It was a busy week in the ASC, with six games played, four of which were inter-conference matchups. As we look back on UMHB’s 68-14 win over Southwestern, here is a quick dive through the rest of the contests that played out involving ASC programs on Saturday afternoon.
MARSHALL- An undefeated ETBU team on the rise managed to knock off No. 25 UMHB on Thursday night, handing the Crusaders their first loss of the season, as the Tigers captured the decisive fifth set, 15-9, and won the match, 3-2.
CLEVELAND, Miss.- The UMHB softball team encountered rain, wind, and consecutive one-run games, but the Crusaders have lived to fight another day at the ASC Tournament. UMHB, the nation’s No. 9 team, won its opening round game over McMurry early Friday before dropping the following contest in walk-off fashion to No. 8 ETBU.
MARSHALL, Texas- In an unforgiving stretch of the conference schedule, facing Top 10 teams on consecutive weekends, the UMHB softball team showed few signs of fatigue.
Instead, the Crusaders went toe-to-toe with the nation’s seventh-ranked team, ETBU, on the road, and pulled out a shutout victory on Friday evening, finishing the weekend fourth in the ASC standings.
BELTON- In a competitive series against the ASC’s first-place team, UMHB remained in step with ETBU, and claimed a one-run victory in the series finale on Saturday afternoon.
The Crusaders are now 14-12 overall, 8-10 in ASC play, with 14 games left on the schedule.
Above photo: As part of Patriot Day and the remembering of Sept. 11, five military helicopters flew over Crusader Stadium just before kickoff after the