Sergio Guerra, Photographer/Sports Editor UNCG Volleyball had a busy weekend at home where they were faced with the challenging visits of Mercer and Samford. Two teams with an impressive SoCon record with no signs of wanting to lose momentum. The first challenge came on Oct. 18, when the Spartans had to take down Mercer, a team who had only suffered one defeat going into this … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball Takes Down Samford!
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer UNCG Women’s Volleyball faced Wofford on Oct. 4 to kick off Homecoming weekend. The match honored UNCG Volleyball alumni and had an attendance of 802. A victory was surely in the mind of all UNCG students, alumni, and players, but the game did not go as planned: UNCG failed to find their footing throughout the whole match. It was a commanding … Continue reading One Way Traffic for Visitors on Homecoming Weekend
Brandon Vestri, Senior Staff Writer On Sunday, Oct. 6, UNCG’s Spartans faced off against the Wofford Bulldogs at home. Coming off a big shutout win against Chattanooga last time out, and with the day being Senior Sunday, anticipation was high for the Spartans. Before the game, players, coaches, and the crowd stood together in a brief and meaningful moment of silence in honor of the … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Shuts Out Wofford on Senior Day
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor UNCG Volleyball played their first home game of the SoCon season on Sept. 28. Coming from a 1-3 loss to East Tennessee State University in their season opener, they were hoping to put that behind them and focus on coming away from the match with a positive result. UNCG started off the game on the front foot and won the first … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball Heartbreak versus Furman
Brandon Vestri, Senior Staff Writer UNCG vs West Virginia In a challenging test on Sept. 17, our Spartans traveled to Morgantown, West Virginia, to face off against the 5th-ranked Mountaineers. In an unexpected outcome, the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Drama unfolded on both sides of the field in the first ten minutes. The favored Mountaineers were the first to strike, with Marcus Caldeira … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Soccer Recap
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer UNCG Volleyball held the Greensboro Invitational tournament against Tennessee Tech, Georgetown, and Marshall as a precursor to their SoCon season opener against East Tennessee State University this week. The tournament took place over two days, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21, in the Fleming Gym. Our first opponent of the weekend was Tennessee Tech. There was not much to separate the sides … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball Faces Three Stern Tests during Greensboro Invitational
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer UNCG Women’s Soccer opened their SoCon campaign last Thursday in a dominant 5-1 away win against Virginia Military Institute. Their next game brought them back home to face East Tennessee State University on Sunday, Sept. 22. UNCG got the first half of the game underway and faced intense pressure throughout the half from ETSU. The visitors kept a blistering press and … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Leaves It Late to Steal a Draw against ETSU!
Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor The highly anticipated soccer match between our UNCG Spartans and UNC Charlotte’s 49ers ended in a 0-0 draw as 878 fans cheered. The match began fairly even, neither side giving up much ground. Towards the end of the first half, it was UNC Charlotte who dominated possession of the ball. When the ball ended up in the back of UNCG’s net … Continue reading Stalemate! UNCG Spartans vs Charlotte 49ers
Brandon Vestri Sports Writer Photo credit: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images for NASCAR Over the past few years, NASCAR has made efforts to embrace the sport’s early days. Proof of the efforts to preserve and restore the early days of grassroots stock car racing is found right here in North Carolina. The NASCAR Cup Series, the organization’s highest level of competition, returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway … Continue reading NASCAR Enters the Piedmont Area
Carolinian Staff Photo credit: Denise Archetto/UNCG Athletics The UNCG Softball team is preparing to take on the Radford University Highlanders in a home doubleheader tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the UNCG Softball Stadium, the first of eight between now and the end of April. The Spartans are coming off a home loss to Appalachian State after a strong performance in the UNCG … Continue reading UNCG Softball Prepares for Home Doubleheader
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