May 5, 2012
Thirty-five Spartan student-athletes graduate
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Thirty-five UNCG student-athletes took part in graduation ceremonies across campus this week.

May 1, 2012
Palmer signs six for 2012-13 women's basketball campaign
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team has signed six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, Spartans coach Wendy Palmer announced Tuesday.

April 5, 2012
Fifteen from UNCG named to Academic All-SoCon winter squad
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fifteen UNCG student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Southern Conference team for the 2011-12 winter season, the league office announced Thursday. UNCG indoor track and field runner Ashley Schnell was one of just six student-athletes in the conference with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

April 3, 2012
Student-Athlete Day feature: Women's basketball player Amy Clapper
In honor of National Student-Athlete Day on Friday, UNCGSpartans.com will feature a student-athlete each day leading up to this date, acknowledging their commitment to excellence on and off the field of play. Today’s feature is on UNCG women’s basketball player Amy Clapper, a redshirt junior center from Newark, Ohio.

March 21, 2012
UNCG men third, women seventh in SoCon all-sports races
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men are in third and women are in seventh after the winter season of competition in the Southern Conference’s all-sports races.

March 5, 2012
Clapper earns NCAA Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG basketball player Amy Clapper is one of 13 student-athletes nationally to be awarded an NCAA Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics, the NCAA announced recently.

March 2, 2012
Spartans fall to sixth-seeded Furman in SoCon tourney to end season
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Eleventh-seeded UNCG twice cut a 15-point second-half deficit down to just three points in the final minute, but sixth-seeded Furman withstood the rally and held on for a 63-58 win in the opening round of the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Kimmel Arena on Friday.

March 1, 2012
UNCG heads to Asheville, N.C., for SoCon Championship
Eleventh-seeded UNCG will take on No. 6 seed Furman on Friday in the first round of the 2012 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship in Asheville, N.C. The teams will play at 4:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena.

February 27, 2012
UNCG falls to Wofford to end regular season
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG senior Jazz Weaver matched her career high with 13 points to celebrate Senior Night, but Wofford turned in a 17-6 run to end the game and take a 65-57 win over the Spartans at Fleming Gymnasium on Monday.

February 27, 2012
UNCG hosts Wofford for Senior Night
UNCG welcomes Wofford to Fleming Gymnasium on Monday in its final contest of the regular season. The Spartans will honor Amy Clapper, Sarah Folwell and Jazz Weaver in a Senior Night ceremony prior to the game.

February 20, 2012
Georgia Southern salvages season split with 59-47 win over UNCG
STATESBORO, Ga. – Sarah Folwell had season highs of 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench and Breonna Patterson added 11 points, but UNCG shot just 34.6 percent from the floor Monday night in falling to Georgia Southern, 59-47, at Hanner Fieldhouse.

February 20, 2012
UNCG tries for season sweep of Georgia Southern on Monday
UNCG heads to Statesboro, Ga., looking for a season sweep of Georgia Southern on Monday night. The Spartans will also attempt to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

February 18, 2012
Patterson, Stevenson lead UNCG past Cougars
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Breonna Patterson finished two points shy of her career high with 21 and UNCG went 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the final minute of play as the Spartans snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 60-54 win over College of Charleston at the Cougars’ TD Arena on Saturday.

February 18, 2012
Spartans embark on final regular-season road trip
UNCG hits the road for its final regular-season road swing this weekend, starting with Saturday’s contest at College of Charleston as the Spartans seek a season split with the Cougars.

February 14, 2012
Spartans rally late but fall to Davidson, 58-49
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG staged an impressive second-half comeback to whittle a 25-point deficit down to just five but couldn’t complete the rally, falling to Davidson 58-49 in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Tuesday at Fleming Gymnasium.

