Warhawks grab 1st home win of season against Georgia Southern
Dallon Lewis, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
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Victoria Pederson left third base and raced toward home plate as Georgia Southern shortstop Macy Coleman dropped the ball on an easy fly out. The excitement couldn’t be beat and neither could ULM in that moment as they picked up their first home win of the season. The Warhawks (7-30,...
Rishell, Friedland solidify winning culture at ULM
Nate Nasworthy, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
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Walking on the beach is a favorite pastime for most people. The sand between your toes, the music, the sun-it’s a great way to relax. However, in the world of collegiate beach volleyball, it’s time to get up and get wins. When director of volleyball Russ Friedland was hired, he was brought...
Home stretch ends with Warhawk Challenge
Nate Nasworthy, [email protected]
March 31, 2019
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Beach volleyball has issued the challenge-the Warhawk Challenge. The challenge is simple. Come to Monroe and take on a stellar ULM team that has three pairs ranked in the top-five of their respective groups. In the P2 group, Maile Sellers and Catherine Griffith have fought their way into the number...
ULM ends losing streak against tough teams
Nate Nasworthy, [email protected]
March 31, 2019
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After the win against Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, head coach Michael Federico said that sometimes the team needs to stop and enjoy the view. Snapping a seven-game losing streak looks pretty good. ULM ended a seven-game losing streak and got their first road win of the season in a tough game against...
Warhawks break 10-game losing streak against Coastal Carolina
Miles Jordan, [email protected]
March 31, 2019
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After 20 days and 10 games, the ULM softball team (5-29, 2-10 Sun Belt) has won once again, defeating conference foe Coastal Carolina (26-10, 6-6 SBC), 10-2, in the second of three games against the Chanticleers. Early starts were the story for the Warhawks as the win began with one run in the top...
$5 tickets good for program
Nate Nasworthy, [email protected]
March 31, 2019
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Before the season started, the softball program announced that for the first time, general admission tickets would be $5. For alumni of the program, current players and staff, the news was great. It meant the program would finally have a monetary value. However, for others, the news was not taken very...
Game for the ages
Nate Nasworthy, [email protected]
March 31, 2019
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ULM head coach, Keith Richard, and Texas Southern head coach, Johnny Jones, were teammates on an AAU basketball team in 1977. Forty-two years later, their teams went head-to-head in an instant classic. It took Texas Southern three overtimes to finally put down the Warhawks, 108-102. The win allows the...
ULM continues postseason play
Miles Jordan, [email protected]
March 24, 2019
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The world gives few second chances and when it comes to sports, those chances are even slimmer. The Warhawks, though, were given that chance and they did not disappoint. After falling in the quarterfinal of the Sun Belt Conference tournament to Georgia Southern, 81-67, ULM was invited to the 2019 Col...
Baseball, softball renew Louisiana Tech rivalry
Tiffany Weiss, [email protected]
March 24, 2019
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ULM baseball and softball are now midway through their season and unfortunately, both teams have struggled early on this season. Baseball will travel on Tuesday to Ruston to play Louisiana Tech and softball will host the Bulldogs on Wednesday. In 2018, Tech beat ULM baseball in a devastating 0-7 win w...
Bayou Bash brings fun in sun to Monroe
Nate Nasworthy, [email protected]
March 24, 2019
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A food truck, a bouncy house and wins were all on display this weekend as beach volleyball brought Bayou Bash to life. A two-day event brought an incredible crowd to the sand volleyball courts for a jam-packed weekend. ULM is now 12-8 on the season after picking up three wins over the weekend. â€...
Warhawks shine in front of NFL scouts
March 24, 2019
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A stocky, power running back from Syracuse, New York, Derrick Gore made the most of his time at ULM. Gore originally committed to the University of Alabama and played for the Crimson Tide for two seasons before transferring to ULM. Gore immediately carried the load for Warhawk running backs and culminated i...
Travis Munnings: Greatest Warhawk men’s basketball player
Miles Jordan, [email protected]
March 24, 2019
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The most important number in ULM’s victory over Kent State was 133. It wasn’t the final score for either team. It wasn’t the number of shots or combined points. It is the number of games played in senior forward Travis Munnings’ historic career. The new all-time record for basketball games played...
