In another balanced bouquet of pitching and hitting for TWU that saw senior pitcher Larisa Garcia hold St. Edward’s to just three hits, it was TWU’s demonstrative defense that fortified the Pioneers’ 4-1 victory in the first game of the NCAA South Central Super Regional at Pioneer Field on Friday night.
The North Texas men’s golf team struggled in the second round of the NCAA Pullman (Wash.) Regional on Friday, shooting a 12-over 300 and falling into 12th place.
TWU junior gymnast Courtney Cochefski has been named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Women’s at-large first team. She will now qualify for Academic All-America consideration.
PULLMAN, Wash -- The opening day of the NCAA Pullman (Wash.) Regional saw lots of red figures, and North Texas took advantage of the low scores to fire a season-low 11-under 277.
TWU head coach Richie Bruister isn’t afraid to kick back and have a little fun, but when it’s time to get serious, he does.
Carlos Ortiz and Rodolfo Cazaubon have reached the regional round of the NCAA golf tournament plenty of times before — three to be exact.
Tony Mitchell sat down and considered his options a few weeks ago and decided he was ready to make the jump to the NBA.
Moments after the celebrating had quieted down following Sunday’s South Central Regional victory, the first words from TWU coach Richie Bruister to the media were directed at his pitching coach and pitching staff.
The North Texas track team entered a time of transition just the way it hoped last week.
MIRAMAR, Fla. — The North Texas women’s track team won its second consecutive Sun Belt Conference championship late Sunday evening at the Ansin Sports Complex.
The TWU Pioneers put themselves in the final game of the NCAA South Central Regional 1 tournament with a stout pitching performance by Brandie Lander and a towering grand slam by Katie Hines to defeat Midwestern State 7-1 on Saturday at Pioneer Field.
COLLEGE STATION -- North Texas hoped the 2013 season would mark its breakthrough moment in the NCAA tournament. No. 60 UNT (18-6) made its second consecutive appearance in the national championships and third in the last four years on Saturday morning, when the Mean Green took on rival TCU in College Station.
Barbora Vykydalova wasn’t quite sure of what to make of Sujay Lama and his unique approach to the mental side of tennis when she first arrived at North Texas four years ago.
The TWU Pioneers know they need to score more runs today if they are going to hang with Midwestern State.
In sports, a change of temperament and tactics when entering the postseason is often utilized to help raise the level of play of a team or player. For the TWU Pioneers, they don’t need or want to change a thing.
Mallorie Sulaski pitched a two-hitter to lead top-seeded Western Kentucky to a 3-1 win over North Texas in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Thursday in Troy, Ala.
TROY, Ala, -- Karly Williams scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift North Texas to a 7-6 victory over Florida Atlantic in the first game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Wednesday morning.
North Texas head coach T.J. Hubbard came into the season thinking 30 wins was a realistic goal. Thanks to a remarkable run at the end of the year, the Mean Green is on the verge of reaching that milestone and a few others this week during the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Troy, Ala.
With TWU making its third NCAA regional appearance in the last four years this weekend, there will be plenty of postseason experience in the Pioneers’ dugout — from the head coach to the players.
After winning their first Lone Star Conference tournament championship, the TWU Pioneers recieved an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II tournament. On Monday, TWU was selected to co-host the South Central Region tournament this weekend at Pioneer Field as the top seed.
After winning their first Lone Star Conference title last week, the TWU Pioneers added to their trophy case on Sunday in Canyon by defeating West Texas A&M 7-2 to win their first LSC tournament championship.
CANYON — Katie Hines drove in three runs and picked up her 11th win in the circle to lead No. 6 TWU to a 10-7 win over Midwestern State in the Lone Star Conference tournament semifinals Saturday.
Richard Abbe, a senior who came out of spring practice as one of North Texas’ starting defensive tackles, has been suspended indefinitely by head coach Dan McCarney after being arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
It’s not often teams are trying to suppress the great memories so quickly, but for the Lone Star Conference champion TWU Pioneers, last week’s emotional roller coaster is in the past and they aren’t ready to have their potential deep postseason run get off to a rough start.
