By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Traveling up I-15, the T-birds were swept by Utah Valley in the regular season finale on Saturday. Set one began with three straight Wolverines points, but three in a row from the T-birds evened the score early. The match remained close early on, with Utah Valley having a slight edge…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Wrapping a three-game season-opening road trip, the SUU women’s basketball team fell to Fresno State on Wednesday night, 67-58. The first quarter was close to start, but an 8-0 run by Fresno State put the home team ahead 19-6 with 3:28 remaining in the period. Southern Utah responded with a…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing the Bethesda (CA) Flames on Tuesday night, the Thunderbirds men’s basketball team came away with a dominating 107-54 victory in Cedar City. The SUU men’s basketball team led from start to finish in a big win, and while the quality of the opponent must be considered, the T-birds will…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   Hosting the North Alabama Lions on Saturday afternoon, the SUU football team secured a 38-26 victory to move to 5-5. First half Southern Utah would take the lead in the first quarter, putting together a touchdown drive that took nearly half the period. Marching 64 yards in 18 plays,…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Both Southern Utah University basketball programs were in action on Saturday, with the men picking up a home win over Florida International while the women lost a tough road contest at Jacksonville State. Here are recaps of both games, beginning with the men’s basketball team’s victory over Florida International. Men’s…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Finishing a two-match Texas road trip, the SUU volleyball team dropped a five-set match to Abilene Christian on Saturday afternoon. Set one began with an early 8-4 lead for Abilene Christian. The T-birds battled back, however, using a 7-2 spurt to take their first lead of the match, 11-10. The…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz With just four matches remaining in the regular season, the SUU volleyball team defeated Tarleton State in five sets on Thursday evening. The start of set one was back-and-forth, as the two sides were even through 20 points (10-10). A 5-1 spurt put Tarleton State ahead 15-11, but the T-birds…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz The SUU basketball teams tipped off the regular season on Monday. The men’s team defeated Western New Mexico 96-68, while the women fell at Utah 105-52. Here are recaps of both games, beginning with the men’s basketball team opening with a victory. Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team led from…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing No. 17/18 Abilene Christian on the road, the T-birds dropped a close contest on Saturday afternoon, 28-25. The SUU football team let a big opportunity slip away on Saturday, and now they are all but out of the race for a United Athletic Conference title. Once again, the T-birds…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Hosting Seattle U on Saturday afternoon, the Thunderbirds came away with a 3-0 victory to snap a six-match losing streak. Set one began with a quick 4-0 start by SUU, and the T-birds would push their early advantage to seven (11-4). Down six after 20 points (13-7), the Redhawks answered…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   Facing an in-state rival, SUU fell in four sets to Utah Valley on Thursday night. Set one was close at the start, as the two teams were knotted after 30 points (15-15). The Wolverines pushed ahead using a 6-1 spurt, and that was enough to keep the T-birds at…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Wrapping up a four-match road swing, the T-birds fell in four sets to Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon. The first set began with GCU grabbing a 10-5 lead, but SUU’s 6-0 response gave the visitors their first advantage (11-10). The remainder of the set was close, with the two teams…