Second Player of the Week at Covenant this school year!

Engbers, Cross Nab Covenant Player Of The Week Honors

Posted January 31, 2012 

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Freshman Bryant Engbers and senior Margaret Cross were named Covenant Players of the Week for Jan. 23-28. 

Bryant Engbers

It is Engbers’ first time being recognized with this honor. The freshman forward from Sioux Falls, SD had a career night against Piedmont. Engbers scored 24 first half points and 26 for the game in helping the Scots to a 91-78 win. Engbers’ previous career-high in points was 14. He then scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds in a 90-81 loss to Rust College. For the week, Engbers averaged 17.5 PPG and 6.0 RPG while shooting 56 percent (14-25) from the floor.

Margaret Cross

For Cross, it is her second time being named player of the week, but only her first in basketball. The senior from Southern Pines, NC was a two-sport star this season when she suited up for the Covenant women’s soccer team. Cross led Covenant in points with 15 in a 63-44 loss at home to Great South member Piedmont. She went 6-of-12 from the field and connected on three 3-pointers while picking up one steal and one rebound. For the season, Cross is the second leading scorer for the Lady Scots at 10.4 PPG while averaging nearly 30 minutes per game.

Click here for a complete list of previous player of the week winners.

Margaret gets her first Player of the Week for Soccer at her college and for the Conference - she has 4 of them for Basketball

Margaret Cross, Zach Smith Win Covenant Player Of The Week Award

Posted October 19, 2011 

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Margaret Cross and Zach Smith have been named Covenant’s most-outstanding players of the week for the week ending October 15.  For Cross, it’s the first time in her career to be distinguished in such a way for her efforts on the soccer field.  Smith, meanwhile, wins the award for the fourth time this season.

Cross, a senior but first year player for the Lady Scots soccer team, had a hand in both of Covenant’s wins last week.  She began the week assisting Kara Lee’s game-winning goal on the road at Piedmont.  Prior to Wednesday’s contest, the Lady Lions had swept all conference opponents and boasted an impressive 12-0-1 record.  Three days later, Cross scored the game-winner herself just four minutes into the overtime period against LaGrange College.  It was her third goal of the season and helped the Lady Scots win-streak climb to five games.

Smith, sophomore runner for the men’s cross country team, led the Scots to a second place team finish at the Oglethorpe University Invitational last week.  His 8K time of 29:35.76 was good enough for fourth overall in the field of 65 harriers.  Smith has now led Covenant in the last four meets.

For the complete list of players of the week, visit the player of the week page.

DECATUR, Ga.- Nearing the end of the fall sports regular season play, the Great South Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards feature first time winners for this season. Erin McKinstry from LaGrange for volleyball, Brian Beckham of Maryville and Margaret Cross of Covenant for men's and women's soccer, respectively. The duo of Beth Burgess and Zach Smith of Covenant round out this week's awards for women's and men's cross country, respectively.

Earning her first volleyball award is McKinstry from LaGrange. She lit up the competition over the past week breaking a school record for assists in a match with 59 versus conference competitor Huntingdon. A few days later, McKinstry exploded with 56 assists against Toccoa Falls in a Panther victory. She currently is second in the GSAC with an average of 7.84 assists per match.

Beckham, reigning men's soccer Conference Player of the Year, is setting himself for a second straight honor with his performance last week. The senior from Knoxville, Tennessee registered the game winning goal in a 3-1 victory over conference foe Huntingdon. Beckham has anchored the Maryville College midfield all year, paving the way for a 2-0 start in GSAC play along with a 9-2-2 mark overall.

On the women's soccer side, Cross nabbed her first Player of the Week award after helping the Lady Scots earn conference wins. She assisted the game-winning goal to take down the undefeated Lady Lions at Piedmont early in the week before scoring the game-winner herself at LaGrange three days later. That goal- her third of the season- came in the fourth minute of overtime and helped the Lady Scots win-streak climb to five games. 

Freshman Burress lands herself as the top women's runner of the conference this week after anchoring the Lady Scots cross country team. Burgess finished second overall at the Oglethorpe University Invitational last week. The freshman ran the 5K in 21:10.09 (a 6:48.8/mi pace). It's the second time Burgess has led the Lady Scots this season. Covenant finished second as a team for their third straight event.

