Men's Basketball Topped by MacMurray

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- The men's basketball opened the 2013 portion of their conference season with a 94-75 loss to MacMurray on Saturday.  Jordan Smith came off the bench to post a game-high 23 points.

The game was tight at the intermission as MacMurray entered halftime leading by two, but it was the second half which was MacMurray extend their lead and run away with the victory.

MarQuel Jones posted a solid all-around effort with 18 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals in 32 minutes of action.  Todd Albertson likewise posted six rebounds, and Alex Mumphard gathered three steals.

The Panthers (6-5, 1-2 SLIAC) host Blackburn Tuesday at 7 p.m. before traveling to NCAA Division I Western Illinos on Wednesday.

This story was published on January 05, 2013

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Men's Soccer Beats MacMurray 1-0

JACKSONVILLE, Ill.-- The Greenville Men's Soccer team beat MacMurray 1-0 with a late goal by Sean McQuillan.

McQuillan scored a header with just 2 minutes remaining in the game to get the game winner and bring home the win for the Panthers. Both Dan Ruder and Ryan Haas were credited with the assist.

GC outshot MacMurray 16-4 in the game, with Nathan Mayberry leading the team with 5 shots. Thomas Crown was credited with 2 saves to earn the SLIAC shutout.

This win brings Greenville into the nuber two spot in the SLIAC with a record of 9-5-2 (4-0-2 SLIAC). The team plays again Saturday, Oct. 27 when they take on Conference rival Webster in a battle for SLIAC dominance.

This story was published on October 23, 2012

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Lady Panther Soccer Dominates MacMurray 5-0

JACKSONVILLE, Ill.-- The GC women traveled to MacMurray and beat the Highlanders 5-0 to earn another SLIAC win.

Kelsey Panzau put the ball in the net 7 minutes into the game when Claire Conwell-Vargas passed the ball to her for the assist. 14 minutes later, Conwell-Vargas scored an unassisted goal to bring the score to 2-0 GC at halftime.

The second half proved to be even more eventful for the Panthers, as Jen Williams scored for GC just 5 minutes into the half, with Natalie Henneberry getting the assist. Kayla Panzau was next to get on the board for Greenville, scoring the the game's 50th minute. The last goal of the match came when Chelsea Kirkley scored a header off of a corner kick by Allie Rueter. Kirkley's goal brought the game to its final score of 5-0 GC.

Greenville outshot MacMurray 28-5 in the game and earned a shutout.

This win gives the Panthers a 8-7-1 (4-2 SLIAC) record. The ladies take to the field again tomorrow, Oct. 24, when they travel to Eureka to play the rescheduled game from last week.

This story was published on October 23, 2012

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