May 22, 2012
Nicholas tabbed coach of Carolina Region High Performance team
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG volleyball coach Patrick Nicholas has been selected as head coach of the Carolina Region High Performance Youth Team, the organization announced recently.

May 22, 2012
UNCG recognizes student-athletes at annual Senior Banquet
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG Department of Athletics recently recognized its student-athletes at the UNCG Senior Banquet at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons. Men’s cross country and track athlete Joey Thompson and women’s soccer goalkeeper Kelsey Kearney earned UNCG’s male and female Spartan Awards.

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.

April 25, 2012
Beyond Box Scores: Humphries keeping busy while overcoming injury
Olivia Humphries has a detailed plan for her professional future, considerable patience from her recent past and a healthy look at the present. All she needs now is a decent gym in Madrid.

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 21, 2012
UNCG signee invited to train with Puerto Rican National Team
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG volleyball signee Katherine Santiago was recently invited to train with the Puerto Rican Women’s National Team.

March 14, 2012
UNCG announces spring volleyball dates
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG volleyball program will play in four spring tournaments in order to prepare for the 2012 fall season, head coach Patrick Nicholas announced on Friday.

February 13, 2012
UNCG inks two for the 2012 volleyball season
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG volleyball team has added Lauren Betlach and Katherine Santiago for the 2012 season, head coach Patrick Nicholas announced on Monday.

December 15, 2011
UNCG’s Newman named to NCCSIA All-State squad
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCG senior Ariel Newman was named to the 2011 North Carolina Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) University Division All-State volleyball team, the organization announced on Thursday.

December 12, 2011
Spartan men third, women fourth in SoCon all-sports races
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men are in third and women are in fourth after the fall season competition in the Southern Conference’s all-sports races.

November 16, 2011
UNCG’s Orewiler named SoCon Libero of the Year
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG sophomore Kellie Orewiler was selected as the 2011 Southern Conference Libero of the Year by the leagues’ head coaches, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

November 12, 2011
Spartans fall on Senior Night to CofC, 3-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – College of Charleston had three players with double-digit kills and UNCG wasn’t able to get its offense going as the Cougars defeated the Spartans, 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-13), on Saturday night in Fleming Gymnasium.

November 11, 2011
UNCG falls to rival Elon in five sets, 3-2
ELON, N.C. – UNCG got double-digit kills from three players and held a 2-1 lead after the third set, but conference rival Elon rallied to defeat the Spartans, 3-2 (25-12, 25-27, 21-25, 25-14, 15-13), on Friday evening in Alumni Gym.

November 11, 2011
Beyond Box Scores: Veteran Day’s hits home for Spartans
The hardest moments, Kelsey Sidney says, come when Skype freezes over. Which, unfortunately, are more frequent than when Hades metaphorically glazes.

November 10, 2011
UNCG wraps up regular season against Elon, College of Charleston
The Spartans will finish up the regular season this weekend with a pair of Southern Conference matches. UNCG will begin the weekend by making the short trip to rival Elon on Friday for a 7 p.m. contest and then will return home on Saturday to play South-Division leader College of Charleston at 7 p.m.

November 5, 2011
Spartans fall in five-set heartbreaker to Samford
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG led by three early in the fifth set, but Samford rallied to take the final set 15-12 as the Spartans fell to the Bulldogs, 3-2 (25-17, 16-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12), on Saturday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.

November 4, 2011
Spartans sweep visiting Chattanooga, 3-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG rallied late to win the first set 26-24 before taking the final two sets in easier fashion as the Spartans defeated Chattanooga, 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-13), on Friday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.

November 3, 2011
UNCG returns home to face Chattanooga, Samford
For the first time in nearly three weeks, UNCG will play in the friendly confines of Fleming Gymnasium as it hosts Chattanooga and Samford for a pair of SoCon North Division matches. The Spartans and Mocs will face off on Friday at 6 p.m. and UNCG will wrap up the weekend on Saturday by facing Samford at 7 p.m.

October 31, 2011
UNCG’s Orewiler named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG sophomore Kellie Orewiler was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performances against Appalachian State and Western Carolina, the league office announced on Monday.

October 30, 2011
Spartans defeat Western Carolina on the road, 3-1
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Karrian Chambers and Ariel Newman each had a match-high 16 kills and Ari Lysacek nearly had a triple-double as UNCG defeated Western Carolina, (3-1 (25-20, 30-28, 18-25, 25-17), on Sunday afternoon in the Ramsey Center.

October 28, 2011
Spartans fall to first-place Appalachian State, 3-1
BOONE, N.C. – UNCG came out and took the opening set 25-23, but North Division leader Appalachian State rallied to win the final three sets as the Spartans fell, 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-15), on Friday evening in the Holmes Center.

October 25, 2011
UNCG travels up the mountain to face App. State, Western Carolina
UNCG will wrap up its four-match road swing this weekend with two more matches against North Division foes. The Spartans will play at Appalachian State on Friday night at 7 p.m. before traveling to Western Carolina for a 3 p.m. contest on Sunday to wrap up the weekend.