February 13, 2012
UNCG hosts Davidson on Tuesday in ESPN3 contest
UNCG hosts Davidson at Fleming Gymnasium on Tuesday to conclude a stretch of five games in 11 days and trying to split the season series with the Wildcats. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

February 11, 2012
League-leading App State downs UNCG on Saturday, 79-60
BOONE, N.C. – Senior Jazz Weaver matched her career high with 13 points and UNCG put two in double figures for the first time in eight games, but the Spartans fell at Southern Conference-leading Appalachian State on Saturday, 79-60 at the Holmes Center in the Mountaineers’ Play 4Kay game for breast cancer awareness.

February 10, 2012
Spartans head to Boone for showdown with first-place App State
UNCG heads to Boone, N.C., this weekend to take on Southern Conference leader Appalachian State in the Apps’ Play 4Kay breast cancer awareness game. The Mountaineers are ranked No. 9 in this week’s CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.

February 8, 2012
Davidson tops UNCG on Wednesday, 71-52
DAVIDSON, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team dropped a 71-52 decision at Davidson in Southern Conference action Wednesday.

February 7, 2012
Former UNCG basketball player Caroline Blair featured by SoCon
Former UNCG women's basketball player Caroline Blair has been featured as part of the Southern Conference's Where Are They Now series. Blair, now a reporter for News14 Carolina, talked with the SoCon about what she's been doing since graduating from UNCG in 2006.

February 7, 2012
Spartans head to Davidson for third game in five days
In the middle of one of its toughest stretches of the season, UNCG returns to action at Davidson on Wednesday for its third game in five days.

February 6, 2012
UNCG falls to visiting Elon on Monday, 69-50
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team dropped its sixth straight game Monday, shooting 23.9 percent from the floor in falling to Southern Conference rival Elon, 69-50, at Fleming Gymnasium.

February 5, 2012
UNCG hosts Elon at Fleming Gym on Monday
UNCG wraps up a brief two-game homestand Monday when it hosts rival Elon for a Southern Conference contest at Fleming Gymnasium at 7 p.m.

February 4, 2012
Spartans fall to Western Carolina, 46-35
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Western Carolina finished the game on a 14-1 run to take a 46-35 win over UNCG in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday at Fleming Gymnasium. The contest was UNCG’s Fight Like a Spartan contest to promote breast cancer awareness.

February 3, 2012
UNCG welcomes Western Carolina to Fleming Gym on Saturday
After a three-game Southern Conference road swing, UNCG returns home to host Western Carolina on Saturday in the Spartans’ annual Fight Like a Spartan contest to promote breast cancer awareness.

February 1, 2012
UNCG to host Fight Like a Spartan event Saturday at Fleming Gym
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team will hold its annual Fight Like a Spartan event to support breast cancer awareness against Western Carolina on Saturday. Doors open at 1 p.m. for the Spartans’ 2 p.m. contest against the Catamounts.

January 30, 2012
Hot-shooting Samford eases past UNCG, 83-40
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford’s women’s basketball team shot a blistering 68 percent from the floor in the second half and 62 percent for the game in picking up an 83-40 win over visiting UNCG in Southern Conference action at the Pete Hanna Center on Monday.

January 30, 2012
UNCG to wrap up road trip at Samford on Monday
UNCG wraps up its three-game Southern Conference road trip when it takes on Samford in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday. The Spartans are looking for the season sweep after topping the Bulldogs in Greensboro in December.

January 28, 2012
Spartans fall at Chattanooga on Saturday, 63-44
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – UNCG shot just 27.5 percent from the floor Saturday, dropping a 63-44 decision at Chattanooga in Southern Conference women’s basketball action.

January 27, 2012
UNCG heads to SoCon power Chattanooga
UNCG heads to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the middle game of its three-game road swing when it takes on Southern Conference power Chattanooga on Saturday.

January 23, 2012
Big second-half run sends Elon past UNCG
ELON, N.C. – Elon used a 10-0 run midway through the second half to break open what had been a close game and held UNCG at bay the rest of the way to take a 57-43 Southern Conference win at Alumni Gym on Monday.

