When FCS member Western Illinois upset Northern Illinois 28-23 on Saturday, Sept. 24, Oak Brook resident Joey Borsellino had a hand in delivering the victory.
Borsellino, a graduate of Montini, made nine receptions for 148 yards, including a 37-yard reception in the first quarter. The Leathernecks (3-0 as of Friday, Sept. 30) played South Dakota State on Saturday, Oct. 1, in their pursuit to remain undefeated.
Borsellino is accompanied at Western Illinois by Xavier Rowe from Oak Park-River Forest, who registered three tackles in the upset win, as well as Buffalo Grove graduate Tre Cervantes and Prospect alumnus Colin Olson.
Lyons grad scores 1st goal for Michigan
Grace Salvino, a freshman forward on the Michigan women’s soccer team and an alumna of Lyons, scored her first collegiate goal on Friday, Sept. 9, against UC Riverside in Michigan’s 4-0 victory. The Wolverines are 8-1-1 through Saturday, Oct. 1, and have won six straight games, including Big Ten wins against Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan State and Rutgers.
Local players a part of top-five Michigan football team
Salvino isn’t alone in finding success in Ann Arbor. Three former local football stars are on the Michigan football team, which was ranked fourth in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll as of Sunday, Oct. 2. Michael Hirsch, a junior fullback from Glenbrook South, played at Harvard before he was diagnosed with Wegener’s granulomatosis, an autoimmune disease which required chemotherapy. After graduating from Harvard in 2014, Hirsch joined the Michigan football team this year as a walk-on. He’s a member of the scout team but has recorded a rush and a reception in game action this year.
Quarterback Michael Sessa and tight end Ian Bunting, both from Hinsdale Central, also play for the Wolverines.
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O’Neill paces Pittsburgh volleyball
The Pittsburgh women’s volleyball team was 12-3 as of Saturday, Oct. 1, and junior Kelsey O’Neill, a graduate of Loyola, has been a significant force in the Panthers’ success. O’Neill has registered 85 kills on 222 total attacks and 39 blocks, all top-five figures for her team. In a straight-set win against Clemson on Sunday, Sept. 25, O’Neill tallied nine kills on nine total attacks, good for a perfect hitting percentage.
Pittsburgh was one of four teams undefeated in ACC play as of Saturday, Oct. 1.
Oak Brook resident Hanna Markewycz is also on the team.
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Sam Brief is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.