Blugolds dominate UW-Superior 14-0

Thirty-nine shots, pair of hat-tricks, lead soccer to big victory over Yellowjackets

By Frank Pellegrino

The UW-Eau Claire women's soccer team came up with a dominating 14-0 victory against UW-Superior late Wednesday afternoon. "Overall I thought we played really well today," head coach Sean Yengo said. "We played quality soccer, and that was the No. 1 goal.

Women's tennis keeps conference record perfect

Team defeats Stout 8-1

By McLean Bennett

The UW-Eau Claire women's tennis team extended its conference winning streak Friday with an 8-1 home win against UW-Stout. The Blugolds have won three straight matches against conference opponents. Friday's home victory brings the team's season record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Football loses opening conference game

Turnovers prove costly for Blugolds

By McLean Bennett

Even with scoring 20 unanswered points late in the game, the UW-Eau Claire football team fell to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent UW-Stevens Point Saturday. The Blugolds dropped to .500 this weekend after losing 48-33 against Stevens Point on the road.

No. 14 ranked volleyball loses to undefeated UW-Oshkosh

Conference record now 1-2 for Blugolds

By Nick Gourdoux

The UW-Eau Claire volleyball team was touted as one of the top contenders for the WIAC crown this pre-season, and they have not disappointed. The team entered play this weekend with a 14-2 record, and 1-1 conference record. UW-Oshkosh, the team against which Eau Claire was supposed to contend with, has been even better.

Women's soccer wins seventh straight game

Improves overall record to 8-2-1, undefeated in conference play

By Frank Pellegrino

With two goals in the first 25 minutes, the UW-Eau Claire women's soccer team came away with a 2-0 win on Saturday against UW-La Crosse. "I think we played pretty strong," senior Alli Kishaba said. "We had a few letdowns throughout the game, but overall I think we played really well.

Tennis team returns with two WIAC wins

Road victories over UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh prepare Blugolds for home stretch

By McLean Bennett

The UW-Eau Claire women's tennis team squeaked by one conference opponent Friday before blowing past another Saturday to go 2-0 on the weekend. The road wins bring the Blugolds' season record to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference. The Blugolds won 5-4 Friday at UW-Stevens Point, thanks mostly to a 3-0 showing early on in doubles action.

Going streaking

By Nick Gourdoux and Frank Pellegrino

Last week, both editors accurately predicted three events. Nick was correct in predicting the women's tennis match, the cross country meets and the volleyball matches. Frank predicted the latter two, as well as the national game. Nick's prediction percentage rose from .333 to .400 (8/20), while Franks stayed at .600 (12/20). Because Frank accurately predicted the last two events, he enters this week with an active streak of two and a season-long streak of four. Nick's season-long streak remains at 2.

Sports shorts

By The Spectator staff

Men's tennis puts finishing touches on season

Exceeds expectations at 26-team tournament, player says

By Brian Miller

Rainy weather forced the men's tennis team indoors where they continued to play hard. But, after three days of competition, they could not land a win. "We expected to win a few matches," senior Kevin Fawcett said. "We have a really good team … we had high hopes.