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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Hot Second Half Ends Ice Cold

Luke Lawhorn, Assistant Sports Editor February 15, 2022

The UTSA women’s basketball team fell short on the road Sunday, Feb. 13, against Western Kentucky in a roller coaster of a game. Though both teams had momentum swung their way in different moments of...

Jacob Germany goes up for a layup during a game against IUPUI earlier this season. Germany put up a career-high 26 points and notched his seventh double-double of the season in UTSA’s loss this weekend to WKU.

Athlete of the Week: Jacob Germany

Julia Maenius, Assistant Sports Editor February 15, 2022

Seven-foot southpaw Jacob Germany is hard to miss on the court. Since joining the UTSA men’s basketball program in 2019, Germany has established himself as the Roadrunners’ big man, bringing a strong...

Aleksandra Zlatarova fires a serve over the net during a match earlier this season. Zlatarova is currently 3-2 in singles play this season and was named second team All-Conference USA in doubles last season and is 3-2 in doubles this season.

Women’s tennis opens conference play with pair of losses

Ryder Martin, Sports Editor February 15, 2022

The UTSA Roadrunners (1-5, 0-2 C-USA), returned to action this week after having their matchups the week prior postponed due to freezing temperatures, leading to unsafe travel conditions. This week, the...

Flipping The Bird Podcast (Ep.10)

Kaitlyn Rosas, Ryder Martin, and Luke Lawhorn February 14, 2022

The Flipping the Bird Sports Podcast is back! Join Ryder Martin and Luke Lawhorn as they discuss all of the latest sporting news around UTSA, preview the Super Bowl and talk about James Harden's trade...

Track and Field competes at Charlie Thomas Invitational

Track and Field competes at Charlie Thomas Invitational

Julia Maenius, Assistant Sports Editor February 8, 2022

 The UTSA track and field team traveled to College Station last weekend to compete at the Charlie Thomas Invitational hosted by Texas A&M. The two-day event saw UTSA returning to the Alamo City with...

NFL: Not For Long

NFL: Not For Long

Luke Lawhorn, Assistant Sports Editor February 8, 2022

The Cincinnati Bengals have been the laughingstock of the National Football League for years. While they won the AFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 30, just making the playoffs and securing a victory that...

Garrett returns the ball during a rally in a match last season. Skelly was named second team All-Conference USA id doubles last season and is 3-2 doubles this season.

Men’s tennis splits games during road trip

Ryder Martin, Sports Editor February 8, 2022

The UTSA Roadrunners (3-2) were in the sunny locale of Santa Barbara, Cali. this week for a pair of matches against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (3-1) and the University of the Pacific Tigers (0-2). The...

Elyssa Coleman rises up in the paint to put up a shot during a game against UIW earlier this season. Coleman currently leads the 'Runners with a 1.1 shots blocked per game.

Women’s basketball falls to North Texas 57-70

Julia Maenius, Assistant Sports Editor February 8, 2022

The UTSA women’s basketball team (5-16, 3-7 C-USA) dropped a 57-70 decision to North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 5 in the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners faced the Mean Green after a five-point, 49-44,...

Reece Easterling prepares to deliver his pitch during a game last season. Easterling returns as a graduate student this season after going 1-0 with 5.65 ERA the year prior.

UTSA baseball set for 2022 season, return with mix of old and new

Ryder Martin, Sports Editor February 8, 2022

The UTSA Roadrunners are all set for the 2022 season, throwing out their first pitch on Friday, Feb. 18. One season after finishing 22-26 overall and 14-17 in conference play, Pat Hallmark returns at the...

UTSA tennis vs. UTRGV

UTSA tennis vs. UTRGV

Dalton Hartmann, Photo Editor February 2, 2022

To read coverage from the matches, click here.

Yuliyana Valcheva surveys the court during a game against UTEP last week. The senior from Varna, Bulgaria is averaging 3.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game this season for UTSA

Women’s basketball earns first win after a six-game losing streak

Maddie Cortez, Contributing Writer February 1, 2022

The UTSA women's basketball team (5-15, 2-7 C-USA) traveled to Florida, losing 81-53 to the Florida International Panthers (10-7, 2-4 C-USA) on Thursday, Jan. 27, and winning 49-44 to the Florida Atlantic...

Joao Ceolin fires off a serve during UTSA’s match against UTGRV on Sunday afternoon. Ceolin is currently on a 13-game winning streak in singles play.

Men’s and women’s tennis pick up home court victories over the weekend

Ryder Martin, Sports Editor February 1, 2022

The UTSA tennis teams were in action this Sunday at home. The women’s team (1-3) started things off with a nail-biting victory over the Sam Houston State Bearkats (2-1) 4-3 to pick up their first victory...

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