How the NCAA is Perceived on Campus

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer It is the season of March Madness and with that comes a lot of enjoyment for fans around the state for teams such as Duke and UNC Chapel Hill. In the case of smaller schools, not as much. Fortunately for the UNCG Spartans, they endured a lot of fluctuation for the duration of the 2017-2018 basketball season. In the end, … Continue reading How the NCAA is Perceived on Campus

Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG Baseball Stadium is a fine ballpark. The seats are comfortable. It is spacious and clean, with a wide concrete concourse flanked by an impressive field house to the left and the actual field to the right, leading fans from Stirling Avenue directly into the stadium. The field itself is pristine, tended to by a scrupulous grounds team. The infield soil … Continue reading Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name

Spartans Sweep During Spring Break

Tripp Hurd Staff Writer The UNCG Baseball team completed a weekend sweep of Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium. The three game series was scheduled to finish up on Sunday; however, the threat of rain caused Sunday’s game to turn into a double-header on Saturday. The Spartans have not had any trouble producing runs this season, and that continued this weekend, as they … Continue reading Spartans Sweep During Spring Break

Spartans celebrate on Selection Sunday, will face Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament last week, but now the Spartans officially know where they will be dancing. They will be the 13 seed in the West Region, taking on 2017 national runner up Gonzaga at 1:30 p.m. (ET) on Thursday in Boise, Idaho. The team learned of their NCAA Tournament in a packed Selection Show viewing party … Continue reading Spartans celebrate on Selection Sunday, will face Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament

UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer ASHEVILLE N.C. – Four years ago, in 2014, when UNCG’s now-accomplished class of seniors were just freshmen, UNCG went 11-22. Losses included a 23-point home defeat vs the Tar Heels, and season sweeps at the hands of both East Tennessee State University and Wofford. The season ended with an 18-point thrashing at the hands of the Wofford Terriers How fitting it … Continue reading UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament

UNCG Baseball Kicks Off Season with Three Game Series Against Appalachian State

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer The defending SoCon champion UNCG Spartans opened their 2018 campaign over the weekend with a three game series against Appalachian State. The Spartans won the first two games and dropped the third to bring their overall record to 2-1. It was an up-and-down series for UNCG, which dominated the first two games with a seemingly endless offensive output before falling to … Continue reading UNCG Baseball Kicks Off Season with Three Game Series Against Appalachian State

UNCG Bring Home 4 More Wins from Florida

Douglas Burns Staff Writer UNCG Softball went down to Madeira Beach, FL to compete in the Eastern Michigan Madeira Beach Spring Invitational, bringing home four more wins back to Greensboro. The invitational tournament is hosted over a period of weeks, with UNCG being a part of week one. The Spartans played five games against universities around the country, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virgina, University of Missouri at … Continue reading UNCG Bring Home 4 More Wins from Florida

UNCG Women’s Basketball Regroups after Back-to-Back Losses

Antre Stephenson Staff Writer As the Women’s Basketball team enter their final week of the regular season before the SoCon playoffs, each win matters in who they will compete against. This past week, the team played host to two conference rivals, Samford and Mercer. Unfortunately, the team fell in both games by a combined margin of 10 points. This leaves the team with a 11-17 … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Basketball Regroups after Back-to-Back Losses

This Week in Tennis

Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The winning streak continued for the Men’s Tennis team as the Spartans were able to extend their winning streak to four consecutive matches with a 5-2 victory against the Winthrop Eagles on Saturday. The winning streak now stretches to being over a month long, as their last defeat came on Jan 19. The Spartans began the day with doubles partners Connor … Continue reading This Week in Tennis