Chepkesir Finishes on Top at NCAA Southeast Region Championship
Freshman Joshua Chepkesir finished a 10K course in just over 31 minutes to secure a championship in the NCAA Southeast Regional. PN File Photo/UNCP Athletics The UNCP cross-country team headed to the UNG Cross Country Course in Gainesville, Ga. Where Kenyan freshman Joshua Chepkesir finished the 10K course in just over 31 minutes and crossed the finish line just 0.27 seconds ahead of the rest of the 142 participants to secure the NCAA Southeast Region championship. Chepkesir’
Women’s Basketball Goes 1-1 in Peach Belt & Conference of the Carolinas Challenge
The UNCP Women’s Basketball team started of their season by breaking even in the PBC/Conference of the Carolinas Challenge. PN File Photo/Tyana Morris Augusta University played host to the PBC/Conference Carolinas Challenge to begin the 2018 women’s basketball season. UNCP started their fourth year in a row with a 1-0 record on Nov. 9 after pulling away from the Southern Wesleyan Warriors 56-44 in their first action of the season. Sophomore guard Melanie Horne led the way for
Takeaways from Football vs Carson-Newman
The Black and Gold dropped their final home contest of the 2018 season at Grace P. Johnson Stadium to the Eagles of Carson-Newman University in a mistake riddled 34-13 defeat that lead to the final box score not reflecting how closely contested this game true was. Banged-up Offensive Line Performed Well:
Despite only dressing a handful off healthy offensive linemen and having all five starters up front be first year players, they preformed very admirably and were not to blam
Mistakes Continue to Plague the Braves in Third Straight Loss
Quarterback Josh Jones rolls out to the left to attempt a pass. PN Photo/Trevon Knight Once again multiple and ill-timed mistakes proved to be costly yet again in the Braves 34-13 loss to the Eagles of Carson Newman University on Nov. 10. The game was a tightly contested affair through three quarters before the visiting Eagles were able to pull away in the later half of the final quarter with a pair of late touchdowns. The game couldn’t have gotten off to a better start for t
Men’s Basketball End Pickle Classic with Dominant Win Over Trojans
Sophomore guard Tyrell Kirk dribbles the ball for the Braves. Kirk tied for third on the team with 10 points in the Braves’ loss to Barton on Nov. 16. PN file photo/Trevon Knight The UNCP men’s basketball team made their way to Mount Olive, N.C. to take part in the 53rd annual Pickle Classic at the Kornegay Arena on Nov. 16 and 17. After an early shock that resulted in a late scoring drought in the first game of the classic against Barton, the Braves bounced back in with a co
Wrestling Gets Ready for Season with Black and Gold Intersquad Scrimmage
The UNCP wresting team show cased some of their hard work from the offseason as well as some new talent in the team’s intersquad scrimmage. PN photo/Trevon Knight As the UNCP wrestling team prepares to embark on their 2018-2019 season reigning ECAC champions they held their annual Black and Gold Intersquad Scrimmage on Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court on Oct. 24. In what can be viewed as a glorified practice with an audience and spotlight introductions, members of the Braves wrestl
Meet UNCP Women’s Soccer Team’s Biggest Fan: Grandpa Wade J. Brown
The UNCP Soccer team will miss their biggest fan next season as senior Carly Rochelle will graduate in the spring and her grandpa will be so proud. PN photo/Trevon Knight Over the past three years the most consistent source of encouragement for the UNCP soccer team outside of their coaching staff but definitely the loudest voice that can be heard even sometimes over the game day announcer and stadium speakers has come from Wade J. Brown. Brown is the grandfather of redshirt j
Mistakes and Missed Opportunities Prove Costly in Braves 34-21 Loss to Mars Hill
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
Banged-Up Braves Beat Nighthawks 1-0 in Overtime
The UNCP women’s soccer team came into their matchup with the nationally ranked
Nighthawks of the University of North Georgia on Oct.23 in the first of their two-game
homestand at Lumbee River EMC Stadium to end the season a little nicked up and with plenty to
play for. With their regular starting Center Back Haley Stewart out of the line up with an injury,
the Braves turned to their most consistent offensive weapon and leading scorer senior Stacy
Scott, placing her in a
Women’s Soccer Advances Past North Georgia
Junior Gina Ryan goes up for a deflection on an attempt on goal by the visiting Night Hawks in the Braves’ 1-0 win. PN photo/Trevon Knight The UNC Pembroke women’s soccer team advanced in the Peach Belt Conference tournament with a 1-0 first-round win over the North Georgia Nighthawks at Lumbee River EMC Stadium on Oct. 30. The two teams had just played against each other one week earlier on the same field in the regular season on Oct. 23. The Braves won that matchup 1-0 in o
