Student-athletes add long list of academic accolades to unrivaled year of competitive success

Jul 11, 2022

A record 158 UMSL student-athletes received academic All-GLVC recognition and 11 teams won team academic awards among other honors.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind: Men’s golf team finishes fifth at NCAA Championship

May 22, 2022

The Tritons matched the best finish in school history by tying for fifth at the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship at TPC Michigan.

UMSL senior Joel Sylven crowned individual champion at NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship

May 18, 2022

Sylven, a sport management major from Falkenberg, Sweden, joins the 1973 men’s soccer team as the only national champions in school history.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

May 16, 2022

Senior Manon Labeur was the top UMSL finisher in the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship, placing 41st with a combined score of 230 in the 54-hole tournament.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

May 9, 2022

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 18, 2022

The men’s golf team secured its first Great Lakes Valley Conference championship since 2016. Senior Joel Sylven led the way, winning medalist honors.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 11, 2022

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 4, 2022

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 28, 2022

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 21, 2022

Sophomore Benjamin VandenBrink opened the spring track season by winning the men’s 3,000-meter run Saturday at the Central Methodist University Open.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 14, 2022

Jose Grubbs and the men’s basketball team reached the regional final before falling, Zara Konstapel claimed All-America honors and Reilly Ahearn and the men’s golf team won a title.

UMSL men’s basketball team headed back to NCAA Tournament after winning first GLVC Tournament title

Mar 7, 2022

The Tritons beat Indianapolis in Sunday’s GLVC Tournament final and secured their second NCAA Tournament berth in the past three seasons.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind: Women’s basketball team NCAA Tournament-bound

Mar 7, 2022

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.

Scenes of celebration as UMSL comes back together for homecoming

Feb 28, 2022

Students, faculty, staff and alumni had their minds bent by a mentalist, packed the stands, feasted on chili and danced the night away at a ’20s-themed dance.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Feb 28, 2022

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Feb 21, 2022

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Feb 14, 2022

Junior Guillem Masjuan Roca finished in the top eight in three events at last week’s Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Feb 7, 2022

Senior center Kiara Stewart averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds last week as the women’s basketball team continued its roll with three home wins.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jan 31, 2022

Senior forward Alex LaPorta pulled down her school-record 1,029th career rebound on Saturday in a rout of William Jewell.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jan 24, 2022

Marty Jackson scored a career-high 30 points and added 10 rebounds as the men’s basketball team routed visiting Quincy on Saturday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jan 18, 2022

Senior center Kiara Stewart led the women’s basketball team to victories at Illinois Springfield and Indianapolis, extending the Tritons’ winning streak to 10 games.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jan 10, 2022

The women’s basketball team returned to the court after a three-week hiatus and blew out Missouri S&T to win its eighth straight game.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jan 3, 2022

Jose Grubbs led the men’s basketball team to a win at Wisconsin-Parkside during an otherwise quiet holiday break. The Tritons are back in action Tuesday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Dec 20, 2021

Jon Osa and his men’s swimming teammates had a busy day last Friday, taking on Missouri S&T and Maryville in separate meets.

UMSL student-athletes give back during holiday season

Dec 15, 2021

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee coordinated volunteer efforts by student-athletes to donate food and fill boxes at the Triton Pantry.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Dec 13, 2021

Guard Yaakema Rose Jr. led a strong second-half effort by the men’s basketball team in a 64-54 road victory over Quincy on Friday night.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Dec 6, 2021

The volleyball team knocked off Lewis in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament before falling to top-seeded Ferris State in the semifinals.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 29, 2021

The women’s basketball team handled Trivecca Nazarene in its only game of the week while the men’s team went 2-0 in the Maryville Thanksgiving Classic.

Up and running: Cross country teams laying the foundation for future success

Nov 26, 2021

Coach Steve Picucci guided the men’s and women’s cross country teams through their first full season of competition since his hiring in 2019.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 22, 2021

The volleyball team swept Illinois Springfield and Southern Indiana to reach the GLVC Tournament final but lost a five-setter to Lewis for the title.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 15, 2021

The men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their seasons as the women’s soccer team ended its, and the volleyball team locked up the No. 2 seed in the GLVC Tournament.

St. Louis County Council honors UMSL men’s basketball team for accomplishments in season cut short by COVID-19

Nov 11, 2021

The council adopted a resolution commending the Tritons for winning the GLVC title and securing an NCAA berth before the tournament’s cancellation in 2019-20.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 8, 2021

The women’s soccer team stunned four-time defending GLVC champion McKendree on penalty kicks to advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 1, 2021

The GLVC Central Division-leading volleyball team pulled out a five-set win over Lindenwood, and the soccer teams locked up conference tournament berths.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 25, 2021

Sophomore cross country runner Jacob Warner earned all-conference honors after finishing in 16th place in Saturday’s GLVC Championship.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 18, 2021

Sophomore Nick Hedberg helped lead the men’s golf team to a third-place finish at last week’s Midwest Regional at Fox Run Golf Club.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 11, 2021

Senior Megan Woll had 48 digs, including the 2,000th of her career, last week to help the volleyball team sweep Missouri S&T, Truman State and Maryville.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 4, 2021

Forward Garrett Bass notched one of three UMSL goals in the men’s soccer team’s 3-2 victory over William Jewell on Sunday in Liberty, Missouri.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 27, 2021

Sophomore Jacob Warner took first place in Friday’s H.W. Wright Classic and helped the men’s cross country team finish second in Decatur, Illinois.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 20, 2021

The volleyball team improved to 7-3 on the season by beating Illinois Springfield and Quincy on the road to open Great Lakes Valley Conference play.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 13, 2021

Senior Joel Sylven helped the men’s golf team repeat as Arch Cup champions, finishing 8 under par to take medalist honors at Stonewolf Golf Club.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 7, 2021

The women’s soccer team got off to its first 2-0 start since 2014 with victories over Delta State and Saint Martin’s on the opening weekend of the season.

Tritons student-athletes excel academically during a challenging year

Jun 28, 2021

A record 150 UMSL student-athletes earned Academic All-GLVC honors, including 19 who posted 4.0 GPAs throughout the academic year.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

May 10, 2021

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

May 3, 2021

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 26, 2021

Senior Emma Thorngren became the first UMSL woman to win medalist honors at the GLVC Championship since 2011. She led the Tritons to a runner-up finish.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 19, 2021

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 12, 2021

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Apr 5, 2021

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.

UMSL basketball teams in the hunt as they begin GLVC stretch run

Jan 25, 2021

The men’s basketball team has won six straight, and the women’s team has won four of five. Both sit in second place in the GLVC Central Division standings.