Beckystxa

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My what a difference a year makes. We had to use a 5’8” freshman DS/L as an Outside Hitter for a weekend last year because we had so many players sidelined with illness and injury. We struggled all year to find a cohesive chemistry even when some of the players returned to the rotation....

Beckystxa

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With one pre-conference tournament left this weekend - on the first road trip of the season at Northern Iowa - the 2023 squad finds itself sitting at 8-2 and having just cracked the AVCA rankings at #25. The Flyers have looked good and played very well, but it’s the next couple weeks that...

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BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – Way back during the summer before my freshman year at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, MA, the good Brothers of the Sacred Heart sent out a summer reading list. My senior-to-be brother let me know that this was not a ‘suggestion’ like the similar list we had gotten from...

Christopher Rieman

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Three second half goals broke a scoreless halftime as the UW-Milwaukee Panthers up-ended the Dayton Flyers 3-0 on a Labor Day matinee at Baujan Field. UD falls to 1-2-1 on the season while Milwaukeee earns their first victory of the year to improve to 1-2-0. Warm but otherwise...

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BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – The next entry in our “FTS” series entitled “What do we know about…” is incoming freshman Petras Padegimas. The 6-foot-8 forward from Lithuania, by way of DME Academy in Daytona Beach, FL. averaged 19.5 points and 8.0 rebounds his senior season. ...

Beckystxa

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Editorial Note: I’m planning to do a weekly touch-base with the volleyball coaching staff by sending over five questions each Monday of the season. And right away there is one exception. It’s next week when they have a mid-week match with #3 Louisville on Wednesday. The coaches need to use...

Christopher Rieman

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The UD women’s soccer team hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday afternoon at Baujan Field in a battle of unbeaten and untied squads, but neither side could find the back of the net in a hard-fought 0-0 draw under perfect weather conditions for a late-August soccer match. Dayton...

Christopher Rieman

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The UD women’s soccer team nursed a 1-0 halftime lead over Louisville Cardinals, surrendered the tying goal after intermission, then found paydirt against the run of play in the 86th minute to sneak out of Baujan Field with the 2-1 victory on Thursday evening. Laney Huber scored the...

Beckystxa

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We’ve seen some slow starts the past couple seasons for the Flyer’s Volleyball program. It’s been for several reasons. We’ve struggled to find the starting rotation early, causing some sloppy play and results. Setter development has been a big part of that struggle. Player injuries, surgeries...

Christopher Rieman

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The UD women's soccer team improved to 2-0-0 on Sunday evening by capitalizing on scoring chances and leaning on a bend-but-not-break defense that did just enough to slow down a persistent Cincinnati Bearcat offense. A pair of goals in each half did the damage as the Flyers struggled at times...