Madness
under the magnolias
By Mike Scott
The
last time Midnight Madness was held here, the United States had had
only one President impeached, and the only Bush anyone outside of Florida
and Texas had heard of was the one that asked us to read his lips.
His
Airness commences final takeoff
By Jordan Webster
After
weeks and even months of rumor and gossip, Michael Jordan made things
official on Oct. 1, declaring that he will indeed drag his 38-year-old
body and his timeless game back onto NBA floors this season, citing
a “love for the game” as his primary motivation. The preeminent
athlete of our generation, a man with six NBA championships, 10 scoring
titles, an NCAA championship, two Olympic gold medals, and enough miscellaneous
MVP trophies to sink a mid-sized vessel, says he’s tired of playing
pickup ball with current pros at the YMCA. He wants back in the action.
It’s FAN-tastic, remember?
Wanner
takes medalist honors at Ohio tourney
By Jordan Webster
Junior
Brent Wanner grabbed his second career tournament championship and led
the Demon Deacons to a second-place overall finish at The Ping-Golfweek
Preview Invitational, held Sept. 28-30 at the Scarlet Course at Ohio
State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Deacons
mow down top-15 foes
By Jordan Webster
The
Deacon field hockey squad has finally gotten on track as it closed out
this past weekend with a victory, improving their record to 6-3. The
team traveled up to State College, Pa., on Sept. 30, to face the Nittany
Lions of Penn State. The Deacs put away the 15th-ranked Lions, with
a score of 2-1, giving them their third straight victory over a top-15
team.
Deacs
rally to tie Terps, edge Spartans
By Margaret McKenzie
It
took a late second-half rally by the Demon Deacons to tie Atlantic Coast
Conference opponent Maryland 2-2 in College Park on Sept. 30. Later
in the week, the Deacs topped UNC-Greensboro 1-0 in double overtime
in Greensboro on Oct. 3.
Deacons
hold back 'Pack, smoke UNC-G
By Lisa Ferguson
The
Demon Deacon women’s soccer team recorded their second straight
shutout on Sept. 28 against the N.C. State Wolfpack at Spry Stadium,
emerging with a 1-0 win, and followed the win with a non-conference
5-0 victory against UNC-Greensboro Oct. 3 in Greensboro, improving the
Deacs to 3-3-1.
Seminoles
double up on Deac D in 48-24 rout
By Mike Scott
There
are three things that stereotypically define state schools: good-looking
cheerleaders, less than challenging academics, and large, athletic football
players. (By the way, numbers one and two have nothing to do with attracting
number three.) Florida State, from all appearances, is a stereotypical
state school. And, unfortunately for the Deacons, they were a rather
disgruntled state school Sept. 29, whipping on the Deacs 48-24 at Doak
Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.. The Seminoles had been handed
their worst regular season loss since 1983 the previous Sept. 22 in
Chapel Hill.
Cross
country teams tangle with top squads up north
By Lisa Ferguson and Jeff Frazier
Following
a two-week hiatus, the men’s cross country team competed Sept.
29 at the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minn. The Deacs finished
with 250 points to claim sixth place out of 36 of the top teams from
around the country.
Martzolf
wins second straight event
By Matt Gallagher
The
Demon Deacon women’s tennis team was feeling nothing but love after
its play at the Virginia Tech Invitational, held Sept. 28-30. Freshman
Katie Martzolf captured the Flight A Consolation championship, while
the tandem of Martzolf and sophomore Aimee Smith settled for silver
in the doubles bracket.
Deacons
win two of three during weeklong homestand
By Vanessa St. Gerard
Old Gold and Black Reporter
Following
three consecutive losses, the women’s volleyball team recently
bounced back to win two of three against in-state opponents, knocking
off N.C. State and UNC-Greensboro on Sept. 29 and Oct. 2, respectively,
but falling to North Carolina on Sept. 28. With the 2-1 week, the Demon
Deacons improved their record to 8-5 overall, 2-2 in the ACC.
Clau
shoots Deacs to sixth place
By Vanessa St. Gerard
The
women’s golf team put together a solid team effort to finish third
at the Dodge ACC/SEC Shootout, held Sept. 28-30 at the Sandestin Gold
and Beach Resort in Destin, Fla.
