The University News

Softball starts the year with 4-3 record

Mark Sloan • March 8, 2001

With every game, the softball team encounters another first. And the season is only seven games old. The Billikens opened the year with the best record since 1987 (4-1), had its first four-game winning...

Mike Sorber returns to alma mater to assist men’s soccer team

Brian Reardon • March 8, 2001

A St. Louis soccer icon has returned. He has represented the United States in hostile stadiums across the globe. Jamaica. Mexico. Spain. Uruguay. He has played in Kansas City, New York and Chicago. But...

Billikens stumble, drop two of the last three

Derek Johannsen • March 8, 2001

The Saint Louis University baseball team (4-5) has dropped two of its last three games, including a 9-5 loss Tuesday to Bradley University. The Billikens were unable to hold onto a three-run lead as the...

Women’s team ends season with 66-52 loss to Memphis

Mark Sloan • March 8, 2001

The Saint Louis University women's basketball team's game against Memphis exemplified their season: They had more to deal with than just their opponent. Hampered by youth and injuries, the Billikens fell...

Bills prep for Tigers

Mark Sloan • March 1, 2001

One door closes as another opens for the Saint Louis University women's basketball team. The Billikens ended their regular season last weekend, losing at Marquette, 67-31, last Friday and at DePaul, 60-52,...

Seniors bid farewell with win over Wave

Nick Weber • March 1, 2001

Past experience tells Billiken fans that no lead is safe for the Saint Louis University men's basketball team. SLU surrendered late leads at Missouri and Memphis, 12-point second half leads at home versus...

Bills sweep Chicago St.

Derek Johannsen • March 1, 2001

The Saint Louis University baseball team matched its longest winning streak of last season with its third win in a row. The Bills (3-3) are riding a three-game winning streak after a weekend sweep of Chicago...

Volleyball lives up to rank

Josh Brewster • March 1, 2001

The secret is out. The men's volleyball club team is for real. In front of an impressive, Friday-night crowd inside the West Pine Gym the second-ranked Saint Louis University men's club volleyball team...

Sport clubs take off at SLU

Brian Reardon • March 1, 2001

Not a Division I athlete? Not a problem. Whether you're a sports enthusiast or just someone who likes the outdoors, Saint Louis University has much to offer. The 21 sport clubs at SLU have nearly 700...

Black athletes: A history of success and tenacity

Sharon Turlek • March 1, 2001

A great man once said, "A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives." These very words became immortalized on the man's headstone, and underneath is the man's signature: "Jackie...

Where’s the fun in soccer?

Ryan Noonan • March 1, 2001

I love sports. I love playing them, watching them, talking about them and writing about them. I consider myself to be a sports nut. As a kid, I was always out in the front yard, playing whatever the current...

Bearcats befuddle Billikens, 68-61

Dave Kvidahl • February 28, 2001

The Saint Louis University men's basketball team has a problem: they can't win in Cincinnati. In a season riddled with second half collapses, the Billikens lost a halftime lead and lost to the Cincinnati...