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UNCG Volleyball Faces Three Stern Tests during Greensboro Invitational 

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 

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UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Beat The Citadel, Come Up Short vs Wofford

Andrew SalmonStaff Writer The UNCG volleyball team (7-11, 1-3) broke a six-game losing streak with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-22) victory over The Citadel last Wednesday before falling vs Wofford 3-1 (24-26, 26-28, 28-26, 25-14) on Saturday. The Spartans entered Wednesday’s match vs The Citadel, desperate for a victory after dropping their first two SoCon outings, and came out swinging. UNCG jumped out to an … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Beat The Citadel, Come Up Short vs Wofford

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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 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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Day of Defeat for UNCG Volleyball

Douglas Burns Staff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C – UNCG Volleyball suffered a trying 3-0 defeat to the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday in Fleming Gym. The match was close, and definitely hard-fought for the Spartans. The game tipped off at 11:00 a.m. with the Spartans coming off of a high from a close win against the US Air Force Academy (3-2 Spartans), and it was visible in … Continue reading Day of Defeat for UNCG Volleyball

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Volleyball team sweeps and gets swept this weekend

Daniel Johnson     Staff Writer After closing out the month of September with a painful six game losing streak and only one set won, the Volleyball team have gone on a General Sherman-like streak through their opponents. The last time the team lost a match, the MLB Postseason was still a week away from starting, midterms were just starting to get underway, and there … Continue reading Volleyball team sweeps and gets swept this weekend

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Arguing with the Editor

Why Men’s Soccer is the number one team on campus Daniel Johnson    Staff Writer The best word to use to describe the 2015 Men’s Soccer team is “talented.” This team is chalked full of more talent than arguably any soccer team within the past five seasons. And even if a student had not been to a game this season, they could look at the … Continue reading Arguing with the Editor

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Trick or Treat for UNCG Sports

Roger Thomas    Staff Writer With the Halloween holiday approaching this weekend, most sports on campus are nearly finished with the regular season, and most clubs are preparing for the postseason. Looking at these past few weeks, some UNC-Greensboro athletes had an outstanding week with wins and strong players. However, there have been some teams on campus who have struggled with defeat as well. And … Continue reading Trick or Treat for UNCG Sports

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In rain-soaked weekend, Spartans lose, tie, and win

Women’s Soccer: UNCG 0-0 Furman Men’s Soccer: UNCG 0-2 Furman Volleyball: UNCG 3 sets to Western’s 0 Kenny Mann   Staff Writer This past weekend brought some nasty weather, which caused some problems for UNC- Greensboro teams to get events. Hurricane Joaquin caused all sorts of unpleasant rain and wind that forced a couple of events to be cancelled. Due to the nasty weather, the … Continue reading In rain-soaked weekend, Spartans lose, tie, and win

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Spartans Volleyball Dominate in Spartan-Aggie Invitational

Daniel Johnson    Staff Writer Coming into last week, the strong play of the Spartans Volleyball team had put themselves at the top of the SoCon (Southern Conference) standings in the early season. With a solid 5-2 record, that had come completely on the road, the team entered last week with their first home match of the season on Tuesday against the Panthers of High … Continue reading Spartans Volleyball Dominate in Spartan-Aggie Invitational

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