All posts tagged "sports"

  • Mean Green soccer beats FIU on game winner

    Scott Sidway / Staff Writer The Mean Green soccer team defeated Florida International University 2-1 on Sunday after a game-winning penalty kick goal in the 87th minute from junior forward Karla Pineda. Pineda provided all of the...

    • Posted October 19, 2014
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  • Brief: Mean Green soccer drops first conference game

    Faye Darku / Intern Writer The Mean Green soccer team suffered its first Conference USA lost of the season to Florida Atlantic University 2-0 on the road Friday night. “This is a tough loss since we were...

    • Posted October 18, 2014
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  • Football team tries to avoid third straight loss

    Akshay Mirchandani / Sports Editor The Mean Green football team will try to avoid a three game losing streak this Saturday against the University of Southern Mississippi. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Apogee Stadium, and...

    • Posted October 16, 2014
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    Volleyball team honors late mother of teammate

    Akshay Mirchandani / Sports Editor  It’s Oct. 3 and the middle of the Mean Green volleyball team’s match against Louisiana Tech University. In the second set, junior outside hitter Carnae Dillard notices something strange. Her teammate and...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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    Football team emphasizes concussion safety

    Ehsan Azad / Staff Writer With hitting and tackling, football is considered one of the more violent sports in the world, and there can be serious injuries that come with it. Concussions are becoming the one injury...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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    Junior forward emerges after sophomore slump

    Scott Sidway / Staff Writer In the 2013 soccer season, sophomore forward Rachel Holden, then a freshman, was the main focus of the Mean Green offense and earned the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year award....

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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    Middle blockers shine for volleyball team

    Kyle Youmans / Staff Writer In the game of volleyball, outside hitters and setters usually appear on the stat sheet the most. However, the middle blocker position plays a key role in a volleyball team’s success. This...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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  • Mean Green soccer ties Rice in a battle for first place

    Ehsan Azad / Staff Writer In a game for first place atop the Conference USA standings, the Mean Green soccer team tied Rice University 1-1 in a double overtime thriller on the road Sunday. The Mean Green...

    • Posted October 12, 2014
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  • Brief: Mean Green volleyball drops second straight game

    Kyle Youmans / Staff Writer The Mean Green volleyball team lost its second straight conference match on the road against Western Kentucky University  on Sunday afternoon in four sets (13-25, 18-25, 25-21, 19-25). North Texas (12-8, 3-4)...

    • Posted October 12, 2014
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  • Turnovers doom Mean Green in loss to UAB

    Ehsan Azad / Staff Writer In a game filled with turnovers, the Mean Green football team fell on the road 56-21 to the University of Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday. “It is a sorry excuse for Mean Green football,...

    • Posted October 11, 2014
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