The Western pep band could be heard from either end of campus as they blared away at the night sky to welcome guests to the Viking Madness basketball exhibition at Sam Carver Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 26.
The women’s basketball team came out victorious in their season opener Monday, Oct. 22, against the Trinity Western Spartans at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings showed a dominating force against the Spartans, beating them 89-45. The game marked the start of Head Coach Carmen Dolfo’s 28th season leading the team.
Women’s basketball kicked off the season with an exhibition game against Trinity Western Spartans on Monday, Oct. 22 and came out victorious with a final score 89-55.
Runners, take your mark, get set, go!”
Western women’s rowing boasts a triumphant and decorated history with a long list of accolades, championships and achievements. The culmination of the 2017 and 2018 seasons only added to that list. The team placed second at the NCAA national championships and brought home a dominant win in the varsity-4 event.
In sports, the box score seldom tells the whole story. However, the stats from the 2-0 women’s soccer win on Saturday, Oct. 20, clearly exhibited that the Western Oregon University Wolves were outplayed by the Vikings in almost every measurable aspect.
Dolphins glide through water, eagles soar through the air and horses gallop majestically over rolling hills. Like those animals, senior co-captain of the Western men’s golf team Cody Roth is a creature in his element when he’s on the golf course.
Another night and another sweep for the Western women’s volleyball team as they continue to chalk up wins in a fashion that is nowhere near going out of style.
“Go Viks, go!” echoed across campus as Western students sporting blue and white around their necks walked to Robert S. Harrington Field to watch the Vikings defeat the Concordia University Cavaliers on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Western senior Abby Phelps made history Saturday Sept. 29, setting an all-time women’s volleyball record for most career kills during a sweeping victory over Montana State University Billings. The seventh-ranked Vikings continue to move through the season with success, as the the win marks their 13th straight victory.
Emily Nelsen (left, 13) defends her keeper during the match with Metropolitan State University of Denver on September 8th, 2018. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
Samantha Scott (14, Colorado, left) and Gabriela Pelogi (9, Western, right). // Photo by Kelly Pearce
The No. 8 Western women’s volleyball team took its nine-game winning streak into a match with the University of Alaska Fairbanks to continue Great Northwest Athletic Conference play on Thursday, Sept. 20, at WECU Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings won in straight sets by scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-19.
Brette Boesel (left, 1) sets the ball as she’s watched by her teammates during a match with Saint Martin’s on September 8th, 2018. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
Western’s Drew Farnsworth (middle) and Hawaii Hilo’s Bryan Gonzalez battle for the ball during a match on September 11th, 2018. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
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