1998-1999 USD Facts

Intercollegiate Athletics Scholarshi p and non-scholarship sports both play an important ro le in USD 's day- to-day campus life , enhanced by outstand ing outdoor opporcuni ~ies and excel lent campus fac ilit ies. Men's basketball , baseball , soccer, tennis, golf and cross co unt ry teams compete at the Division I level and belong to the West Coast Conference. Men's crew competes as an independent. T he football team is in its sixth season at the NCAA Division I-AA level in the Pioneer Football League. Women 's basketball , cross co unt ry, tenni s, vo lleyball , socce r and crew teams compete at the Division I level as members of che West Coast Conference. T he women's swimming and divi ng team is a member of the Pacifi c Collegiate Swim Confe rence and the softball team competes in the Wes tern Interco llegiate Softball League, whi ch is made up ofWCC members who sponso r softball teams. Scholarships are available in men's basketball , baseball , soccer, tennis, go lf and cross country, and women 's baske tball , swimming, tenn is, volleybal l, soccer, softbal l and cross count ry. The 1997-98 USD athletic season was again a success. Volleyball won the West Coast Conference championship for the first time and advanced to the second round ofthe NCMs. Footballfinished 8-3 overall and a school-best 4-1 in the Pioneer Football League, goodfor secondplace. Mens cross country placed second at the WCC Championships. The winter season was highlighted by the womens swimming and diving team as they finished 8-3 overall and second at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference championships. The womens basketball team finished 13-14 overall and 8-6 in the WCC The mens hoops team won jive ofeight down the stretch to finish 14-14 overall and advanced to the semifinals ofthe wee Tournament. In the spring, the womens tennis team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for thefourth straightyear. Womens softball won 3 1 games and baseball saidgoodbye to longtime coach John Cunningham who retired after 35years as head coach. The golf team finished second at the wee tournament.

lntramurals T he USO intramu ral program is an integral part of student life on campus. Lase year more than two-thi rds of the un iversity com- munity - incl ud ing graduate and undergraduate students, facu lty and staff - participated in at least one of the many activit ies offe red . Leagues, tournaments and special events include fl ag footbal l, tenn is, vo ll eyball , basketball , softball , go lf, inner cube wa ter polo, fl oor hockey, bowling and other compet it ions. In add iti on, USO students and employees can pa rticipate in a variety of ou tdoor activities sponsored by Ou tdoor Adventures. Ski ing, rafti ng, rock climbing, horseback rid ing, mountain biking and hi king are some of the activities offered.

Team Records ( 1997-98)

Wins

Losses

T ies

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0

3 7

11

7

12

I

26

4 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8

14 13 11 12 29 31

14 14

9 9

30 29

Team name:

Toreros (bullfighters)

Colors: Chief conference rivals:

Columbia blue, navy blue and white Pepperdine Uni vers ity Loyola Marymount Unive rsity Santa C lara University University of San Francisco