Junior Declan Murray advanced to tomorrow's quarterfinals in the 800m as five Loyola athletes competed tonight at the NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas. Loyola was well-represented on the national stage, as its five qualifiers were second only to Milwaukee (six) among Horizon League schools.
The baseball team led 2-0 early, only to see UIC explode for 13 runs over a two-inning span, including nine in the second, and go on to a 19-9 decision at the Horizon League Tournament in Chicago Thursday.
The fourth-seeded UIC baseball team moved past No. 2 seed Wright State on Thursday evening by a final score of 19-9 in game four the 2012 Horizon League Championship at Les Miller Field. Junior pitcher Charlie Weinberg proved to be the difference maker as threw five innings of relief, allowing just two hits and no earned runs for this third win of the season. Junior Alex Grunenwald piloted the Flames at the plate going 4-for-5 with two homers, five RBI and four runs.
Softball player Colleen Schneider was named Thursday as a 2012 Capital One Third Team Academic All-American as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The fourth-seeded UIC baseball team opened up the 2012 Horizon League Championship with a 10-1 win over No. 5 seed Butler on Wednesday afternoon at Les Miller Field. The Flames jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back. Junior pitcher Joey Begel tossed an impressive seven innings of shut-out ball, allowing just four hits as he picked up his seventh win of the season.
Ethan Happ's recruitment is picking up this spring. The Class of 2014 forward picked up his first scholarship offer and other schools, including Iowa, are showing consistent interest.Get the latest on the process for the Illinois native in this update.
A hot name on Michigan’s rapidly growing 2015 target list is Indianapolis Cathedral prep SG, Jalen Coleman. The versatile scoring guard has already established himself as one of the top players in his class. Said Scout.com analyst, Brian Snow, “Jalen Coleman is a great shooter... not a good shooter... a great shooter."
FRISCO, TX - The EYBL's third session got going in suburban Dallas on Friday. Houston Hoops got an impressive win, and they were led by Justin Jackson.