Greensboro College - GC Women Edged by Meredith, 65-63

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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.

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.

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.

Lax Champions

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

National Title Games

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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GC Women Edged by Meredith, 65-63

Wilborn: Game-high 29 points

Pride Sports Info.

2/3/2010 1:24:08 PM

Greensboro, NC -- Hunter Johnson hit a game-winning jumper with three seconds left to give Meredith a 65-63 win over Greensboro College at Hanes Gym on Wednesday night. Nikki Wilborn (Graham NC/Graham) had a game-high 29 points to lead The Pride. Box score

Wilborn was 12-27 from the field and made three 3-pointers. Meredith Kelly (Snow Camp, NC/Southern Alamance High) had 16 points and made four 3-pointers. Bianca Richburg (Hillsborough/Orange High School) scored 9 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the home team.

GC is now 6-12 and 4-9. Meredith, which swept the season series, improved to 6-10, 5-6. The Angels led at halftime, 31-29.

Yet The Pride led by as many as nine points in the second half before the Avenging Angels rallied. After a Richburg jumper with 7:18 left the visitors trailed 58-52. The Pride was outscored 13-5 down the stretch for the final margin.

Megan Rahn had 16 points before fouling out for the Angels. Brittany Cornelius added 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Meredith shot 52-percent (28-46) to GC's 33-percent (26-71). GC, however, committed just 7 turnovers and forced 26 MC miscues that resulted in 31 points.

GC next plays at Ferrum on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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