Women’s Basketball

Something to prove Young team faces coming season By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 With a team consisting of mostly first-years and sophomores, women’s basketball plans to prove themselves. “We have 10 new players this year,” coach Nate Vogel wrote in an email to The Bridge. “We’ve added some very talented freshmen, as well as some transfer students.  “We are very excited with what we’ve seen by these new players. Our returners have improved since last season so we’re excited to see what’s in store for this team.” Alan Rodriguez | Bridge FileWomen’s basketball coach Nate Vogel speaks to the crowd during the 2019 Maroon Madness event in the gymnasium on campus in this October 2019 file photo. This may be a team of fresh faces, but,...

Women set up a challenging schedule By David SolisBridge contributing writerPublished Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 After a successful 2020-2021 season for the TAMIU women’s basketball program, teammates seek to improve through a tougher schedule. Coach Nate Vogel has been adamant in playing tough competition year in and year out. This upcoming season may be the perfect time to add Division I opponents and challenge the Dustdevils early in the season. “It’s a lot easier to schedule tougher opponents when you’ve had success. Last year, we beat TAMIU-CC and Weber State University in back-to-back games—both Division I programs,” Vogel wrote in an email. “So, we want to test ourselves early on against bigger schools to prepare us for conference games.” Having to replace Nicole Heyn, wh...