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Seahawk hockey heading into winter break on a high note

Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • November 26, 2017

UNC Wilmington’s fall semester is in the books after a 4-4 tie against NC State on Nov. 18. The team finished with an 8-1-1 record, including going 6-1-1 at the Wilmington Ice House. The team ends...

Seahawks, Wolfpack tie in back-and-forth fall finale for club hockey

Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • November 19, 2017

The UNC Wilmington hockey team played the North Carolina State Wolfpack to a 4-4 tie at the Wilmington Ice House Saturday night. The Seahawks were able to get off to a quick 1-0 lead thanks to forward...

With its fall finale looming, UNCW hockey prepares to host rival NC State

Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • November 17, 2017

The UNC Wilmington club hockey team will host North Carolina State this Saturday night at the Wilmington Ice House at 10 p.m. The game on Saturday marks the Seahawks’ final game of the semester and...

Get in formation: UNCW club hockey’s trek down Chancellor’s Walk

Brian Carpenter, Contributing Writer • November 16, 2017

UNC Wilmington’s club hockey team has become known on campus for its unique way of promoting its weekend home games at the Wilmington Ice House. Known by the team as the Flying V formation, the team...

Ice hockey ‘Hawks sweep Christopher Newport in 5-2 win

Brian Carpenter, Contributing Writer • November 11, 2017

The UNCW ice hockey team defeated Christopher Newport, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon. With the win on Saturday, the Seahawks improved to 8-1 on the season and have now won six games in a row. After...

Two goal deficit not enough for Christopher Newport to put away UNCW club hockey

Brian Carpenter, Contributing Writer • November 11, 2017

The UNCW club hockey team defeated Christopher Newport Friday night by a final score of 3-2. Christopher Newport frustrated the Seahawks early, causing UNCW to have a slow first period and fall behind...

UNCW ice hockey returns home for a two-game slate

Brian Carpenter, Contributing Writer • November 10, 2017

The UNC Wilmington club hockey team will host Christopher Newport University this weekend for two games to be played tonight and Saturday at the Wilmington Ice House. Wilmington will play its first...

Surfrider Spooks: UNCW surf club rides the waves in costume

Noah Thomas, Sports Editor • November 4, 2017

The UNC Wilmington Surfrider Foundation held its annual "Spooks 'n' Kooks" event on Saturday -- an event in which UNCW students competed for awards while in their favorite Halloween costumes. Awards...

UNCW club hockey preps for season’s first road trip

Brian Carpenter, Contributing Writer • October 27, 2017

The UNC Wilmington Club Hockey team will travel to Liberty University this weekend for their lone multigame road trip of the season. It will be UNCW’s first game since Sept. 30, when it defeated the...

‘Cooper’s Club’: Softball brings players together on and off the field

Sean W. Cooper, Staff Writer • October 27, 2017

Editor’s note: The following is an installment of The Seahawk’s newest sports beat “Cooper’s Club,” which spotlights one UNCW club sports team per week. This week’s featured club is the softball...

UNCW hoops welcomes six new Seahawks

Noah Thomas, Sports Editor • October 19, 2017

The departure of former men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts was not the only hole UNC Wilmington Athletics was forced to fill this offseason. With Keatts gone, each member of the basketball program’s 2017 recruiting class was, upon request, released from his National Letter of Intent. This left the newly-hired C.B. McGrath with a substantial amount of ground to make up on the recruiting trail.

‘Cooper’s Club:’ UNCW quidditch separates itself from J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series

Sean W. Cooper, Staff Writer • October 14, 2017

For fans of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter saga, Quidditch is nothing short of a dream sport. The idea of playing a game with similarities to soccer, basketball, and American football, except on broomsticks, is something one could only wish the laws of physics would allow in this universe.