UMSL sent five teams to NCAA Championships, had 10 All-Americans and set a school record with 187 student-athletes earning academic all-conference recognition.
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UMSL sent five teams to NCAA Championships, had 10 All-Americans and set a school record with 187 student-athletes earning academic all-conference recognition.
UMSL sent five teams to NCAA Championships, had 10 All-Americans and set a school record with 187 student-athletes earning academic all-conference recognition.
UMSL sent five teams to NCAA Championships, had 10 All-Americans and set a school record with 187 student-athletes earning academic all-conference recognition.
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Wilma Zanderau punched her ticket to the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship with her seventh-place individual finish at the NCAA East Regional.
Wilma Zanderau punched her ticket to the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship with her seventh-place individual finish at the NCAA East Regional.
Wilma Zanderau punched her ticket to the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship with her seventh-place individual finish at the NCAA East Regional.
Senior track and field athlete Kennedy Moore finished second in the women’s triple jump at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Senior track and field athlete Kennedy Moore finished second in the women’s triple jump at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Senior track and field athlete Kennedy Moore finished second in the women’s triple jump at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Ebba Wernered and the UMSL women’s golf team played their way to the finals of the GLVC Championship, knocking off Drury in match play before falling to Indianapolis in the final match.
Ebba Wernered and the UMSL women’s golf team played their way to the finals of the GLVC Championship, knocking off Drury in match play before falling to Indianapolis in the final match.
Ebba Wernered and the UMSL women’s golf team played their way to the finals of the GLVC Championship, knocking off Drury in match play before falling to Indianapolis in the final match.
Fifth-year senior Cyril Henault was tied with Missouri S&T’s Carl Miltun for the lead through two rounds of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship on Sunday in Smithville, Missouri.
Juan Vigil helped the men’s tennis team sweep Maryville Saturday in its first GLVC dual meet of the season. The Tritons have now won three straight duals.
The baseball team swept a four-game weekend series against visiting William Jewell to improve to 20-13, including 12-8 in GLVC play.
Sophomore pitcher Ashley Borowitz struck out a career-high 12 batters while beating No. 5 Indianapolis 3-2 on Friday, snapping the Greyhounds’ 20-game winning streak.
The baseball team got strong starting pitching throughout the weekend, including from sophomore Garrett Brunstetter, as it swept Truman State and stretched its winning streak to seven games.
Terrell Kabala and the men’s basketball team battled No. 2 seed Upper Iowa to overtime in the opening round of the GLVC Tournament but lost 91-84 to end their season.
Jalysa Stokes’ buzzer-beater against Indianapolis Thursday night proved crucial in helping the women’s basketball team secure the No. 8 seed in this week’s GLVC Tournament.
Kennedy Moore set a personal record when she leapt 35 feet, 4 3/4 inches in her final attempt in the triple jump to finish fourth at the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Mara Rieder scored a career-high 34 points off the bench on Saturday as the women’s basketball team beat Southwest Baptist and came away with a split on last week’s road trip to southwest Missouri.
The surprise award took place at the end of an evening honoring new inductees Jonathan Griffin, Brianna (Butler) Len, Alex (Stupek) Johnson, Markus Lindberg, Todd Schmidt and the 1973 baseball and 2017 and 2018 women’s golf teams.
Benjamin VandenBrink and Jacob Warner finished second and third in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The softball team secured the No. 2 seed in this week’s Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament after splitting weekend series with sixth-ranked Indianapolis and McKendree.
Senior Cyril Henault helped the men’s golf team secure the top match play seed in the GLVC Championship and advance to the final before losing a tiebreaker to McKendree.
Catcher Bryce Kulinski had five hits, including two home runs, and drove in eight runs to help lead UMSL to a series sweep of Southwest Baptist.
Lily Wagemann was one of three UMSL track and field athletes to take first place over the weekend during the McKendree Bearcat Classic. She won the women’s 1,500-meter race.
Starting pitcher Adam Rose held Indianapolis to two runs on four hits while striking out eight on Sunday as the Tritons split a doubleheader against Indianapolis.
Third baseman McKenzie Lamos accounted for 11 hits and 12 RBI last week as the UMSL softball team swept doubleheaders against Quincy, William Jewell and Truman State.
Shortstop Irene Travis led the UMSL softball team to victories in its final four games in The Spring Games in Leesburg, Florida.
