Cats defeat Missouri, lose to Pepperdine after first-half lead

The No. 18 UA soccer team struck first against Pepperdine yesterday but couldn't hold down their lead, falling 3-1 in Malibu, Calif.

"We certainly did a good job for the first 20 minutes, but for whatever reason we just didn't play well after that first 20 minutes," said Arizona head coach Dan Tobias.

Freshman forward London King scored her first goal in a Wildcat uniform in the seventh minute. King put in a rebound off a Jennifer Klein shot that clanged off the post. [Read article]

Stoops.

If there is any one name that people in Tucson would associate with Arizona football, this would be it. Half the people you talk to couldn't tell you how to spell Kovalcheck, and most people couldn't tell you half of the starters on defense.

But mention the name Stoops, and even the casual fan will engage you on the team's raised expectations for the fall, or that glorious fall day in November our boys spent taking ASU out behind the woodshed. [Read article]

Deep corps evidence of coach's experience

When head coach Mike Stoops came to Tucson last year, he brought with him an extensive background in defense.

He had been the defensive coordinator for two national championship games at Oklahoma and played defensive back at Iowa in four straight bowl seasons, including a Rose Bowl. It should be no wonder that the defense is coming along faster than the offense. Here's how the former unit stacks up heading into the season opener Friday in Salt Lake City against Utah: [Read article]

Marching band's practice schedule rivals athletics

They've been preparing for weeks in the hot desert sun, making sure their execution looks perfect in time for the season opener.

They've gone through physically exhausting two-a-day and sometimes three-a-day practices to make sure everyone's on the right page when the crowd first roars.

They even hope to go to a bowl game for the first time in years. [Read article]

A little roster shuffling during the week didn't change the result in the No. 17 Arizona women's volleyball team's final Red-Blue scrimmage Saturday in McKale Center.

With sophomore setter Amy Dyck wearing crimson, senior outside hitter Kim Glass again showed good form in the Red Team's four-game victory, 30-27, 30-27, 30-25, 11-15.

Dyck led both teams with 47 assists - a week after notching 32 for the Blue Team in a four-game loss - and Glass finished with her second straight double-double (14 kills, 11 digs). [Read article]