By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sports, for the Iron County Today    Traveling to Tucson, Arizona for two matches, the SUU volleyball team suffered defeats to North Dakota State and Arizona over the weekend. Friday vs. North Dakota State Trailing 9-4 early in the opening set, SUU responded by taking 15 of the following 22 points…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   In its final non-conference game, the SUU football team fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 38-28 loss to the Idaho State Bengals. The Bengals notched the game’s first touchdown, scoring on their first drive to take a 7-0 lead after forcing an SUU punt. SUU marched to the…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   Facing a season-opening rematch, the SUU volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Northern Arizona on Tuesday night. First set Southern Utah began the first set hot out of the gate, taking an early 5-0 lead. Northern Arizona responded to the home team’s early run however, tallying six of the…

By Regan Hunsaker, SUU Marketing Communications   CEDAR CITY, Utah – Southern Utah took on #15 UC Davis in the home opener for the Thunderbirds. The Aggies prevailed in a tight battle with a final score of 24-21. The Thunderbirds fall to 1-2 on the season, while UC Davis moves to 2-1 on the year.…

By Spencer Rodak , Stadium Sportzz Traveling to Pocatello for the first of a two-match Idaho road trip, the SUU soccer team kept a clean sheet in a draw against Idaho State on Thursday night. While the match ended scoreless, there were multiple chances for both sides to score throughout the game. It took just under…

From James Wilson, SUU Athletics Southern Utah Volleyball is Presented by RallyStop CEDAR CITY, Utah – Coming off of their first two wins of the season, the Southern Utah University women’s volleyball team wrapped up the weekend with another dominating win over the University of Idaho on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Thunderbirds move to 3-3 on…

From Regan Hunsaker, SUU Athletics EL PASO, Texas – Southern Utah battled to its first victory over an FBS program since 2013, beating the University of Texas at El Paso 27-24 on Saturday evening. The T-Birds were impressive in the second half, moving the ball at will. The Thunderbird offense totaled 383 yards, including 268 yards…

From Parker Haynie, SUU Athletics CEDAR CITY, UTAH—The Southern Utah University Men’s Basketball Team has announced its non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. Head Coach Rob Jeter said “We have a good mix of competition in our non-conference schedule. It will be very challenging and give us a good idea of what league play will look like.…

From Parker Haynie, SUU Athletics CEDAR CITY, UTAH — The SUU Women’s Basketball program has announced its full non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. Head Coach Tracy Mason said “We have some really tough non-conference opponents on our preseason schedule. Playing some of these bigger schools helps prepare us for a very competitive league when we enter WAC…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Thunderbird volleyball opened the season over the weekend, dropping three matches at the San Diego Invitational. Here is a recap of SUU volleyball’s matches from Friday and Saturday as the season got underway. Friday vs. Northern Arizona NAU jumped ahead in the first set, taking a 20-8 lead. While the…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Traveling to Salt Lake City to battle No. 12 Utah, the SUU football team fell 49-0 in its season opener on Thursday night. The Utes (1-0) got on the board first in the opening quarter after the first T-birds drive stalled. Cam Rising found Dijon Stanley for a 64-yard score…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing a former Big Sky Conference foe at home, the T-birds found a late goal to earn a draw against Eastern Washington on Thursday afternoon. Both teams battled in the opening minutes, with each team tallying multiple shot attempts as they worked their way into the match. It was the…