Greensboro College - Softball Selected Fifth in Preseason Rankings

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Pride Sweeps Scalf

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

National Title Games

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

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.

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Softball Selected Fifth in Preseason Rankings

Coach Whitney Gelin

Pride Sports Info.

1/27/2010 1:22:26 PM

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Greensboro College softball squad has been projected to finish fifth in the upcoming USA South season. First year Head Coach Whitney Gelin returns 4 starters and 11letter-winners from last year's club.

Christopher Newport University was picked to win the USA South Athletic Conference 2010 softball title in the preseason coaches' poll. The Captains captured both the USA South Regular Season and Tournament championships last spring. CNU received nine of ten first-place votes (81 points) as head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.

Peace College finished second in the balloting as the Pacers received 62 points and the remaining first-place vote. Shenandoah University earned 58 points, good for a third-place finish while Methodist University and Greensboro College rounded out the top-half of the poll with with 50 and 46 points, respectfully.

The 2010 USA South Softball Tournament will once again be played at Springwood Park in Burlington, North Carolina on April 16-18.

Greensboro opens play at the Emory Tournament in Atlanta on Feb. 13.

2010 USA South Softball Coaches Poll
Rank Institution (1st place Votes) Pts.
1. Christopher Newport (9) 81
2. Peace (1) 62
3. Shenandoah 58
4 Methodist 50
5. Greensboro 46
6. Ferrum 41
7. N.C. Wesleyan 39
8. Meredith 34
9. Averett 30
10. Mary Baldwin 9

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