2013-03-09 Women’s Basketball Falls To Davidson in SoCon Quarterfinals No. 2 seed Davidson ran up a big lead early Saturday and the UNCG women’s basketball team could not catch up as the Wildcats advanced to Sunday’s semifinals with a 70-47 victory in quarterfinal action at the 2013 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship inside Kimmel Arena.
2013-03-08 Women’s Hoops Eliminates Furman In SoCon Tourney First Round Junior Janae’ Stevenson (Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire) notched a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, pacing three Spartans in double figures, as 10th-seeded UNCG knocked off No. 7 seed Furman, 73-68, in first-round action at the 2013 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Kimmel Arena on Friday.
2013-03-07 Women’s Hoops Opens SoCon Tourney Against No. 7 Seed Furman After clinching the No. 10 seed with a commanding 68-50 victory over Wofford in its regular season finale, the UNCG women’s basketball team opens play at the 2013 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship with a matchup against seventh-seeded Furman Friday at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, N.C. Tipoff is slated for 1:45 p.m.
2013-03-06 Lucy Mason Named 2013 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year UNCG freshman guard Lucy Mason (Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee Charter) has been named the 2013 Southern Conference women's basketball Freshman of the Year by the league’s media members. She was also tabbed an All-Freshman Team selection by both the SoCon coaches and media.
2013-03-04 Women’s Basketball Completes Season Sweep of Wofford, 68-50 The UNCG women’s basketball team sent out its two seniors in style Monday night as the Spartans completed the season sweep of Wofford with a 68-50 victory inside Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-03-02 Women’s Hoops Falls To Georgia Southern In Statesboro, 67-53 Georgia Southern raced out to a sizable advantage in the first half and did not look back, picking up a 67-53 Southern Conference victory over the UNCG women’s basketball team Saturday night at Hanner Fieldhouse.
2013-03-01 Women's Basketball Heads To Georgia Southern For Final Road Game With just two games remaining in the 2012-13 regular season, the UNCG women’s basketball team completes its road schedule by heading south to face Georgia Southern Saturday at 7 p.m. inside Hanner Fieldhouse.
2013-02-27 Women’s Basketball Falls To Appalachian State The UNCG women’s basketball team fell behind early Wednesday afternoon against Appalachian State and could not recover, dropping a 77-46 decision to the Mountaineers inside Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-02-24 Women's Basketball Game Against Appalachian State Rescheduled For Wednesday The UNCG women's basketball game against Appalachian State, originally scheduled for last Saturday, Feb. 23, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Fleming Gymnasium. The teams will tip off at 4 p.m.
2013-02-23 Saturday's Women's Basketball Game Postponed The UNCG women’s basketball team’s home game against Appalachian State, scheduled for today at 2 p.m. has been postponed due to illness to multiple players.
2013-02-20 Women’s Hoops Falls Just Short In 59-56 OT Loss To Davidson The first time the UNCG women’s basketball team played Davidson this season, the Wildcats downed the Spartans by 40 points. However, it was a much different story Wednesday inside Fleming Gymnasium as UNCG outplayed Davidson for nearly the entire contest but could not keep the visitors from escaping with a 59-56 overtime victory.
2013-02-18 Women's Basketball Knocks Off Furman, 60-59 Down by 11 in the second half, the UNCG women’s basketball team fought back and came away with a 60-59 victory over Furman Monday evening at Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-02-16 Elon Stifles Women’s Basketball, 70-57 The UNCG women’s basketball team continued its struggles at home in league play Saturday, falling to Elon 70-57 inside Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-02-12 Women’s Basketball's “Play4Kay” Game Set For Feb. 16 The UNCG women’s basketball team will host its annual pink game for breast cancer awareness this Saturday, Feb. 16, when Southern Conference rival Elon visits Fleming Gymnasium for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
2013-02-11 Valiant Effort Falls Short For Women’s Basketball At SoCon Leader Chattanooga The UNCG women’s basketball team gave Southern Conference leader Chattanooga all it could handle Monday, but late perimeter shooting saved the Mocs as they escaped with a 74-68 victory inside McKenzie Arena.
2013-02-09 Women's Basketball Stuns Samford on the Road, 52-51 The UNCG women’s basketball team outscored Samford by eight in the second half Saturday to come away with a 52-51 Southern Conference road win inside the Pete Hanna Center.
2013-02-04 Women’s Basketball Falls At College of Charleston The UNCG women’s basketball team shot just 24 percent from the floor and was out-rebounded 56-40 Monday as College of Charleston completed the season series sweep with a 63-43 Southern Conference victory at TD Arena.
2013-02-04 Southern Conference Tournament Tickets On Sale Now Tickets for the 2013 men’s and women’s basketball Southern Conference Tournament are on sale now through the UNCG ticket office.
2013-02-02 Western Carolina Outlasts Women's Basketball, 60-49 Western Carolina held off a late rally by the UNCG women’s basketball team Saturday afternoon on the way to picking up a 60-49 Southern Conference victory at Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-01-30 National Girls and Women in Sports Day Set For Feb. 2 The UNCG women’s basketball team will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day this Saturday, Feb. 2 when the Spartans host Western Carolina in a Southern Conference matchup.
2013-01-28 Women’s Hoops Surges Past Wofford 87-75 For First SoCon Victory The UNCG women’s basketball team shot 67 percent from the floor in the second half Monday and 59 percent overall as the Spartans blew past Wofford 87-75 for their first Southern Conference victory of the season inside Benjamin Johnson Arena.
2013-01-26 Women’s Basketball Suffers Tough Loss To Georgia Southern A one-possession game in the last minute fell Georgia Southern’s way Saturday as the Eagles picked up a 63-56 Southern Conference victory over the UNCG women’s basketball team at Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-01-25 Women's Hoops Returns Home Saturday Against Georgia Southern The UNCG women’s basketball returns home for the first time since Jan. 7 as the Spartans entertain Georgia Southern at Fleming Gymnasium. The teams will tip at 4 p.m.
2013-01-23 Women's Basketball Drops Road Contest At Davidson The UNCG women’s basketball team fell behind midway through the first half Wednesday night and could not recover, falling 88-48 to Davidson in a Southern Conference contest at Belk Arena.
2013-01-22 Women’s Hoops Set To Tangle With Davidson On The Road The UNCG women’s basketball team looks to end a seven-game skid Wednesday night, but the Spartans will have to knock off one of the Southern Conference’s top teams, Davidson, to do so. The teams will tip off inside Belk Arena at 7 p.m.
2013-01-20 Women’s Basketball Falters At Appalachian State, 81-58 Appalachian State outscored the UNCG women’s basketball team 44-27 in the second half Sunday to take control of a close contest and record an 81-58 Southern Conference victory inside the Holmes Convocation Center.
2013-01-14 Second Half Surge Lifts Elon Past Women's Basketball A spirited effort by the UNCG women’s basketball team fell just short Monday night as Elon rallied for a 71-60 Southern Conference win at Alumni Gym.
2013-01-13 Short Trip To SoCon Rival Elon On Tap For Women's Basketball The UNCG women’s basketball team looks to snap a five-game losing streak Monday night as the Spartans travel to Elon for the first of two meetings with the Phoenix this season.
2013-01-12 Women’s Basketball Falls To Furman On The Road, 67-48 The UNCG women’s basketball team suffered from another poor shooting performance Saturday as Furman picked up a 67-48 Southern Conference victory at Timmons Arena.
2013-01-10 Women's Hoops Kicks Off Four-Game Road Swing At Furman The UNCG women’s basketball team hits the road for four-straight games, beginning Saturday, Jan 12 at Furman. Tipoff at Timmons Arena is slated for 2 p.m.
2013-01-07 Women’s Basketball Downed By Samford, 60-46 Despite an 18-point performance from freshman guard Lucy Mason (Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee Charter), the UNCG women’s basketball team fell to defending Southern Conference champion Samford 60-46 Monday night inside Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-01-07 Janae’ Stevenson Named BCBSNC Blue Chip Performer UNCG women's basketball junior forward Janae’ Stevenson (Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire) has been named this week’s Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
2013-01-06 Women's Basketball Looks To Snap Skid, Hosts Samford Monday The UNCG women’s basketball team seeks its first Southern Conference victory Monday while also looking to snap a three-game slide as the Spartans welcome defending league champion Samford to Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-01-05 Chattanooga Bests Women’s Basketball, 76-46 Chattanooga shot 59 percent from the floor in the second half on the way to a 76-46 Southern Conference win over the UNCG women’s basketball team Saturday afternoon at Fleming Gymnasium.
2013-01-03 Deuterman Law Student-Athlete Of The Month - Jarae Savage Sophomore Jarae Savage was named the Deuterman Law Student-Athlete of the Month for December.
2013-01-03 Women’s Basketball “Pack the House” Night Set For Jan. 5 The UNCG women’s basketball team will host its annual “Pack the House” night when the Spartans welcome Chattanooga to Fleming Gymnasium for a 2 p.m. contest Saturday, January 5.
2012-12-30 Women’s Basketball Drops 80-62 Decision At UAB A close game at the half swung in UAB’s favor Sunday as the UNCG women’s basketball team suffered an 80-62 nonconference loss at Bartow Arena.
2012-12-28 Women’s Hoops Closes Non-Conference Play At UAB Sunday The UNCG women’s basketball team plays its final nonconference contest of the season Sunday, traveling south to Birmingham, Ala. for a 3 p.m. matchup against Conference USA opponent UAB.
2012-12-23 Lucy Mason Named BCBSNC Blue Chip Performer For the second-straight week UNCG women’s basketball freshman guard Lucy Mason (Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee Charter) has been named Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
2012-12-22 Women's Basketball Highlights vs. No. 23 Florida State The UNCG women’s basketball team battled ACC member and No. 23 Florida State Saturday.
