Greensboro College - CNU Edged GC Women's Lax 12-11

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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.

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CNU Edged GC Women's Lax 12-11

Ashley Nolen

Pride Sports Info.

3/13/2010 5:17:07 AM

Greensboro, NC -- Meghan Harkey scored a free position goal with 11 seconds left to lift Christopher Newport to a 12-11 win over rival Greensboro College at the Armfield Athletic Center on Saturday. Harkey had 3 goals and one assist and Ashley Nolen led The Pride with 2 goals and one helper. Box score

CNU improves to 2-2 and 1-1 in the USA South. The Pride is 5-2, 2-1. The Captains forced a turnover deep in their territory with 59 seconds reaming to setup their game-winner.

The Pride led most of the first half but the game was 5-5 at the half. CNU tallied the first three scores of the second half but The Pride rallied and Jackie Farrell (Little Compton, RI/Portsmouth) scored 22:01 left to tied the game 9-9.

GC trailed 11-9 with 9:01 before Nolen scored. The Pride's Toni Battaglia (Palm Beach Gardens, FL/Jupiter) tied the game with a tally with 7:05 left.

Farrell, Battaglia and Layne Woodard ( East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) all scored twice for Greensboro. Woodard also had 9 draw controls.

In the evenly matched contest, The Pride had 25 shots to 24 for CNU. GC led in draws 14-12.

Jessica Catanzano (Seaford, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) had 8 saves and Captain backstop Gayle Robinson stopped 11 Pride shots.

GC's game vs. Virginia Wesleyan has been canceled due to field conditions.

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