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Ryan Giacomino / The University News During Billiken basketball games, elementary school principal Mike Beczkala can be found leading his band members. Beczkala leads the Billiken band during the team’s home games.

Pep band entertains crowd, supports basketball teams

[email protected] February 23, 2012

Whether it is playing “Poker Face,” “Forget You” or the Billiken Fight Song, the Billiken pep band plays an instrumental role in creating part of the atmosphere at Chaifetz Arena. The pep...

Softball continues success in Florida, wins three games

[email protected] February 23, 2012

Over the weekend, the women’s softball team played in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament. Playing five games in three days, the Billikens ended the tournament with a record of 3-2. The success of this...

 File photo by Ryan Giacomino / The University News

SLU baseball begins season with inauspicious start

[email protected] February 23, 2012

The Billiken baseball team  kicked off their season last weekend as part of the Mule Mix Classic in Nashville, Tenn., by dropping three out of their first four games. The team is projected to finish...

Swimming and diving head to conference championship

[email protected] February 23, 2012

The Billiken swimming and diving teams are heading to the Atlantic 10 tournament this coming weekend at Flickinger Acquatics Center in Buffalo, N.Y. SLU is coming off a great performance, with the men...

Big East conference is overrated

[email protected] February 23, 2012

If you have watched SportsCenter, you have undoubtedly heard about how the Big East is the “deepest” or “most talented conference in the nation” when it comes to college basketball. This was true...

Billikens destroys Fordham, 66-46

[email protected] February 18, 2012

The Billikens bucked heads with the Fordham Rams Saturday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena. After a long, drawn-out battle, the Bills won 66-44. The Bills (22-5, 10-3 Atlantic 10) have won six straight games...

Cory Remekun (32) and the rest of the Bills’ defense stands tall against St. Bonaventure. Shah (Yuqing Xia)/ Senior Staff Photographer

Billikens demolish Richmond at Chaifetz

[email protected] February 15, 2012

The Billikens were not tangled in the Richmond Spiders’ web as they defeated the Spiders 64-50. The Bills (21-5, 9-3 Atlantic 10) have won their fifth-straight game and continue to hold their second...

Teammates Jerry Mancuso (left) and Mike Levine are two key pieces to the Billikens success.  They hope to expand on their 2011 season and lead the Bills to victory.Ryan Giacomino / The University News

2012 Billikens Baseball Preview

[email protected] February 15, 2012

It is time to take me out to the Billikens baseball game. Baseball Head Coach Darin Hendrickson is ready for the 2012 baseball season, which starts this Friday at the Mule Mix Classic against Lipscomb.Hendrickson...

Sophomore guard Halee Castleman brings the ball across half court against Mizzou. Michael Johnson / Staff Photographer

Billikens bounce back from losing skid

[email protected] February 15, 2012

The Billikens lost a one-sided affair to the Saint Joseph Hawks last Sunday in Philadelphia 69-50 but rebounded last night in a hard-fought 63-59 victory over University of Massachusetts here at Chaifetz...

Softball ready for 2012 campaign

[email protected] February 15, 2012

Saint Louis University’s softball team is entering their 2012 season hoping to improve upon their respectable 29-24 record in 2011.  The Atlantic 10 head coaches predict the Billikens to finish seventh...

Both the men and women look to dominate the Atlantic-10. Courtesy of Billiken Media Relations

Track and field prepares for weekend

[email protected] February 15, 2012

Senior Brittney Cloudy looks to become one of the most decorated Billikens in Saint Louis University history as the Billiken track team heads into what Head Coach Jon Bell calls “one of the best trips...

Billikens Win Difficult Road Game at La Salle, 59-51

[email protected] February 11, 2012

The men’s basketball team pulled out a scrappy and tough basketball victory over La Salle. The game was a back and forth battle against two strong Atlantic 10 teams, but in the end, La Salle’s turnovers...

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