Coming off of a season in which Idaho State's men's basketball team lost just one of their top eight scorers, finished fourth place and made it all the way to the Big Sky semifinals, head coach Joe O'Brien knew a couple of good recruits could make a major difference for the Bengal fortunes in 2008-09.
A. Photo courtesy of ISU Athletics. Josh Barnett became the all-time leading rusher in ISU history on Nov. 17 breaking Alfredo Anderson's 3,370 yard record. B. Photo courtesy of ISU Athletics. Mike Welch opted to step down after eight years as ISU's volleyball coach at the end of his contract on Jan.
In a spring that showed a lot of positives on both sides of the ball, the biggest positive continues to be the maturation of sophomore-to-be quarterback Russel Hill, who led two long scoring drives to pace the offense in Idaho State's second scrimmage of the spring.
Idaho State University officials, in conjunction with acting Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey, have announced that the sport of men's golf will no longer be sponsored at Idaho State, reducing the number of intercollegiate sports at the university to 15. Idaho State will now sponsor six sports for men: football, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, cross country and tennis.
Idaho State's volleyball team hosted the ISU Spring Volleyball Tournament at Reed Gym on Saturday, April 19. The Bengals went 3-1, defeating the College of Idaho, Westminster and Northwest Nazarene in their final three matches after dropping their opener to the College of Southern Idaho.
A slender Stucki glides down the left side of Reed Gym's court with the ball in his command. He pulls up behind the arc, halting momentarily to nod at fellow 3-point assassin Austin Kilpatrick, who was set in the defense. Driving to his right side, Stucki spins left and shoots a fade away jumper off one leg that results in an elegant swish.
Unquestionably the anticipation was high as the Idaho State soccer team took the field for their 2007 season. Having won the Big Sky Championship and a near victory in the NCAA tournament in 2006, fans anticipated a big year for the Bengals. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Big Sky.