Greensboro College - Ferrum Edges Pride Men; Owenby Sets Blocks Record

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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 Golf

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

2010 Women's Lacrosse

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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.

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Ferrum Edges Pride Men; Owenby Sets Blocks Record

Lewis Owenby: Career record 102 blocks

Pride Sports Info.

2/8/2010 9:19:04 AM

Ferrum, Va. -- Lewis Owenby (Black Mountain, NC/Owen) set a Greensboro College blocked shots record, but The Pride lost at Ferrum, 70-68, on Monday night. Freshman Chakiris Moss (Richmond Hill, GA/Richmond Hill High School) led GC with 16 points. Box score

The Pride trailed 34-32 at halftime. Ferrum led by as many as 11 points in the second half. Yet the visitors made a late rally and a Pernell Davis (Boynton Beach/Boynton Beach High School) trey cut the FC lead to 69-68 with four seconds left.

GC then fouled Alton Whitby. He made the first free throw and missed the second. Davis collected the rebound but The Pride could not get a good shot a the goal.

Owenby, a junior, had two blocked shots in the game to give him 102 for his career, a new Pride record. He broke the mark of 101 blocks set by Jerel Williams (1992-95). Oweny also had 9 points and 5 rebounds.

Adam Powell (Stuart, FL/Jensen Beach High) added 12 points for GC. Walter Brady (St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs) tallied 11 and Luqman Tijani (Greensboro, NC/Page High School) netted 10 for the green and white.

Derek Mitchell had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Ferrum (10-12, 4-5 USA South). The Panthers had the edge in rebounds 39-30.

The Pride (9-12, 2-6) plays at league-leading NC Wesleyan on Wednesday night.

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