The University News

Rejuvinated Randy Moss makes Patriots post season pick

Matt Salata • September 13, 2007

The Patriots got off to an interesting start to the 2007-08 NFL season to say the least. They blew out the New York Jets in week 1 by a score of 38-14, although the Pats are being accused of videotaping the Jets sidelines and stealing defensive signs-a crime that could land them without draft picks for next year if found guilty.

Inside the lines: Tennis, Cross-Country

defaultuser • September 13, 2007

Tennis The Saint Louis University women's tennis team opened the 2007-2008 season with a successful showing at the Billiken Classic held this past Friday through Sunday. The Billikens competed against Illinois State and Murray State over the weekend. Fifth-year senior Amanda Hellberg compiled a 1-1 record in singles matches over the weekend, while junior Joe Becker finished the weekend at 2-1.

SLU coaches raise the bar, urge their athletes to rise to the GPA occasion

Dan Hunninghake • September 13, 2007

Head women's soccer coach Tim Champion's policy for his student-athletes on the team is simple-if you don't go to class, then you don't play. "Academics come first, and if they go to class, they are going to do really well," Champion said. "We are flexible with practice times so if player has a conflict here or there, we work it out so that they don't miss class.

Volleyball snags tourney’s first place with three wins

Scott Vicker • September 13, 2007

After playing on the road for the first two weeks of the season, the Saint Louis University volleyball team came into the Santo Bento Volleyball Invitational here at SLU with one thing on its mind-defending home court. The Billikens did just that, as they defeated Southeast Missouri 3-1, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis 3-0 and Connecticut 3-1 in the championship match to lock up the first-place title.

The Curse: Columnist laments K.C. “blues”

Patrick McShane • September 13, 2007

I remember last year, in late October, looking around and seeing all the St. Louis fans going crazy-their team had won. All I could think was, "Man, I wish my hometown teams were World Champs." There is only one obstacle to that wish: I am from Kansas City.

Women’s soccer to host Toys for Tots tournament

Meaghan Myers • September 13, 2007

The Saint Louis University women's soccer team will be competing at home in the Toys for Tots tournament this weekend. The annual tournament, which was initiated in 2002, is designed to help raise funds and awareness for Toys for Tots. "It's always nice to give back," sophomore midfielder Susan Frederickson said.

Upset-for-the-ages

Vivek Pandey • September 6, 2007

Just in case you haven't heard, this past Saturday Michigan's football team became the first ranked-DI-A team to lose to a DI-AA team. Appalachian State upset the Michigan faithful, and pretty much the whole nation, with a 34-32 victory over the Wolverines at Ann Arbor.

Durham showdown

Dan Hunninghake • September 6, 2007

Head coach Dan Donigan and the Billiken men's soccer team were six minutes away from defeating one of the top teams in the country Aug. 31, when they faced off against Southern Methodist University on the road. But the match-up against the No. 8 Mustangs is only the first of three important top-20 match-ups that will take place in the next two weeks.

Promising freshman goes the (collegiate) distance

Katie Lewis and Dan Hunninghak • September 6, 2007

Brian Holdmeyer has a strategy for success-and so far, it's working. The freshman runner led the SLU cross country team at the Wash U. Early Bird Meet on Sept. 1 in Forest Park, completing his first 8K with a time of 26:36.06. "In the back of my mind, I knew winning would be difficult and that it probably wouldn't happen," Holdmeyer said.

Columnist claims team loyalty … twice

Steve Root • September 6, 2007

Blue and red. Colors for the American Civil War? Yes, but also for my civil war. That's right, I'm a Cardinals and a Brewers fan. Now, before you strike me down as a hypocrite or bandwagon fan, let me explain how this happened. Ever since I can remember, I've been a Cardinals fan.

Inside the lines

Information compiled by John W • September 6, 2007

The Billiken Women's Soccer Team has had a tough start to the season, going 0-2 in their first two match-ups against Penn and Ohio State, respectively, this last weekend. Head coach Tim Champion was not disappointed with SLU's effort, and he mentioned that early season struggles are a part of a young team's growth.

Q&A with Jon Bell

Dan Hunninghake • September 6, 2007

What were you expecting going into the Wash U. meet? Jon Bell: For me, this meet was a chance to get our feet wet. They have trained all summer, and we just wanted to get out there and compete a little bit. I wasn't looking of their personal best times, I just wanted to see how they would react under pressur in a competitive situation; I wanted to see where our summer training put us.