2012-12-22 No. 23 Florida State Tops Women’s Basketball, 93-63 The UNCG women's basketball team tied a program single-game record with 12 three-point field goals and outscored No. 23 Florida State 41-38 in the second half, but the Seminoles proved a bit too much for the Spartans Saturday, taking a 93-63 nonconference victory at the Greensboro Coliseum.
2012-12-19 Women’s Basketball Stifles N.C. Central, 49-39 The UNCG women’s basketball team picked up its second-straight victory Wednesday evening, putting the defensive clamps down on North Carolina Central to walk away with a 49-39 nonconference victory at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-12-17 Lucy Mason Named Blue Chip Performer UNCG women's basketball freshman guard Lucy Mason (Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee Charter) has been named this week's Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
2012-12-15 Women’s Basketball Knocks Off Norfolk State, 71-63 Freshman Lucy Mason (Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee Charter) led four Spartans in double figures offensively Saturday with a career-high 22 points as the UNCG women’s basketball team picked up a 71-63 nonconference victory over Norfolk State at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-12-10 Breonna Patterson Named Blue Chip Performer UNCG women's basketball junior guard Breonna Patterson (Greensboro, N.C./Dudley) has been named this week's Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
2012-12-08 Women’s Basketball Suffers Loss To Richmond The UNCG women’s basketball produced its highest point total of the season Saturday, but Richmond left Fleming Gymnasium with a 104-69 nonconference victory.
2012-12-07 Women's Basketball Hosts Richmond In Saturday Matinee The UNCG women's basketball team looks to get into the win column Saturday and snap a three-game skid as the Blue and Gold hosts Richmond in a nonconference matchup at Fleming Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.
2012-12-03 Women’s Basketball Downed By College Of Charleston College of Charleston shot 68 percent from the field in the second half Monday to pull away from the UNCG women’s basketball team at Fleming Gymnasium and record an 88-61 win in a Southern Conference matchup.
2012-12-02 Women's Basketball Begins Homestand Against College of Charleston After playing three of its first five contests away from Fleming Gymnasium, the UNCG women’s basketball team kicks off a five-game homestand Monday night, hosting College of Charleston in a Southern Conference matchup. The teams will tip off beginning at 7 p.m.
2012-12-01 Western Carolina Rallies Past Women’s Basketball, 47-44 A jumper by Ali Lane in the final minute proved to be the difference Saturday as Western Carolina rallied late to top the UNCG women’s basketball team by a score of 47-44 at the Ramsey Center.
2012-11-30 Women's Hoops Heads To Western Carolina For SoCon Opener The UNCG women’s basketball team opens its Southern Conference schedule Saturday, traveling to the mountains for a matchup with Western Carolina. Tipoff at the Ramsey Center is slated for 5 p.m.
2012-11-27 Women’s Basketball Falls At Liberty, 76-56 In its final tuneup before Southern Conference play begins, the UNCG women’s basketball team battled back from a double-digit second-half deficit to trail by just seven with six minutes left, but 2012-13 Big South preseason favorite Liberty was too much in the end as the Lady Flames captured a 76-56 victory Tuesday evening inside the Vines Center.
2012-11-26 Women’s Basketball To Appear On ESPN3 Twice In 2012-13 UNCG women’s basketball fans will be able to watch the Spartans play to a national audience twice this season as the team’s contests at Liberty (Nov. 27) and Samford (Feb. 9) will be shown on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
2012-11-20 Women’s Basketball Signs Five For 2013-14 Whitney Coleman, Shanese Harris, Jade Scaife, India Timpton and Bailey Williams have signed national letters-of-intent to attend UNCG and play basketball for the Spartans beginning in the fall of 2013, according to an announcement Tuesday by head coach Wendy Palmer.
2012-11-19 Ciara Morris Named Blue Chip Performer UNCG women’s basketball freshman guard Ciara Morris (Hope Mills, N.C./South View) has been named this week's Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
2012-11-17 Morris’ First Double-Double Lifts Women’s Basketball Past Gardner-Webb, 55-49 Freshman guard Ciara Morris (Hope Mills, N.C./South View) posted her first career double-double and the UNCG women’s basketball team forced 31 Gardner-Webb turnovers on the way to a 55-49 nonconference victory Saturday afternoon at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-11-16 Women's Hoops Hosts Gardner-Webb in First-Ever Meeting A string of four season-opening contests against Big South opponents continues Saturday for the UNCG women’s basketball team as the Spartans host Gardner-Webb. The contest marks the first-ever meeting despite the schools lying just 140 miles apart.
2012-11-13 Women’s Basketball Drops 76-64 Decision To Radford The UNCG women’s basketball team cut an 18-point deficit down to seven in the second half, but came up short Tuesday night as Radford recorded a 76-64 nonconference win at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-11-13 Women's Basketball Digital Guide Available Online The UNCG women's basketball 2012-13 digital guide is available online at www.uncgspartans.com. The guide was produced by the UNCG athletics media relations department.
2012-11-12 Women’s Basketball Hosts Radford To Open Home Slate The UNCG women’s basketball team plays the first of 15 games at Fleming Gymnasium Tuesday night, hosting Big South foe Radford at 7 p.m.
2012-11-10 Charleston Southern Edges Women’s Basketball 60-57 In Season Opener The UNCG women’s basketball team began its 2012-13 campaign with an entertaining contest against Charleston Southern, but Rachelle Coward scored 28 points for the Buccaneers to lead them to a 60-57 victory at Kimmel Arena.
2012-11-09 Women’s Hoops Opens 2012-13 Campaign In Asheville Under the direction of second-year head coach Wendy Palmer, the UNCG women’s basketball team tips off a new season this weekend at the Asheville Collegiate Invitational.
2012-11-08 Spartan Women’s Basketball Spotlight: Senior Class With the 2012-13 UNCG women's basketball season just days from tipping off, uncgspartans.com will give Spartan fans a closer look at the ladies who will don the Blue and Gold in the coming months.
2012-11-05 Spartan Women’s Basketball Spotlight: Junior Class With the 2012-13 UNCG women's basketball season just days from tipping off, uncgspartans.com will give Spartan fans a closer look at the ladies who will don the Blue and Gold in the coming months.
2012-11-04 Spartan Women’s Basketball Spotlight: Sophomore Class With the 2012-13 UNCG women's basketball season just days from tipping off, uncgspartans.com will give Spartan fans a closer look at the ladies who will don the Blue and Gold in the coming months.
2012-11-03 Spartan Women’s Basketball Spotlight: Freshman Class (Part Two) With the 2012-13 UNCG women's basketball season just one week from tipping off, uncgspartans.com will give Spartan fans a closer look at the ladies who will don the Blue and Gold in the coming months.
2012-11-02 Spartan Women’s Basketball Spotlight: Freshman Class (Part One) With the 2012-13 UNCG women’s basketball season just one week from tipping off, uncgspartans.com will give Spartan fans a closer look at the ladies who will don the Blue and Gold in the coming months.
2012-10-16 Women’s Hoops 2012-13 Preparations In Full Swing With just over three weeks remaining before the start of the 2012-13 campaign, the UNCG women’s basketball team has been working hard inside Fleming Gymnasium under the watch of second-year head coach Wendy Palmer.
2012-08-29 Women’s Basketball Reveals 2012-13 Schedule A visit from Atlantic Coast Conference member Florida State and 15 home games at Fleming Gymnasium highlight the 2012-13 UNCG women’s basketball schedule, released in its entirety Wednesday by second-year head coach Wendy Palmer.
2012-08-27 Leitao Named Director of Basketball Operations for Women’s Hoops Jade Leitao has been named Director of Basketball Operations for the UNCG women's basketball program, according to an announcement Monday by head coach Wendy Palmer. Leitao joins the Spartans after spending one season at Northwood University as an assistant coach.
2012-07-31 Beyond Box Scores: Winter 2011-12 In Review Entering the 2011-12 season, Wes Miller was on the Spartans’ sideline as an assistant coach but he ended the year as the Southern Conference Coach of the Year after taking over the reins of the program December 13, 2011.
2012-07-11 UNCG Places 91 Student-Athletes On SoCon Academic Honor Roll GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG had 91 student-athletes honored on the 2011-12 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The Spartans also had 39 student-athletes earn Commissioner’s Medal accolades, which marks GPA of 3.50 or higher.
2012-06-27 Medena Bartley Signs NLI To Join UNCG Women’s Basketball Team UNCG second-year women’s basketball coach Wendy Palmer announced the signing of high school standout Medena Bartley (Savannah, Ga./Beach) to a National Letter of Intent, Wednesday afternoon. Bartley will join the team for the 2012-13 season along with fellow incoming freshmen Sarafina Arthur-Williams, Diamond Cooper, Ebona Goins, Lucy Mason, Jazmine Missouri and Ciara Morris in this year’s recruiting class
2012-05-31 UNCG men finish fifth, women fourth in SoCon all-sports races SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men finished fifth and its women finished fourth in the final standings of the Southern Conference’s all-sports races. Appalachian State earned the league’s Commissioner’s Cup for excellence in men’s athletics while College of Charleston was awarded the Germann Cup for the best overall women’s athletics program.
2012-05-29 Shipman, Guensch, Carter join women's basketball staff GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG has added three new assistant coaches to its women’s basketball staff, head coach Wendy Palmer announced Tuesday. Latasha Shipman, Darren Guensch and LaToya Carter will all join the Spartan staff.
2012-05-22 UNCG recognizes student-athletes at annual Senior Banquet GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG Department of Athletics recently recognized its student-athletes at the UNCG Senior Banquet at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons. Men’s cross country and track athlete Joey Thompson and women’s soccer goalkeeper Kelsey Kearney earned UNCG’s male and female Spartan Awards.
