Volleyball seeks consistency during two-game road trip to Oregon schools

The Arizona women's volleyball team has been trying to come together and become a consistent, cohesive unit over the first half of the season.

Last Friday, the Wildcats upset the No. 4 and defending National Champion Stanford Cardinal and it seemed that they finally gained the consistency that head coach David Rubio has been looking for. [Read article]

On the surface, it doesn't appear that the head coaches of Stanford and Arizona ÷ Buddy Teevens and John Mackovic, respectively ÷ have much in common, nor do their programs.

But Stanford's situation this season bears a strong resemblance to that of Arizona last year.

Teevens, much like Mackovic last season, is in the midst of changing the way the Cardinal (1-4, 0-3 Pac-10) play ball, especially on offense. Much like Mackovic began doing with the Arizona offense last season, Teevens has brought with him the desire to open up the passing game to resemble the "fun and gun" offense that he headed under Steve Spurrier at Florida. [Read article]

Arizona vs. Stanford
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Air Force
No. 22 Washington vs. No. 19 USC
No. 8 Texas vs. No. 17 Kansas State

While adding a women's water polo team and building a new pool has been pushed back indefinitely, the athletic department instead is working on improving the facility of its current aquatic programs.

Originally, the addition of the team and the new pool was next on the list of priorities for auxiliary departments in the Fiscal-Year 2002-2005 Capital Improvement Plan forecast, but two projects were moved ahead of it because the Apache-Santa Cruz Residence Hall Renovations and the renovations to McKale Center have already started. The new pool was pushed back because adding a varsity women's water polo team has been moved back. [Read article]

The UA men's club soccer team takes the field this weekend when they host the South Western Conference sub-regional tournament.

The No. 2 Wildcats will look to extend their undefeated season when they take on rival Arizona State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Four teams öö UA, ASU, Northern Arizona University and Embry-Riddle öö will compete at Rincon Vista field Saturday and Sunday vying for a spot in the regional tournament held in Las Vegas. The top two teams from the Arizona sub-regional will be invited to play in the Las Vegas tourney Nov. 1 ö Nov. 3. [Read article]

Arizona senior golfer Laura Myerscough posted a first round 2-under-par 71 Wednesday to open the World Amateur Golf Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Myerscough, who stands in third place individually, helped the US team to second place after round one.

Myerscough trails first-round leader Naree Song Wongluekiet of Thailand by three strokes. Wongluekiet opened the tournament by shooting 5-under 68. Thailand holds the team lead at 7-under after round one. The United States is in second place at 3-under-par. [Read article]

Arizona State (5-2, 2-0)
Last week: Beat Oregon State 13-9
This week: No. 6 Oregon (6-0, 2-0)

For the first time this season, ASU won because of its defense, not its offense, against Oregon State last weekend. With time winding down and Oregon State pushing the defense into its own end zone, the Sun Devils held the line, forcing two sacks and holding the Beavers to a meaningless field goal. It capped off a game where the previously-torrid offense only racked up 241 total yards and was won solely on the Sun Devils' ability to rattle OSU quarterback Derek Anderson. [Read article]

Q: What was the team name of Stanford before Cardinal?

A: The Indians