Winning his third Men's Runner of the Week award, Smith continues to be a crucial asset to Covenant's cross country team. He led the Scots to a second place finish at the Oglethorpe University Invitational last week after finishing the race fourth overall. His 8K time of 29:35.76 (5:57.3/mi) was only 45 seconds off the individual race winner.

Margaret gets her Fourth "Player of the Week" award - and a post season award.!

Margaret Cross And Jessie Blankenship Gather NCCAA Post-Season Honors

Posted March 16, 2011

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- When the Lady Scots basketball team was beaten by King College in the NCCAA Mid-East region tournament last Friday night, Covenant’s 2010-11 campaign ended.  The team finished the season with a disappointing 5-21 record, one that most would agree was not at all indicative of what the year was all about.  The Lady Scots, under new head coach Corey Mullins, put a lot of time and effort into winning basketball games, time and effort that was not seen in the results.  Of Covenant’s 21 defeats, 7 came by 10 or less points.  In many of those games, the Lady Scots held a late lead but were unable to finish strong.  Other times, the Lady Scots out-played their opponents over the course of 20 minutes but failed to put together two halves.

After Saturday’s championship game, two of the Lady Scots leaders were honored for their commitments and accomplishments this season.  Junior guard Margaret Cross and freshman post Jessie Blankenship were announced as beneficiaries of the 2011 NCCAA Mid-East All-Region team.

Margaret Cross

Margaret, or simply “Mo,” earns the award for second team all-region after leading the Lady Scots in outside shooting.  She averaged 42.8% from beyond the arc and was ranked #10 in the nation for that percentage at the end of the regular season.  Cross added 296 points (11.4 per game) to her career total this season.  She currently has 632 points to her name as a member of the Lady Scots basketball program.

“I am so proud of how Mo has led us both on and off the floor,” commented Mullins.  “Mo is the right fit for this all-region team, both from a competitive prospective and for her heart for the Lord.  Mo has attracted a lot of attention from other teams because she is such a great shooter.  She has persevered through this season’s challenges and is very deserving of this award.”

Covenant Players Of The Week: 2010-11, Week 27: Margaret Cross And Taylor Oldham

Posted March 16, 2011

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- The week twenty-seven honorees for Covenant’s player of the week award come from the women’s basketball team as well as the men’s baseball team.  Margaret Cross, in the Lady Scots final game of the season, scored 14 points, but more impressively, her efforts all year helped her claim a spot on the NCCAA Mid-East All-Region team.  Taylor Oldham, representing the male star of the week, wins the award for a big week that included 3 home runs.

Margaret Cross

Cross indeed capped off her stellar season with stellar minutes in the tournament semi-final against King College.  She went 5 of 12 from the floor against an opponent that, no doubt, had her at the top of the scouting report.  Cross was 4 of 7 from beyond the arc and grabbed 3 rebounds while taking 2 steals.  Her season average of 11.4 points per game alongside 42.8% from long range helped her earn second team all-region.

For the complete list of Covenant Players of the Week, go to thePlayer of the Week page.

Margaret gets her Third "Player of the Week" award - proud Dad!

Covenant Player Of The Week: 2010-11, Week Twenty-One: Margaret Cross

Posted February 2, 2011 

Margaret Cross

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- The performance by the Lady Scots basketball team during week twenty-one was, simply put, remarkable.  Covenant began the week with a loss on the road to Huntingdon College (a loss which dropped its season record to 1-12), but subsequently turned things completely around.  During the two game home stand at the end of the week, the team came up with two big wins by way of utter domination.  At the forefront of this domination was Margaret Cross, winner of Covenant’s player of the week award for week twenty-one.

 
Through the first ten weeks of the year, the Lady Scots were all about defense.  The team was shutting down opponents and creating great opportunities for the offense but at the same time struggled to ever find a flow on the other end of the court.  That struggle ended abruptly on Friday when Cross, with her 12 first half points, seemed to remove the lid from the basket and paved the way for a 48% shooting night for the Lady Scots.  The very next day, she dropped 18 in the 73-53 stomping of Salem College.

 
For the week, Cross shot 11-17 from beyond the arc, a jaw dropping 65%.  The junior went 15-31 from the field but most importantly, she added a spark that has since helped the Lady Scots ignite in the second half of the season.