2012-05-05 Thirty-five Spartan student-athletes graduate GREENSBORO, N.C. – Thirty-five UNCG student-athletes took part in graduation ceremonies across campus this week.
2012-05-01 Palmer signs six for 2012-13 women's basketball campaign GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team has signed six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, Spartans coach Wendy Palmer announced Tuesday.
2012-04-05 Fifteen from UNCG named to Academic All-SoCon winter squad SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fifteen UNCG student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Southern Conference team for the 2011-12 winter season, the league office announced Thursday. UNCG indoor track and field runner Ashley Schnell was one of just six student-athletes in the conference with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
2012-04-03 Student-Athlete Day feature: Women's basketball player Amy Clapper In honor of National Student-Athlete Day on Friday, UNCGSpartans.com will feature a student-athlete each day leading up to this date, acknowledging their commitment to excellence on and off the field of play. Today’s feature is on UNCG women’s basketball player Amy Clapper, a redshirt junior center from Newark, Ohio.
2012-03-21 UNCG men third, women seventh in SoCon all-sports races SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men are in third and women are in seventh after the winter season of competition in the Southern Conference’s all-sports races.
2012-03-05 Clapper earns NCAA Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG basketball player Amy Clapper is one of 13 student-athletes nationally to be awarded an NCAA Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics, the NCAA announced recently.
2012-03-02 Spartans fall to sixth-seeded Furman in SoCon tourney to end season ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Eleventh-seeded UNCG twice cut a 15-point second-half deficit down to just three points in the final minute, but sixth-seeded Furman withstood the rally and held on for a 63-58 win in the opening round of the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Kimmel Arena on Friday.
2012-03-01 UNCG heads to Asheville, N.C., for SoCon Championship Eleventh-seeded UNCG will take on No. 6 seed Furman on Friday in the first round of the 2012 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship in Asheville, N.C. The teams will play at 4:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena.
2012-02-27 UNCG falls to Wofford to end regular season GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG senior Jazz Weaver matched her career high with 13 points to celebrate Senior Night, but Wofford turned in a 17-6 run to end the game and take a 65-57 win over the Spartans at Fleming Gymnasium on Monday.
2012-02-27 UNCG hosts Wofford for Senior Night UNCG welcomes Wofford to Fleming Gymnasium on Monday in its final contest of the regular season. The Spartans will honor Amy Clapper, Sarah Folwell and Jazz Weaver in a Senior Night ceremony prior to the game.
2012-02-20 Georgia Southern salvages season split with 59-47 win over UNCG STATESBORO, Ga. – Sarah Folwell had season highs of 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench and Breonna Patterson added 11 points, but UNCG shot just 34.6 percent from the floor Monday night in falling to Georgia Southern, 59-47, at Hanner Fieldhouse.
2012-02-20 UNCG tries for season sweep of Georgia Southern on Monday UNCG heads to Statesboro, Ga., looking for a season sweep of Georgia Southern on Monday night. The Spartans will also attempt to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
2012-02-18 Patterson, Stevenson lead UNCG past Cougars CHARLESTON, S.C. – Breonna Patterson finished two points shy of her career high with 21 and UNCG went 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the final minute of play as the Spartans snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 60-54 win over College of Charleston at the Cougars’ TD Arena on Saturday.
2012-02-18 Spartans embark on final regular-season road trip UNCG hits the road for its final regular-season road swing this weekend, starting with Saturday’s contest at College of Charleston as the Spartans seek a season split with the Cougars.
2012-02-14 Spartans rally late but fall to Davidson, 58-49 GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG staged an impressive second-half comeback to whittle a 25-point deficit down to just five but couldn’t complete the rally, falling to Davidson 58-49 in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Tuesday at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-02-13 UNCG hosts Davidson on Tuesday in ESPN3 contest UNCG hosts Davidson at Fleming Gymnasium on Tuesday to conclude a stretch of five games in 11 days and trying to split the season series with the Wildcats. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.
2012-02-11 League-leading App State downs UNCG on Saturday, 79-60 BOONE, N.C. – Senior Jazz Weaver matched her career high with 13 points and UNCG put two in double figures for the first time in eight games, but the Spartans fell at Southern Conference-leading Appalachian State on Saturday, 79-60 at the Holmes Center in the Mountaineers’ Play 4Kay game for breast cancer awareness.
2012-02-10 Spartans head to Boone for showdown with first-place App State UNCG heads to Boone, N.C., this weekend to take on Southern Conference leader Appalachian State in the Apps’ Play 4Kay breast cancer awareness game. The Mountaineers are ranked No. 9 in this week’s CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
2012-02-08 Davidson tops UNCG on Wednesday, 71-52 DAVIDSON, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team dropped a 71-52 decision at Davidson in Southern Conference action Wednesday.
2012-02-07 Former UNCG basketball player Caroline Blair featured by SoCon Former UNCG women's basketball player Caroline Blair has been featured as part of the Southern Conference's Where Are They Now series. Blair, now a reporter for News14 Carolina, talked with the SoCon about what she's been doing since graduating from UNCG in 2006.
2012-02-07 Spartans head to Davidson for third game in five days In the middle of one of its toughest stretches of the season, UNCG returns to action at Davidson on Wednesday for its third game in five days.
2012-02-06 UNCG falls to visiting Elon on Monday, 69-50 GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team dropped its sixth straight game Monday, shooting 23.9 percent from the floor in falling to Southern Conference rival Elon, 69-50, at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-02-05 UNCG hosts Elon at Fleming Gym on Monday UNCG wraps up a brief two-game homestand Monday when it hosts rival Elon for a Southern Conference contest at Fleming Gymnasium at 7 p.m.
2012-02-04 Spartans fall to Western Carolina, 46-35 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Western Carolina finished the game on a 14-1 run to take a 46-35 win over UNCG in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday at Fleming Gymnasium. The contest was UNCG’s Fight Like a Spartan contest to promote breast cancer awareness.
2012-02-03 UNCG welcomes Western Carolina to Fleming Gym on Saturday After a three-game Southern Conference road swing, UNCG returns home to host Western Carolina on Saturday in the Spartans’ annual Fight Like a Spartan contest to promote breast cancer awareness.
2012-02-01 UNCG to host Fight Like a Spartan event Saturday at Fleming Gym GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team will hold its annual Fight Like a Spartan event to support breast cancer awareness against Western Carolina on Saturday. Doors open at 1 p.m. for the Spartans’ 2 p.m. contest against the Catamounts.
2012-01-30 Hot-shooting Samford eases past UNCG, 83-40 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford’s women’s basketball team shot a blistering 68 percent from the floor in the second half and 62 percent for the game in picking up an 83-40 win over visiting UNCG in Southern Conference action at the Pete Hanna Center on Monday.
2012-01-30 UNCG to wrap up road trip at Samford on Monday UNCG wraps up its three-game Southern Conference road trip when it takes on Samford in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday. The Spartans are looking for the season sweep after topping the Bulldogs in Greensboro in December.
2012-01-28 Spartans fall at Chattanooga on Saturday, 63-44 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – UNCG shot just 27.5 percent from the floor Saturday, dropping a 63-44 decision at Chattanooga in Southern Conference women’s basketball action.
2012-01-27 UNCG heads to SoCon power Chattanooga UNCG heads to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the middle game of its three-game road swing when it takes on Southern Conference power Chattanooga on Saturday.
2012-01-23 Big second-half run sends Elon past UNCG ELON, N.C. – Elon used a 10-0 run midway through the second half to break open what had been a close game and held UNCG at bay the rest of the way to take a 57-43 Southern Conference win at Alumni Gym on Monday.
2012-01-23 Spartans hit the road for game at rival Elon on Monday After a four-game homestand, UNCG gets back on the road, starting with Monday’s contest at rival Elon.
2012-01-21 Furman's 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left completes rally past UNCG GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s Breonna Patterson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 33.7 seconds left, but Furman’s Raegan Thompson answered with a long 3-pointer of her own with just 2.5 seconds left to lift the visiting Paladins to a 66-64 win over the Spartans at Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday.
2012-01-20 UNCG hosts Furman at Fleming Gym on Saturday UNCG welcomes Furman to Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday as the Spartans wrap up a season-high four-game homestand and try to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
2012-01-15 Spartans snap skid on Headley's jumper in waning seconds GREENSBORO, N.C. – Natalie Headley’s putback jumper in the lane with just 2.2 seconds left capped a wild finish and lifted UNCG to a 55-54 Southern Conference win over Georgia Southern on Sunday, snapping the Spartans’ nine-game losing streak.
2012-01-14 Spartans welcome Georgia Southern on Sunday UNCG hosts Georgia Southern on Sunday as it tries to get back on track in Southern Conference play.
2012-01-13 CofC uses late run to take road win over UNCG GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG held a one-point lead with less than four minutes to go, but College of Charleston finished the contest on a 13-2 run to take a Southern Conference road win over the Spartans on Friday, 52-42 at Fleming Gymnasium.
2012-01-12 Spartans host Cougars on Friday for Pack the House Challenge After giving league-leading Appalachian State a run for its money on Monday, UNCG will try to get back into the win column when it hosts College of Charleston for a Southern Conference contest on Friday in the Spartans’ annual Pack the House Challenge contest. All tickets are just $1.
2012-01-09 UNCG gets offense back on track in loss to league-leading App GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG put four players in double figures and found the offense it had been lacking in its previous few games but came up short against Appalachian State on Monday, 81-66, despite hanging with the defending Southern Conference champions for the majority of the game.
2012-01-08 UNCG kicks off four-game homestand against App State on Monday After spending more than a month on the road, UNCG finally returns home Monday, hosting defending Southern Conference regular-season champion Appalachian State at Fleming Gymnasium at 7 p.m.
2012-01-07 Catamounts topple Spartans in SoCon action CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina opened the second-half on a 14-0 run and held UNCG to fewer than 40 points for the third straight game as the Catamounts topped the Spartans in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday, 62-29.
