MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (October 11, 2021) – St. Thomas University (STU) Athletics "The Bobcat Beat", second edition. This weekly article will provide fans with recent scores, upcoming games and matches to be on the lookout for, current rankings, and all Bobcat Athletic news.
 
Bobcats in the Rankings (NAIA Top-25 Coaches' Poll)
Baseball – #19
Football – Receiving Votes
Men's Golf – Receiving Votes
Women's Golf – #23
Men's Soccer – #8
Women's Soccer – #22
Men's Tennis – #21
Women's Tennis – Receiving Votes
 
Recap from October 4 – October 10

The Biggest announcement of the week was the addition of Women's Lacrosse to the athletics roster. The Bobcat women's lacrosse team is set to start in Fall of 2022.
 
Volleyball

• Sweep the week 3-0 defeating Florida Memorial University (3-0), Florida College (3-1), and Southeastern University (3-0).
• Florida Memorial was the only unbeaten team left in Sun Conference play before the match.
• St. Thomas now sits alone atop the Sun Conference standings after the first go around between each team.
• The only lost came to College of Coastal Georgia on the road.
• St. Thomas has a 24-3 set record in SUN play.
• Bianca Grassi has been named back-to-back Sun Conference Defender of the Week for the second time this season. This brings her yearly total to five on the season.

 
Football

• St. Thomas is now receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top-25 Poll.
• The continue to roll in this impressive season, remaining perfect after a 27-7 victory at Webber International University.
• The Bobcats are now on a nine-game winning streak dating back to October 31, 2020.
• Last week Tyler Thomas and Nicholas Engler were named Mid-South Conference Players of the Week winning offensive and defensive, respectively.
• Thomas threw for a program record six-passing touchdowns in one game against Warner.
• Engler picked up six tackles and sack for a loss of 15-yard loss, a forced fumble, and pass breakup and a blocked extra point attempt.
• This week, Kendall Wilson II was named Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking two punt attempts and returning one for a 12-yard touchdown.

 
Men's Soccer

• The men are ranked eighth in the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll Top-25.
• St. Thomas had a clean week defeating Ave Maria 2-1 on Wednesday and 4-2 against Southeastern on Saturday in the Sun Conference Game of the Week.
• Guido Cacciabue was named the Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Week after a five-point week being involved in four of the six goals.
• Cacciabue had a goal and three assists on the week.
• STU is one of four teams left in the nation undefeated with a 7-0-2 overall record.

 
Women's Soccer

• St. Thomas is currently ranked 22^nd in the NAIA Coaches' Top-25 Poll.
• The Bobcats went 1-1 on the week with a big 7-0 win over Warner University.
• Katharina Juellich and Karina Medina both had mutli-goal games against the Royals.
• Melanie Lefebvre won the SUN Defender of the Week last week after a 1-0-1 week.

 
Men's and Women's Swimming

• St. Thomas Swimming made history on Saturday morning competing in their first dual meet against Ave Maria University.
• The women's team won 223-23 in the dual led by Andrea Guerrero who scored 27 points.
• The men's team won 244-17 in the dual led by Liam Henry, Nestor Montero, William Birkett, and Oier Fernandez all collecting 18 points.
• This was also the first home dual meet for the Bobcats.

 
Men's Golf

• The men's golf team is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top-25 poll.
• The Bobcats placed 11^th out of 12 team in the NSU Shark Invitational.
• Jake Fournier led the way for the team.

 
Cross Country

• St. Thomas hosted the STU Bobcat Catholic Invitational on Saturday, October 9.
• The teams place third on both sides.
• Jonathan Memnon led the way on the men's side.
• Naomi Marcin led the way on the women's side.

 
 
Upcoming Events

• Men's and Women's Golf are at the Nancy Nichols Fall Invite hosted by Webber International on Monday-Tuesday, October 11-12.
• Volleyball starts the second round of conference play against Ave Maria on the road on Wednesday and taking on Warner at home on Saturday.
• Women's Soccer will take on #10 Southeastern University in the Sun Conference Game of the Week on Thursday from the Bobcat Turf Field at 7 p.m.
• They will then take the road on Saturday to play Thomas University at 1 p.m.
• Swimming will head to Tampa on Friday for their first NCAA dual.
• Men's Tennis will take on the Saint Leo Invitational from Friday - Sunday.
• Football will conclude their road trip on Saturday against the University of Fort Lauderdale at 12 p.m.
• Men's Soccer will take on Webber International in the Sun Conference Game of the Week on Saturday in Babson Park at 1:30 p.m.

 
 
 
Conference Standings
 
Sun Conference Volleyball

School Name	SUN Record	Overall Record
St. Thomas	6-1	13-5
Florida Memorial	5-2	6-5
Coastal Georgia	5-2	18-2
Ave Maria	4-3	11-7
Keiser	4-3	14-17
Southeastern	3-4	14-10
Webber  International	1-6	10-10
Warner	0-7	4-14

 
Sun Conference Men's Soccer

School Name	SUN Record	Overall Record	Points
(8) St. Thomas	3-0-1	7-0-2	10
(2) Keiser	3-0	7-1	9
Webber International	2-1-2	8-2-2	8
Warner	2-1-2	6-3-4	8
(RV) Southeastern	1-2-1	7-3-2	4
Florida Memorial	1-2-1	1-5-1	4
Ave Maria	1-3	3-7	3
SCAD Savannah	0-1-2	2-3-5	2
Thomas	0-3-1	4-5-1	1

 
Sun Conference Women's Soccer

School Name	SUN Record	Overall Record	Points
(2) Keiser	4-0	9-1	1012
Webber International	3-0	9-0-1	9
(22) St. Thomas	2-1-1	7-2-2	7
SCAD Savannah	2-1-1	7-4-1	7
(RV) Ave Maria	2-2	8-4	6
USCB	2-2	8-5	6
(10) Southeastern	1-2	7-3	3
Warner	0-2	3-5-1	3
Thomas	0-3	5-6	0
Florida Memorial	0-4	0-9	0

  

Mid-South Conference Football

School Name	MSC Record	Overall Record
(RV) St. Thomas	3-0	6-0
(6) Keiser	1-0	4-1
Ave Maria	1-0	2-4
Southeastern	1-1	3-3
Warner	0-0	3-3
Webber International	0-0	0-5
Florida Memorial	0-1	0-7