Taking on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels on Saturday, the T-birds came away with a 42-21 win to improve to 3-4 on the season. First half After SUU was forced to punt on the opening drive, EKU drove down to the 31-yard line. Facing fourth-and-six, the Colonels decided to gamble but were unsuccessful, giving the ball…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing the WAC’s top side, the SUU soccer team fell 3-1 to Grand Canyon on Thursday afternoon. The match did not get off to a great start for the home team, as Grand Canyon took a 1-0 lead in just 39 seconds. SUU began to find their footing after allowing…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Taking on Cal Baptist at home, the SUU volleyball team improved to 4-1 in WAC play with a convincing victory Thursday night. The T-birds got off to a quick start in set one, jumping out to a 5-0 advantage. Cal Baptist quickly cut the deficit to three (6-3), but SUU…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   Hosting first-place Utah Valley on Sunday afternoon, the T-birds could not keep pace with the back-to-back WAC champions in a 3-0 defeat.   SUU was able to keep the Wolverines off the scoreboard for just over 20 minutes in the match, hunkering down defensively to try and keep the…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing the No. 14-ranked Texans, the T-birds’ comeback attempt fell short in a 38-37 overtime defeat on Saturday night.   First half Tarleton State was firing on all cylinders out of the gate, needing just under two and a half minutes to score the game’s first touchdown. Kayvon Britten ran…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Hosting Utah Tech in a rivalry match on Saturday afternoon, the T-birds emerged as 3-1 victors to continue their strong start to conference play. The first set started well for SUU, as they ran out to a 5-0 start. Utah Tech then began to find its footing in the match,…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing the Mavericks on the road, the T-birds dropped their first conference match of the season on Thursday night. UT Arlington jumped out to an early 9-5 advantage in set one before a 6-0 run put them ahead 15-5. Southern Utah was unable to get out of the early hole,…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Battling one of the WAC’s top programs, the SUU soccer team secured an important scoreless draw against Seattle on Thursday. The game was a defensive battle throughout in a rematch of last season’s WAC Tournament first round. SUU sat back and defended against the Redhawks, keeping one of the league’s…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing Cal Baptist in its Western Athletic Conference opener, the SUU soccer team dropped a 5-1 match on the road late Saturday night. The match was even early, as both teams registered four shots each in the opening 18 minutes but couldn’t find the back of the net. Cal Baptist…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz The SUU volleyball team ended the week with a Saturday afternoon match and recorded a second consecutive straight-sets victory to improve to 2-0 in WAC play. Opening the set, Abilene Christian notched four of the first five points and continued to hold a slim lead until the first media timeout,…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Traveling to Tennessee to battle the defending conference champions, the T-birds came out on top to snap a two-game skid on Saturday afternoon. The opening quarter was tight throughout, with neither team able to get any points on the scoreboard. The highlight of the period came on defense for SUU.…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Opening Western Athletic Conference action at home on Thursday night, the T-birds snapped a three-match losing streak with a victory over Tarleton State. The opening set was back and forth early, but a 4-0 run by the Texans put the visitors ahead 10-7. SUU responded by notching four of the…