2012-01-06 UNCG returns to SoCon play at Western Carolina on Saturday UNCG returns to Southern Conference play for the remainder of the season when it travels to Cullowhee, N.C., for a date with Western Carolina on Saturday.
2011-12-30 Stevenson named to Surf 'N Slam Classic All-Tournament Team SAN DIEGO – UNCG sophomore forward Janae’ Stevenson was named to the all-tournament team of the San Diego Surf ‘N Slam Classic at the conclusion of the tournament Friday.
2011-12-29 Second-half rally falls short as Penn tops UNCG SAN DIEGO – UNCG turned in a 20-4 run to cut into a 23-point second-half deficit down to seven but could not complete the comeback, falling to Penn 47-36 at the San Diego Surf ‘N Slam Classic at San Diego State’s Viejas Arena on Thursday.
2011-12-28 Spartans fall to Aztecs at San Diego Surf 'N Slam Classic SAN DIEGO – UNCG scored fewer than 30 points for just the third time in school history and San Diego State’s Kiyana Stamps scored 13 second-half points to lead the Aztecs past the Spartans, 57-29, at the San Diego Surf ‘N Slam Classic at Viejas Arena on Wednesday. Nneka Awuruonye led UNCG with eight points, all in the second half.
2011-12-27 UNCG gets back in action at San Diego Surf 'N Slam Classic After a nine-day layoff, UNCG returns to action Wednesday and Thursday at the Surf ‘N Slam Classic in San Diego, Calif., where it will wrap up nonconference play against tournament host San Diego State and Penn.
2011-12-19 Spartans' late rally falls short at SoCon-leading Furman GREENVILLE, S.C. – Sarah Folwell’s potential game-tying 3-pointer was just off the mark with 12 seconds to go and Southern Conference leader Furman put the game away at the free throw line, holding off the Spartans’ furious second-half rally for the 53-48 win Monday evening at Timmons Arena.
2011-12-18 Spartans continue road trip at Furman on Monday UNCG heads to Greenville, S.C., for a bout against Southern Conference leader Furman on Monday as it continues its season-long six-game road trip.
2011-12-17 UNCG falls at Wofford despite career night from Stevenson SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG got a career-high 16 points from sophomore Janae’ Stevenson but it was not even as the Spartans fell on the road to Wofford in Southern Conference action on Saturday, 62-47.
2011-12-17 Spartans resume SoCon play at Wofford on Saturday UNCG's women's basketball team gets back into Southern Conference play this weekend at Wofford, looking to snap a two-game skid and move to 2-1 in league play.
2011-12-10 UNCG falls on the road to Spiders, 75-60 RICHMOND, Va. – Despite a career-high 13 points from Jazz Weaver, UNCG fell to Richmond on Saturday, 75-60 in nonconference women’s basketball action at the Robins Center.
2011-12-09 UNCG set to begin lengthy road trip at Richmond on Saturday After a three-game homestand, UNCG hits the road for more than a month, starting with Saturday’s noon contest at Richmond.
2011-12-09 UNCG raises nearly $5,000 for FOX8 Gifts for Kids GREENSBORO, N.C.—UNCG Athletics raised nearly $5,000 during its annual participation in the FOX8 Gifts for Kids program, which concluded last week.
2011-12-06 Hot-shooting UAB downs UNCG behind 13 3s GREENSBORO, N.C. – UAB jumped out to a big first-half lead and rode some hot shooting from 3-point range to down UNCG in nonconference women’s basketball action at Fleming Gymnasium on Tuesday, 72-42.
2011-12-05 UNCG welcomes UAB to cap three-game homestand UNCG will step out of Southern Conference play to host UAB on Tuesday, wrapping up a three-game homestand. The contest is set for a 7 p.m. tip.
2011-12-03 UNCG knocks off Samford for first SoCon win GREENSBORO, N.C. – Natalie Headley scored a career-high 18 points and Jarae Savage and Dayshaun Richbow added 12 each as UNCG downed defending Southern Conference tournament champion Samford on Saturday, 61-53, on the day the Spartans dedicated Lynne Agee Court and honored their former coach.
2011-12-02 Spartans host Samford, dedicate Lynne Agee Court on Saturday UNCG hosts defending Southern Conference tournament champion Samford on Saturday. The Spartans will also dedicate Fleming Gymnasium’s Lynne Agee Court and honor their former coach at halftime of the contest.
2011-12-01 Lady Mocs overcome big early deficit to rally past UNCG GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG used some hot shooting to race out to an early 15-point lead but preseason Southern Conference favorite Chattanooga slowly crept back into it before seizing control in the second half in a 63-46 Lady Mocs win Thursday at Fleming Gymnasium.
2011-11-30 Spartans open SoCon play with preseason favorite Chattanooga on Thursday UNCG opens Southern Conference play Thursday when it hosts perennial league power and preseason favorite Chattanooga to Fleming Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. contest.
2011-11-30 UNCG to dedicate Lynne Agee Court on Saturday GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG will officially dedicate Lynne Agee Court during the Spartans’ women’s basketball contest against Samford at Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday.
2011-11-26 UNCG puts four in double figures to hand Palmer first win DURHAM, N.C. – Breonna Patterson paced four Spartans in double figures as UNCG coasted past North Carolina Central on Saturday, 70-53, to give coach Wendy Palmer her first career win.
2011-11-25 Spartans wrap up road swing at N.C. Central on Saturday UNCG will try for its first win of the season as it wraps up a three-game road swing at North Carolina Central on Saturday.
2011-11-21 Patterson's career night not enough as UNCG falls at Radford RADFORD, Va. – Sophomore Breonna Patterson scored a career-high 23 points and redshirt sophomore Natalie Headley added a career-high 13 but UNCG was not able to overcome a big first-half deficit in a 75-67 loss at Radford on Monday.
2011-11-20 UNCG heads to Radford seeking first win of season UNCG's women's basketball team seeks its first win of the season Monday when it takes on Radford in the middle game of a three-game road swing.
2011-11-16 No. 19/17 North Carolina shoots past UNCG CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 19/17 North Carolina put five players in double figures and shot 56 percent from the floor to down UNCG 91-35 at Carmichael Arena on Wednesday in women’s basketball action.
2011-11-15 UNCG kicks off road swing at No. 19/17 North Carolina on Wednesday UNCG will take on No. 19/17 North Carolina in its first road contest of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday. The Spartans will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for a contest in the Tar Heels’ Carmichael Arena to kick off a three-game road swing.
2011-11-11 UNCG falls to Liberty, 61-46, in 2011-12 debut GREENSBORO, N.C. – Playing in front of the fifth-largest home crowd in school history, UNCG’s women’s basketball team fell to Liberty on Friday at Fleming Gymnasium, 61-46, in the season-opener for both squads. The contest also marked the debut of new UNCG coach Wendy Palmer.
2011-11-10 Spartans host Liberty to open 2011-12 women's basketball season A new era begins Friday as UNCG will host Liberty in its first game of 2011-12 and its first under head coach Wendy Palmer. Palmer replaces Lynne Agee, who retired in March after a decorated 30-year career on the sidelines for the Spartans.
2011-11-08 Beyond Box Scores: Early practices yielding results Yep, new UNCG women’s basketball coach Wendy Palmer is putting her own stamp on the program. A time stamp.
2011-10-28 SoCon media pick UNCG women's hoops to finish eighth SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team was picked eighth in the Southern Conference’s preseason media poll, the league office announced Friday.
2011-10-27 Coaches tab UNCG eighth in preseason SoCon poll SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team was picked eighth in the Southern Conference’s preseason poll, as selected by the 11 league head coaches.
2011-10-07 UNCG to host Go Blue Preview at Greensboro Coliseum on Oct. 16 GREENSBORO, N.C. – With the start of basketball season just around the corner, UNCG will host the Go Blue Preview at 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Greensboro Coliseum. The event will serve as a sneak peak at the Spartans’ 2011-12 men’s and women’s basketball teams.
2011-10-02 UNCG women's basketball team holds first practice of 2011-12 GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Wendy Palmer era is officially under way at UNCG, as the Spartans held their first women’s basketball practice of the 2011-12 season Sunday.
2011-09-20 Faculty and staff can get their basketball season tickets in 30 minutes or less on Thursday GREENSBORO, N.C. — UNCG faculty and staff members will have an opportunity to receive 2011-12 basketball season tickets in 30 minutes on Thursday, Sept. 22, as the Athletics Ticket Office will be holding the 30-Minute-or-Less Challenge.
2011-09-02 UNCG announces women's basketball schedule GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team will play a 28-game regular-season schedule that includes trips to national power North Carolina and a tournament in California as well as the 20-game Southern Conference slate, coach Wendy Palmer announced Friday.
2011-07-05 Keith McCray rounds out women's basketball staff GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Radford assistant coach Keith McCray joins UNCG’s women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Wendy Palmer announced Tuesday.
2011-06-24 UNCG summer camps continue Greensboro, N.C. - Deadlines are fast approaching for the men's soccer, women's basketball and tennis day camps, which begin on the UNCG campus next week.
2011-06-22 Polk-Jones to be inducted into Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former UNCG women’s basketball All-American Angie Polk-Jones has been selected for induction into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame, the Greensboro Sports Commission announced Wednesday.
2011-06-14 Jamey Givens named director of women's basketball operations GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Florida State graduate assistant coach Jamey Givens has joined the UNCG women’s basketball staff as its director of basketball operations, Spartan coach Wendy Palmer announced Thursday.
2011-06-10 Beyond Box Scores: 2010-11 in review (part two) UNCGSpartans.com writer Rob Daniels takes a look back at the Spartans' 2010-11 academic year in the second installment of this two-part feature.