Margaret gets her Second "Player of the Week" award

Covenant Players Of The Week: 2010, Week Twenty: Sam Bowman And Margaret Cross

Posted January 26, 2011 

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- The week off due to the irregular snow accumulation a short while ago had compounded life on Lookout Mountain, but things seem to be getting back in order as the men’s and women’s basketball teams resumed  their normal schedules at the beginning of last week.  As a result, player of the week honors are again set now in full force with a recipient from the male and female sides.  Sam Bowman and Margaret Cross, for their performances in the grueling, 5-game week, are the week twenty winners.

  

Sam Bowman

For the guys, the week meant a pair of games, one on the road against soon to be conference opponent Piedmont College, followed by one at home against visiting Rust College.  Sam left little doubt that he was the standout player of the week when he shot 17-25 from the floor, hit a 3-pointer, and added 3 free throws, totaling 38 points for the week.  All of this was a lot, but combined with his 20 rebounds which helped him average a double-double, it was quite a week for Sam.  “As Sam goes, our whole team goes,” commented Head Coach Kyle Taylor.   “It was nice to see him have a good game at Piedmont as he grew up around there, and he had many friends and family looking on.  Sam continues to be an unselfish player who makes the best of his opportunities as the defense allows.”

 

Margaret Cross

On the ladies side, there were three games this week, two of which were against the two leading teams in the Great South Athletic Conference and though neither game was won, there was an offensive bright spot found in Margaret Cross.  In her three games this week, Margaret (or simply “Mo”) was 10-29 from the floor,  8-16 from behind the 3 point line, and 5-6 from the free throw line as she accumulated 33 points over the week.  The 11 point/ game average was the best on the squad, and her 3-point accuracy has begun to return to where she left off at the end of last year, when she was one of the nation’s leaders.  “Having Mo on the floor putting up consistent numbers has been crucial to our offensive scheme this past week, and I look forward to seeing her gain confidence as the season continues on,” commented assistant coach Matt Duble.

Margaret gets her first "Player of the Week" award

Covenant Players Of The Week: 2010, 

Week Fourteen: Sam Bowman And Margaret Cross

Posted December 8, 2010 

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- The Covenant College athletics scene has

dwindled down to one remaining sport for the fall, 2010 semester; basketball.  Thus, it is only appropriate that this week's players of the week come from the men's and women's basketball teams in the form of juniors Sam Bowman and Margaret Cross.

Bowman receives the honor after his stellar performance on the road at LaGrange College helped the Scots down the Panthers for their first win of the season.  Bowman posted a game-high 23 points and a team-high 14 rebounds in the 56-48 winning effort, while also contributing with two blocks and a steal.  In the Scots second game that week, Sam contributed in all aspects of the game with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.

On the same night, the Lady Scots Margaret Cross also turned in a solid performance against LaGrange.  Although it was in a losing effort, her 20 points led all players and helped Covenant take a 34-33 lead into the half.  She also posted two assists and a steal in the game.

Sam Bowman

Margaret Cross

Two Videos from last weekend's Tournament Wins

An article about the weekend is found here.

Margaret Playing vs #7 team in the NAIA

Halloween at Covenant College

I was able to see Margaret score her first college points in the first half of a win against Oakwood University on Thursday night.  Last night the Cov. guys lost & the girls team dressed up for tick or treating at the coach's neighborhood after the game - here are a few pics! Hopefully I will get some more bb pics - camera battery was dead. Today Covenant girls play a touch team - Lee University in Cleveland, TN. I hope Mo plays! She played 1/2 of the game on Friday and ended with 3 points.

Margaret's Team Picture

You can get more information here.

Margaret Moving Out, Moving In

Thursday through Saturday we moved Margaret into Covenant College, Lookout Mt. Georgia. A mixture of emotions for her and the rest of the family. It doesn't get easier with the third one!

She has been planning for it for months but it seemed that it took her an 

extremely long time to pack. She seemed to put it off and then touch everything

 over and over again.

Her are a few pictures:

You will see that the doem room is about 8 feet wide. Thankfully her roommate Annie had already put her stuff in the roo

m. They will both learn how o compromis

e before it is all over - they were both nervous. I am eager to find out how

 her first few days went.

Her address is:

Margaret Cross

Covenant College

Box 520

14049 Scenic Highway

Lookout Mtn. GA 30750

Send her a love package - she loves 

mail!