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Braves Women Lose to Young Harris in Conference Quarterfinals

By Nicholas Kolsin The Braves Women's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament to the Young Harris Mountain Lions in Overtime 75-67. Their season is most likely over unless they get an at large bid for the NCAA Tournament. Kelci Adams lead the team in scoring...

Anastasia Sinclair Leads Her Team and Inspires Confidence

By Sanyah Taylor In a game that showcased teamwork and dominance, Anastasia Sinclair led her squad to an outstanding 67-39 victory over Mt.Olive. A seasoned basketball player with years of experience, Sinclair has become a leader on and off the court. As her team heads into the postseason, she reflects...

UNCP Takes Care of Business Against Emmanuel

By Devin McCullough Women's Basketball The UNCP Braves were business as usual Saturday against Emmanuel University with the women's team routing the Lions 73-52 headlining, guard Natalie Evington, posting 19 points on 7-7 from the field and continuing her excellent week.  “It's been unreal, but like coach said, it's just been a...

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Take Care of Business at Barton

By Nicholas Kolsin Men's Basketball The UNCP Mens Basketball team (12-6, 10-2 in CC) defeated Barton College 97-65 in a much needed bounce back victory. Dallas Gardner lead the team with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Elijah Cobb had 14 points and 11 rebounds of his own. The biggest story...

Women’s Basketball Holds on to Beat Converse; Men’s Suffer Late Defeat

By Nicholas Kolsin Women's Basketball The UNCP Women's basketball team (15-4) defeated the Converse University Valkyries (4-13) 64-59 lead by a strong 4th quarter. Zaria Clark lead the team with 18 points, while Stella Mollica followed up with 14 points and 6 assists. The Braves went into the 4th quarter down...

UNCP Men’s and Women’s Basketball Defeat Erskine at the Bank

By Nicholas Kolsin Women's Basketball Highlighted by a dominant 30-14 first quarter, the UNCP Women's basketball team (5-1) defeated Erskine 70-63 at home on Saturday afternoon. Hannah Russell had a career game scoring 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and a block. Anastasia Sinclair had 17 points and 6 rebounds in...