The Sports Center was up and running Thursday night for the first home game and first win of the women’s volleyball season against the La Sierra Eagles.
The crowd’s electrifying energy noticeable as the Cougars won their first home game. CSUSM won the first set 25-12, the third set 25-21, and...
Fans, players and coaches at CSUSM have a treat awaiting: the highly anticipated grand opening of the $11.4 million Sports Center on Sept. 1.
Funded by student fees, the 29,000-square-foot facility is equipped with locker rooms for home and visiting teams, student-athlete lounge, coaches’ offices,...
Hannah Snider, Club Sports Reporter
• October 7, 2016
CSUSM men’s club soccer played against UC Riverside at 12 pm on Oct. 23 on Mangrum field. This neck-and-neck game ended with the Cougars breaking the tie in the last 10 seconds, leaving the final score 1-0.
At minute 10, the Cougars defense got worked, resulting in a corner kick by Highlander offense...
The Cougars earned their first California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference win Saturday, Sept. 17 at The Sports Center with 3 sets (21-25, 25-21, 25-9, 27-29, 15-9).
Freshman Maddy Newcombe had 18.5 points, 16 kills and 4 blocks while Freshman Aleese Wheaton had an exceptional game...
The Cougars hosted Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, Oct. 14, in a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference meeting, defeating the Broncos in four sets, three sets to one.
Freshman Madi Anderson and senior Brooke Butler both contributed 12 kills. Sophomore Lauren Lee added another...
CSUSM’s Women’s Soccer team faced defeat against the UC San Diego Tritons, a No. 11-ranked team, at home on Sept. 20.
The Tritons started off strong with Junior Katie O’Laughlin scoring within the first five minutes of the game with a powerful kick to the top corner of the net.
The...
CSUSM has introduced a new sports performance program and Erik Blekeberg, professor of Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II, has been hired as the head of the department.
As a Sports Performance Coach, Blekeberg will work with student athletes both physically...
Shane Siemsen, Assistant Sports Editor
• September 28, 2016
CSUSM men’s soccer battled Chico State University in their second game of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference play on Friday, Sept. 21.
Both teams were locked in defensively, neither letting up more than one goal the entire game. CSUSM had their first double-overtime game...
Hannah Snider, Sports Club Reporter
• September 28, 2016
On Sept. 23, CSUSM’s Women’s Soccer team went head-to-head with the Chico State Wildcats. With final score of 1-0, the Cougars won their first California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) game of the season.
The first half of the game took place primarily on the home side, giving the defense...
The Cougars were away on Saturday, Sept. 24 for another CCAA showdown against UCSD. Though the Cougars were evenly matched with the Tritons, they fell short and lost three sets to one (25-23, 20-25,17-25, 22-25).
Ken Grosse, Senior Associate Athletics Director of UCSD, created this special...
CSUSM’s Men’s Soccer held their first game of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Conference at home against the UCSD Tritons on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The Cougars completed a shutout against the Tritons and upset the No. 21-ranked team in the CCAA conference.
The...
The men’s and women’s cross country team dominated at the Coyote Challenge on Sept. 24 in San Bernardino.
Head Cross Country Coach Steve Scott is extremely proud of the way his athletes have been succeeding.
“We just have some very talented, hard working athletes, they...
