Greensboro College - Comeback Falls Short for GC vs. Bridgewater 79-71

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2005 Softball

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

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.

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.

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.

National Title Games

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

2007 Team Set Record

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

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.

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.

Pride Service

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

Lax Champions

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

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.

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.

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.

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Comeback Falls Short for GC vs. Bridgewater 79-71

Walter Brady

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11/16/2008 11:05:40 AM

Harrisonburg, Va. --Walter Brady (St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs) scored 16 points and Greensboro College produced a late rally, but The Pride lost to Bridgewater, 79-71, to close play at the Eastern Mennonite Classic on Sunday. Michael Mitchell (Burlington, NC/Williams) added 14 points for Greensboro (0-2) on 6-8 shooting. RJ Smith (Charleston, SC/Porter Gaud School) came off the bench to tally 10 points. Box Score

The Eagles led by as many as 15 points in the first half. The Pride trimmed the margin to 42-34 at the break. GC tied the game three times in the last 5:28 late but could never get regain the lead.

The Pride shot 44-percent in the game, including 52 percent in the second half. BC won the battle of the boards 38-33.

Michael Oblitey recorded a game-high 26 points for Bridgewater (1-1).

Brady earned all tournament team honors for The Pride. He had 16 points and 14 boards against host EMU on Saturday.

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