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Vote for the top 10 moments of Pirate athletics during the 2013-14 school year. Rank each moment from 1-10 (1 being the best) and stay tuned to SouthwesternPirates.com to see where your favorite moments ranked. 



 Baseball: Brett Marcom throws no-hitter vs. Schreiner

 

 Volleyball: Pirates earn 9th consecutive trip to NCAA Tournament

 

 Football: Southwestern returns to gridiron vs. Texas Lutheran in front of more than 6,000 fans at Birkelbach Field.

 

 Women’s Cross Country:  Lilly Duarte becomes just the second Pirate to compete at NCAA National Championships.

 

 Softball: Nicole Gibbs throws first no-hitter in program history and repeats two weeks later with second no-hit game.

 

 Women's Track and Field: Duarte does it again. Senior runner wins 1500-meters at SCAC Championships.

 

 Women's Golf: Ali Walden wins the 2014 SCAC Women’s Golf Championships becoming the third Southwestern golfer to win individual honors.

 

 Men’s Golf: Jordan Cowart finishes 3rd at NCAA Championships, Pirates earn best team finish.

 

 Men’s Track and Field: Joseph Quintero named SCAC Athlete of the Meet at Championships earning high point total.

  

 Women’s Swimming and Diving: Southwestern finishes fourth at SCAC Championships tying the highest ever finish while also setting 15 school records during the weekend.
 

 Women’s Tennis: Marieke Visser wins ITA Regional “B Draw” as Pirates go undefeated during regular season in SCAC.

  

 Women’s Soccer: The Pirates advance to their first SCAC Championship match and set a new school record for most conference wins in a season with 13.

  

 Women’s Lacrosse: Southwestern competes in its first ever women’s lacrosse match against Hendrix College. The Pirates also picked up an 18-3 win

  

 Men’s Lacrosse: Tyler Downing and Bill Bowman win Southwestern’s first ever SCAC Men’s Offensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year as the Pirates won a program high 10 games.

  

 Men’s Soccer:   Don Gregory is named SCAC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year and Matthew Nickell earns Defensive Player of the Year as Pirates upset 10th-ranked Trinity for first ever win over the Tigers.

 Men’s Swimming and Diving: Southwestern finishes second at SCAC Championships earning highest ever finish while also setting 15 school records during the weekend.

  

 Women’s Basketball: Chelsea Leeder finishes her Pirate career in the SCAC record books with several top 10 marks including 8th on the all-time scoring list with 1,635 points.

 Men’s Tennis: First-year, Niko Snovely posts 12-1 record during regular season.

 

 Men’s Cross Country: Pirates earn top 5 finish at SCAC Championships as six Pirates race to personal best times.

 

 Men’s Basketball: Pirates knock off the No. 8 team in the country Mary Hardin-Baylor 62-58.

 

 

Top Moments From 2013-14
 
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