January 23, 2012
Spartans hit the road for game at rival Elon on Monday
After a four-game homestand, UNCG gets back on the road, starting with Monday’s contest at rival Elon.

January 21, 2012
Furman's 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left completes rally past UNCG
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s Breonna Patterson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 33.7 seconds left, but Furman’s Raegan Thompson answered with a long 3-pointer of her own with just 2.5 seconds left to lift the visiting Paladins to a 66-64 win over the Spartans at Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday.

January 20, 2012
UNCG hosts Furman at Fleming Gym on Saturday
UNCG welcomes Furman to Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday as the Spartans wrap up a season-high four-game homestand and try to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

January 15, 2012
Spartans snap skid on Headley's jumper in waning seconds
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Natalie Headley’s putback jumper in the lane with just 2.2 seconds left capped a wild finish and lifted UNCG to a 55-54 Southern Conference win over Georgia Southern on Sunday, snapping the Spartans’ nine-game losing streak.

January 14, 2012
Spartans welcome Georgia Southern on Sunday
UNCG hosts Georgia Southern on Sunday as it tries to get back on track in Southern Conference play.

January 13, 2012
CofC uses late run to take road win over UNCG
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG held a one-point lead with less than four minutes to go, but College of Charleston finished the contest on a 13-2 run to take a Southern Conference road win over the Spartans on Friday, 52-42 at Fleming Gymnasium.

January 12, 2012
Spartans host Cougars on Friday for Pack the House Challenge
After giving league-leading Appalachian State a run for its money on Monday, UNCG will try to get back into the win column when it hosts College of Charleston for a Southern Conference contest on Friday in the Spartans’ annual Pack the House Challenge contest. All tickets are just $1.

January 9, 2012
UNCG gets offense back on track in loss to league-leading App
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG put four players in double figures and found the offense it had been lacking in its previous few games but came up short against Appalachian State on Monday, 81-66, despite hanging with the defending Southern Conference champions for the majority of the game.

January 8, 2012
UNCG kicks off four-game homestand against App State on Monday
After spending more than a month on the road, UNCG finally returns home Monday, hosting defending Southern Conference regular-season champion Appalachian State at Fleming Gymnasium at 7 p.m.

January 7, 2012
Catamounts topple Spartans in SoCon action
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina opened the second-half on a 14-0 run and held UNCG to fewer than 40 points for the third straight game as the Catamounts topped the Spartans in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday, 62-29.

January 6, 2012
UNCG returns to SoCon play at Western Carolina on Saturday
UNCG returns to Southern Conference play for the remainder of the season when it travels to Cullowhee, N.C., for a date with Western Carolina on Saturday.

December 30, 2011
Stevenson named to Surf 'N Slam Classic All-Tournament Team
SAN DIEGO – UNCG sophomore forward Janae’ Stevenson was named to the all-tournament team of the San Diego Surf ‘N Slam Classic at the conclusion of the tournament Friday.

December 29, 2011
Second-half rally falls short as Penn tops UNCG
SAN DIEGO – UNCG turned in a 20-4 run to cut into a 23-point second-half deficit down to seven but could not complete the comeback, falling to Penn 47-36 at the San Diego Surf ‘N Slam Classic at San Diego State’s Viejas Arena on Thursday.

December 28, 2011
Spartans fall to Aztecs at San Diego Surf 'N Slam Classic
SAN DIEGO – UNCG scored fewer than 30 points for just the third time in school history and San Diego State’s Kiyana Stamps scored 13 second-half points to lead the Aztecs past the Spartans, 57-29, at the San Diego Surf ‘N Slam Classic at Viejas Arena on Wednesday. Nneka Awuruonye led UNCG with eight points, all in the second half.

December 27, 2011
UNCG gets back in action at San Diego Surf 'N Slam Classic
After a nine-day layoff, UNCG returns to action Wednesday and Thursday at the Surf ‘N Slam Classic in San Diego, Calif., where it will wrap up nonconference play against tournament host San Diego State and Penn.

