By Matthew Johnson, Sports editor I had a nice holiday break. I ran some, I read some, I wrote some, I rested some. And as I rested, I watched more sports than I had done in quite awhile, and I loved it. Prior to the break, I wrote how I will miss the UNCG campus as I departed in the second week of December. Now, … Continue reading Five lessons I learned in December
Kelsi Peters and the Women’s soccer team had a succesful first season under new coach Michael Coll By Daniel Johnson, Staff writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. As the semester concludes within the coming week, we look back at the athletic seasons for the Spartans who played from the dog days of a humid August afternoon to the cool autumn nights of November. Men and women’s … Continue reading Semester in review: UNCG fall athletics
Jarae Savage and the Women’s team participated in the Navy Tournament over the weekend By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. The UNCG Women’s basketball team traveled to Annapolis, Maryland to take part in the Navy Classic tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. In two matches, the Blue and Gold fought hard but were defeated in their two games over the weekend. Coming off … Continue reading Women’s Basketball 0-2 in Navy tournament
By Brandon Boyer , Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. The UNCG Men’s basketball team was on the road this week, but it was not simply a trip to some no name, Division-II or Division-III school. On Black Friday, the Spartans traveled to face against the hallowed Indiana University Hoosiers and Assembly Hall in a game where UNCG faced off against one of the nation’s … Continue reading Men’s Basketball shoots lights-out vs Hoosiers in defeat
John Calipari’s Kentucky squad looks historically good early this college basketball season By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. This week of final exams has my head thinking in both thoughts of celebration and envy. Jubilation of the mind occurs as I review the strange and beautiful semester. After thinning hair and far too many sleepless nights, the end of classes for the … Continue reading Five lessons I learned in November
Women’s Basketball huddles together in their match against USC Upstate last Thursday By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer The UNCG Women’s basketball team came up just short in a battle of the Spartans this week, falling to the USC Upstate Spartans by the score of 69-60 at the Fleming Gymnasium for the team’s home opener. Jarae Savage came out flying and set a career-high in scoring … Continue reading Women’s Basketball falls to USC Upstate
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer On Nov. 19, 2004, the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons were winding down an early regular season match-up at Detroit’s home, The Palace of Auburn Hills. What happened in the final minute of the game led to the downfall of the Indiana Pacers over the next decade and saw the career trajectories of some of the NBA’s brightest stars … Continue reading Ten years later, the Malice at the Palace still reverberates
Tevon Saddler drives to the lane last Tuesday against the UNCW defense By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer The time was right and the stage was set for the UNCG Men’s basketball team to come out and make a strong statement early in the season against the UNC-Wilmington. Instead the team came up short in their first game in the Greensboro Coliseum. The final score … Continue reading Men’s Basketball drops men’s opener at Coliseum
The Volleyball team prepares their defense against Mercer last Saturday By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the Spartan Volleyball team hosted the annual Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament this weekend. Following a successful regular season, the Spartans finished with the third seed going into the tournament. The team began their SoCon tournament Saturday evening against the Mercer Bears. Game 1: Mercer vs. … Continue reading Volleyball SoCon Tournament Recap
Aaron Reifschneider in his last game for UNCG recorded one shot on goal and one shot attempt By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 18. 2014 As the UNCG Men’s soccer season comes to an unsatisfying close and the darkness of night begins to dominate the hours of the day, one Spartan is saying good-bye to UNC-Greensboro after five fantastic years with the team. Aaron … Continue reading Reifschneider’s career, one of memory