2011-06-09 Beyond Box Scores: 2010-11 in review (part one) UNCGSpartans.com writer Rob Daniels takes a look back at the Spartans' 2010-11 academic year in the first installment of this two-part feature.
2011-06-01 UNCG finishes second in Commissioner's Cup, fifth in Germann Cup CHARLESTON, S.C. – After a 2010-11 academic year that saw UNCG turn in competitive showings in virtually every sport, the Spartans finished second in the race for the Commissioner’s Cup and fifth in the extremely tight standings for the Germann Cup, the Southern Conference all-sports trophies for excellence in league competition.
2011-05-31 Former coach Lynne Agee honored with SoCon's Distinguished Service Award CHARLESTON, S.C. – Former UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee has been named one of 12 recipients of the Southern Conference’s 2011 Distinguished Service Award, the league office announced Tuesday. The award winners will be honored at the Southern Conference Honors Dinner in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday.
2011-05-26 Gayle Coats joins UNCG women's basketball staff as assistant coach GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Longwood assistant coach Gayle Coats has joined the UNCG women’s basketball staff in the same capacity for the upcoming season, Spartan coach Wendy Palmer announced Thursday.
2011-05-24 All 18 UNCG sports receive satisfactory APR scores INDIANAPOLIS – All 18 UNCG athletic teams received satisfactory marks in the latest Academic Progress Report (APR) scores released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
2011-05-19 Five UNCG teams honored with APR Public Recognition Awards INDIANAPOLIS – A school-record five UNCG athletic programs were honored by the NCAA with Academic Progress Report (APR) Public Recognition Awards, the association announced Tuesday.
2011-05-19 Kristeena Alexander joins women's basketball coaching staff GREENSBORO, N.C. – New UNCG women’s basketball coach Wendy Palmer has taken her first step toward assembling her staff, hiring former George Washington University assistant Kristeena Alexander as her top assistant coach.
2011-05-06 Twenty-seven Spartan student-athletes become UNCG graduates GREENSBORO, N.C. – Twenty-seven UNCG student-athletes walked as part of several graduation ceremonies across campus and at the Greensboro Coliseum in the last few days.
2011-05-03 Beyond Box Scores: Palmer part of new generation of coaches When UNCG last hired a women’s basketball coach before Wendy Palmer, its athletics department fielded eight teams, offered no scholarships and seldom traveled farther than Virginia to play a game. Palmer was a 7-year-old, who, while highly intelligent, had never given much thought to Hungary or even to basketball.
2011-04-30 Court at Fleming Gym to be named after former coach Lynne Agee GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG will name the court at Fleming Gymnasium in honor of legendary women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee, Director of Athletics Kim Record announced Saturday.
2011-04-19 WNBA veteran Wendy Palmer to helm women's basketball program GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wendy Palmer, an 11-year WNBA veteran and former All-American at Virginia under Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame coach Debbie Ryan, has been hired as the new women’s basketball coach at UNCG, Director of Athletics Kim Record announced Tuesday.
2011-04-07 Nineteen Spartans earn spots on winter Academic All-SoCon team SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Nineteen UNCG student-athletes earned spots on the winter 2010-11 Academic All-Southern Conference Team, the league office announced Thursday. The Spartans’ Ashley Schnell (women’s track and field) was one of seven student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs in the league.
2011-03-15 UNCG women second, men third in SoCon all-sports races SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG remains in contention in the Southern Conference all-sports races for both the men’s and women’s sports, as UNCG’s women are tied for second in the league and the men are third after the winter season of competition.
2011-03-08 Women's basketball coach Lynne Agee announces retirement GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee, who this season became just the 21st NCAA Division I coach to reach 600 career wins, announced her retirement Tuesday.
2011-03-03 Wofford downs UNCG in first round of SoCon Championship CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Sixth-seeded UNCG staged an incredible second-half rally to shave a 20-point deficit down to one but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling to No. 11 seed Wofford in the first round of the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship on Thursday, 69-64.
2011-03-02 Spartans to face Wofford in first round of SoCon Championship With the regular season in the books, UNCG heads to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the 2011 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship. The sixth-seeded Spartans will take on 11th-seeded Wofford in the opening round on Thursday.
2011-03-01 Coaches name Floyd All-SoCon, Stevenson All-Freshman SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Monique Floyd was named to the 10-member All-Southern Conference Team by the league’s 11 head coaches, while teammate Janae’ Stevenson was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
2011-02-28 Floyd named All-SoCon, Stevenson All-Freshman by SCSMA SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Monique Floyd was named second-team All-Southern Conference by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association and Janae’ Stevenson was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team, the league office announced Monday.
2011-02-26 Spartans close regular season at App State on Saturday UNCG heads to Boone, N.C., to tangle with Southern Conference regular-season champion Appalachian State in the final regular-season contest for both teams Saturday. The Spartans will try to improve on their seed for the upcoming SoCon Championship.
2011-02-26 UNCG falls at App State, nabs sixth seed for SoCon tourney BOONE, N.C. – Sophomore Brey Dorsett matched her career high with 14 points and UNCG held a halftime lead over regular-season Southern Conference champion Appalachian State, but the Mountaineers rallied past the Spartans in the second half for the 80-57 win. With the loss, UNCG will be the sixth seed at the upcoming SoCon Championship.
2011-02-21 Samford rallies past UNCG in Spartans' home finale, 59-52 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Samford overcame a 17-point first-half deficit and got a go-ahead 3-pointer with just under 4 minutes left in the game to escape UNCG in the Spartans’ final home game of the season, 59-52.
2011-02-20 Spartans host Bulldogs for final home game of season UNCG will host second-place Samford in its final home game of the season Monday as it tries to jockey for position in a close Southern Conference race.
2011-02-19 Chattanooga plays spoiler on Senior Day, 65-53 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Chattanooga picked up its 11th straight win over UNCG on Saturday, surviving the Spartans’ second-half rally to pick up a 65-53 win and spoil Senior Day at Fleming Gymnasium.
2011-02-18 UNCG to honor seniors, Pack the House against Chattanooga on Saturday UNCG will host Chattanooga on Saturday for the annual Pack the House challenge, with all tickets just $1 each. The Spartans will also celebrate Senior Day against the Lady Mocs.
2011-02-15 Leigh named Southern Conference Player of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG guard Amanda Leigh has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games Feb. 8-14, the league office announced Tuesday.
2011-02-12 Leigh scores 30, UNCG sets attendance record in OT win over CofC GREENSBORO, N.C. – Amanda Leigh went off for a career-high 30 points, Sarah Folwell hit a tying 3-pointer in the waning seconds of regulation to force overtime and the Spartans picked up a 76-64 win over College of Charleston in front of a school-record crowd Saturday in their annual Pink Zone contest.
2011-02-11 Spartans host CofC on Saturday for Pink Zone contest UNCG will try to complete the season sweep of College of Charleston when it hosts the Cougars for its annual Pink Zone contest on Saturday. One dollar from every ticket purchased will go toward breast cancer research.
2011-02-10 UNCG gets clutch play late to take down Elon, 71-66 ELON, N.C. – Freshman Breonna Patterson hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 51 seconds left and Brey Dorsett hit both ends of a one-and-one with 4.8 seconds left to lift UNCG past Elon in a crucial Southern Conference contest on Thursday, 71-66.
2011-02-09 Beyond Box Scores: A timeline of Agee's milestone wins UNCG women's basketball coach Lynne Agee picked up her 600th career win this week, prompting UNCGSpartans.com's Rob Daniels to take a look at her milestone wins and what else was going on in the world at the time of each.
2011-02-09 Spartans make short trip to rival Elon for crucial SoCon rematch UNCG will look to avenge a last-second January loss and gain some ground in the Southern Conference race when it hits the road to face rival Elon on Thursday.
2011-02-07 Agee nets 600th career win as Spartans down Western Carolina GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG used a balanced scoring attack and got a pair of layups to fall with less than 4 seconds left to snap a 53-all tie and hand coach Lynne Agee her 600th career win on Monday, 57-53 over Western Carolina.
2011-02-06 UNCG looks to get back on track against Western on Monday UNCG will try to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Western Carolina for a rare noon start at Fleming Gymnasium on Monday.
2011-02-05 Lady Eagles steal win at the buzzer despite Floyd's career-high 27 STATESBORO, Ga. – Monique Floyd hit a floater in the lane to put UNCG up by a point with 4.7 seconds left, but Georgia Southern’s Meredyth Frye answered with a layup as time expired to hand the Lady Eagles the 68-67 win on Saturday.
2011-02-04 Spartans head down to Georgia for showdown with Lady Eagles UNCG will look to bounce back from its worst loss of the season when it heads down to Statesboro, Ga., for a Saturday game at Georgia Southern.
2011-02-03 Floyd lands on Capital One Academic All-District III Second Team GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG senior Monique Floyd has earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District III Second Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday.
2011-01-31 Floyd scores 1,000th career point but UNCG falls at Furman GREENVILLE, S.C. – Senior guard Monique Floyd became the 22nd player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau for her career, but that was about the only bright spot for UNCG as Furman remained undefeated at home with a 67-42 win over the Spartans on Monday.
2011-01-30 UNCG will try to give Furman first home loss Monday UNCG will try for its third straight road win and will attempt to hand Furman its first home loss of the season when it takes on the Paladins in Greenville, S.C., on Monday evening.
2011-01-29 Floyd drops career-high 26 as UNCG downs Wofford, 60-51 SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Monique Floyd scored a career-high 26 points and UNCG forced 31 turnovers as the Spartans picked up a 60-51 road win over Southern Conference foe Wofford on Saturday.
2011-01-28 Spartans kick off three-game road trip at Wofford on Saturday After a three-game homestand, UNCG sets out on a three-game Southern Conference road swing, starting Friday at Wofford.