October 22, 2011
Newman, Spartans take down Wofford, 3-1
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Ariel Newman had a match-high 18 kills and UNCG rallied to win the final three sets as the Spartans defeated Wofford, 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17), on Saturday evening in Southern Conference action.

October 21, 2011
UNCG falls on the road to Furman, 3-0
GREENVILLE, S.C. – UNCG dropped the first set 25-14 and was never able to get things going as the Spartans fell to Furman, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-17), on Friday evening in Alley Gymnasium.

October 20, 2011
UNCG begins four-match road trip at Furman, Wofford
After picking up a pair of wins at home last weekend, UNCG will kick off a four-match road stand on Friday as the Spartans face Furman at 6 p.m. before heading to nearby Wofford on Saturday for a 7 p.m. contest.

October 15, 2011
Spartans defeat Georgia Southern in five sets, 3-2
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG came out and easily took the first two sets before dropping the next two and having to rally in the fifth and final set to defeat Georgia Southern, 3-2 (25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 19-25, 16-14), on Saturday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.

October 14, 2011
Spartans sweep Davidson in thriller, 3-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG held off two set points by Davidson in the first set and then completed an 11-point comeback in the third set as the Spartans defeated the Wildcats, 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 28-26), on Friday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.

October 13, 2011
UNCG hosts Davidson, Georgia Southern for Fight Like a Spartan weekend
UNCG will return home this weekend to host a pair of Southern Conference opponent during its annual Fight Like a Spartan weekend. The Spartans will play Davidson at 7 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium on Friday night before facing reigning SoCon Tournament Champion Georgia Southern on Saturday at 7 p.m.

October 11, 2011
UNCG to hold Fight Like a Spartan festivities this week
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG will join forces with The Women’s Hospital of Greensboro this week to help raise awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer during the Spartans’ annual Fight Like a Spartan weekend.

October 8, 2011
UNCG falls in five sets to Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – UNCG had four players with double-digit kills and rallied to force a fifth set, but fell to Chattanooga, 3-2 (25-14, 21-25, 25-21, 11-25, 15-11), on Saturday evening in Maclellan Gym.

October 7, 2011
Spartans fall on the road to Samford, 3-0
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UNCG dropped the opening set 25-18 to Samford and was never able to gain any traction as the Spartans fell to the Bulldogs, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-15), on Friday night in Southern Conference action.

October 6, 2011
UNCG hits the road for pair of SoCon matches
UNCG will leave the friendly confines of Fleming Gymnasium this weekend as the Spartans travel for a pair of SoCon road contests. The Spartans will begin their road trip on Friday at Samford for an 8 p.m. match before facing off against Chattanooga on Saturday at 7 p.m.

October 4, 2011
UNCG sweeps North Carolina Central, 3-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG ran out and easily took the first set 25-14 en route to sweeping North Carolina Central 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-22) on Tuesday evening in Fleming Gymnasium. The match was the Spartans’ final nonconference and midweek match of the season.

October 3, 2011
Spartans to host North Carolina Central in final midweek match
UNCG will host North Carolina Central on Tuesday in the final midweek and nonconference match for the Spartans this season at 7 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium.

October 2, 2011
Appalachian State rallies past UNCG, 3-1
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG came out and took the first set, but Appalachian State rallied to claim the final three sets at the Spartans fell 3-1 on Sunday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.

October 1, 2011
UNCG falls at home to Western Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG held the early lead in the first two sets, but Western Carolina rallied to win both en route to defeating the Spartans, 3-0, on Saturday evening in Fleming Gymnasium. The loss snapped UNCG’s five-match winning streak.

September 30, 2011
UNCG to host pair of SoCon matches this weekend
UNCG will look to keep its five-match winning streak intact this weekend as the Spartans host Western Carolina on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Appalachian State on Sunday at 5 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium.

September 26, 2011
Newman named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG senior Ariel Newman has been named the Southern Conference’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for the week of September 26, the league office announced on Monday.

September 25, 2011
UNCG sweeps The Citadel for fifth straight win
CHARLESTON, S.C. – UNCG got 11 kills from both Ariel Newman and Holland Hoefnagel to help sweep The Citadel, 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-22), to win its fifth straight match on Sunday afternoon in McAlister Fieldhouse.

September 23, 2011
Chambers, Newman lead UNCG past rival Elon, 3-2
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Karrian Chambers and Ariel Newman each had 21 kills for UNCG and both had double-digit digs as UNCG defeated conference rival Elon, 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 18-25, 18-25, 15-7), on Friday night in Fleming Gymnasium.

September 22, 2011
UNCG to host Elon, travel to The Citadel this weekend
UNCG will open the Southern Conference portion of its schedule this weekend as the Spartans host Elon on Friday at 6 p.m. as part of Homecoming weekend before making the trip to Charleston, S.C. to face The Citadel on Sunday at 2 p.m.

September 21, 2011
UNCG sweeps cross-town rival North Carolina A&T, 3-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG came out and easily took the first set 25-13 en route to defeating North Carolina A&T, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-13), on Wednesday evening in the Corbett Sports Center.