The more Vertrail Vaughns thought about all that North Texas has to offer over the last few days, the more coming home to the Dallas-Fort Worth area made sense.
NACOGDOCHES — Dani Hoff knocked in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, giving North Texas a 2-1 win over Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday.
The North Texas tennis team endured a few anxious moments Tuesday while watching the NCAA tournament selection show.
As TWU prepares for this weekend’s Lone Star Conference softball tournament, coach Richie Bruister says his team is peaking at the right time.
Taylor Schoblocher hit a walk-off grand slam to lift North Texas to an 8-7 win over Texas-Arlington on Tuesday at Lovelace Stadium.
Within a span of four days, Sam Sizelove and Connor Wilson decided they’d like to be teammates after they finish playing football at Argyle next fall.
The North Texas softball team will conduct its sixth annual “Play for Kay” game today, when the Mean Green plays host to Texas-Arlington at 4 p.m. at Lovelace Stadium.
Ashley Kirk pitched her second no-hitter of the weekend, and North Texas completed a Sun Belt Conference series sweep of Louisiana-Monroe with an 8-0 run-rule victory on Sunday at Lovelace Stadium.
With a multitude of school and individual records falling throughout a 43-win season, TWU has been hard-pressed to one-up each of its monumental moments, including several grand slams and walk-off home runs.
Ashley Kirk pitched a no-hitter and picked up a win in relief to lead North Texas to a doubleheader sweep of Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday at Lovelace Stadium. The Mean Green won the first game 8-0 in five innings and took the second game 8-7.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Steven White became the first member of the Mean Green to become a Drake Relays champion since 1970 on Saturday. White recorded a season-best 50.11 in the men’s 400-meter hurdles.
North Texas head coach Dan McCarney returned to work Friday, one week after undergoing heart bypass surgery.
After the first game of a three-game series against West Texas A&M with the Lone Star Conference title on the line, TWU coach Richie Bruister said Friday’s tilt was starter Brandie Lander best performance of the season.
To say that Collin Scribner has a passion for baseball would be an understatement. With his coaches often having to remind him to take it easy, Scribner battled his way through two ACL injuries in the last two years.
The energy, compassion and emotion on display during Wednesday’s matchup between Tarleton State and TWU at Pioneer Field had many players, coaches and spectators near or in tears.
Colin Voss spent a year refining his skills at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa. That was enough time to make the idea of moving to Denton and playing for North Texas sound awfully appealing.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — It was a gutsy effort, and for the first time in nearly 40 years, the North Texas men have won back-to-back conference championships.
ARLINGTON — Nina Villanueva hit a two-run homer to give Texas-Arlington a 2-1 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night at Allan Saxe Field.
North Texas athletic director Rick Villarreal and men’s basketball coach Tony Benford said Wednesday night that they want to continue the program’s series with Texas-Arlington, although fitting the game into next season’s schedule could be problematic.
TWU junior Brandie Lander has been named Lone Star Conference pitcher of the week for April 16-22. She earned the honor for the first time in her career.
North Texas head coach Tony Benford and assistant David Anwar spent a lot of time talking with and visiting Armani Flannigan up in Riverton, Wyo. That dedication paid off when UNT signed the 6-foot-8, 205-pound forward to a national letter of intent this week.
As the regular season winds down to a final — and crucial — series at home this weekend for TWU, the outcome against West Texas A&M won’t diminish the record-setting season the Pioneers have enjoyed.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — Powered by senior Rodolfo Cazaubon, No. 38 North Texas roared back in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament, posting Tuesday’s second-lowest round at 1-under-par 287 to move into second place.
Top-ranked Oklahoma defeated North Texas 12-1 on Tuesday at Lovelace Stadium. The Sooners (40-3) jumped out to an early lead and sealed the win on the run rule with four runs in the sixth inning.
Surrounded by family members and dear friends, former TWU softball student-athlete Abby Burns died Monday evening from complications due to acute myeloid leukemia. She passed away at Medical City Hospital in Dallas at the age of 23.
Armani Flannigan, a 6-foot-8 power forward from Central Wyoming College, confirmed late Sunday night that he has committed to UNT.
