Rachael Robinson, Staff Writer The Wingate University Women’s Basketball team, ranked #21, (24-4) took an early lead against the Newberry Wolves (16-12) as Danasia Witherspoon scored for the Bulldogs within the first 30 seconds of play. The Bulldogs would never relinquish their lead, winning 65-42. At the end of the first quarter, the Bulldogs foundContinueContinue reading “Wingate dominates Newberry in Women’s Basketball SAC Tournament Quarterfinals”
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Wingate Men’s Basketball rallies to beat Coker in overtime on Logan’s jumper
Brendan Shriver, Staff Writer In a wild game that featured 10 ties and 15 lead changes, Wingate (15-14) won their home SAC Tournament quarterfinal game Wednesday against the Coker Cobras (12-17), rallying from an 11-point second half deficit and winning in overtime 76-75 on a jumper with 20 seconds left by Emarius Logan. Four BulldogsContinueContinue reading “Wingate Men’s Basketball rallies to beat Coker in overtime on Logan’s jumper”
Miscenko stands out as WU women’s hoops heads for postseason
Ryan J. MacKintosh, Staff Writer For some Bulldogs the future ending of the season means a break is near, giving time to recover for the next season, but for others, like senior star center Marta Miscenko of Latvia, this is the end of their collegiate career, after a life full of schooling involving basketball. Miscenko,ContinueContinue reading “Miscenko stands out as WU women’s hoops heads for postseason”
Student Athlete Spotlight: Hannah Hinson
Mason Teague, Staff Writer A ton of athletes across different sports tell about how they have always loved playing their sport ever since they were a little kid. In the case of junior women’s track & field student-athlete Hannah Hinson of Suffolk, Va., being a thrower began during her freshman year in high school. At aContinueContinue reading “Student Athlete Spotlight: Hannah Hinson”
Wingate comes back on Miscenko’s strong second half performance
JT Stokes, Staff Writer Marta Miscenko’s 28 point effort pushes #21 Wingate (19-3, (13-2 SAC) to a 70-59 SAC victory over LMU (13-10, 9-8 SAC). Wingate won their eighth straight game thanks to efforts from Wingate University senior center Marta Miscenko, who recorded her 22nd career double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds, helping theContinueContinue reading “Wingate comes back on Miscenko’s strong second half performance”
Wingate blown out by LMU in Men’s Basketball
Philip Harris, Staff Writer The Wingate Men’s Basketball team (12-12, 9-7 SAC) was unable to keep up with the high-powered #1 team in the country, falling to the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (23-1, 17-0 SAC) 93-65 on Saturday afternoon. Wingate started the game off hot, jumping out to a 13-10 lead early in the first halfContinueContinue reading “Wingate blown out by LMU in Men’s Basketball”
Bulldogs come up short against Queens in men’s basketball
Wessli-Ann Hardee, Staff Writer The Wingate University Bulldogs Men’s Basketball team (12-11, 9-6 SAC) put up a strong fight against the #2 team in the country, Queens University (22-1, 14-1 SAC), but unfortunately fell short of a victory with a score of 88 – 71, on Wednesday night in Cuddy Arena. “It will take aContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs come up short against Queens in men’s basketball”
Veteran Brings Hope and Awareness During 5K
Gabriela Cabrera, Staff Writer Photo by Gabriela Cabrera An amputee veteran stopped in North Carolina to complete a marathon as part of his mission to bring awareness to disabled veterans and raise money for his cause. Rob Jones is running 31 marathons in 31 days to raise money for veterans overcoming challenges. Jones arrived inContinueContinue reading “Veteran Brings Hope and Awareness During 5K”
WU Students TP Campus for Homecoming Celebration
Wessli-Ann Hardee, Staff Writer Wingate University students clear out the store shelves as they stock up on toilet paper for the annual homecoming tradition of “TPing” the campus on Thursday night. For years, Wingate University has been establishing traditions for students to take part in during homecoming. One of their biggest is allowing the studentsContinueContinue reading “WU Students TP Campus for Homecoming Celebration”
WU Alum First to Receive MASM Award
By Adam Riley II, Staff Writer Wingate alum, Callie Phillips, was presented with the first Master of Arts in Sport Management Distinguished Alumni Award during an expert panel discussing Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in College Athletics in Austin Auditorium last week. “No one has to do everything, but everyone can do something to helpContinueContinue reading “WU Alum First to Receive MASM Award”
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