The Portland State softball team traveled out to Ogden, Utah for a three-game series with Weber State University over the weekend, and came away with a sweep to boost the team to the top of the Big Sky Conference standings. Hard-hitting performances from Lauran Bliss and Brittany Hendrickson coupled with outstanding pitching from Anna Bertrand led the Vikings to victory.
The Portland State women’s golf team left the Anuenue Spring Break Classic with a ninth-place finish on Wednesday, scoring a season-best 293 round along the way. The Vikings faced stiff competition during the tournament but rose to the occasion in recording the fifth-best performance in school history on a 54-hole course.
After routing the University of North Dakota 7-0 on March 13, the Portland State men’s tennis team was looking to continue their streak with another Big Sky win against the University of Montana Grizzlies last Friday. But despite a sweep in doubles, the Vikings were unable to keep up with their conference foes, dropping five out of six singles matches for a tough 5-2 loss.
The Portland State women’s softball team won one and lost two at the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Hawaii over the weekend. The team shut out the East Carolina University Pirates in the first game on Friday, then came out on the losing end of a shutout versus the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine in the second game of the evening’s doubleheader.
The Big Sky Conference-leading University of Montana Grizzlies came to Club Green Meadows last Saturday for a contest against the ninth-ranked Portland State tennis team. The Vikings are currently sitting three places out of playoff contention.
The indoor season may have come and gone, but Portland State is far from finished with their track and field campaign. The Vikings will begin their outdoor season this weekend in Eugene at the Oregon Preview.
The new season of the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference got underway at the beginning of March, and our very own Portland State cycling team is in the fray. The club sends riders to competitions throughout the region, with stops in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Members of the club have also competed in national events.
The Portland State women’s softball team dropped all four games last weekend to third-ranked Arizona State University. The Vikings put up a solid fight, but were unable to break through against the undefeated Sun Devil squad. Much like the previous weekend, however, the Vikings offered glimpses of the team’s potential, including impressive power hitting and improved defense.
The University of Idaho came ready to play against Portland State last Saturday, starting strong and eventually overrunning the Vikings 7-0 in a nonconference matchup. The Vikings are on a three-match losing streak and have fallen to last place in the Big Sky Conference.
After an exciting indoor track and field season, Portland State went to the Big Sky Championship and matched their best finish ever, coming in second place as a team in Montana. It was the best result for the Vikings at the conference championship meet since a second-place showing in 2006.
The Portland State women’s tennis team lost in a clash with the Montana State University Bobcats on Saturday, falling 4-3 at home. The Vikings started off on the right foot with the No. 3 doubles team of Mandy Mallen and Marti
Pellicano blowing by the Bobcats with an 8-1 victory.