Issue: Winter 2019
Ladyjack volleyball claimed the outright Southland Conference regular season title in November with its win against University of the Incarnate Word. The team is 26-1 for the season and 14-0 in conference with a 19-match winning streak, and its latest Southland title is the 11th in the history of the program and the third in a row.
Former Lumberjack Hunter Dozier, who now plays third base for MLB’s Kansas City Royals, is among the most valuable players on his team. Dozier concluded the 2019 season with a slash line of .279/.348/.522 and clubbed 26 home runs — the second-highest total on the team. Dozier also ranked second on the team in batting average, second in RBI (84), third in hits (146) and third in doubles (29).
When members of the SFA football team heard that Liam Hill, a 6-year-old who had been diagnosed with leukemia at age 3, was unable to join his local football team, the Jacks invited him to join theirs. Hill attended practice at Homer Bryce Stadium and ran for a 20-yard touchdown. The team celebrated with Hill in the end zone before inviting him to every home game throughout the 2019 season.
The Lumberjack men’s basketball team took advantage of an NCAA rule that allows college basketball teams to take a trip abroad once every four years. From Aug. 8 through 17, the Jacks traveled to Spain and visited Barcelona, Madrid and Zaragoza for a 10-day, once-in-a-lifetime trip that let SFA’s players and coaches enjoy countless experiences while bonding as a team. SFA also played four games while abroad — two against teams from Madrid and two more against teams from Barcelona.
SFA women’s basketball sophomore Stephanie Visscher traveled to the Czech Republic during the summer to captain the Swedish U20 National Team during the International Basketball Federation’s Women’s European Championship. Sixteen European teams competed in the championship, with Sweden finishing 12th. Visscher averaged a team-leading 8.7 points per game and finished 30th among all players in the tournament in rebounding, collecting 5.1 rebounds per game.