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Lady Seahawks fall to Tribe in CAA quarters

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 30, 2016

After a turbulent regular season concluded a week ago with a comeback win over Elon, UNC Wilmington women’s soccer hosted William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament’s quarterfinal...

UNCW downs Delaware, 1-0, on Senior Night

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer • October 29, 2016

UNC Wilmington concluded its regular season home schedule with a 1-0 victory over Delaware as it celebrated Senior Night. “We had to show a little bit of character,” said head coach Aidan Heany. Defender...

Waters leads UNCW in 2-1 OT win on Senior Day

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 23, 2016

UNC Wilmington coach Paul Cairney told Serenity Waters he did not want her taking long shots, but Cairney ended up being happy she did not take his advice.Two and a half minutes into overtime, Waters sent...

CAA struggles continue as Volley Hawks are swept by Towson

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer • October 22, 2016

UNC Wilmington volleyball served as the opening act to Midnite Madness in Trask Coliseum Friday night, but was unable to come away with its third consecutive victory, falling to Towson in a clean sweep. Towson...

Soccer Hawks drop midweek decision to Wolfpack, 2-0

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer • October 19, 2016

UNC Wilmington renewed its in-state rivalry with North Carolina State University on Wednesday night, but the Seahawks would come up short against the Wolfpack, losing 2-0. “It’s disappointing,...

Harris, women’s hoops hopes to turn things around with new-look team

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 13, 2016

Adell Harris believes this year’s team can be the best in program history.Entering her fifth season as head coach of UNC Wilmington women’s basketball, Harris fields a roster of 15 players. That is...

Defending NBA champion endorses Hillary Clinton for president

PHIL MASTURZO • October 13, 2016

The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James gets the home crowd pumped before the Cleveland Indians meet the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at Progressive...

LeBron James, famous athletes no longer silent on political landscape

Michael Martineau | Contributing Writer | @TheSeahawk • October 13, 2016

On Oct. 2, 12-time NBA all-star and defending NBA champion LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers proclaimed his support for Hillary Clinton. James made his endorsement by publishing an op-ed article...

Little impact felt by HB 2 on UNCW sports

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 13, 2016

The NBA All-Star game, originally set to take place in Charlotte, was the first to go.The NCAA soon followed, removing all postseason tournaments from North Carolina for the 2016-2017 school year, including...

UNCW dominates weekend’s Seahawk Invitational

Calvin Shomaker | Assistant Copy Editor | @cshomaker12 • October 5, 2016

The UNC Wilmington women’s tennis team has looked like a Colonial Athletic Association title contender in its first two tournaments of the fall.Four Seahawks returned to Wilmington with first place trophies...

Lady Seahawks beat Hofstra 4-1 for first CAA win

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 2, 2016

UNC Wilmington coach Paul Cairney went into Sunday’s game against Hofstra searching for a breakthrough into the Colonial Athletic Association win column.Coming off Friday’s loss to Northeastern, the...

UNCW club tennis to participate in next weekend’s USTA Invitational

Tamarah Strauss | United States Tennis Association • October 1, 2016

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The United States Tennis Association announced that the UNC Wilmington club tennis team is one of 48 co-ed intramural club tennis teams that will compete at the USTA Tennis On Campus...