Sitting in the hotel room in the Hampton Inn on Monday awaiting arguably the most important game the Lady Tigers have ever played allowed me to reflect on the whirlwind weekend. The Tigers were in the South Regional tournament, which is the Division II equivalent of the NCAA tournament. It started with a matchup between [...]
Lady Tigers headed to first ever regional tournament
After winning five games last year, the Lady Tigers set out to improve this season. They have gone above and beyond what they had hoped. Tweet
Vining: Not just another name
When students go to a basketball game at Ouachita most say they are going to SPEC and do not pay attention to the actual name of the arena where the games are played or the story behind it. Bill Vining Podcast Series Part 1: Coaching around the world Part 2: Strategy and OBU Athletics Part [...]
Historic week for Lady Tigers, Crowder
Last week was a historic week for Head Coach Garry Crowder and the women’s basketball team as they reeled off three straight wins, hitting milestones of points scored and wins along the way. Tweet
Tough conference stretch underway
After a stellar non-conference season the Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams are finding out the conference schedule is always a challenge. Both teams played three out of the first four conference games on the road against very good opponents. Tweet
Lady Tigers young, talented
The Ouachita Lady Tigers started the season last week night with a 111-51 victory over Central Baptist. The win gave Lady Tiger head coach Garry Crowder his 200th career victory at Ouachita. Crowder was presented the game ball before the guys game by David Sharp, director of athletics. Tweet
Talented Tiger team puts up a fight at Kentucky
The crowd of 23,000 was not as loud as I expected, had more of a restless feel. That uneasy feeling they no doubt felt last year during a few games. This one was supposed to be different though; the team they were playing was not even supposed to play close. Luckily no one told the [...]
Tigers finish on a high note: Final record 7-3
The Ouachita Tigers not only had a winning season, but they won seven games and beat rival Henderson State in dramatic fashion last Thursday. The Tigers were able to come away with a 43-36 win that many are calling one of the best Battles of the Ravine games ever. Tweet
Basketball gets ready to tipoff
The Ouachita men’s basketball team surprised everyone last year when they got an at-large berth to the NCAA II south regional tournament and upset No. 1 seed and host Florida Southern to finish the year at 20-10. Tweet
Outdoor recreation offers new experiences
With temperatures going down and leaves falling off trees fall in Arkansas is in full swing, which provides an excellent opportunity to experience the great outdoors. Tweet