The Weber State University Football Team will look to find its winning form this weekend, when it plays its first home game of the year against 20th ranked Sacramento State University. The WSU Wildcats will face a SSU team, which has had a roller coaster first two games of the season. The SSU Hornets knocked […]
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Volleyball loses in a quick three
[media-credit id=14 align=”alignright” width=”286″][/media-credit] Caitlin Penrod sets the ball for her teammate in Tuesday’s game against Boise State University. ‘Three and out’ appears to be the motto for Weber State University volleyball. WSU fell in three quick sets to Boise State University on Tuesday evening. The set scores were 25-21, 25-19 and 25-14. Head Coach […]
Read moreWSU soccer loses to Wyoming
The Weber State University Women’s Soccer Team dropped another close game to the University of Wyoming Cowgirls, last weekend in Laramie, Wyo. For much of the first half, the teams were evenly matched, with WSU barely outshooting UW 6-5 in the first half. Head Coach Tim Crompton said that, despite the loss, he was pleased […]
Read moreJoe Strand, the man behind Stewart Stadium
[media-credit name=”Amanda Lewark” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit] How many people does it take to get Stewart Stadium ready for game days? It takes Joe Strand, event and guest relations manager, and approximately 250 other individuals. Strand is quick to point out that an event at the stadium is a “campus-wide partnership with many parties invested, putting in […]
Read morePlayin' On Purple: Volleyball at its simplest
I am glad I decided to break down volleyball this week, because it’s one sport that I do know a lot about. I know the basics. It’s going to be easy for me to write the basics, because that’s all I know. Volleyball is played by either men or women. It is mostly considered a […]
Read moreVolleyball has a disappointing tourney
[media-credit id=14 align=”alignright” width=”204″][/media-credit] Ashley Orr spikes the ball in a game against Utah State University. Weber State University Volleyball traveled to Nebraska, only to leave disappointed. WSU competed in the Ameritas Players Challenge and fell to St. Mary’s College, Creighton University and University of Nebraska, all in just three sets. “We were really excited […]
Read moreWSU falls flat against Aggies
[media-credit id=11 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit] Weber State University’s Mike Hoke scrambles away from three defenders in the game against Utah State University. For 30 minutes, it looked like the Weber State University Football Team might pull an upset over the Utah State University Aggies, but everything changed after halftime. The Aggies ran to a 54-17 victory. […]
Read moreWSU Hockey Club receives donation, preps for season
The Ogden Mustangs, a minor-league hockey team new to the Ogden area, played an exhibition match over the weekend, donating half of the proceeds to the Weber State University Hockey Club, which is about to get its season under way. The Mustangs, who recently moved to Ogden from Bakersfield, Calif., will split the proceeds from their […]
Read moreWSU soccer falls to Air Force Academy
[media-credit id=10 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]Lately, the Weber State University Women’s Soccer Team has struggled with giving up early goals in the match and hasn’t been able to recover. On Friday night against the Air Force Academy, it was a late goal that did them in. Despite controlling the action on the field for a large portion […]
Read moreBattle to ensue between Weber State and Utah State
[media-credit name=”Associated Press” align=”alignright” width=”294″][/media-credit]After losing a nail-biter of a game last weekend against the University of Wyoming, Weber State University Football will play Utah State University tomorrow. A tough battle will ensue after both USU and WSU lost in the last minutes of their previous games. USU played defending NCAA champions, Auburn University. They […]
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