April 9, 2016 Belles Topped by Nationally-Ranked Flying Dutch SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's tennis team held their own in a 9-0 loss against No. 27 ranked Hope on Saturday at the South Bend Racquet Club. April 8, 2016 Belles Edge D-II Ferris State for Second Place at Trine ANGOLA, Ind. - The weather may have shortened this weekend's tournament to only one round, but the Saint Mary's golf team took the opportunity to edge out Division II Ferris State by a single stroke to finish second at the Trine Spring Classic on Friday. April 8, 2016 Meghan Flanagan ’16 Receives Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship Saint Mary’s College is proud to announce Meghan Flanagan ’16 of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Germany to serve as an English teaching assistant and cultural ambassador for the U.S. Flanagan will be one of 1,900 U.S. citizens to travel abroad for the 2016-2017 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Her adventure begins in September and ends in June 2017. She is the eighth Saint Mary’s College student to be awarded the scholarship since 1965. The last to receive it was Rachael Chesley ’11 in 2011. April 7, 2016 Belles Hold Off Bulldogs for MIAA Win SOUTH BEND, Ind. - For the first time in the young history of the Saint Mary's lacrosse team, the Belles won their opening conference game of the season with a 12-9 victory over Adrian on Wednesday. April 6, 2016 Belles Fall in Game One, Game Two Halted Against Bulldogs SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball game lost their opening MIAA contest of the year by a 6-5 score against Adrian before having game two halted due to darkness on Tuesday evening. April 5, 2016 “Bloom” Seminar Intended to Grow Confidence in Middle School Girls On Sunday, July 19 Saint Mary's College will host its second annual “Bloom for Girls” one-day seminar for middle school girls and their moms or guardians. Molly Schleeter Bell, a mom of a seven-year-old daughter and a 1997 alumna of the women’s college, leads the program. April 4, 2016 Young Tabbed as MIAA Player of the Week FREELAND, Mich. - Saint Mary's softball player Cassie Young was selected as the MIAA Position Player of the Week on Monday, April 4. April 4, 2016 Theisen Picks Up Second MIAA Player of the Week Honor FREELAND, Mich. - For the second time this spring, Saint Mary's lacrosse player Clare Theisen has been recognized as an MIAA Player of the Week. The Belles midfielder was named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for games through April 3. April 4, 2016 Sister Marianne Farina, CSC, to Offer 31st Annual Madeleva Lecture The Saint Mary’s College Center for Spirituality is proud to announce that Sister Marianne Farina, CSC, professor of philosophy and theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California will offer the College’s 31st Annual Madeleva Lecture. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in Carroll Auditorium, Madeleva Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Farina’s teaching and research interests include interfaith dialogue, the Catholic Church’s social justice teaching, and cross-cultural communications. She earned a master’s degree in pastoral theology from Santa Clara University and a PhD in theological ethics from Boston College.