The men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championship final for the second straight year and will take on McKendree for the title on Tuesday.
Bowen Sandquist helped UMSL secure its third bid to the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament in the past four years.
Victor Nwagbaraocha led UMSL to an upset of No. 4 Indianapolis on “Pack the Stands” night, but the Tritons fell to McKendree in their regular-season finale.
Joel Sylven placed third individually and helped the 15th-ranked Tritons to a fourth-place showing at the Houston Classic, hosted by Southern Nazarene in Humble, Texas.
The men’s and women’s swimming teams both placed fifth at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, and senior Jon Osa recorded three top-eight individual finishes.
A record 158 UMSL student-athletes received academic All-GLVC recognition and 11 teams won team academic awards among other honors.
Both the women’s and men’s golf teams booked tickets to the NCAA Division II Championships by finishing fifth in last week’s regional tournaments.
Annie Scaramuzzi pitched the softball team to a 3-1 victory in its regular-season finale against McKendree with seven strikeouts in six innings.
UMSL freshmen golfers Tove Brunell and Juliette Lecomte garnered All-GLVC honors while leading the Tritons to a runner-up finish at the conference championship.
The men’s golf team secured its first Great Lakes Valley Conference championship since 2016. Senior Joel Sylven led the way, winning medalist honors.
Senior Mimi Bradley became the second UMSL pitcher in as many weeks to toss a no-hitter, holding Maryville without a hit and striking out six in Saturday’s 2-0 victory.
Senior golfer Joel Sylven posted a school-record score of 206 at the Findlay Spring Invite to capture his second individual title of the season and fifth of his career.
Junior Maja Lietzau won a pair of singles matches over the weekend to help the women’s tennis team beat Illinois Springfield and Southern Indiana.
Sophomore Benjamin VandenBrink opened the spring track season by winning the men’s 3,000-meter run Saturday at the Central Methodist University Open.
The women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2013-14 season after receiving the No. 6 seed in the Midwest.
Jacob Warner became the first UMSL runner to medal in the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championship with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter run.
Senior swingman Jose Grubbs scored 22 points to lead the men’s basketball team past Lindenwood as Coach Bob Sundvold secured his 150th victory at UMSL.
Junior Guillem Masjuan Roca finished in the top eight in three events at last week’s Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
A record 150 UMSL student-athletes earned Academic All-GLVC honors, including 19 who posted 4.0 GPAs throughout the academic year.
Fifth-year senior golfer Emma Thorngren earned a spot at the NCAA Division II Championship when she placed third individually at the NCAA East Regional.
Marina Prediger and Ben-Hur Kasprzak each concluded their careers with the most singles victories in school history as the UMSL tennis teams fell in the GLVC semifinals.
Senior Chris Ferris shared the 36-hole lead at the GLVC Men’s Golf Championship after posting rounds of 69 and 72 on Sunday at Fox Run Golf Club.
A busy weekend of athletics saw the volleyball team win its ninth straight, women’s soccer upset No. 8 McKendree and Ben-Hur Kasprzak become UMSL’s all-time career singles wins leader.
Freshman Jack Meuse’s goal in the 96th minute gave the men’s soccer team a 1-0 overtime victory at Lindenwood as the Tritons notched their seventh win.
Kevin Smith, assistant director of athletics for marketing, pitched in to power wash the sidewalk behind home plate last week at UMSL Baseball Field.
Senior Marina Prediger tied the women’s tennis program’s record for career victories when she picked up her 79th in a 6-0, 6-1 sweep of Purdue Northwest’s Patricia Dizon.
Freshman Tove Rosengren earned medalist honors at last week’s Battle at Hilton Head after winning a three-person playoff in the women’s golf team’s first event of the spring.
Yaakema Rose Jr. and the 24th-ranked men’s basketball team set a single-season record for victories last week when they beat William Jewell and Rockhurst to improve to 23-5.
Junior forward Alex LaPorta poured in a career-high 37 points and ripped down 16 rebounds in the women’s basketball team’s overtime victory at McKendree.
The men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to six when it beat Southern Indiana 5-2 last Wednesday, but the 45th-ranked Tritons fell Saturday at No. 23 Drury.
The softball team finished runner-up at its conference tournament and earned its sixth-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Graduate student Kristine Lindal and the women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Division II Championship for the first time in program history.