2011-01-25 Davidson ekes past UNCG, 53-52 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Davidson’s Kristen Johnsen hit the front end of a two-shot foul with 44 seconds left to put the Wildcats on top and UNCG had four chances for the go-ahead bucket on the other end but could not convert as the Spartans dropped a 53-52 Southern Conference contest Tuesday.
2011-01-24 UNCG wraps homestand against Davidson on Tuesday UNCG closes the book on a three-game homestand and kicks off the second half of Southern Conference play when it hosts Davidson at Fleming Gymnasium on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
2011-01-22 Leigh's season-high 26 not enough as App downs UNCG 83-72 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Amanda Leigh scored a season-high 26 points and Monique Floyd added 20, but Appalachian State outscored UNCG 60-14 in the paint and fended off a late Spartan charge as the Southern Conference leaders took an 83-72 win Saturday.
2011-01-21 UNCG to host league-leading App State on Saturday UNCG completes the first half of Southern Conference play when it hosts league-leading Appalachian State on Saturday at Fleming Gymnasium at 2 p.m.
2011-01-19 Floyd named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG senior guard Monique Floyd has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition Jan. 12-18, the league office announced Wednesday.
2011-01-19 Last-second layup gives Elon 63-61 win over UNCG GREENSBORO, N.C. – Elon’s Ali Ford drove the lane and got a scoop layup to fall as the final horn sounded to lift the visiting Phoenix past UNCG in a battle of Southern Conference leaders on Wednesday, 63-61.
2011-01-18 Spartans host Elon on Wednesday to kick off three-game homestand UNCG kicks off a three-game homestand Wednesday when it hosts Elon in a battle of Southern Conference leaders. The teams bring identical 6-2 league records into the contest, slated for 7 p.m. at Fleming Gymnasium.
2011-01-15 UNCG downs Cougars with solid play down stretch CHARLESTON, S.C. – Kendra Smith hit a crucial jumper as the shot clock expired with 24 seconds left in the game and Dayshaun Richbow put it away with a pair of free throws with 9 seconds left as UNCG survived College of Charleston’s upset bid Saturday, 50-45.
2011-01-14 UNCG back on the road at College of Charleston on Saturday Losers of two straight after a six-game winning streak, UNCG will try to get back into the win column when it wraps up a three-game road swing at College of Charleston on Saturday.
2011-01-13 Beyond Box Scores: The trip that wouldn't end Road trips are part of athletics. We all know that coming in. Some are better than others - and UNCG's women's basketball team just completed one of the worst.
2011-01-11 Spartans fall at Samford in weather-delayed contest, 66-46 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford’s Emily London scored 26 points and UNCG shot just 18.2 percent in the first half to fall behind big as the Bulldogs dropped the Spartans on Tuesday, 66-46 in a contest that was delayed a day by snow and ice in the Birmingham area.
2011-01-10 UNCG's women's basketball game at Samford postponed to Tuesday BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UNCG’s women’s basketball game at Samford, originally scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m. Eastern, has been postponed to Tuesday at 1 p.m. due to snow and ice in the Birmingham area.
2011-01-09 UNCG looks to bounce back at Samford on Monday First-place UNCG will try to rebound from its first Southern Conference loss of the season when it takes on preseason SoCon favorite Samford in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday.
2011-01-08 Spartans' six-game winning streak ends with 72-63 loss at Chattanooga CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – UNCG put four players in double figures and hung with defending Southern Conference champion Chattanooga, but the Lady Mocs got the big shots to fall when they needed them in handing the Spartans their first league loss of the season, 72-63 on Saturday.
2011-01-07 UNCG looks for first-ever 6-0 SoCon start at Chattanooga on Saturday UNCG will try for the first 6-0 Southern Conference start in school history when it takes on defending league champion Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday.
2011-01-06 Monique Floyd named SoCon Player of the Month for December SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG senior Monique Floyd has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Month for December, the league office announced Thursday.
2011-01-05 First-place Spartans concerned with playing well, not milestones In this season of three- and four-digit records in UNCG women’s basketball, Lynne Agee prefers two seemingly humble figures: 4 and 0.
2011-01-05 Floyd's double-double leads UNCG to sixth straight win, 55-51 over GSU GREENSBORO, N.C. – Monique Floyd scored 18 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds as UNCG ran its winning streak to six games with a 55-51 win over Georgia Southern on Wednesday.
2011-01-04 UNCG tries to match best SoCon start vs. GSU on Wednesday Alone atop the league standings, UNCG will look for its second-ever 5-0 Southern Conference start when it hosts Georgia Southern on Wednesday.
2011-01-03 Spartans move to 4-0 in SoCon with 56-50 win over Western Carolina CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Amanda Leigh scored a game-high 14 points and UNCG weathered Western Carolina’s second-half rally to remain undefeated in Southern Conference play with a 56-50 win over the Catamounts on Monday.
2011-01-02 First-place UNCG hits the road to take on Western Carolina First-place UNCG will try for its fourth straight Southern Conference win and fifth straight overall when it takes on Western Carolina on Monday in Cullowhee, N.C.
2010-12-31 Leigh drops 18 as UNCG stays in first with 59-58 win over Davidson DAVIDSON, N.C. – Amanda Leigh scored a game-high 18 points and the Spartans forced a critical turnover with less than 2 seconds left as UNCG won its fourth straight game, 59-58 over Davidson on Friday, to remain atop the Southern Conference standings.
2010-12-30 Spartans return to action at Davidson on Friday After an 11-day layoff, UNCG will try to strengthen its hold on the top spot in the Southern Conference when it visits Davidson on Friday. The Spartans are the league’s lone unbeaten team at 2-0, while the Wildcats are the lone winless team in league play at 0-1.
2010-12-21 Floyd named Southern Conference Player of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG guard Monique Floyd has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for competition Dec. 14-20 after nearly averaging a double-double for the week, the league office announced Tuesday.
2010-12-20 Floyd's career-high 23 leads UNCG past Furman, 71-61 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Monique Floyd scored a career-high 23 points and UNCG won its third straight game to even its record and move to 2-0 in the Southern Conference with a 71-61 win over Furman on Monday.
2010-12-19 Spartans welcome Furman on Monday with first place at stake First place in the Southern Conference is on the line as UNCG will try for its second 2-0 league start in the last three seasons when it hosts 2-0 Furman on Monday at 2 p.m. Tickets for the contest are just $1 each.
2010-12-18 UNCG opens SoCon play with 80-67 win over Wofford GREENSBORO, N.C. – Monique Floyd scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her third career double-double and UNCG capitalized on 28 Wofford turnovers to open Southern Conference play with an 80-67 win over the Terriers on Saturday.
2010-12-17 Spartans host Wofford on Saturday to open SoCon play UNCG opens Southern Conference play Saturday against Wofford looking to avenge a pair of losses to the Terriers last season. Saturday’s contest also serves as Family Day, with family friendly promotions before and during the game.
2010-12-15 Floyd named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG senior guard Monique Floyd has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition Dec. 8-14, the league office announced Wednesday.
2010-12-11 Leigh, Floyd send UNCG past Radford, 73-58 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Amanda Leigh scored a season- and game-high 23 points and Monique Floyd added season-high 19 and scored her 800th career point as UNCG downed Radford in nonconference action on Saturday, 73-58.
2010-12-10 UNCG continues homestand against Radford on Saturday UNCG hosts its second straight Big South Conference opponent in Radford on Saturday for the second game in its season-high four-game homestand. The Spartans and Highlanders will tip at 2 p.m. at Fleming Gym.
2010-12-07 Hot-shooting Panthers down UNCG, 79-60 GREENSBORO, N.C. – High Point put all five starters in double figures and shot a staggering 70.4 percent from the floor in the second half to blow past UNCG in nonconference women’s basketball action on Tuesday, 79-60.
2010-12-06 Spartans return home to host High Point on Tuesday After nearly a week off, UNCG returns home for the first time since Nov. 15 when it hosts backyard rival High Point on Tuesday at Fleming Gym at 7 p.m.
2010-12-01 UNCG cruises past Morgan State behind Leigh's double-double BALTIMORE – UNCG got a double-double from Amanda Leigh and led by as many as 31 points as it cruised to a 66-47 road win over Morgan State on Wednesday.
2010-11-30 Spartans head up to Baltimore to face Morgan State UNCG wraps up a stretch of four road games in a 10-game span when it visits Morgan State in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday. UNCG enters the contest fresh off a second-place showing at the Mayfair Hotel and Spa Thanksgiving Tournament, while MSU took third in the DePaul Maggie Dixon Classic in Chicago, Ill., over the holiday weekend.
2010-11-27 'Canes pull away in second half to down UNCG in tourney title game CORAL GABLES, Fla. – UNCG got a season- and game-high 19 points from Amanda Leigh and put a scare into Miami for the first 30 minutes of play, but the Hurricanes pulled away midway through the second half to win the title game of their own Mayfair Hotel and Spa Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, 78-60.
2010-11-26 Spartans rally past Eastern Illinois to reach tourney title game CORAL GABLES, Fla. – UNCG got a career-high 15 points from Dayshaun Richbow and freshman Janae’ Stevenson’s first career double-double as the Spartans rallied past Eastern Illinois on Friday, 66-58, in the first game of the Mayfair Hotel and Spa Thanksgiving Classic at the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center.
2010-11-25 UNCG opens play at Mayfair Hotel and Spa Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday UNCG heads down to Coral Gables, Fla., for the University of Miami’s Mayfair Hotel and Spa Thanksgiving Tournament this weekend. The Spartans will face Eastern Illinois at 5 p.m. Friday then take on either Florida Atlantic or the host Hurricanes on Saturday.
