Junior Linebacker David Salser. Photo/UNCP Athletics. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone in many ways, and the short-term future is plagued with uncertainty. On campus, student athletes might feel this the most. What is certain: several of the contact sports have been suspended, at least until the spring season. The Braves football team can’t hold team practices because of social distancing requirements. Head football coach Shane Richardson said he can still keep

Senior James Murray-Boyles led the team in scoring with 18 points. PN photo/Trevon Knight The UNCP men’s basketball took down the Bulldogs of Wingate University 76-69 on Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court in the Braves home opener on Nov. 20 in decisive fashion. The Black and Gold was once again dominant in the paint as the tied a conference record with 14 blocks and put up 21 second chance points off of offensive rebounds. The Braves were absolute bullies in the paint on the day as

The Braves defense struggled to complete tackles and compete for contested catches in their 34-21 loss to the Lions of Mars Hill University. PN photo/Trevon Knight The UNCP football team returned home for the first game of a two game homestand at Grace P. Johnson Stadium on Nov. 3 as their season prepares to come to a close. They faced off with an equally struggling Mars Hill team that, like the Braves, had only two wins coming into this contest. On a day, in which the Black

The UNCP women’s golf team finished in second place at the PBC tournament. Photo by UNCP Athletics The UNCP women’s golf team made its way down to St. Augustine, Fla. on the World Golf Village/Slammer & Squire Course to participate in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament from April 13-15. On the first day, the Braves occupied the top three spots on the individual leaderboard. The Black and Gold broke 300 for the first time ever at the PBC championship to grab a 11-stroke adva

UNCP softball honored its six seniors on April 14 as the team’s comeback efforts fell just short in the team’s 8-4 and 9-6 losses to Augusta. Seniors Jamie Johnson, Taylor Gerhart, Carleigh Brooks, Haleigh Epperson, Lexie Coxe and Toni Nelson were all recognized before the game for their contributions to the softball program as the team got set to play their penultimate contest at UNCP softball field. Senior Day was originally set to be the final home contest of the season be

With senior Brandon Watts graduating this spring, the next Brave that is positioned and primed to rewrite the program and conference record books is sophomore Akia Pruitt. Pruitt had an impressive debut season as a freshman, he cracked the starting line up out of the gate and won MVP honors in the PBC conference tournament. He followed that up with an even better sophomore campaign. In his second year dawning the Black and Gold, Pruitt once again led the team in offensive, de

The UNCP football team held its intrateam spring game scrimmage on April 12 at Grace P. Johnson Stadium in front of family, friends, recruits and the student body. Defense was the theme of the game as both the Black team and the Gold team traded blows throughout the contest. The two teams combined for 18 total sacks, and the Gold team scored the lone points of the game enroute to a 10-0 victory. Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Adonai Aloma led both teams with five sacks d