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Bears Lose to Demons, 79-68

The Bears could not find their stroke from beyond the arc last night, going 0-10 from three-point range in a loss to conference foe Northwestern State. It marked the first time since 2001 that the men’s basketball Bears went without a three-point field goal in a game. Head Coach Corliss Williamson described it as a poor shooting [...]

Bears Get Second Win

The Bears basketball team got their second win of the season last Saturday in a 107-96 double overtime victory over the the Eastern Illinois Panthers in the Farris Center. The Bears shot 54 percent from the field and committed only six turnovers. They hit just 26 of 46 free throws during regulation but improved to 71 percent in the [...]

Women’s, Men’s Basketball Begins

After finishing their second consecutive season with 21 wins and just one game away from the NCAA Women’s tournament last year, the Sugar Bears begin their season at home at 7 p.m. today with a huge test against Big 10 Conference opponent Indiana University. After the season-opener tonight, the Sugar Bears will host Alabama in a [...]

Sugar Bears Miss Big Dance

The Sugar Bears’ post-season run to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament is over after they fell, 71-50, to top-seeded McNeese State Cowgirls in the Southland Conference Tournament title game last night in Katy, Texas. The Sugar Bears (21-11, 11-5 conference) struggled to keep up with the Cowgirls’ (26-6, 15-1 conference) quick pace offense in the first [...]

Sugar Bears Blowout Roadrunners

The Sugar Bears (18-10, 10-5 conference) scored 53 second-half points en route to a 81-59 blowout victory over the Southland Conference West Division-leading University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners (14-14, 10-5 conference) in front of an energetic Senior Night crowd Wednesday night in the Farris Center.   The win was the first ever against the Roadrunners and it put the Sugar Bears in [...]

From the Archives: Hendrix Rivalry

Most of us think of the students at Hendrix College as our creative, liberal, gentle neighbors but there was a time when the rivalry between our schools was so intense that it erupted in gunfire on Donaghey Avenue. Hendrix had been in Conway for about 20 years when UCA opened in 1908 and they didn’t [...]

Sugar Bears Return to Farris Tonight

After a remarkable 74-73 overtime victory at McNeese State University last Saturday, the Sugar Bears return to the Farris Center tonight to host the Northwestern State University Lady Demons. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Tonight’s game is a rematch between the Southland Conference rivals. In their last meeting two weeks ago, the Sugar Bears (13-7, 5-2 conference) handed the Lady [...]

Intramural Game Goes 10 Overtimes

There was some real drama in the intramural three-on-three basketball championship this week. The final game of the men’s fraternity championship went into 10 overtimes before officials had to step in and force the game to a conclusion. The Pikes beat Sig Ep in that game. After the 10th overtime and 2 1/2 hours of play, [...]

New Era for Bears Basketball

The Bears basketball team will start its season next with a new look.  The team has a new head coach. Corliss Williamson, a former Razorback standout and 12-year veteran of the NBA, was hired in March to replace Rand Chappell. Williamson had coached at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock for the past three years.  In addition to new leadership, [...]

Who Makes What at UCA?

Ever wonder what that person standing in front of the class is being paid to lecture you? How about the guy who runs this place? We found the answers in the UCA 2009-10 Budget Book in Torreyson Library. The people in Human Resources tell us it is the most current and reliable source of this [...]