2010-11-22 Spartans head to Palmetto State for showdown at Charleston Southern After a week layoff, UNCG kicks off a hectic 10-day stretch with a game at Charleston Southern in Charleston, S.C., on Monday at 7 p.m.
2010-11-22 UNCG falls at Charleston Southern, 77-67 CHARLESTON, S.C. – UNCG got a season-high 16 points from senior Monique Floyd and a career-high 12 points from sophomore Sidnei Harmon in her first career start, but the Spartans could not overcome 22 turnovers and 13 Charleston Southern 3-pointers in a 77-67 loss to the Buccaneers on Monday.
2010-11-19 UNCG inks two to National Letters of Intent GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball program has signed prep seniors April Carson and Jarae Savage to National Letters of Intent to play for the Spartans next season, coach Lynne Agee announced Friday.
2010-11-15 Second-half rally not enough as Spartans fall to UNCW, 62-58 GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG put four in double figures and cut a 14-point second-half deficit to two points but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling to UNC Wilmington in the Spartans’ home-opener on Monday, 62-58.
2010-11-14 UNCG to open home slate against UNC Wilmington on Monday UNCG hosts UNC Wilmington on Monday at Fleming Gymnasium for its 2010-11 home-opener. The Spartans bring an 0-1 record into the contest, while the Seahawks will be opening their season against UNCG.
2010-11-12 First-half run dooms Spartans against Clemson, 71-55 CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson used a 14-0 run midway through the first half and the Spartans were never able to recover as UNCG fell to Clemson, 71-55, in the season-opener for both teams on Friday night in Littlejohn Coliseum.
2010-11-11 UNCG opens season at Clemson on Friday UNCG officially opens its 42nd season of women’s basketball at Clemson on Friday. The Spartans are 20-21 all-time in season-openers, including an 8-11 mark since moving to NCAA Division I for the 1991-92 season. UNCG is 13-16 in season-openers under coach Lynne Agee.
2010-11-11 UNCG's Lynne Agee addresses the media at Tom Ward Tipoff UNCG coach Lynne Agee visited with the media during Wednesday's Tom Ward Basketball Tipoff Luncheon at the Greensboro Coliseum.
2010-11-09 Spartans picked ninth in SoCon preseason polls SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team was picked ninth in the Southern Conference preseason coaches and media polls, the league office announced Tuesday.
2010-11-06 Floyd powers UNCG past WSSU in exhibition action, 55-52 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Monique Floyd led UNCG with 17 points and 10 rebounds and the Spartans rallied from a four-point deficit in the final two minutes to down Winston-Salem State in an exhibition game Saturday, 55-52.
2010-11-05 Spartans host Winston-Salem State for exhibition Saturday UNCG’s women’s basketball team will host Winston-Salem State for its lone exhibition of the 2010-11 season on Saturday at Fleming Gym. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. and admission is free.
2010-10-29 School-record eight to be inducted into Golden Chain GREENSBORO, N.C. – A school-record eight UNCG student-athletes will be inducted into the school’s prestigious Golden Chain Honor Society on Sunday, Oct. 31.
2010-09-30 Spartans announce 2010-11 women's basketball slate GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team will play a 28-game regular-season schedule, highlighted by 13 home games and a Thanksgiving trip to Miami, Fla., head coach Lynne Agee announced Thursday.
2010-09-07 UNCG alumna Jasmine Byrd to play professionally in Germany GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former UNCG women’s basketball standout Jasmine Byrd has signed a contract to play professionally in Germany for the OKE Panthers.
2010-09-01 Agee to be inducted into Fleming High School Hall of Fame GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee will be one of 10 members of William Fleming High School’s inaugural Hall of Fame class. She will be inducted Friday in Roanoke, Va.
2010-07-20 Former Spartan star ChoRhonda Gwaltney joins UNCG staff GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former UNCG standout ChoRhonda Gwaltney will join the Spartans’ women’s basketball staff for the 2010-11 season, head coach Lynne Agee announced Tuesday.
2010-06-09 UNCG teams receive good marks in latest APR release GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro Director of Athletics Kim Record announced Wednesday that all 18 Spartan athletic teams have met satisfactory standards when the institution's Academic Progress Report (APR) scores were announced by the NCAA earlier in the day.
2010-06-03 SoCon announces championship sites, hoops heads to Asheville HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Southern Conference announced Thursday that Asheville, N.C., has been awarded the league's men's and women's basketball tournament for 2012, 2013 and 2014.
2010-05-12 Two UNCG teams honored by NCAA for high ratings in APR INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Two UNC Greensboro athletic programs received accolades for historically perfect Academic Progress Report (APR) scores when the NCAA released its list of Public Recognition Awards on Wednesday afternoon.
2010-04-27 Spartans sign Stevenson, Nosovitch to NLIs GREENSBORO, N.C. - High school seniors Janae Stevenson and Colleen Nosovitch have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball for UNC Greensboro in 2010-11, UNCG coach Lynne Agee announced Tuesday.
2010-04-20 Peschel honored at Girls and Women in Sports awards dinner GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro associate head women's basketball coach Carol Peschel was recognized by the Greensboro YWCA at its annual Girls and Women in Sports awards dinner Sunday.
2010-04-08 16 Spartan student-athletes named to Academic All-Conference SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference honored 159 student-athletes this week as it announced the Academic All-Conference teams for the 2009-10 winter season - a list that included 16 Spartan student-athletes.
2010-03-16 UNCG Department of Athletics contributes to Haiti relief efforts GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro Department of Athletics recently contributed to the Haiti relief efforts, raising money and assembling hygiene kits to help the victims of the earthquake-ravaged nation.
2010-03-08 Hyson named to Southern Conference All-Tournament Team CHARLOTTE, N.C. - UNC Greensboro senior Lakiah Hyson was named to the All-Southern Conference Tournament Second Team at the conclusion of the SoCon Women's Basketball Championship on Monday.
2010-03-05 Top-seeded Chattanooga too much for UNCG at SoCon tourney CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Lakiah Hyson scored a team-high 16 points and Agne Girstautaite had a career-high 13 in their final collegiate game as top-seeded Chattanooga eliminated No. 9 seed UNC Greensboro from the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Bojangles’ Coliseum on Friday, 82-64.
2010-03-04 Hyson, Floyd send UNCG past WCU at SoCon tourney CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Lakiah Hyson hit both ends of a one-and-one with 18.1 seconds left to snap a 55-all tie and Monique Floyd scored eight of her 15 points in the final 5:05 as ninth-seeded UNC Greensboro downed No. 8 seed Western Carolina in the first round of the Southern Conference Women's Basketball Championship on Thursday, 57-55.
2010-03-03 UNCG's WBB games at SoCon tourney to air on WPET AM 950 GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro's women's basketball games at this week's Southern Conference Women's Basketball Championship in Charlotte, N.C., will be broadcast on WPET AM 950.
2010-03-02 Leigh named Southern Conference Player of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Greensboro guard Amanda Leigh has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week after leading the Spartans to a pair of wins to end the regular season, the league office announced Tuesday.
2010-02-27 Leigh’s career day leads Spartans past Elon, 77-71 ELON, N.C. – UNC Greensboro's Amanda Leigh knocked down six 3-pointers on her way to a career-high 28 points and also grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds as the Spartans downed backyard rival Elon, 77-71, in Southern Conference women's basketball action at Alumni Gym on Saturday afternoon.
2010-02-23 Hyson leads UNCG past Furman on Senior Night, 60-49 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Lakiah Hyson celebrated Senior Night with a game-high 14 points and UNC Greensboro held Furman without a field goal for the final 8 minutes, 53 seconds as the Spartans picked up a 60-49 win over the Paladins on Tuesday to snap a 10-game losing streak.
2010-02-20 Appalachian State tops UNCG, 67-49, in Southern Conference action BOONE, N.C. – UNC Greensboro shot just 26.5 percent in the second half and committed 21 turnovers as Appalachian State took a 67-49 win on Saturday. The Mountaineers used a 10-2 run with less than 5 minutes left to blow the game open.
2010-02-16 Western Carolina uses big first-half run to power to 57-42 win over UNCG CULLOWHEE, N.C. – UNC Greensboro went more than 10 minutes in the first half without a basket and saw Western Carolina turn in a 20-0 run over the span en route to a 57-42 win over the Spartans on Tuesday to avenge a January loss.
2010-02-12 Wofford hits pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds left to top UNCG, 57-55 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wofford's Kelly Dwyer hit a pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds left and Lakiah Hyson's desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer drew iron but missed as the Terriers held on for a 57-55 win over UNC Greensboro on Friday.
2010-02-10 Women's basketball game at App State moved to 4:30 p.m. GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro's women's basketball game at Appalachian State on Saturday, Feb. 20, has been moved to 4:30 p.m. It had originally been scheduled for 3 p.m.
2010-02-06 Davidson’s Lax goes off for career-high 25 as Wildcats down Spartans GREENSBORO, N.C. – Davidson shot nearly 60 percent from the floor and got a career-high 25 points from Ashley Lax as the Wildcats topped UNC Greensboro on Saturday, 83-53, in the Spartans’ annual Pink Zone game.
2010-02-03 WBB to host Pink Zone game, alumni events Saturday GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro's women's basketball program, in conjunction with the Southern Conference, will hold its annual Pink Zone game on Saturday against Davidson at 3 p.m. The event will benefit the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund and UNCG's Relay for Life. The Spartans will also host several alumni gatherings Saturday.
2010-02-01 Hot start leads Chattanooga past UNCG, 82-63 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Southern Conference leader Chattanooga opened the game on an 18-2 run and never looked back, downing UNC Greensboro on Monday, 82-63.
