No. 24 Flippin’ Birds cap historic season with strong finish at NCAA Regionals
SALT LAKE CITY - Fresh off an MPSF championship victory, the Southern Utah Gymnastics team secured a third-place finish at the NCAA Gymnastics Regionals Second Round at the University of Utah Thursday afternoon.
Making their 12th straight regionals appearance - and...
No. 23 Flippin’ Birds soar to championship three-peat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Traveling to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship, the SUU gymnastics team claimed its third straight conference championship on Saturday.
The Thunderbirds took first with a 196.625 score, edging out UC Davis (196.400), Sacramento State (193.850), and Alaska-Anchorage...
SUU softball records series win vs. Cal Baptist
CEDAR CITY, Utah - Hosting Cal Baptist over the weekend, the Southern Utah softball team claimed the series with a pair of wins in three games.
Below are recaps of all three games, starting with game one of Friday's doubleheader.
Game 1...
Thunderbird softball suffers weekend sweep at Abilene Christian
ABILENE, Texas - Traveling for its first WAC road series of the season, the Southern Utah softball team suffered a three-game weekend sweep at Abilene Christian.
Below are recaps of all three games, beginning with Friday's doubleheader.
Game 1 - Friday
Friday's first...
Final rotation mistakes prove costly for SUU gymnastics
BOISE, Idaho - Battling the Broncos in a rematch from the week prior, a pair of falls on the balance beam proved costly for the SUU gymnastics team in a 196.775-196.125 defeat in the regular season finale.
Sophomore Brinlee Christensen set...
Cold shooting dooms SUU women’s basketball in WAC Tournament defeat
LAS VEGAS - Facing No. 2 seed Tarleton State in the WAC Tournament quarterfinals, the seventh-seeded Thunderbirds were unable to overcome a cold shooting night in a season-ending 59-40 loss.
Both teams started strong defensively, keeping each other scoreless for the...
SUU men’s basketball season ends in St. George
ST. GEORGE, Utah - Traveling to the Burns Arena to face rival Utah Tech in the WAC Tournament, the Thunderbird men's basketball team's season came to an end in an 82-75 loss.
The beginning of the game was back-and-forth, with neither...
Southern Utah softball takes two of three in WAC opening series
CEDAR CITY, Utah - Opening the Western Athletic Conference portion of the schedule, the Southern Utah softball team hosted Tarleton State for a three-game series over the weekend.
The T-birds recorded a 2-1 win on Friday in St. George, before returning...
No. 21 Flippin’ Birds buck the Broncos on Senior Night
CEDAR CITY, Utah - Hosting regional foe Boise State in the season's home finale, the No. 21 ranked SUU gymnastics team recorded a new season-high score in a 196.900-196.300 victory.
Niya Randolph took the meet all-around title for the Flippin' Birds,...
Thunderbird basketball: Women win, men fall in regular season finale vs. Seattle U
The Southern Utah basketball teams closed out the regular season on Thursday night. The women's team secured a 66-51 road win over Seattle U, while the men's team fell to the Redhawks at home, 62-39.
Here are recaps of both...