Greensboro College - Men's Hoops Edged at EMU, 76-73

Did You Know...

Cooke Made Cut

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to achieve the NCAA B-Cut--which she hit in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.

Lax Champions

Greensboro College women’s lacrosse captured four consecutive USA South Athletic Conference titles from 2001 to 2004.

Student-Athlete Academic Success

From 2003 to 2007, Greensboro College athletes led the USA South Conference with the most student-athletes achieving academic team honors.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

In 2008 Greensboro College became the first USA South institution to sweep the prestigious Don Scalf award. GC's Carrie Pacifico (women's tennis) and Daniel Poindexter (baseball) earned the conference's highest honor.

2007 Team Set Record

The 2007 Greensboro College women's soccer team set a program record with 14 wins.

2005 Softball

The 2005 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 24 wins and finished second in the USA South Athletic Conference—both GC bests.

Theriault the Runner

In his first year of intercollegiate cross country, Francois Theriault finished second at the 2006 USA South Cross Country championships, the highest placing in the history of the program. He later earned all-region honors, a first for a GC harrier.

Sutton Successful

Greensboro College's David Sutton posted a program-best 12-0 record at #1 tennis singles in 2007. The next year, he became GC's first ever alternate to the NCAA tournament.

Pacifico was a Smash

Carrie Pacifico was named the USA South women's tennis player of the year in 2006, '07 and '08. She did not lose a conference match during those three years.

National Title Games

Greensboro College men's soccer reached the NCAA Division III championship game in both 1989 and 1998.

Eccles Set USAS Record

Dione Eccles scored a USA South record (both for men and women) 54 points in Greensboro College women's basketball 's conference tournament semifinal win. The Pride defeated the Panthers, 117-113 in double overtime, on Feb., 29, 2008.

Pride Service

In 2007-08, Pride teams participated in more than 1000 hours of community service with local charitable organizations.

Pride Women Excelled

In the first year of presenting separate All-Sports trophies, the Greensboro College women won the 2004-05 USA South President’s Cup.

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Men's Hoops Edged at EMU, 76-73

Michael Mitchell

Pride Sports Info.

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11/15/2008 11:40:21 AM

Michael Mitchell (Burlington, NC/Williams) scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds but Greensboro College (0-1) lost its season-opener, 76-73, at Eastern Mennonite University.

RJ Smith (Charleston, SC/Porter Gaud School) collected a team-high 17 points and Walter Brady (St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs) added 15 points and 13 rebounds for The Pride.

The visitors led by as many as 13 points in the first half. The Pride held a 35-33 lead at the break. Greensboro shot a sold 52-percent (32-62) from the field in the game. They committed, however, 22 turnovers.

For Eastern Mennonite (1-0), DJ Hinson tallied a game-high 22 points.

The Pride plays Bridgewater at 2 p.m. on Sunday on the final day of the EMU Classic.