

The No. 17 Rams (41-16) had no one on in the second and the fourth with two outs in each, but managed through singles, walks, hit batters and errors to score six runs in a 9-1 win Thursday afternoon.

[Georgetown] GC Awards honor another banner year for Tigers

Jenny Elder — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:55:00 -0600

Georgetown College recently held its 8th Annual GC Awards, a time to honor, celebrate and recognize a year's worth of athletic success and accomplishments.

It has been another banner season for the Tigers, winning a fifth national title, along with countless other team honors. Most of the GC Awards are centered upon honoring athletes for various things with several final awards for team accomplishments.

[Baseball] No. 21 Baseball learns opening round destination, opponents

Jenny Elder — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:40:00 -0600

Georgetown College baseball returns to the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Rounds following a 35-17 season and finishing No. 21 in the most recent coaches' poll. The Tigers travel to Montgomery, Ala. as the third-seeded team in that bracket.

Joining GC is host No. 1 Faulkner University (47-10), No. 16 Texas Wesleyan (40-16), Indiana Tech (31-16) and Mount Vernon Nazarene (32-15).

The Tigers, the eighth at-large seed for the tournament, will play 3 pm CST, 4 pm EST, Thursday against TXWU. The Rams finished as runner-up in the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament to punch their ticket to the opening rounds.

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[Track & Field] Tigers set several records at MSC meet

Jenny Elder — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:00:00 -0600

Georgetown College had up and down times this past weekend at the Mid-South Conference Meet, but in the end challenged itself and set several new Tiger records.

"It's the way it goes sometimes," said GC coach Todd McDaniel. "You will have off days and meets. However, I was really pleased overall to see us make improvements in a couple of areas. You want to win the conference meet for bragging rights, but we still have two more big meets that could determine our placing some athletes at the national meet. That is what matters."

[Softball] Oakley's homerun ends GC season

Jenny Elder — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:50:00 -0600

Georgetown College softball came up a game shy of battling out of the elimination bracket of the Mid-South Conference tournament Monday.

The Tigers (32-14) bounced back as best they could after an epic 15-inning battle to start the day. Georgetown scored first, but could not hold off CU (41-14). Campbellsville scored three in the bottom of the fourth and held on for the 3-1 win.

It was the fifth meeting between these two teams and all of CU's wins came from the long ball. Heather Oakley's two run blast broke open the 1-1 tie and gave her team enough breathing room to advance to the elimination finals.

[Softball] Tigers win epic 15-inning game

Jenny Elder — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:40:00 -0600

Georgetown College softball etched its name in history Monday at the Mid-South Conference softball tournament. The Tigers and University of Virginia College at Wise played an epic 15-inning game (that is two full games and an inning), which is the fourth longest in NAIA. GC came out on top 6-5 with an RBI single from freshman Sandy Young to score senior Hillary Plain.

The two-plus game saw a seventh inning rally by the Tigers. Senior Mallory Johnson singled and an error on fielding the ball allowed Marissa Massie, running for Shelby Engle, to score the tying run.

[Baseball] Tigers hit Steele wall against Rio

Jenny Elder — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:05:00 -0600

KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Tigers hit a steel wall in University of Rio Grande's David Steele. No. 19 Georgetown College's (35-17) nine lives in the elimination bracket came to an end as the RedStorm (36-19) won 6-2 in the night cap of a very long Saturday at Hunter Wright Stadium.

The junior threw a complete game, striking out seven to end GC's hopes of repeating as Mid-South Conference tournament champions.

[Softball] Engle helps Tigers drop Rio, stay alive in MSC tourney

Jenny Elder — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:55:00 -0600

KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Shelby Engle came in with ice water in her veins and helped softball stay alive in the elimination bracket Saturday at Domtar Park.

The freshman relieved Katie Mann and shutdown University of Rio Grande long enough to allow herself a chance to hit two homeruns – a solo and a three-run – as the Tigers (31-13) rallied for a 4-1 win. The defense twice stonewalled the RedStorm (22-19). Rio loaded the bases once with one out and came away scoreless, then started an inning by getting two on but no one scored.