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Entries from January 2008

UNC Wilmington Basketball Team Makes Dramatic And Furious Comeback To Extend Winning Streak

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

NORFOLK, Va. – Senior guard T.J. Carter, seen right, and senior center Vladimir Kuljanin ignited a furious second-half rally to help UNC Wilmington come from 19 points down for a thrilling 68-65 victory over Old Dominion in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball action Wednesday night at the Ted Constant Center.
   The Seahawks extended their winning [...]

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Wilmington High School Basketball - Tuesday 1/29

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

 Boys
New Hanover 72 - Ashley 42
   When the Wildcats traveled down to the southern part of the county to take on Ashley, they were welcomed by a young upstart team that was able to keep New Hanover’s offense somewhat in check.  Tuesday night’s rematch at Brogden Hall wound up being a different story.  The Wildcats [...]

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UNCW Hits Road For Key Stretch

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments

NORFOLK, Va. – UNC Wilmington will try to solve the head-scratching riddle that is Old Dominion Wednesday night when the Seahawks travel to Norfolk, Va., to battle the Monarchs in a key Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
UNCW hopes to continue a recent string of consistent performances that was [...]

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UNC Wilmington Men’s Basketball - Seahawks In The House! Ready For The Road? Looks Promising.

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Photo: (Calvin McGowan) - Chad Tomko led the Seahawks with 16 points on Saturday night as UNCW gets ready to face the schedule’s toughest test.
 
In Saturday night’s CAA match-up, the Seahawks welcomed George Mason to a rocking Trask Coliseum. The proclaimed “Toughest Place to Play in the CAA” may have been [...]

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Leuck Leads Hoggard To Mideastern Conference Win For Second Place Vikings

January 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Senior Griffin Leuck hit five three pointers and scored 19 points as Hoggard rolled to a 70-34 win over West Brunswick on Friday night at James Hebbe Gym.  The Vikings (13-6, 6-1) hit nine three pointers and shot 50 percent from the floor as they won for the sixth time in their last seven games [...]

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Tags: High School Basketball

Sea Dawgs Bark Worse Than Their Bite For First Time - Lose 100-89

January 26th, 2008 · No Comments

   Coming into Friday night’s game against the Jacksonville Jam, the Wilmington Sea Dawgs were 5-0, the only unbeaten team left in the Premier Basketball League.  But things changed during the next 48 minutes.   The Sea Dawgs played like Dalmatians instead of Dobermans.  Out there free and happy as if they had just helped put out a fire [...]

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UNCW Women’s Basketball - Turnovers Costly As Seahawks Lose To VCU

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Photo: Eric Bartsch
UNCW freshman Sheronda McLean, #32, goes up against VCU Thursday night.
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Sophomore guard La’Tavia Rorie led four players in double figures with 17 points and visiting VCU forced a season-high 30 turnovers by UNC Wilmington in a 73-52 victory over the Seahawks in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball action Thursday night [...]

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UNC Wilmington Men’s Tennis Team To Open Season Against Nationally Ranked Tennessee

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Mait DuBois era in men’s tennis at UNC Wilmington gets off to a rousing start Sunday when the new-look Seahawks begin a stretch of matches against three nationally-ranked opponents in four matches to kick off the 2007-08 season.
            DuBois, 33, took over the program in late August, 2007 and has been revamping nearly every [...]

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Wilmington Sports Scene - Sea Dawgs News

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

 
Off the Court
 
The Wilmington Sea Dawgs started the week off by participating in the Martin
Luther King, Jr. parade in downtown Wilmington. Players passed out free
tickets, shirts, hats and bumper stickers to the enthusiastic crowd.
 
Upcoming Game News
 
The league-leading, 5 and 0 Sea Dawgs have back-to-back games this Friday and
Saturday night.  Friday night we take on former [...]

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UNC-Wilmington Men’s Basketball Team Wins Third Consecutive Game - Ready For Biggest Game Of The Year

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Marlo Davis keyed UNCW’s big run when he came into Wednesday night’s CAA showdown with Northeastern.
UNCW 77 - Northeastern 69
I could hear head coach Benny Moss saying to his team, or yelling rather, something about “waking up.” Well if Vinnie Johnson was the microwave, Marlo Davis must be the alarm clock.
After sleep walking through [...]

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