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Baseball sweeps Albany to stay undefeated at home

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:14:16 -0500

By: Calvin Walters

Greg Smith earned his first win of the season after throwing five innings of four hit ball, and only allowing one run in the Spartans 8-4 Friday night victory over the University of Albany. Smith came into the game in the third inning after starter Matt ...

Women defeat Furman, Elon

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:06:34 -0500

By: Kris Lancaster

Hyson scores 14 on Senior Night as Spartans defeat Furman 60-49

The Spartans returned home after a two-game road trip Tuesday night to host the Furman Paladins, on Senior Night at Fleming Gym. The Spartans held a pre-game ceremony for seniors Lakiah Hyson, Dee Corbett, and manager India Lewis. Juniors TaShama Banner a...

Softball takes third in Spartan Classic

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:05:01 -0500

By: Matthew Howard

Emeterio, Horsmon hit back-to-back homers on Sunday after tough Saturday

The Spartans softball team had a rough Saturday as they lost both of their games in the Spartan Classic and went from having an opportunity to be in first place to dropping into the consolation game against Niagara. The Spartans were defeated by both ext...

Jayjack goes deep in Chapel Hill against UNC

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:59:19 -0500

By: Matthew Howard

The 11th ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (USA Today/ESPN) defeated UNCG 12-2 in the first leg of a home-and-home in Chapel Hill last Tuesday. Both teams entered the game 3-0 after they swept their respective series the previous weekend. The lone two runs...

Spartans rally in the bottom of the 6th to take first game in Classic

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:56:55 -0500

By: Erin Newnam

Harrell, Ausley lead Spartans to victory on Friday

Senior Amber Harrell's eight strikeouts and Brittany Ausley's two RBIs, led the UNCG Spartans to their first home win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-2, 0-0 NEC) on Fri, Feb. 26. The Spartans (3-6, 0-0 SoCon), hosted the UNCG Spartan Classic this weeke...

UNCG Sports in brief

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:54:46 -0500

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Men's Basketball

Kendall Toney scored 16 points for the Spartans in a 60-56 loss to Davidson Wednesday night. Kyle Randall added 15 for UNCG and led the team in rebounds with 7. Davidson took a 32-26 lead into halftime as they dominated the Spar...

The Great Divide. Matt and Ryan debate the case for the Summer and Winter Olympics

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:57:23 -0500

By: Matthew Howard

'Picking between the two Olympics feels intrinsically wrong, like picking your favorite parent or even your favorite line from and lsquo;Zoolander.' and rdquo; - Hecht

Somewhere between Evgeni Plushenko's mullet and the sc...

Men’s last effort falls short in I-40 rivalry

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:52:21 -0500

By: Calvin Walters

Spartans fall to Elon 70-65 despite second-half run

It did not matter what the UNCG men's basketball team did in the second half against Elon Wednesday night in Alumni Gymnasium, the Phoenix always had an answer. After falling behind by as many as 16 points the Spartans cut the deficit to five four times ...

Rally time! Baseball sweeps CSU with two comebacks

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:16:09 -0500

Freshman Zach Leach comes up big for Spartans in the ninth on Saturday, Sunday

The baseball team opened the season hosting a three game series against the Cleveland State Vikings this weekend. The Spartans faced a deficit in each of the games but were able to fight back and come away with wins in each game. In Friday's game, the Vik...

Olympics more enjoyable once you dig deeper

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:39:37 -0500

By: Matthew Howard

The Winter Olympics are in full swing and I could not be happier. For an event that has had so much bad fortune and criticism, I feel as though I am the kid that loves chicken patty day in the elementary school cafeteria when everyone else gets PB and J. ...

Men's Basketball falls to Western Carolina 75-70

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:00:22 -0500

By: Kris Lancaster

UNCG continues to tumble down SoCon standings

After dropping their last three games UNCG lost their fourth in a row to Western Carolina, 75-50 at the Coliseum on Monday. The Catamounts came into the game 18-8 overall, with an 8-6 SoCon record. That resume will give them a chance of making the NCAA To...

UNCG Sports in brief

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:00:10 -0500

By: Joshua Goodman

Wrestling

The Spartans traveled to NC State on Wednesday, Feb. 10. The host Wolfpack defeated the Spartans in Reynolds Coliseum by a score of 19-14. Dale Shull was able to pin the Spartan's Casey Boyle in just 47 seconds of match time. In the se...

A little love for the Connecticut Huskies

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:58:27 -0500

By: Ryan Hecht

It was a good weekend for women in America. The Winter Olympics began on Friday with skier Lindsey Vonn as the face of the U.S. team. Danica Patrick raced in her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Saturday. Hannah Kearney won the first Olympic gold for the...

Softball begins season in Jacksonville, Fl

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:57:06 -0500

By: Kris Lancaster

The UNCG softball team's season opener was cancelled Friday due to rain. The Spartans were in Jacksonville, Florida this weekend for the Jacksonville University Tournament. The Spartans were scheduled to play Virginia Tech and Jacksonville on Friday. Wit...

Spartans fall to App. State 75-69

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:14:17 -0500

By: Calvin Walters

Despite an outstanding performance from both senior Mikko Koivisto and freshman Kyle Randall the Spartans fell to rival Appalachian State 75-69 in front of 4,198 in the Greensboro Coliseum Monday night. UNCG was held to only one field goal over the fina...

Trophies: Olympics the heart of competition for athletes, fans

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:28:24 -0500

By: Matthew Howard

With the opening ceremonies of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver just under a week away, one can only shudder to think of the amount of awards that will be given out over the course of the games. One also shudders to think of the number of steroid...

UNCG sports in brief

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:27:05 -0500

By: Joshua Goodman

Wrestling

The Wrestling team took on Liberty last Tuesday. The match began with a loss for the Spartan's as Liberty's Chad Porter defeated UNCG's Victor Hojilla. After that, the Spartans dominated winning six straight matches. The Spartan's domi...

Where amazing characters happen

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:24:39 -0500

By: Ryan Hecht

Have you ever been channel surfing and notice a television show that eerily resembles a professional sports league? Like 'Man Men and rdquo; and MLB. 'American Idol and rdquo; and the NFL, or 'Survivor and rdquo; and the WNBA. I've never seen 'True Blood ...

Softball kicks off 2010 this weekend in Florida

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:20:43 -0500

By: Kris Lancaster

Spartans look for more consistency in head coach Jennifer Herzig’s fifth season at UNCG

The 2010 UNCG Spartans softball team comes into this season looking to build on a 2009 season that saw plenty of ups and downs. Under head coach Jennifer Herzig, who enters her fifth season as the Spartans head coach, UNCG compiled a record of 26-33 last ...

Baseball looks to brighter future in 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:19:35 -0500

By: Calvin Walters

SoCon play needs to improve for Spartans this spring

Although you may not be able to tell by the weather, baseball season is just about a week away and the Spartans have begun practice in the cold weather that normally plagues schools above the Mason-Dixon line. UNCG will open the 2010 season Friday Feb. 1...