December 19, 2011
Spartans' late rally falls short at SoCon-leading Furman
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Sarah Folwell’s potential game-tying 3-pointer was just off the mark with 12 seconds to go and Southern Conference leader Furman put the game away at the free throw line, holding off the Spartans’ furious second-half rally for the 53-48 win Monday evening at Timmons Arena.

December 18, 2011
Spartans continue road trip at Furman on Monday
UNCG heads to Greenville, S.C., for a bout against Southern Conference leader Furman on Monday as it continues its season-long six-game road trip.

December 17, 2011
UNCG falls at Wofford despite career night from Stevenson
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG got a career-high 16 points from sophomore Janae’ Stevenson but it was not even as the Spartans fell on the road to Wofford in Southern Conference action on Saturday, 62-47.

December 17, 2011
Spartans resume SoCon play at Wofford on Saturday
UNCG's women's basketball team gets back into Southern Conference play this weekend at Wofford, looking to snap a two-game skid and move to 2-1 in league play.

December 10, 2011
UNCG falls on the road to Spiders, 75-60
RICHMOND, Va. – Despite a career-high 13 points from Jazz Weaver, UNCG fell to Richmond on Saturday, 75-60 in nonconference women’s basketball action at the Robins Center.

December 9, 2011
UNCG set to begin lengthy road trip at Richmond on Saturday
After a three-game homestand, UNCG hits the road for more than a month, starting with Saturday’s noon contest at Richmond.

December 6, 2011
Hot-shooting UAB downs UNCG behind 13 3s
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UAB jumped out to a big first-half lead and rode some hot shooting from 3-point range to down UNCG in nonconference women’s basketball action at Fleming Gymnasium on Tuesday, 72-42.

December 5, 2011
UNCG welcomes UAB to cap three-game homestand
UNCG will step out of Southern Conference play to host UAB on Tuesday, wrapping up a three-game homestand. The contest is set for a 7 p.m. tip.

December 3, 2011
UNCG knocks off Samford for first SoCon win
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Natalie Headley scored a career-high 18 points and Jarae Savage and Dayshaun Richbow added 12 each as UNCG downed defending Southern Conference tournament champion Samford on Saturday, 61-53, on the day the Spartans dedicated Lynne Agee Court and honored their former coach.

December 2, 2011
Spartans host Samford, dedicate Lynne Agee Court on Saturday
UNCG hosts defending Southern Conference tournament champion Samford on Saturday. The Spartans will also dedicate Fleming Gymnasium’s Lynne Agee Court and honor their former coach at halftime of the contest.

December 1, 2011
Lady Mocs overcome big early deficit to rally past UNCG
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG used some hot shooting to race out to an early 15-point lead but preseason Southern Conference favorite Chattanooga slowly crept back into it before seizing control in the second half in a 63-46 Lady Mocs win Thursday at Fleming Gymnasium.

November 30, 2011
Spartans open SoCon play with preseason favorite Chattanooga on Thursday
UNCG opens Southern Conference play Thursday when it hosts perennial league power and preseason favorite Chattanooga to Fleming Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. contest.

November 30, 2011
UNCG to dedicate Lynne Agee Court on Saturday
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG will officially dedicate Lynne Agee Court during the Spartans’ women’s basketball contest against Samford at Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday.

November 29, 2011
UNCG Athletics teams again with Fox 8 Gifts for Kids
GREENSBORO, N.C. — UNCG Athletics and WGHP FOX8 are teaming up once again for the FOX8 Gifts for Kids campaign to assist families in the Piedmont Area during the holiday season.

November 26, 2011
UNCG puts four in double figures to hand Palmer first win
DURHAM, N.C. – Breonna Patterson paced four Spartans in double figures as UNCG coasted past North Carolina Central on Saturday, 70-53, to give coach Wendy Palmer her first career win.

November 25, 2011
Spartans wrap up road swing at N.C. Central on Saturday
UNCG will try for its first win of the season as it wraps up a three-game road swing at North Carolina Central on Saturday.

