The LMU women's volleyball team was perfect in Philadelphia this weekend, picking up three wins to start their year and leave the City of Brotherly Love with the
Hilton Penn's Landing Temple Invitational Title. The Lions opened their year with a
straight-set sweep over Rhode Island, before
taking care of Hofstraand Temple in four games apiece. The early season road-test continues, as volleyball travels to the Utah State Tournament this upcoming weekend.
The women's soccer team returned to the mainland to win both of their Sullivan Field matches this weekend. The Lions scored late in each game,
topping Loyola-Chicagoon Friday and Northeastern on Sunday
behind Sarina Bolden's 89thminute goal.
Bolden was one of three Lions, joining
Maki Kono and
Shelby Cormier, named to the
All-Tournament Team from the opening weekend's Outrigger Soccer Kickoff in Honolulu.
The men's soccer team
pulled off a comeback winon opening night to beat UC Riverside on opening night. The Lions dropped their Sunday game, finishing the homestand at 1-1.
The West Coast Conference announced its
2018 men's and women's cross country preseason polls this week. The Lion women were slated to finish fourth with 58 total points, while the men landed in sixth place with 29 points. The teams are voted on by the 10 head coaches in the conference.
The new LMU Dad & Daughter programpresented by the
Little Lions Club provides unique opportunities for fathers and daughters to spend quality time together while attending various LMU Women's sporting events throughout the 2018-19 season. Create memories, enjoy rare behind the scenes experiences, and share with your daughter the importance of exercise, good sportsmanship, and competitive team play.
LMU Athletics has unveiled new official social media handles with the aim of increasing brand consistency and fan experience. Users who liked or followed the accounts previously have been automatically switched over to the new LMU Athletics and sport accounts. The process, which began with the launch of the new LMULions.com, is in an effort to align social media accounts with the overall LMU brand. Fans will notice that handles and usernames are now cleaner, easier to search, and more aligned with how the brand is presented in a public space.
