break!!!!!

Hillcat basketball is about to tipoff the second semester. We are all almost back from our Christmas vacations and got some much needed rest. The Hillcat men ended the first semester very strong, finishing 11-0 and 4-0 in conference ranked #5 in the country! We are very proud of our achievements so far this season but now it's time to get down and get back to business. This is going to be a very tough schedule ahead of us and we are preparing ourselves to put our best foot forward and come out strong.

Last week the Hillcat men played against the University of Houston. We played a very tough game. We went into the half up by three points. We came out in the second half and played very hard but we got down and just couldnt fight our way back into the game. Justynn Hammond played a very good game and finished with the game high 22 points.

We start practice tomorrow evening and have our first game back at St. Gregs on the Dec. 31 and then we have a home game Jan. 2 against OBU! We would like to see all of our fans at the game to support your Hillcats.

rsu men vs lubbock

this was a non-stop heart pounding game from the tip. this was probably our hardest test this year so far. lubbock came out prepared and ready to play on yesterday afternoon. just about the whole first half both teams kept trading baskets and there wasnt many defensive stops at all in the first half. the hillcat men went into halftime trailing lubbock 45-40. we kept our heads and stayed together because we knew what we had to do as a team. we knew where we fail short in the first half and what we slacked on and prepared mentally to do what we needed to do in the second half. the start of the second half wasnt how we expected it to be. instead of fighting back we saw ourself digging an even bigger hole and was down by 11 points halfway through the second half. through adversity true character presents itself!!!!! and thats just what happened! the hillcat men's true character presented itself and we dug deep and came together more than ever and we fought our way back into the game and tied the score with less than 5 minutes left. we played very tough defense and had very encouraging help from our bench and our fans. and at the end of the game the hillcat men came out on top winning the game 85-79. lubbock scored 79 points, the most points that have been scored on the hillcat men all season. next game is next saturday vs. john brown and we would like to see even more fans come out and show the hillcat emn some love as we continue a historic season! we love all our fans and we thank you for showing your support.

rsu vs. lubbock - hillcat women

the hillcat women suffered a hurtful lost on yesterday vs the lubbock women. the hillcat women started off on a roll jumping out to a 17-3 lead in the first half but ended up going into halftime down on the score board. they came out playing hard in the second half but ended up falling just a little short as the game clock ran out. the hillcat women played a very hard game but was uable to finish the game out on top. we are very proud of our hillcat women and would like to thank everyone who came out and showed support and to those who watched and listened over the internet.