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Senior Spotlight

Senior Spotlight

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor August 18, 2016

Name: Meredith Bozzi

Sport: Women’s Cross Country

Year: Senior

Major: Exercise Science

Will you continue to run after college?  “I don’t think I could give up running. I would like to continue to run and see about getting into triathlons.”

What will you miss the most? “I will miss the people. I met all my friends, professors, teachers, and players through this sport. I have learned everything from running track. It has taught me to be a hard worker.”

Favorite memory: “This past year the track team was cut and I remember the team coming together and we became really close. We were shocked and confused but we were so excited when the team got reinstated. It was a huge relief. 

Men’s soccer strives to improve with new group

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor August 18, 2016

Graduating 11 seniors from a team that was already in the process of rebuilding would pose a challenge for any coach, but Aidan Heaney, head coach of UNC Wilmington’s men’s soccer squad, believes the...

Lone exhibition a success for women’s soccer

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor August 18, 2016

The UNC Wilmington women’s soccer team got off to a slow, yet aggressive start to its lone exhibition game of the 2016 season. It drew a scoreless tie with the visiting High Point Panthers last Thursday,...

Swede music: men’s soccer takes exhibition, 1-0

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer August 15, 2016

The Seahawks were out in full force as international heroics and a new entrance allowed fans to exit Monday night’s exhibition against Gardner-Webb happy and hopeful as UNC Wilmington claimed a 1-0...

UNCW soccer alum Michael Mecham represents Seahawks with Wilmington Hammerheads

Assistant Sports Editor: Noah Thomas April 21, 2016

Who says you can’t go home again? In the case of Wilmington Hammerheads defender Michael Mecham, it’s almost as if he never left.An alumnus of UNC Wilmington soccer, Mecham spent his entire college...

Men’s soccer gears up for postseason

John Levering | Staff Writer November 4, 2014

In 2008, after finishing first in the Colonial Athletic Association and winning their first regular season conference championship, the UNC Wilmington men’s soccer team hosted the conference tournament...

Men’s soccer improvement offers optimism for next year

James Edmonds | Staff Writer February 4, 2013

The UNC Wilmington men's soccer team had a season full of ups and downs. The Seahawks were able to return to the CAA tournament, but it wasn't without struggle. "We knew going into the season that we...

An underdog story: The UNCW edition

McLeod Brown | Sports Editor January 23, 2013

If you have enough motivation, and commit yourself to a cause, it's amazing what you can accomplish. That was the logic behind the UNC Wilmington women's soccer team this year.In a span of 12 months, the...

An underdog rises: The UNCW edition

McLeod Brown | Sports Editor January 23, 2013

If you have enough motivation, and commit yourself to a cause, it's amazing what you can accomplish. That was the logic behind the UNC Wilmington women's soccer team this year.In a span of 12 months, the...

Rose looks to leave her mark on Seahawk soccer program

Louisa Currigan | Staff Writer September 19, 2012

Momentum is a powerful thing. But sometimes it's a grinding halt that ultimately brings us to our destination. Soccer player and Senior Stephanie Rose witnessed this principle firsthand during her first...

Ward leads men’s soccer team into the new year

Charles Cox | Staff Writer September 19, 2012

Last year's season was not the greatest for the UNCW men's soccer. But now, the team is beginning a new year with a new squad that will look to reclaim its spot as one of the CAA's top performers. In order...

Seahawks fall to Binghamton in tournament closer

Marty Simpkins | Staff Writer September 17, 2012

The UNC Wilmington men's soccer team ended the weekend on a sour note Sunday, losing their second game of the UNCW Hilton Garden Inn Classic to Binghamton, 3-2.The Bearcats scored the deciding goal with...

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