There’s a lot of learning going on for the UNCP football team this season. Young players are having to step up into bigger roles than they might have expected to be in months ago. Consequently, the Braves have struggled to execute in many phases of the game...

With 24 minutes left in its game against No.2 Columbus State, it appeared that the UNCP women’s soccer team had a good chance of pulling off the upset. The Braves (3-3-0, 1-1-0 PBC) led 1-0 at that point after freshman Alexis Pittman found the back of the net in...

(Photo: UNCP Athletics) Tusculum's Gabe Shillings collides with JoJo Spann during the open kickoff on Saturday night. Shillings forced a fumble with the hit. For the first few seconds of the opening kickoff on Saturday night, it appeared that UNCP would avoid a slow start similar to...

The UNCP women’s soccer team started out Peach Belt Conference play with a triumph as they topped Clayton State 1-0 on Sept. 20 in Morrow, Ga. Freshman Alexis Pittman notched her second collegiate goal for the Braves (3-2, 1-0 PBC). It was the newcomer’s second consecutive game with a...

(Photo: UNCP Athletics) From left: Alpha Lamin, Khalil Vance, Nathan London and Cameron Williams line up against Catawba Senior defensive lineman Khalil Vance knows how valuable game experience is for young players. That’s why he sees good things ahead for the UNCP football team as they get...

The UNCP volleyball team continued conference play on Sept. 16 when they went on the road to face conference foe Augusta. Despite setting season-highs in kills (50) and blocks (12), the Braves lost the match three sets to one. April Tankersley racked up a season high nine kills...