This past Easter weekend, the USF Dons played host to rivals in the WCC, the Saint Mary’s Gaels, at Benedetti Diamond. The series ran from Thursday to Saturday, and resulted in the Diamond Dons taking two out of three from the visiting Gaels. With the series win, USF improved to a season record of 13-14 [...]
Boasting schools such as Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga, the West Coast Conference has always been known for its small schools with top-notch sports programs. In a well-known Division 1 conference, alterations and adjustments are often made that keep anticipation at the highest level, and in the upcoming 2013-14 season, the introduction of new teams and [...]
The San Francisco Dons Basketball team overcame a large second half deficit to defeat the Pepperdine Waves in a highly contested match last Saturday, Feb 23. The Dons came out slow as they shot 4-14 in the first ten minutes of the game. Meanwhile, the Waves came out riding on the hot play of freshman [...]
Over the weekend of March 22-24, the USF baseball team went head to head with the Portland Pilots in a three game series. The games on Friday and Sunday were held at USF’s Benedetti Diamond while Saturday’s game was held at AT&T Park, home to the San Francisco Giants, as part of the Eighth Annual [...]
Hillary Harris Saturday, March 2 was a day of “firsts” for sophomore middle distance runner Hillary Harris, the proud new owner of the USF school record in the 400 meter race. Harris, an environmental studies major from Hillsboro, Ore., not only collected her first collegiate record, but did so in her first time running the [...]
The WCC Tournament The San Francisco men’s basketball team lost a nail-biter in overtime to the Loyola Marymount Lions in the second round of the West Coast Conference tournament on March 7 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. San Francisco had a first round bye. LMU was able to pull off the win even [...]
Around this time of year, college basketball lovers have something to look forward to. It is the time of year when thousands of people frantically fill out brackets and compete with their friends to see whose is the most accurate. It is the time of year when fans can wake up early in the morning [...]
Why are you here in SF? I just came back for the week to hang out, see old friends and work out. We had the Cracked Crab Kickoff Dinner that we do every year. It’s a fundraiser for the baseball team. Where are you headed after this? Back to Arizona for Spring Training. It starts [...]
In her first race as a San Francisco Don, junior Jana Soethout reached a goal that many college athletes strive for throughout their entire career—she broke a school record. After just two laps around the track, the 23-year-old from Cologne, Germany had left the competition in the dust as she raced her way to a [...]
The San Francisco women’s basketball team lost its fourth consecutive game Saturday, falling 69-64 to Santa Clara in front of 489 at War Memorial Gym. San Francisco also lost 84-46 at home last Thursday against Gonzaga. With Saturday’s loss, the Dons dropped to 9-15 overall (2-9 in Conference play) while Santa Clara improved to 13-11 [...]