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Bills Women's Tennis Continues to Dominate

Bills Women’s Tennis Continues to Dominate

Ryan Lefner, Associate Sports Editor September 20, 2018

The women's tennis squad opened its fall season with an impressive outing at the SIUE Fall Invitational Sep. 7-8. The Bills posted a 14-4 overall record for singles matches and a 5-2 record in doubles....

Womens Soccer Falls Short In SEC Matchup

Womens Soccer Falls Short In SEC Matchup

Ryan Lefner, Associate Sports Editor September 6, 2018

The womens soccer team faced another tough test on the road August 31 in SEC opponent Vanderbilt. The scoring began midway through the first half, as the Commodore’s forward Haley Hopkins broke through...

Despite the Billikens falling 10-0 and 4-0 to Massachusetts in an Atlantic 10 Conference doubleheader, Kat Lane enjoyed a three-hit afternoon for Saint Louis.

Softball Snaps Drought with Some Small Ball

Bobby Stilwell, Sports Editor April 19, 2018
SLU Softball has faced numerous opponents over the last two weeks. The Billikens swept SBU in a doubleheader and split another with Dayton, before losing a pair of games each to No. 19 Arkansas and UMass.
Focus: Senior Alex Case makes contact with the ball at the Billiken Sports Center.

Baseball Rolls Past Flyers

Monica Ryan, Associate Sports Editor April 19, 2018
Billiken baseball has been slaughtering its A-10 opponents one by one. The men are currently 11-1 in the A-10 with the only A-10 adversary they’ve lost to being VCU. They went 3-0 against St. Joseph’s, 2-1 vs. VCU, and now they have swept UMASS and Dayton.
Return: Sophomore Mariluz Rojo watches the ball all the way into the racket. Rojo, a native of Spain, has adapted well to life as an international student-athlete.

Rojo Loves Challenges of International College Tennis

Erin McClelland, Staff Writer April 19, 2018

Saint Louis University’s student-athletes are not only from every corner of the United States, many are from various countries throughout the world. Women’s Tennis sophomore, Mariluz Rojo, comes to...

Concentration: SLU Chess coach Alejandro Ramirez looks on in a game of chess during Atlas Week. SLU Chess has placed twice in the President's Cup Tournament.

Checkmate: A Glimpse into SLU’s Chess Team

Sam Glass, Staff Writer April 19, 2018

Many beginner chess players know a simple trick called the “four-move checkmate” that allows for a quick defeat of the opponent in four simple moves. I know from personal experience that this does...

Monica's Sports Corner

Monica’s Sports Corner

April 18, 2018
Baseball and track & field found success this weekend and stand-out freshman, Sadie Wise, talked with Monica Ryan about her home run record.
Junior Dorrian Gordon jumped over the hurdle during the steeplechase. Gordon ran 9:24.62 in the 3000-meter steeplechase, the third best time in the A-10.

Track & Field Ready for Home Meet

Sam Glass, Staff Writer April 7, 2018

The Saint Louis University Track and Field team had a big weekend over the Easter break. With Billikens competing in two meets, it was a jam-packed weekend with some big Billiken notables. The Bills...

Senior David Ferragut watches the ball. Ferragut posted a win over Austin Peay.

Tennis Prepares for A-10 Conference Championship Run

Erin McClelland, Staff Writer April 7, 2018

Both the SLU Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams were in action last weekend, the men in Tennessee against Austin Peay and the women at home in O’Fallon, Illinois against Omaha. While in Tennessee,...

HITTING: Senior infiedler Alex King warms up on the way to the batter box. King leads the team with 22 RBIs, 24 hits, three homeruns and six stolen bases.

Win Streak Snapped

Monica Ryan, Associate Sports Editor April 7, 2018

Baseball is hot right now after setting a 15-game win streak, the longest streak in program history, and the longest in NCAA D1 baseball this season. They lead the Atlantic 10 with a 5-1 record and have...

Freshman high jumper Alex Oleson is a versatile athlete, stuttering with basketball and working into track and field.

Alex Oleson Jumps to New SLU Record

Erin McClelland, Staff Writer April 7, 2018

Based on everything he has accomplished already in just his first year as a Billiken, it is hard to believe that freshman high-jumper Alex Oleson has been jumping for just over a year. Alex is a Political...

New SLU Men's Soccer Head Coach Kevin Kalish looks on during practice. Kalish was named head coach in January and posted first win over NIU.

Kalish Leads Men’s Soccer Over NIU

Bobby Stilwell, Sports Editor April 7, 2018

Head Coach Kevin Kalish has been hard at work making some changes around SLU Men’s Soccer. Kalish was named the new head coach of the men back in January and changes are already visible. During his...

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