Greensboro College - Averett Edges GC Women

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National Title Games

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

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.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

GC Golf

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

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.

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.

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.

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Averett Edges GC Women

Nikki Wilborn

Pride Sports Info.

2/1/2010 1:01:28 AM

Greensboro, NC -- Nikki Wilborn (Graham NC/Graham) scored a game-high 23 points, but Averett mounted a late rally and defeated Greensboro College, 63-56, at Hanes Gym on Monday night. Box score

Wilborn was 7-15 from the field, made 5-9 three-pointers and was 4-4 from the charity stripe. She also had 5 steals. Teammate Meredith Kelly (Snow Camp, NC/Southern Alamance High) added 15 points and 6 assists for the home team.

Bianca Richburg (Hillsborough/Orange High School) put GC ahead 55-51 on a layup with 10:02 left. Averett outscored GC 12-1 the rest of the game.

Mette Scheiman led AU with 16 points and Ashley Washington grabbed a game-high 12 boards.

As a team, GC was 11-12 from the free throw line and 9-20 from beyond the arc. Averett was 23-51 (55-percent) from the field to 38-percent (18-51) from the home team.

The Pride hosts Meredith on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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