Aug. 18, 2012 

Tragedy rocked the Saint Louis University community just before school started for the Fall 2012 semester.

Megan Boken, a former SLU volleyball player, was killed on Aug. 18 after she was the target of a failed robbery. She was 23 at the time of her death.

Boken was in St. Louis for the student-alumni volleyball game and job interviews. She graduated from Saint Louis University in 2011 with a degree in marketing. Boken played on teams that won the Atlantic 10 Conference title in 2008 and the regular season title in 2008 and 2009.

Oct. 27, 2012 

After a mere five years of existence, the cross-country team made quite a name for itself. Head coach Jon Bell guided the team to its most successful season yet. Margo Richardson, who claimed a fourth-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Conference championship, led the women’s team. The team’s efforts led to a fourth-place finish in the A-10 Conference, the women’s team’s best finish in since 2010. The men’s squad finished 11th overall, but saw two strong individual performances from Tim Zellmer and Michael Scolarici, who finished 12th and 15th respectively in the A-10 Conference championships.

Nov. 9, 2012

In an attempt to revive the fledgling women’s basketball program, SLU athletic director Chris May hired Lisa Stone to lead the program into a new era. Stone brings 25 years of head coaching experience to St. Louis. She was hired in May after Shimmy Gray Miller’s contract was not renewed.

While SLU lost to Missouri in Stone’s debut, they were down by only three at the half, and Coach Stone saw positives to draw from her team’s performance.

Since then, SLU has won four of their past five games, marked by a hard-nosed defensive style of play, giving up no more than 49 points in the victories.

Nov. 11, 2012

The men’s soccer team returned to its former glory and claimed the Atlantic 10 conference title, defeating Virginia Commonwealth University in the title game 3-0. The match was won even without SLU’s leading goal-scorer, Robbie Kristo, who was out with a foot injury. It was the team’s second A-10 Conference title, after winning the title in 2009. Kingsley Bryce was named tournament MVP, scoring a goal in all three tournament matches. Head coach Mike McGinty was named A-10 Coach of the Year and the Bills went on to compete in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.

Dec. 2, 2012 

It was clear from tip-off that the Billikens were playing for a little more than a regular win Sunday afternoon. SLU grinded out a 62-49 victory over Valparaiso that former coach Rick Majerus would have been proud of, but the game was a sidebar. The Bills won this one for former coach, Majerus, who passed away less than 24 hours before the opening tip.

“Coach dedicated his life to ball, so I can’t think of any better way [to pay tribute to him] than to play the way we did tonight. The guys all had great energy to get a win for him,” Dwayne Evans said. Evans led the team with 17 points.