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State colleges: Wisconsin softball team ousts BYU, 6-0

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:30 MDT

State colleges: Wisconsin softball team ousts BYU, 6-0

staff and Wire Reports

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

The University of Wisconsin softball team beat BYU 6-0 on Friday, and the Cougars’ season ended with their second straight loss in the Eugene (Ore.) Regional. BYU (33-25) had just two hits — singles by Bailie Hicken and Madisen Robb in the first two innings — in the loss to the Big Ten Conference tournament champions. BYU starter Tori Almond (12-8) took the loss, giving up three runs on three hits over 21⁄3 innings. The Cougars lost their opener to host Oregon, 5-2, on Thursday in the double-el...

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State colleges: BYU loses to Oregon in NCAA softball tournament

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:33 MDT

State colleges: BYU loses to Oregon in NCAA softball tournament

Combined news sources

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT

Oregon beat BYU 5-2 in their opening game of the NCAA softball tournament Thursday. The Cougars outhit the Ducks 7-4 but didn’t score after a two-run second inning. The Ducks jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first and added insurance runs in the fourth and fifth. Tori Almond took the loss for BYU, allowing three earned runs. Carly Duckworth led the Cougars with two hits and two RBIs. SLCC 10, Weatherford College 2 • The Bruins won in five innings in St. George, routing their No. 10-seeded opponent...

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NCAA softball: BYU is underdog against No. 3 Oregon

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

NCAA softball: BYU is underdog against No. 3 Oregon

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

At one point this season, the BYU women’s softball team was five games under the break-even mark and a ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament looked like a long shot. Since then, the Cougars have bulldozed their way through the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, winning 16 of 17 games and earning an automatic bid to the postseason and a date with Pac-12 champs and No. 3-ranked Oregon at the Eugene Regional on Thursday. BYU opened the tournament in Eugene last season, losing to the Ducks i...

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Men’s volleyball: BYU swept in championship match vs. UC Irvine

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:37:03 MDT

Men’s volleyball: BYU swept in championship match vs. UC Irvine

By Jon Gold Special to the Tribune

Updated May 5, 2013 05:37PM MDT

Los Angeles • Seven points: The difference between success and failure, victory and defeat, massive championship trophy and puny consolation plaque. Thing is, staring into the bloodshot eyes of the BYU Cougars, you get the feeling they know where each and every point went wrong. There were tears after the Cougars watched UC Irvine hoist its second consecutive title prize after a 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 26-24) win, and they were tears of regret. BYU led each game — including the second game 11-4 — onl...

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Y.’s dynamic duo misses its chance

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:37:03 MDT

Y.’s dynamic duo misses its chance

By Jon Gold Special to The Tribune

Updated May 5, 2013 05:37PM MDT

Los Angeles • Chris McGown knew the day was coming, knew he’d only have the terrific twosome of Taylor Sander and Ben Patch for one season, but that doesn’t make this any easier. Patch will embark on his LDS mission next year as Sander returns for his senior season, leaving a surprisingly massive vacuum that only got bigger as he got better in his phenomenal freshman season. This was always part of the bargain, but sitting up on the dais after his BYU Cougars fell to UC Irvine, 3-0, in the NCAA ...

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State colleges: UCLA baseball team holds off Utah for win

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:47:05 MDT

State colleges: UCLA baseball team holds off Utah for win

COMBINED NEWS SERVICES

Updated May 4, 2013 11:47PM MDT

The UCLA baseball team held off Utah for a 5-4 win in a Pac-12 game Saturday in Los Angeles. The Utes (16-25, 5-18) scored two runs in the eighth inning but their rally came up short. T.J. Bennett went 2 for 3 with two RBIs for Utah, including a run-scoring single in the eighth. Utah starter Dalton Carroll (3-6) took the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits over six innings. Loyola Marymount 2, BYU 1 • In Los Angeles, the Lions scored two runs on the bottom of the sixth to Beat t...

BYU volleyball: Cougs, UC Irvine to meet, with national title on the line

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:13:33 MDT

BYU volleyball: Cougs, UC Irvine to meet, with national title on the line

By jon gold Special to The Tribune

Updated May 4, 2013 07:13PM MDT

Los Angeles • How do you plan for a team you’ve been scheming for all year? When they’re in your thoughts and dreams and blueprints, when they’re the team you expect to face with it all on the line, when all along, you’ve expected them to be the last bump (and set and spike) on the road to the championship? You do what you’ve been doing all along. And you cross your fingers. “BYU is a team that we’ve been planning to play in this moment since last year,” said UC Irvine men’s volleyball coach Dav...

BYU defeats Cal 27-24, wins inaugural Varsity Cup rugby national championship

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:10:47 MDT

BYU defeats Cal 27-24, wins inaugural Varsity Cup rugby national championship

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 5, 2013 03:10PM MDT

At about 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, it was one down, one to go for BYU sports fans. BYU's rugby team earned the school's first championship of the day, beating California 27-24 at South Field in Provo for the Varsity Cup national rugby championship. At 7 p.m. MDT tonight, BYU will meet UC Irvine in the NCAA men's volleyball national championship match. In the rugby match, the inaugural Varsity Cup, freshman Jonny Linehan scored with no time left to break a 24-24 tie and give the Cougars their...