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Articles by Elisabeth Ahlstrom
Annick Haczkiewicz: Using adversity to grow
BYU golfer Annick Haczkiewicz has integrated her love of golf into her life, from hitting the course with her father to including golf in her post-BYU career and using it as a tool to push through difficult times. She grew up in Las Vegas, where her parents were performers in the original Cirque Du Soleil.
BYU softball outscores New Mexico 32-10 in series win
The Cougars lost to the Lobos in the first game of the series 8-3 but came back with a vengeance to outscore New Mexico in the final two games of the series with a combined score of 29-2 to take the weekend series. Game one New Mexico started with a 5-0 lead in the top of the second, but BYU answered with two runs in the bottom of the second.
BYU volleyball stars Gneiting, Livingston earn spots on Collegiate National Team
BYU volleyball stars Gneiting, Livingston earn spots on Collegiate National Team BYU senior Heather Gneiting and junior Erin Livingston earned spots on the 2022 U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team last week. Gneiting and Livingston started their road to the WCNT in February when they traveled to Colorado Springs to train at the Women’s National Team Open Program.
Looking back on the 2021-22 BYU women's basketball season
The BYU women’s basketball season came to an end on Saturday in a first-round loss to Villanova in the NCAA Tournament. The Daily Universe looks back on the historic 26-4 season that saw the Cougars ranked as high as No. 15 in the nation and enter the postseason as a program-high six seed. The Cougars started the season ranked first in the WCC after last season’s run to the second round in the NCAA Tournament where they fought a tough battle against the national runner-up.
BYU gymnastics finishes regular season at home with resounding win over Arizona
BYU finished its regular season at home with a win over Arizona 196.825-196.300 Saturday, leaving the Cougars undefeated at home. BYU started the meet with a small stumble on the vault, but that was to be expected with vault being the Cougars’ weakest event, ranked 25th nationally versus 18th in every other event. Senior star Sadie Miner-Van Tassell didn’t get the memo however, stepping up on her last vault in the Smith Fieldhouse to push the Cougars’ score up to 49.100 in the event.
BYU women's basketball earns WCC regular-season championship in 82-52 win over Pacific
BYU women’s hoops closed its final game of the regular season the only way it knows how: quick, efficient and with absolute domination, earning the title of West Coast Conference regular-season champions. BYU started the night strong defensively, with five steals and six rebounds converted to points for a 15-2 lead five minutes into the game. Locked in.
BYU women's basketball wipes floor with Pepperdine 104-53 in Judkins' 450th win
The Cougars dominated Pepperdine Thursday in the Marriott Center, earning head coach Jeff Judkins his 450th win in style with a 104-53 victory. No. 20 BYU played a fast-paced game and earned an early lead, 29-11, after one quarter. The Cougars scored eight fast-break points in the first five minutes, and by the end of the game had 37.
No. 16 BYU women’s basketball got its first loss of conference play 75-64 to the Portland Pilots on the road Thursday. Both teams started strong, going back and forth early in the game. Portland gave BYU some problems early with a full-court press defense, leaving the Cougars little time to work with on offense. BYU trailed halfway into the first quarter as Paisley Harding went to the bench with two quick fouls.
No. 10 BYU men's volleyball wins 5-set home opener against No. 13 UCI
No. 10 BYU men’s volleyball beat No. 13 University of California Irvine in five sets in the Cougars’ home opener Friday night at the Smith Fieldhouse in an “edge-of-your-seat” style game. BYU took off in the first set with a quick 3-0 run before UCI battled back and tied it at 6-6. BYU came back with a run of its own and play went back and forth. Both teams had a few serving errors, but BYU also had three service aces in the first set.
Looking back on the history of BYU vs. Gonzaga
When BYU men’s basketball joined the West Coast Conference in 2011, the Cougars knew Gonzaga was going to be their biggest fight every season. Eleven years later it has proven to be true. BYU is 7-21 against Gonzaga all-time and while some may not consider it a rivalry, it’s still a “mark your calendars” caliber game. The game this Thursday in Spokane is no different. Seven years ago, BYU beat Gonzaga in Spokane with Zags on a 22-game win streak and 41-game homecourt win streak.
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