November 21, 2011
Patterson's career night not enough as UNCG falls at Radford
RADFORD, Va. – Sophomore Breonna Patterson scored a career-high 23 points and redshirt sophomore Natalie Headley added a career-high 13 but UNCG was not able to overcome a big first-half deficit in a 75-67 loss at Radford on Monday.

November 20, 2011
UNCG heads to Radford seeking first win of season
UNCG's women's basketball team seeks its first win of the season Monday when it takes on Radford in the middle game of a three-game road swing.

November 16, 2011
No. 19/17 North Carolina shoots past UNCG
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 19/17 North Carolina put five players in double figures and shot 56 percent from the floor to down UNCG 91-35 at Carmichael Arena on Wednesday in women’s basketball action.

November 15, 2011
UNCG kicks off road swing at No. 19/17 North Carolina on Wednesday
UNCG will take on No. 19/17 North Carolina in its first road contest of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday. The Spartans will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for a contest in the Tar Heels’ Carmichael Arena to kick off a three-game road swing.

November 11, 2011
UNCG falls to Liberty, 61-46, in 2011-12 debut
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Playing in front of the fifth-largest home crowd in school history, UNCG’s women’s basketball team fell to Liberty on Friday at Fleming Gymnasium, 61-46, in the season-opener for both squads. The contest also marked the debut of new UNCG coach Wendy Palmer.

November 10, 2011
Spartans host Liberty to open 2011-12 women's basketball season
A new era begins Friday as UNCG will host Liberty in its first game of 2011-12 and its first under head coach Wendy Palmer. Palmer replaces Lynne Agee, who retired in March after a decorated 30-year career on the sidelines for the Spartans.

November 8, 2011
Beyond Box Scores: Early practices yielding results
Yep, new UNCG women’s basketball coach Wendy Palmer is putting her own stamp on the program. A time stamp.

October 28, 2011
SoCon media pick UNCG women's hoops to finish eighth
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team was picked eighth in the Southern Conference’s preseason media poll, the league office announced Friday.

October 27, 2011
Coaches tab UNCG eighth in preseason SoCon poll
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team was picked eighth in the Southern Conference’s preseason poll, as selected by the 11 league head coaches.

October 7, 2011
UNCG to host Go Blue Preview at Greensboro Coliseum on Oct. 16
GREENSBORO, N.C. – With the start of basketball season just around the corner, UNCG will host the Go Blue Preview at 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Greensboro Coliseum. The event will serve as a sneak peak at the Spartans’ 2011-12 men’s and women’s basketball teams.

October 2, 2011
UNCG women's basketball team holds first practice of 2011-12
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Wendy Palmer era is officially under way at UNCG, as the Spartans held their first women’s basketball practice of the 2011-12 season Sunday.

September 20, 2011
Faculty and staff can get their basketball season tickets in 30 minutes or less on Thursday
GREENSBORO, N.C. — UNCG faculty and staff members will have an opportunity to receive 2011-12 basketball season tickets in 30 minutes on Thursday, Sept. 22, as the Athletics Ticket Office will be holding the 30-Minute-or-Less Challenge.

September 2, 2011
UNCG announces women's basketball schedule
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s women’s basketball team will play a 28-game regular-season schedule that includes trips to national power North Carolina and a tournament in California as well as the 20-game Southern Conference slate, coach Wendy Palmer announced Friday.

August 8, 2011
UNCG announces 2011 Hall of Fame class
GREENSBORO, N.C. –Former men’s basketball standout Eric Cuthrell, volleyball coaching pioneer Tere Dail, women’s basketball record-holder Melinda Goodson and men’s soccer star Doug Hamilton have been elected to the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, Athletics Director Kim Record announced on Monday.

July 5, 2011
Keith McCray rounds out women's basketball staff
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Radford assistant coach Keith McCray joins UNCG’s women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Wendy Palmer announced Tuesday.