By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz PULLMAN, Wash. – Finishing a two-game Pacific Northwest road trip, the SUU men’s basketball team suffered a 98-74 defeat at Washington State. While the defeat wasn’t as lopsided as Monday night’s, the Thunderbirds suffered their fourth double-digit loss of the season in just the sixth game. SUU led by as many as…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   SPOKANE, Wash. – Traveling to face No. 13 Gonzaga, the Southern Utah men’s basketball team suffered its worst-ever loss in the Division I era, falling 122-50. The Bulldogs scored the game’s first nine points before the T-birds scored their first bucket at the 16:01 mark of the opening half. Gonzaga took…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz CEDAR CITY – Hosting NAIA member Benedictine Mesa (AZ) on Tuesday night, the Southern Utah women’s basketball team cruised to a 91-68 win to improve to 4-1. The opening quarter was close to start, with the score at 7-7 just under three minutes in. Mesa would take a brief 8-7 lead,…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz Both the Southern Utah men’s and women’s basketball teams took the court on the road Saturday, and both came up short in close defeats. Here are recaps of each, beginning with the men’s basketball defeat to Omaha. Men’s basketball at Omaha Facing Summit League member Omaha on the road, the…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz CEDAR CITY – Hosting Tarleton State on Saturday, SUU volleyball dropped a five-set thriller in the regular season finale. The Texans ran out to an early 5-1 lead in set one, but the T-birds answered with four straight points to tie things up. Tarleton would later gain a slight edge after…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz CEDAR CITY – Hosting Central Arkansas in the final home game of the regular season, the Thunderbirds used a big fourth quarter to secure a 28-21 win on a cold, rainy night at Eccles Coliseum. There wasn’t much action early in the game, as Central Arkansas would take the lead midway through…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz CHENEY, Wash. – Traveling to face future Big Sky foe Eastern Washington on Thursday night, the SUU women’s basketball team notched a 74-68 win to improve to 3-0. The T-birds got off to a good start, using a pair of three-pointers from Ava Uhrich and Kortney Doman to take an 8-4…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz CEDAR CITY – Hosting defending WAC champion UT Arlington at home on Thursday night, the SUU volleyball team secured a 3-1 victory to snap a seven-match skid. Set one was close throughout, but the Mavericks held a 15-13 lead just over midway through. The T-birds totaled the next four points, taking…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz  CEDAR CITY – Hosting NCCAA member Bethesda (CA), the Southern Utah men’s basketball team secured its first win of the season in a 118-60 blowout. The T-birds scored the first six points of the game, setting the stage for the dominant win. Bethesda never got closer than four in the game…

By Spencer Rodak,  Stadium Sportzz TEMPE, Ariz. – Opening the 2025-26 season on the road, the SUU men’s basketball team fell to Arizona State, 81-64. The T-birds would hang close with the Big 12 Conference member Sun Devils for a good portion of the game, but in the end, ASU would come away with the double-digit…

By Spencer Rodak ,  Stadium Sportzz CEDAR CITY – Hosting NAIA program Park University Gilbert on Monday night in the season opener, the SUU women’s basketball team ran away with a 103-55 victory. The result was never in doubt, as the T-birds overpowered the Buccanneers from start to finish. Southern Utah recorded the game’s first points, and…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz GEORGE – Two rivals battled on the pitch at Greater Zion Stadium with a lot on the line Sunday night. The Trailblazers were celebrating the final home game for seven seniors. Southern Utah needed a win to clinch the final WAC Tournament place. When the final whistle blew, Utah Tech celebrated…