Winterhawks fans got a much more suspenseful game than expected on Friday, as Portland headed into its contest with the Kootenay Ice equipped with the WHL’s best record, while Kootenay had one of the league’s worst. The Ice played well above their record, however, and were either tied or in the lead for most of the game.
Wednesday, Nov. 21 MEN’S BASKETBALL University of Portland 81 Vikings 60 Top performers Dre Winston Jr.: 13 points, 7 rebounds Renado Parker: 10 points, 3 steals Friday, Nov. 23 VOLLEYBALL…
Football Highlights from the Viking’s final game against the Eastern Washington Eagles on Nov. 17, 2012. Vikings fell to Eagles 34-41 at Jeld-Wen field. Vanguard writer Zach Bigalke talks with with Vikings Head Coach Nigel Burton and #40 Linbacker Ian Sluss after the game.
By the time this column drops, the first seven games of the NBA season will be a distant memory. Once Tuesday rolls around and this paper is in your hands, most of the league will have played two whole games beyond that. We’ll have a brand new set of power rankings, and we’ll all feel pretty silly that we were ever even talking about those first seven.
In the span of an hour on Saturday, the Bowl Championship Series race was turned on its head as number-one Kansas State University and number-two University of Oregon both suffered their first defeats of the season.
By crosstown bus ride or 1,900-mile flight, the Portland State men’s basketball squad will travel off campus to face two strong nonconference opponents this week.
Back at Jeld-Wen Field for the season finale against Eastern Washington University, it looked like the 26 seniors suiting up for their final game at Portland State might go out on a high note against their longtime rival. As the rain fell in Portland, the Vikings surged to a double-digit lead in the first half and then again in the second. But with a share of the Big Sky title on the line, Eastern Washington rebounded both times and snatched the victory in the final two minutes to win the Dam Cup.
The Vikings volleyball team followed up their impressive sweep of Weber State University on Thursday with an even better encore, beating Idaho State University 3-1 on Saturday to clinch the 2012 Big Sky regular season championship. In front of the second-largest crowd at the Stott Center all season, the Vikings fought past an injury to junior outside hitter Jaklyn Wheeler and a second-set loss to take a dramatic four-set victory on Senior Night.
PSU’s women’s basketball head coach Sherri Murrell knew that, out of all of the keys to the game against a fast and aggressive University of Oregon squad, the most important would be the Vikings’ ability to simply outlast their tireless opponents.
Thursday, Nov. 15 VOLLEYBALL Vikings 3 Weber State 0 Top performers Aubrey Mitchell: 13 kills, .812 hitting percentage Jaklyn Wheeler: 8 kills, 5 digs WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Vikings 87 Oregon 85…
Portland State fell to the University of Oregon in Eugene on Monday night, after eight turnovers in the first four minutes paved the way for a 32-12 lead for the Ducks early in the first half. The slow start was just too much for the Vikings to overcome.