Benjamin to coach Judson baseball
Judson University announced the hiring of Rich Benjamin as baseball coach Monday.
This is the first head coaching job for Benjamin, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Olivet Nazarene University.
He also spent two years as an assistant coach at Martin Methodist University in Tennessee, the school he graduated from in 2004 with a degree in English. Benjamin recently completed his Master's of Organizational Leadership at Olivet.
"I am honored to be named the head baseball coach at Judson," Benjamin said in a press release. "I have been praying for a place to go to become a head coach. I am looking forward to moving the Judson baseball program to the next level."
Benjamin inherits a program that has finished in the top half of the CCAC the last four seasons with a record of .500 or better
Boys soccer
West Chicago 5, Elgin 0: The Maroons (7-3) suffered a tough loss to West Chicago in nonconference action. Nikil Satish was in goal for Elgin and tallied 17 saves.
New Trier 3, Bartlett 0: In a nonconference game the Hawks (3-5-1) fell to the Trevians. Vince DiNuzzo was in the net for Bartlett and collected 11 saves.
Hampshire 2, Marengo 0: The Whip Purs (8-2-2, 2-2) defeated Marengo for a Big Northern East Conference victory. Junior Makinde led Hampshire with a pair of goals, one of which was assisted by Robert Murphy. Cameron Rath stopped 8 shots for Hampshire.
Girls volleyball
Bartlett d. Oswego: The Hawks (10-5, 2-1) defeated Oswego in two games 25-8, 25-15. Carly Sahagian led Bartlett with her jump serve, collecting 23 service points with 7 aces. She also put away 5 kills. Emily Hayes also contributed with the team-high 6 kills, while teammate Megan Mangahas added 12 assists to help the Hawks to a nonconference victory.
Montini d. St. Edward: The Green Wave (6-11, 3-3) came up short in a Suburban Catholic Conference loss to Montini 25-16, 21-25, 25-21. Leading with 16 kills for St. Edward was Kristen Haggenjos. Katie Yohn also added 8 kills and 15 assists while Margie Haggenjos contributed 8 digs. As a team the Green Wave collected 8 aces.
Mooseheart d. Fox Valley Lutheran Academy: The Falcons battled but couldn't overcome Mooseheart, which defeated Fox Valley Lutheran Academy 25-22, 25-19. The Falcons (4-5) were led by Sarah Mounger, who added 6 kills and 2 aces. Katie Mazur also collected 3 kills with 1 ace and 2 blocks. Samantha Pfortmiller tallied 7 assists and 1 ace to help keep Fox Valley Lutheran Academy alive.
Women's soccer
ECC 3, College of Lake County 2: The Spartans (6-1) were led by Kristen Rukhaderlen, who scored the first 2 goals for Elgin. Samantha Scoville and Taylor Cassidy notched the respective assists. Cassidy later scored a third goal on an assist from Lindsey Jones. Stephanie Mariotti collected 7 saves in goal for ECC.