The top 25 plays in Muhlenberg College athletics for the year, 2025, in the sports of baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's tennis, men's track and field, women's track and field, volleyball, men's wrestling, and women's wrestling.
25 Game, Set, Match, Career
In the final match of his career,
Isaac Shulman won his No. 6 singles match, 6-3, 7-5, finishing with a winner on his last shot to clinch the
team win for the Mules against Dickinson.
24 Dunkin Rewards
Peter Stanton-Shepherd dunked for two points in a
home men's basketball win vs. Washington College.
23 Linzy Leaves 'em Dizzy
Women's basketball freshman
Linzy Roberson quickly established herself as a regular on Plays of the Week with creative finishes, including one on a spin move against Alvernia and another in which she split two defenders around the basket at Arcadia.
22 Scooting Home with the Win
Scooter Hulsen doubled home
Abigail Kim in the bottom of the sixth inning for the winning run in the softball team's
5-4 defeat of Washington College in the first round of the Centennial Conference playoffs.
21 Berney's Journey
Cross country senior
Jem Berney lowered their personal best by 1:29.7 over the course of the season, capping it by placing 31st at the
NCAA Metro Regional to earn all-region status.
20 Extreme Saleem
Saleem Diakite scored two breakway goals in the final 10 minutes to give the men's soccer team a key
4-2 win against Gettysburg.
19 Triple Threat
In a
loss to third-ranked Johns Hopkins, sophomore
Luke Spang became the first player in Muhlenberg football history to record touchdowns rushing, passing, and receiving in the same game.
18 Record Collection
Sophomore
Maya Richwine set school records in the indoor 200 and 60 hurdles and outdoor 100, 100 hurdles, and 4x100 relay, winning one Centennial Conference gold medal and two silvers. She also
qualified for the NCAA Championships indoors. Sophomore
David Seel set school records in the indoor 800 and 1000 and outdoor 800, winning two CC silvers and two bronzes.
17 Your Request Is Denied!
Great saves by
Ellison Ervin (women's lacrosse),
Max Kunnath (men's lacrosse),
Ben Mulford (men's soccer),
Dani Klingener (women's soccer), and
Maddie Schwartz (field hockey).
16 25 in '25
Senior
Christina Marcin enjoyed a memorable Senior Day against McDaniel, tying a career high with 25 kills in a
four-set win.
15 Light the Lamp (Again)
Joey Lamparelli won his
third straight Centennial Conference 125-pound title in a rideout and went on to surpass the 100-win mark for his career.
14 Double History in the Making
Women's lacrosse defeated Ursinus, 16-8, for the first Centennial Conference playoff win in program history. On the same day, men's lacrosse notched
its first CC playoff win ever,
holding off Franklin & Marshall, 11-10.
13 Q4 Returns
Marc Quarrie became the first player in Muhlenberg baseball history to hit four home runs in a doubleheader, going yard twice in both ends of a
twinbill at Mary Hardin-Baylor.
12 Gonna Be, Gonna Be Golden
The Mule 4x100 relay team of sophomores
Maxwell Broadbent,
Bryce Rhodeman,
Christopher Short, and
Isaac Schaffer-Neitz won the
gold medal at the CC Outdoor Championships with a conference, meet, and school-record time of 41.33 seconds.
11 Kelsey Hammer
In the first season of women's wrestling as a varsity sport,
Kelsey Gelb qualified for the national championships.
10 Wonder Strike
Sophomore
Owen Zoeller got men's soccer on the board in a
playoff game at Haverford with a strike from long distance.
9 Four Score
On
Senior Night against McDaniel,
Abba Diglio became the first Mule field hockey player to score four goals in a game since 1995.
8 House Call
On his sixth and final attempt at the AARTF Championships,
Noel House unleashed a season-best javelin throw to
win the meet and earn a bid to the NCAA Championships, where he would go on to
repeat as an All-American.
7 Defense Walkoffs
The Muhlenberg football team clinched two of its nine wins on the final play of the game.
Chris Holland blocked a field goal to preserve a
39-36 defeat of Ursinus, and
Jeffrey Lopez picked off a pass in the end zone to seal a
27-23 win against nationally ranked Carnegie Mellon.
6 Offense Walkoffs
Mule teams walked off with wins in baseball on a double by
Brendan Hughes in the
ninth inning against Eastern and a single by
Aidan Legner in the
10th inning against Ursinus, in men's lacrosse on a
double-overtime goal by
Chase Kusko at Haverford, and in field hockey on an
overtime goal by
Erin DiSandro.
5 Playoff Walkoff
Men's soccer
won a shootout against Haverford in the first round of the Centennial Conference playoffs, with
Taye Edwards saving a penalty kick, and
Elie Khalil ending the shootout by making his PK.
4 Ava-tar: Shoot and Win
Ava Connolly beat the buzzer to give the women's basketball team a
57-55 win at Haverford.
3 Saus to the House
Sophomore
Jake Saus returned an interception for a touchdown on the second play of the season in a
38-19 win against Moravian, setting the tone for a football season that began with uncertainty and ended with a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2 Lone Star
Andrew Loniewski made a habit of dramatic postseason finishes, winning the
Centennial Conference 141-pound title with overtime takedowns in both the semifinals and final and
earning a bid to the NCAA Championships with a last-minute takedown at the regional consolation final.
1 Vaya Con Gio
Senior
Giovanni Rubino wrote a Cinderella script for his final game as a Mule, scoring 43 points (one short of the school record) and making a layup with a half-second left for the winner in an
82-81 defeat of McDaniel.
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