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Women’s Soccer Club’s Late Push for the Tournament Ends in a Thriller 

Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer  The UNCG Women’s Soccer Club entered the postseason seeded 4th in the Southern Conference with a 4-3-2 record in regular season conference play. The Spartans found their stride late in the season, finishing their last four games 3-0-1, outscoring their opponents twelve to one. Despite the four seed, the Spartans looked to carry the momentum into the conference tournament and … Continue reading Women’s Soccer Club’s Late Push for the Tournament Ends in a Thriller 

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UNCG Women’s Basketball: Spartans Down Wake Forest, Look Ahead to Future

Brayden StampsStaff Writer Coming off a huge road win at Wake Forest last weekend, the UNCG women’s basketball team looks poised for a major turnaround this season. Here’s a recap of their opening action, as well as predictions for the season to come. Last year’s team didn’t quite find the on court success it was looking for last season, finishing with a record of 11-19 … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Basketball: Spartans Down Wake Forest, Look Ahead to Future

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UNCG Men’s Basketball: Spartans Cruise In Opener, Fall at Kansas

Andrew SalmonSports Editor UNCG opened up the 2019-20 men’s basketball campaign last Tuesday with a dominant home win over N.C. A&T, then came up short against the Kansas Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night. The Spartans hosted their crosstown rivals in front of a packed arena. 8,131 fans showed up—a home opener record—with 2,907 of those being students. Though the matchup attracted its fair … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Basketball: Spartans Cruise In Opener, Fall at Kansas

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Triumphant Spartan Victory on Homecoming

Douglas Burns, @DougieJournalisStaff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Spartans men’s soccer team earned a wonderful 3-0 victory over the Wofford Terriers at the Homecoming game on Saturday. It was a high-octane, chippy and physical game. With two goals from center back Casey Penland and the third from the forward, Cameron Fowler, the score accurately reflects how the Spartans played. The Terriers’ goose egg tells you … Continue reading Triumphant Spartan Victory on Homecoming

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UNCG Women’s Soccer Outs Elon in 4-3 Thriller

Monique Williams Staff Writer With less than three minutes remaining, UNCG midfielder Gabi Santora converted an unassisted, game-winning goal in the 88th minute to give the Spartans a 4-3 victory over Elon and their first home win of the season on Thursday night. However, the UNCG win was not an easy one; this was a hard-fought game on both sides. The first period started slowly. … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Outs Elon in 4-3 Thriller

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UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Go 0-4 on the Week

Andrew SalmonSports Editor It was a disappointing week for UNCG Volleyball (6-8), which lost all four of its matches, including a showdown vs crosstown against rival High Point that saw a near-record crowd in Fleming Gym. Coming off a hard-fought victory at Iona College on Sep 14, the Spartans looked to continue their success against High Point (8-7). The fans came out in full-force, packing … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Go 0-4 on the Week

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UNCG Women’s Soccer Falls 3-0 to Davidson

Monique WilliamsStaff Writer The UNCG women’s soccer team faced off against Davidson last Thursday at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The fans came out to support the two teams, with the attendance recorded at over 1,300. Despite all the Spartan support, UNCG was unable to walk away with a win. The Spartans fell 3-0 to Davidson in a tough, physical game.  The Spartans entered this game … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Falls 3-0 to Davidson

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UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Open Season 2-1

Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The UNCG Volleyball team began play for its 50th season this season with a three-game weekend homestand in the Spartan-Deacon Classic. After ending last season with a lot of positive momentum, the Spartans are looking to carrying that forward into the season, and to perform at an elite level for their half-century celebration.  In Friday’s contest, UNCG was matched up against … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Open Season 2-1

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UNCG’s Electric Win Over George Washington

Douglas BurnsStaff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG men’s soccer team and their coach, Chris Rich, worked hard for their first win of the collegiate season at home. UNCG squared off against the George Washington Colonials on a beautiful North Carolina night on August 30, and came away with the 2-0 victory. With a sizeable crowd, the game kicked off into an evenly-matched first half … Continue reading UNCG’s Electric Win Over George Washington

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UNCG Rocked By Athletic Scandals Over The Summer

Monique Williams Staff Writer The NCAA has placed UNCG’s athletic department on a three-year probationary period in the wake of recent findings that proves some of the athletic staff were involved in sports betting activities. The scandal was uncovered in a UNCG report released in July 2019. In the release, the program revealed that an assistant coach and assistant director at the time were involved … Continue reading UNCG Rocked By Athletic Scandals Over The Summer

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