Greensboro College - GC Women Fall at Wesley 65-60

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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.

National Title Games

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

Cooke Made NCAAs

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to reach the NCAA championships. She did not disappoint as she earned All America Honors in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

Nelsen Led Kiwis

Former Pride men's soccer student-athlete Ryan Nelsen served as captain for his native New Zealand in the 2010 World Cup. He and the "All Whites" went undefeated with a 0-0-3 record.

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.

2010 Softball

The 2010 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 28 wins, had a 17-game winning streak, won the USA South tournament and qualified for the program's first NCAA tournament.

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 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.

Women's Hoops Set Record

The 2008-09 Pride women's basketball team had the best statistical mark of any GC hoops team. GC finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

The 2010 Greensboro College women’s lacrosse team won 14 games, the most in program history.

GC Golf

The Pride men's golf team qualified for its 32nd NCAA Division III championship in 2010.

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.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

GC is the only 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 in 2007-08. Two years later, Andrew Clark (men's soccer) and Michelle Lemmons (women's tennis) did it again for The Pride.

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GC Women Fall at Wesley 65-60

Sophomore Nikki Wilborn

Pride Sports Info.

12/30/2008 2:03:11 PM

Dover, DE --Wesley College handed visiting Greensboro College its first defeat of the season, 65-60, on Tuesday afternoon. Dione Eccles (Clemmons NC/West Forsyth) led The Pride with a game-high 19 points. She made five three-pointers and also grabbed seven rebounds. Box score

Kim Enoch (Mebane, NC/Bartlett Yancey) added 14 points and eight rebounds. Nikki Wilborn (Graham NC, Graham) contributed 10 points for GC, which dropped to 5-1.

The Pride was felled by 29-percent shooting (23-77) and rebounding. Wesley had 52 boards to 43 for GC, marking the first time Greensboro was out-rebounded this year. The Pride forced 29 turnovers and committed 19.

The score was 24-24 at halftime. GC took the biggest lead of the game, seven points, after a Wilborn basket made the score 45-38 with 8:44 left in regulation.

The Wolverines, however, made a late run to seal the game. Cory Byrd (11 points) nailed a three-pointer to put Wesley ahead 54-52 with 4:52 remaining. Wilbron's trey with 4:08 on the clock game gave The Pride its last lead of the day at 55-54. The home team outscored The Pride 11-5 the rest of way.

Wesley (4-7) had four players score in double digits. Michelle Mules tallied 15 and teammate Angie Owens collected 10 points and 22 rebounds. Wesley shot 23-61 (38-percent) from the field.

GC returns to action on Friday when Maryville visits Hanes Gym. Tipoff is 2 p.m.

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