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Finlandia watches Vikings march on

MANKATO, Minn. — The Finlandia University men’s basketball team (2-12) lost 116-63 to Bethany Lutheran (11-2), Tuesday afternoon at North Gymnasium. For the first four minutes, Finlandia and Bethany Lutheran slugged it out.  Sophomore Noah Prestia hit a layup to make it 10-4, BL at the 16:02 mark.  The Vikings scored 10 straight to effectively end the game. For Finlandia, Prestia scored 12 points and senior Danny Zuchak had 10 points For Bethany Lutheran, Justin Schrupp had 24 points. Up next Finlandia takes on Michigan Tech, Wednesday, Jan. 11. The game is scheduled to ...

Lions fell Lumberjacks in overtime

HANCOCK — Sophomore Brendan Erickson got the game-winner in overtime as the Finlandia University men’s hockey team (2-9-1) beat Northland (1-13-1) 2-1, Tuesday night at the Houghton County Arena. Viktor Wennberg and sophomore Dakota Meyer put on a clinic as they had numerous great saves the entire game. At the 9:36 mark, sophomore Garrett Alton scored to put Finlandia on the board first. With 10:07 left in the second period, Northland managed to tie the game up. The third period was 20 minutes of defense and great saves to send the game into overtime.  Just 59 seconds into the ...

Finlandia trips up Wildcats in thriller

SUPERIOR, Wis. — 2022 went out with a bang as the Finlandia University women’s basketball team (5-9) knocked off St. Catherine (5-3) 91-82 in double overtime, Saturday afternoon at Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Like the night before, Finlandia had the lead for all but 54 second the entire period.  Junior Natalie Bartle knocked down a jumper to put the Lions up 15-14 with 56 seconds left. In the second period, St. Catherine trailed by 11 at the 8:39 mark before creeping back in. The Wildcats hit two three throws to end an 8-0 run to lead 28-25 with 2:01 left. Senior Martina Jahfetson ...

Lions men drop pair of games to close December

Lions fall to the Comets   OLIVET, Mich. — Freshman John Schutz and senior Danny Zuchak scored in double figures as the Finlandia Lions men’s basketball team (2-10) lost 106-57 to Olivet (3-6) Thursday afternoon at Cutler Event Center. For the first six minutes, Finlandia and Olivet ...

Perrotta set to compete for Finlandia

HANCOCK — Tammy Perrotta (Battle Creek, Mich.) has committed to play for the Finlandia University softball team. She is planning on majoring in Criminal Justice. Perrotta is entering her senior year at Battle Creek Harper Creek High School.  “The Finlandia University Softball team is thrilled to announce the third member of our 2023 recruiting class,” said coach Matt Farrell. “Tammy is a strong, hard-working, and dedicated student-athlete who is constantly striving and pushing to achieve excellence on the field and in the classroom.” As a junior, she drove in 18 runs, ...

Huskies tame Lions 76-44

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech scored early and often to win comfortably over Finlandia University 76-44 at SDC Gymnasium Saturday evening. The Huskies improved to 10-2 overall and remained undefeated at home (7-0) after facing the Lions in regular season play for just the second time in 10 years. ...