Wesleyan athletic teams had an extremely successful Columbus Day weekend, winning all four contests in convincing fashion. Men’s soccer led the way with two victories, and women’s soccer and volleyball each won as well.

The men’s and women’s soccer teams defeated Louisiana College in a Friday afternoon doubleheader. The women, in their only action of the weekend, won 3-1. Freshman Jessica Carrion, last week’s Red River Conference player of the week, scored all three goals, with assists from Jessica Killen, Tyler Mabry, Leslie Fowles and Sarah Englehardt.

Said Steve Jones, head coach for both the men and women, “The girls are building up confidence with every game. You can tell by the way they’re starting to move the ball around that they’re really playing as a team, and that’s resulting in more quality shots on goal.”

The women now stand at 6-6 overall, 1-2 in conference play.

The men won their game 7-1. Travis Mauldin and Milan Pandurevic each scored twice, and Rene Mercado scored once and added 2 assists. Nathan Mutchler and Justin Hill also scored. Ricardo Gallardo had three assists, while Redi Dibrani and Mauldin each had one assist

On Saturday, the men defeated conference opponent Wylie College by a score of 8-2. Mercado scored all three first-half goals for the Rams, who took a one-goal lead to the break. Mercado then opened the second half with his fourth consecutive goal. Mauldin, Pandurevic, and Mutchler each scored later in the half, as did goalkeeper Josh Gibbs on a penalty kick. Pandurevic, Dibriani, Chris Hamilton, Eddie Hernandez, and Oscar Burciaga each added assists.

“I’m really happy with the way this team has played the last week or so,” said Jones. “Earlier in the year, they pressed too much. They dominated play in many of the games, but couldn’t finish. Now they’re starting to relax and play with a little composure, and the recent game scores reflect that.”

The two wins for the men’s team this weekend brings their record to 4-8 overall, 1-3 in conference.

Also on Saturday, the Wesleyan volleyball team traveled to Muskogee, Oklahoma and easily handled conference foe Bacone College, three games to none. The Lady Rams took the first game 30-15, the second 30-5, ad the third 30-18.

Leighann Krey led the team with 11 kills in only 19 attempts.

“She really took over the game,” said assistant coach Debi Zuffinetti.

Cortney Johansen led the Lady Rams in assists (23), digs (11), and aces (6). Nicky Davis added 9 kills, and Rachel Loftin had 3 solo and 5 assisted blocks.

The win brings the team’s record back to even (8-8) overall, and they improve to 5-2 in Red River Conference play.

All three teams are in action on Tuesday. Women’s soccer faces Bacone College (8-4, 2-0 in conference) at 2 PM, followed by the men versus Bacone (7-6, 5-0 in conference) at 4 PM. Both games are at Martin Field on the corner of Collard and East Lancaster. Volleyball travels to Dallas to face conference rival Paul Quinn College at 7 PM.