2010-01-30 Samford survives UNCG’s second-half rally, wins 54-51 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freshman Brey Dorsett’s 3-pointer from the corner tied the game at 51 with a minute remaining, but Samford hit three free throws in the last 35 seconds and Amanda Leigh’s 3-point try missed at the buzzer as the Bulldogs escaped with a 54-51 win in Southern Conference women’s basketball action on Saturday.
2010-01-25 Smith’s career-high 23 points not enough as Spartans fall to GSU, 63-55 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Despite a career-high 23 points from Kendra Smith and a 13-1 second-half run to get within three points, UNC Greensboro fell to Georgia Southern on Monday, 63-55.
2010-01-23 Spartans’ late rally falls just short in 54-51 loss to College of Charleston GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro staged an 11-2 rally in the last 1:32 to set up a thrilling finish, but Lakiah Hyson’s last-second 3-point attempt rimmed out as College of Charleston survived with a 54-51 win at Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday.
2010-01-20 Floyd named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Greensboro junior Monique Floyd was named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for games Jan. 13-19, the league office announced Wednesday.
2010-01-19 Cold-shooting Spartans fall at Furman on Tuesday GREENVILLE, S.C. – UNC Greensboro suffered three long scoring droughts in the first half and never recovered, falling on the road to Furman on Tuesday, 61-46.
2010-01-16 Floyd’s 21 not enough as hot-shooting App State downs Spartans GREENSBORO, N.C. – Monique Floyd fell a point shy of her career high with 21 points, but UNC Greensboro fell to a hot-shooting Appalachian State squad on Saturday, 72-57.
2010-01-13 Hyson's career night, Floyd's double-double lead UNCG past Elon, 84-70 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Lakiah Hyson scored a career-high 29 points and Monique Floyd had 10 points and 10 rebounds for her second career double-double as UNC Greensboro dropped Elon on Wednesday, 84-70.
2010-01-08 Leigh scores career-high 21 but Wofford escapes with win SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford’s Kelly Dwyer hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 10.7 seconds left, and UNC Greensboro freshman Dayshaun Richbow’s layup attempt rimmed out on the other end as the Terriers topped the Spartans on Friday, 61-60, to snap a nine-game losing streak.
2010-01-02 Davidson cruises past Spartans on Saturday, 67-45 DAVIDSON, N.C. – Freshman Brey Dorsett scored a career-high 11 points for UNC Greensboro, but Davidson used a 24-2 run spanning halftime to blow open what had been a tie game, and the Wildcats cruised to a 67-45 win over UNC Greensboro on Saturday at John M. Belk Arena.
2009-12-29 Spartans rally past Georgia Southern to even SoCon record STATESBORO, Ga. – Monique Floyd hit the go-ahead layup with 2:20 to play and forced a crucial jump ball with 30.6 seconds left as UNC Greensboro rallied past Georgia Southern on Tuesday, 45-42 for its second Southern Conference win of the season.
2009-12-23 Clapper named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Greensboro redshirt freshman Amy Clapper has been named the Southern Conference's Student-Athlete of the Week for games Dec. 16-22, the league office announced Wednesday.
2009-12-21 Hyson, Floyd lead UNCG past Samford for first SoCon win of season GREENSBORO, N.C. – Lakiah Hyson and Monique Floyd shared game-high honors with 13 points each and Floyd had a pair of big steals in the last minute as UNC Greensboro topped Samford on Monday, 55-47.
2009-12-20 UNCG cancels "Education in the World of Sport" clinic GREENSBORO, N.C. - In light of the weekend's inclement weather and UNC Greensboro's decision to delay the opening of campus until 10 a.m. Monday, UNCG has cancelled Monday's scheduled "Education in the World of Sport" clinic. The Spartans' noon women's basketball game against Samford will go ahead as scheduled.
2009-12-19 Cold-shooting second half dooms Spartans in loss to Chattanooga GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro forced 26 Chattanooga turnovers, but the Lady Mocs ended the game on a 15-4 run and took advantage of the Spartans’ poor second-half shooting to grab a 67-54 win at Fleming Gym on Saturday afternoon.
2009-12-18 UNCG's wrestling match vs. Virginia postponed, WBK still on as planned GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro's wrestling match against Virginia that was originally scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday has been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather in the Greensboro area over the weekend. UNCG's women's basketball game against Chattanooga will be played as scheduled at 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free of charge.
2009-12-16 Spartans win second in a row, top N.C. Central, 70-57 GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro put three student-athletes in double figures and turned in back-to-back wins for the first time this season, downing North Carolina Central on Wednesday, 70-57.
2009-12-14 UNCG to host Education in the World of Sport clinic, food drive Dec. 21 GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro's women's basketball team has several promotions set for the Spartans' Dec. 21 contest against Samford at Fleming Gym, including an "Education in the World of Sport" clinic and a food drive in conjunction with FOX8 to benefit the Salvation Army.
2009-12-12 Hyson’s career-high 21 lead UNCG past Fordham, 69-63 BRONX, N.Y. – Senior guard Lakiah Hyson scored a career-high 21 points, including a pair of free throws to make it a two-possession game with 21.8 seconds left, as UNC Greensboro rallied past Fordham on Saturday, 69-63, to snap a six-game losing streak.
2009-12-05 Second-half rally not enough as College of Charleston tops UNCG in SoCon opener CHARLESTON, S.C. – Lakiah Hyson scored a game-high 14 points and Amanda Leigh turned in a personal 11-0 run as UNC Greensboro cut a 24-point second-half deficit to single digits, but the College of Charleston salted away the game at the free throw line to take the Southern Conference opener for both teams, 71-60 on Saturday.
2009-12-01 Late rally falls short as Buccaneers top UNCG, 56-54 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Kendra Smith and Lakiah Hyson hit 3-pointers just seven seconds apart in a frenetic final minute to pull UNC Greensboro to within two points, but the Spartans’ last-second shot went begging as Charleston Southern hung on for a 56-54 win Tuesday.
2009-11-27 Bowling Green downs UNCG, 80-51 BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green turned in a 19-3 second-half run and shot an impressive 53.8 percent from the field to down UNC Greensboro on Friday, 80-51.
2009-11-25 No. 3 Ohio State cruises past UNCG, 89-56 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Redshirt junior Amanda Leigh matched her career high with five 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 15 points, but that was not nearly enough as UNC Greensboro fell to No. 3 Ohio State on Wednesday, 89-56.
2009-11-17 Cold-shooting UNC Greensboro falls at Liberty, 60-42 LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty freshman Devon Brown scored a game-high 26 points and the Lady Flames took advantage of a cold-shooting UNC Greensboro squad to take a 60-42 win at the Vines Center on Tuesday.
2009-11-14 Four in double figures as UNCG sprints past Morgan State in season-opener GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro put four players in double digits with Amanda Leigh, Kendra Smith and Agne Girstautaite all notching career highs in points as the Spartans won their season-opener on Saturday, 85-68 over Morgan State.
2009-11-12 Awuruonye, Patterson sign with Spartans for 2010-11 GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro's women's basketball team has signed high school seniors Nneka Awuruonye and Breonna Patterson to National Letters of Intent to play for the Spartans next season, coach Lynne Agee announced Thursday.
2009-11-07 Smith, Floyd lead UNCG past Catawba in exhibition action, 79-55 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior Monique Floyd scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and classmate Kendra Smith scored a team-high 16 points as UNC Greensboro cruised to a 79-55 exhibition win over Catawba on Saturday.
2009-11-06 Spartans picked seventh in preseason poll, host Catawba on Saturday SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Greensboro women's basketball team was picked seventh in the Southern Conference's preseason poll of the league's 11 head coaches, the conference announced Friday.
2009-11-05 Spartans ready for 2009-10 women's basketball campaign "We'd like to return UNCG to the mix in the Southern Conference." That's UNC Greensboro coach Lynne Agee's goal for 2009-10.
2009-11-04 Aidemark, Floyd inducted into UNCG's Golden Chain Honor Society GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro women's golfer Sofia Aidemark and women's basketball player Monique Floyd were inducted into UNCG's prestigious Golden Chain Honor Society on Sunday.
2009-11-01 Spartans tabbed sixth in SoCon preseason media poll SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Greensboro was picked sixth in the Southern Conference's preseason women's basketball media poll, the league announced Wednesday.
2009-10-30 Women's basketball tickets go on sale this weekend GREENSBORO, N.C. - Season and single-game tickets for UNC Greensboro's women's basketball team will go on sale this weekend, with online sales at uncgspartans.com beginning Sunday, Nov. 1.
2009-10-13 Beyond Box Scores - Slim margins & updating alumns The Southern Conference might want to borrow ESPN/ABC Sports' slogan they use for their college football telecasts - Every Game Matters.
2009-09-28 Grimsley makes pro debut in Germany GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro alumna Gini Grimsley made her professional debut Saturday, playing 18 minutes for Herner TC in the team's 70-66 loss to the SV Halle Lions in Freiburg, Sepp-Glaser-Halle, Germany, in the Damon Basketball Bundesligen (DBBL) opener for both teams.
2009-09-02 Grimsley signs contract to play professionally in Germany GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro alumna Gini Grimsley has signed a contract to play professional basketball in Germany, UNCG coach Lynne Agee announced Wednesday.
2009-08-26 UNCG announces women's basketball 2009-10 schedule GREENSBORO, N.C. - Thirteen home games and a trip to face nationally ranked Ohio State highlight UNC Greensboro's 2009-10 women's basketball schedule, coach Lynne Agee announced Wednesday.
2009-04-22 UNCG women's basketball and women's tennis teams honored for APR INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Two UNC Greensboro athletic programs received accolades for historically perfect Academic Progress Report (APR) scores when the NCAA released its list of Public Recognition Awards on Thursday afternoon.
$article.date UNCG now accepting summer camp registrations GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 2011 UNCG summer camp dates are rapidly approaching. Summer camps are available for baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.