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Zak awarded SLC honor
Bearkat freshman posts second hat trick of season
Sam Houston Sate freshman Kirby Zak has been named as Southland Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the final weekend of the 2009 regular season.
Zak posted her second hat trick of the season and assisted on the Kats’ fourth goal in the match to lead Sam Houston to a 4-2 victory over Central Arkansas on Friday.
The victory clinched a Southland Conference tournament berth for the Bearkats, the third in the program’s seven-year history.
The win also earned Sam Houston a fourth-place finish in the final regular season standings, the best league standing ever for the Bearkats.
Zak’s hat trick was the 17th in program history, but only the third by a Sam Houston player against a Southland opponent. Zak is the leading scorer for the Bearkats this season with nine goals.
As the No. 4 seed, Sam Houston will take on No. 5 seed Texas-San Antonio in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Demon Soccer Complex in Natchitoches, La. Should the Bearkats win, they will face No. 1 seed Texas State in the semifinals Friday night at 7 p.m.
The tournament finals will be Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be televised by the Southland Conference TV Network to a three-state regional audience. All other rounds of the tournament will be streamed live on www.gobearkats.com.
Southeastern Louisiana’s Dana Mayer earned Defensive Player of the Week honors and Lacey Bockhaus of Southeastern Louisiana was the Goalkeeper of the Week honoree.
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Fantastic finish
When every young recruit walks through the door at Johnson Coliseum, their goal is help Sam Houston State get to the NCAA tournament.
The Bearkats have had some really talented players over the past seven seasons since Sam Houston last went dancing and none of them were able to accomplish what this year’s group has. -
Playing among trees
Monday afternoon at Johnson Coliseum, the Bearkats began preparing for their first-round NCAA tournament matchup with 19th-ranked Baylor.
Sam Houston State (25-7) literally has a steep hill to climb if it wants to upset the third-seeded Bears (25-7) on Thursday in New Orleans. Baylor has a 7-foot center (Josh Lomers) and a pair of 6-10 forwards (Ekpe Udoh and Anthony Jones) who have played in all 32 games this season. -
Goin’ to the Big Dance
The Bearkats were on a mission and Stephen F. Austin got caught in the fury.
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Courtney falls just short of medaling at NCAA Indoors
Sam Houston State senior Michael Courtney was the first Bearkat to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and he left his mark.
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Still kicking
The Bearkats were staggering and about to go down. But the regular-season champions showed what they were made of in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament Thursday night.
Junior guard Lance Pevehouse knocked down a clutch 3-pointer with 1:11 left in the game to help Sam Houston State overcome a five-point deficit. The Bearkats then caught some breaks down the stretch and pulled out a thrilling 88-85 win over Southeastern Louisiana at the Merrell Center. -
SAM SURVIVES
At this stage in the game, a win is a win.
Sam Houston State survived a stellar performance from a one-man wrecking crew Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament. The top-seeded Bearkats held on and beat upset-minded Nicholls 62-57 at the Merrell Center. -
Bearkats blow out Northwestern State 103-75
When Sam Houston State senior Corey Allmond drained his first 3-point attempt Wednesday, the Demons from Northwestern State had to know it was going to be a long night.
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Bearkats up for another challenge
Fresh off winning their third straight Southland Conference tournament championship and another NCAA regional appearance, the Bearkats are preparing for baseball season with an all-too familiar task of having to fill the voids left behind from players who made significant contributions.
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