Stevenson Raises $34,000 in Relay for Life

The second annual Relay for Life at Stevenson University was held Friday night in the gymnasium on the Owings Mills campus. The event brought together 529 participants, in 44 teams, raising a collective $34,050 for the American Cancer Society.

With 529 eager participants, Stevenson University's second annual Relay for Life raised about $10,000 more than last year's fundraiser. Those 529 participants, in 44 teams, raised $34,050 for the American Cancer Society Friday night in the gymnasium on the university's Owings Mills campus. This year marked a leap of progress for the event, which raised $23,000 with 24 teams and 335 registered participants last year. This year, the Relay committee started planning and promoting the event when the school year started. ”We’ve been working really hard to up our publicity to make this the spot. I think the question now is ‘when is Relay?’ as opposed to last year when the question was ‘what is Relay?’” said Relay co-chair Nick Farano. Farano, a …

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Stevenson Displays Rare Bible

There are only 175 of these rare King James Bibles in the world.

Stevenson's Takeover of Rosewood Delayed

There have been delays in the sale of the Rosewood Center to Stevenson University.

Stevenson Set to Debut New Ballpark

The university’s baseball team will open Park Field on its Greenspring Campus Wednesday afternoon.

For the first time in 12 years, Stevenson University baseball will have its very own digs—on campus. In the venue’s inaugural game, the Mustangs take on Messiah—in a matchup of future Middle Athletic Conference rivals—Wednesday at 3 p.m. Park Field's grand opening ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m., will feature free hot dogs, drinks and giveaways provided by the President’s Office. Improvements to the field—located behind the Greenspring Valley Road campus—include a 32-foot press box and enclosed dug outs for both the home and away team. In addition to the game field, there is also a new practice infield, bullpen mounds, two batting tunnels and a soft toss/tee hitting area. Previously, Stevenson played its home games at Ripken Stadium, …

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Stevenson Women Eliminated from Conference Tourney

Mustangs fall to Salisbury in first round of Capital Athletic Conference tournament.

Playing in their first postseason game since the 2007-08 season, Stevenson women’s basketball found themselves down just a point at 50-49 with 6:20 remaining in the second half. However, top-seeded Salisbury proceeded to go on a 9-1 run to widen its lead to nine with under a minute to play. The host Sea Gulls would ice the game at the foul line to preserve a 62-56 win in the CAC Women’s Basketball Championship first round. The Mustangs (10-16)—who finish the season with their first double-digit win total since their 2006-07 campaign—were paced by junior Sam Murray and freshman Kyarra Harmon who finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively.  Although the Mustangs held their opponents to just  18 made field goals—and an anemic 33 percent …

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Should Plan B Be in College Vending Machines?

Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania offers the pill, but locally at Stevenson University, health officials encourage students to set up a personal meeting at its wellness center.

For $25, students at Shippensburg University can use a vending machine on campus to get access to Plan B, which is also referred to as the “morning-after pill.” Plan B is an over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pill to be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex. Towson University is among the places in Maryland considering adding Plan B in a vending machine. With a vending machine in a controlled area, Dr. Jane Halpern, director of the university's health center, told Towson Patch, "It's more private; you could come and just purchase it on your own." The vending machine at Shippensburg University is located in a private room in the school’s student health center that is accessible only to students, according to a university …

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Despite Loss, Stevenson Women Capture Postseason Berth

The Mustangs will be playing in the CAC tournament for the first time since the 2007-08 season.

The Stevenson University women’s basketball squad may not have advanced into postseason play in the fashion they would have liked, but when the dust settled Wednesday night the Mustangs found themselves locked into the sixth seed for their conference tournament. In a game in which they converted only 12 field goal attempts, Stevenson fell, 64-30, to Mary Washington, but secured the final seed in the Capital Athletic Conference tourney via Marymount’s (Va.) 78-69 road victory over Frostburg State. The Mustangs will travel to play third-seeded Salisbury Tuesday, February 21, in what will be their first tournament appearance since earning the seventh seed in the 2007-08 season. Since then, the nine-school conference cut the tournament down to…

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Stevenson Lacrosse in National Rankings

The Mustangs are No. 7 USILA Division III Preseason Poll.

The Stevenson University men's lacrosse team will begin the season ranked No. 7, the university's athletics website said. The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III Preseason Poll put the Mustangs in the top 10 in Divison III after they finished last season ranked third. Stevenson went 18-3 in 2011, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship. The team led the nation in goals per game and scoring margin and boasted the USILA's Outstanding Player of the Year Jimmy Dailey and Outstanding Defensive Player Evan Douglass, according the the university. Salisbury, a fellow Capital Athletic Conference team, was ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll. The perennial powerhouse …

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Stevenson Basketball Nearing Tournament Berth

The Mustangs' women's basketball team is one game away from a potential berth in the conference championship tournament.

One game separates the Stevenson University women's basketball team from its first Capital Athletic Conference tournament game since the 2007-08 season after a 60-51 win over Trinity, a university statement said. Reisterstown native Sam Murray scored a game-high 16 points, including 12 on four three-pointers on Saturday. The win marked the first 10-win season for Stevenson (10-13) in five years since the team went 19-10 during the 2007-08 season. The Mustangs play a CAC road game Wednesday at Mary Washington. Stevenson will officially earn the sixth and final seed in the CAC Women's Basketball Championship with a win or a Frostburg State loss at home against Marymount. Both games tip-off at 6 p.m.

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