University of Puget Sound

First Kung Fu, then kickoff — college football team heads to China

Through Global Football, the University of Puget Sound will be in China for nine days, and will even suit up for a game against the AFLC champion Shanghai Titans.

Payne resigns at Puget Sound to take NAU women’s basketball job

Loree Payne led the Loggers to a program-record 26 wins in 2016-17 in her seventh season

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Lange, Noren rally No. 6 UPS women past Lewis & Clark, 61-58

Searching for any fresh adjective to describe the heroic strength and poise of post player Jamie Lange, the Northwest Conference freshman of the year, coach Loree Payne paused.

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Freshman Malvar adds fire to postseason-bound Loggers

Both her parents played sports at the University of Washington, so Caitlin Malvar knows a thing or two about thriving in a competitive nature — and winning

Northwest Conference

PLU men lose to No. 2 Whitman; now must win out to go to NWC tournament

Steve Dickerson sees the signs.

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No. 6 UPS women cough up big lead, but beat No. 15 Whitman in OT to clinch share of NWC crown

UPS (21-1, 13-0 in NWC) clinched a share of its first conference title since 2008. Up three games in the standings with three games to go, the Loggers can win the league title outright with a win Saturday against Whitworth in Tacoma.

Northwest Conference

No. 7 Puget Sound women hold down Lewis & Clark, 74-57

As the seventh-ranked Puget Sound Loggers continue to check off remaining opponents in the second half of the Northwest Conference women’s basketball season, one thing is apparent.

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Nearly two years after injury, Jamie Lange in ‘happy place’ back on basketball court

After suffering a serious knee injury at Sumner High School in 2015, Lange has returned to make a big impact for No. 7 Puget Sound

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UPS women complete perfect run through first half of NWC season

With their 81-62 victory over Pacific on Friday night at Memorial Fieldhouse, the UPS women finished the first half of the Northwest Conference season undefeated. That had never been accomplished before in school history.

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NWC roundup: Prewitt’s last-second bucket in OT sends No. 18 UPS past Whitman

Prewitt’s bank shot with two seconds to go gave the No. 18 Loggers a 73-71 overtime win over No. 16 Whitman in Walla Walla, handing the Blues their first loss of the season.

Northwest Conference

NWC roundup: UPS sweeps Willamette; PLU earns split with George Fox

After an unexpected 0-2 start to Northwest Conference play in December, coach Steve Dickerson had to hand out a little perspective to his Pacific Lutheran University men’s basketball team.

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Short on size, Jackson is long on 3-point shooting range at UPS

Sophomore point guard Samone Jackson has already established herself as one of the premier players in the Northwest Conference

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No. 18 Puget Sound women suffer first loss of season – 68-65 to Trinity

Trinity University of Texas used a variety of full-court presses to fluster the 18th-ranked Loggers, and wrap up a 68-65 victory at the Pacific Northwest Tournament at Olson Auditorium in Parkland.

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In tension-filled game, UPS women upend No. 8 George Fox, 86-85

In a tension-filled game better suited for March than December, the Loggers outlasted eighth-ranked George Fox, 86-85, on Saturday afternoon in a matchup of Northwest Conference unbeatens at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma.

Outdoors

University of Puget Sound rowers finish 2,300-mile Mississippi River expedition

Recent University of Puget Sound graduates rowed the length of the Mississippi River, finishing Friday in the Gulf of Mexico

Pacific Lutheran

Turkey, gravy but no stuffing – UPS men survive despite shaky defense

University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University won their opening-round games at the PLU Thanksgiving Classic.

Northwest Conference

Underclassmen leading Puget Sound way — and more coming soon

The Loggers women’s basketball team improved to 3-0 with an exciting 81-75 over SCIAC contender California Lutheran on the final day of the Doug McArthur Classic at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma.

Northwest Conference

From way out, hot-shooting Tommies stop PLU cold, 80-72

Riding Michael Hannon’s scorching-hot, two-minute scoring stretch, 10th-ranked St. Thomas of Minnesota erased an early deficit in the first half, and handled Pacific Lutheran University a 80-72 loss at the annual Doug McArthur Classic at Memorial Fieldhouse.

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Even with record-setting seniors leaving, UPS future bright on offense

Quarterback Hans Fortune could graduate with seven passing marks; he will pass the torch to backup Tanner Diebold, a dual threat

Pacific Lutheran

PLU, Westering steal one from Loggers in the final minutes, 31-20

Pacific Lutheran University scored three touchdowns in the final 3 1/2 minutes to stun the University of Puget Sound, 31-20, in a thrilling Northwest Conference showdown at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

Videos

UPS Athletics & Aquatics Center time lapse

Sep 28, 2016

The University of Puget Sound poured nearly $20 million last fall into upgrading its athletic facilities. The centerpiece of the project was building a state-of-the-art aquatics center – the new eight-lane Wallace Memorial Pool - which is located right next to Memorial Fieldhouse.

Courtesy University of Puget Sound Athletics Department