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Volleyball Team has Rough Week

The women’s volleyball team (14-12) went 1-2 during the last week of October in games against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi,  McNeese State  and Southland Conference West Division leader University of Texas at San Antonio. In the first game of the week against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (13-16), the Sugar Bears won a close 3-2 match.  Four of the five sets [...]

Bears Win in Dramatic Finish

The football Bears (3-3, 2-1) won their second consecutive game Saturday, 37-31, in an Southland Conference offensive shoot out with Nicholls State (1-5, 0-2) in Thibodaux, La. The game featured 857 yards of offense between the schools but the game was decided by a Bears defensive stop on fourth and goal at the seven yard line with just [...]

Bear Athletes Win Awards

Two football players and a women’s volleyball player have been named the best in the Southland Conference after last week’s games. Senior receiver and kick returner Isaiah Jackson was named the conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Stephen F. Austin last Saturday night. Jackson had a 91-yard kickoff return and a [...]

Softball Bears Win Conference Awards

Sophomores Kelsie Armstrong and Melanie Bryant helped lead the softball Bears to a 5-1 record last week and they swept the Southland Conference weekly awards. Armstrong was named the conference Pitcher of the Week after going 3-1 in both conference and non-conference action. Bryant, the catcher, was named the conference Hitter of the Week after [...]

Sugar Bears’ Last Stand at Home

After a 79-61 dominating performance against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lady Lions on Saturday, the Sugar Bears are looking for their first ever win against the Southland Conference West Division-leading University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners tonight in the Farris Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. It’s Senior Night for the Sugar Bears. The  Sugar Bears (17-10, 9-5 [...]

Bears Lose Another Close One

The Bears couldn’t hit late free throws as they fell 70-62 to Sam Houston State University Bearkats at the Farris Center on Saturday. The Bears (5-20, 1-11) clawed their way back into the game after being down by 14 points in the second half with tough defense and good shots but the Bearkats (14-11, 7-5) used good ball [...]

Homecoming Kicks Off at 2 p.m.

The UCA football Bears kickoff Homecoming weekend at 2 p.m. in Estes Stadium in a televised game against the Southeastern Lousiana Lions. The Bears are  now 4-3  after a Southland Conference road victory last week against Nicholls State that snapped a three-game losing streak. UCA found a lot of ways to score touchdowns last week against the Colonels including a 10-yard fumble [...]

Sugar Bears Win, Again and Again

The Sugar Bears basketball team is at the top of the conference after beating the Nicholls State Lady Colonels, 83-68, at the Farris Center Wednesday night.   It was the Sugar Bears’ 10th win in the Southland Conference where they are now 10-3 and tied with the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks for the most conference wins.  Freshman center Megan Herbert led the [...]