September 20, 2011
UNCG to face North Carolina A&T in midweek match
UNCG will make the short trip down Market St. on Wednesday as the Spartans face cross-town rival North Carolina A&T at 6 p.m. in their final nonconference match before beginning Southern Conference play this weekend.

September 17, 2011
UNCG defeats Howard, sweeps Radford on Saturday
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG defeated Howard, 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-11, 25-21), in its first match of the day and then took down Radford, 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-23) in the nightcap on Saturday at the Spartan Spiketacular.

September 16, 2011
UNCG falls to Memphis on first day of Spartan Spiketacular
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Memphis stormed out and took the first set, 25-10, and UNCG was never able to gain any traction as the Spartans fell to the Tigers, 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-11), on Friday evening in the first match of the Spartan Spiketacular for both squads.

September 15, 2011
Spartans to host Spartan Spiketacular this weekend
After being on the road for the last two weeks, UNCG returns home to host Memphis, Radford and Howard for the second annual Spartan Spiketacular. The Spartans will open the tournament on Friday against Memphis at 7 p.m. UNCG will resume play on Saturday against Howard at 1 p.m. and then wrap up the tournament against Radford at 7 p.m.

September 11, 2011
Spartans fall on final day of UCF Invitational
ORLANDO, Fla. – UNCG narrowly lost an extremely tight first set, 31-29, and was never able to recover as the Spartans fell to South Florida, 3-0 (31-29, 25-20, 25-16), on Sunday at the UCF Invitational.

September 10, 2011
Spartans fall to Pittsburgh on day two of UCF Invitational
ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite a team-high 12 kills from Ariel Newman, UNCG fell to Pittsburgh, 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-18), on Saturday at the UCF Invitational.

September 9, 2011
UNCG defeats FAU, falls to UCF on Friday
ORLANDO, Fla. – UNCG fell to host UCF in its first match of the day, 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 26-24), but rallied to defeat Florida Atlantic in the nightcap, 3-2 (19-25, 25-16, 25-16, 22-25, 15-12), on the first day of the UCF Invitational on Friday.

September 8, 2011
UNCG set to play at UCF Invitational this weekend
After going 2-1 last weekend at the Patriot Invitational, UNCG will hit the road again this weekend as it travels to Orlando, Fla. for the UCF Invitational. The Spartans will play host UCF on Friday at 12 p.m. before facing Florida Atlantic later in the day at 5:30. UNCG will then face Pittsburgh on Saturday at 4 p.m. before wrapping up the weekend against South Florida on Sunday at 11 a.m.

September 4, 2011
Spartans down Navy at Patriot Invitational, 3-1
FAIRFAX, Va. – Karrian Chambers had a team-high 12 kills and senior captain Ariel Newman added 11 of her own as UNCG defeated Navy, 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18), on the final day of the Patriot Invitational on Sunday. Newman earned All-Tournament team honors for her efforts over the weekend.

September 3, 2011
UNCG defeats High Point, falls to George Mason at Patriot Invitational
FAIRFAX, Va. – UNCG defeated High Point in four sets in its first match of the day, but fell to host George Mason in the nightcap on Saturday at the Patriot Invitational

September 2, 2011
UNCG hits the road this weekend for Patriot Invitational
UNCG will return to regular season competition this weekend as it travels to George Mason for the Patriot Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. The Spartans will face High Point on Saturday at 11 a.m. and then face George Mason in the final match of the day at 7 p.m. They will return to the court on Sunday to face Navy at 11 a.m.

August 30, 2011
Spartans fall to Wingate in exhibition
GREENSBORO, N.C. – After taking the opening set, Wingate rallied in the final two sets as UNCG fell to the Bulldogs, 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-22), in an exhibition match on Tuesday night in Fleming Gymnasium.

August 29, 2011
UNCG to host Wingate for Tuesday exhibition
After hosting the UNCG Invitational this past weekend, the Spartans will step away from regular season competition as they host Wingate on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium for an exhibition match.

August 27, 2011
Spartans split pair of matches on final day of UNCG Invite
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG swept cross-town rival North Carolina A&T 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17) in its first match of the day before falling to tournament champion Evansville 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17) on the final day of the UNCG Invitational on Saturday.

August 26, 2011
UNCG drops two on first day of UNCG Invitational
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG fell to Coastal Carolina, 3-1, in its first match of the day and then fell to East Tennessee State by the same score in the nightcap on the first day of the UNCG Invitational on Friday in Fleming Gymnasium.

August 26, 2011
Beyond Box Scores: Volleyball tournament, soccer doubleheader highlight busy weekend
The weather is supposed to be benign, the opposition isn’t, and the UNCG Spartans intend to be prepared for both this weekend.

August 25, 2011
UNCG to open season by hosting UNCG Invitational
UNCG will be kicking off its 2011 campaign this weekend as they host Coastal Carolina, East Tennessee State, Evansville and North Carolina A&T for the first annual UNCG Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Fleming Gymnasium.

August 24, 2011
Newman, Eldridge and Orewiler named volleyball captains
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Seniors Ariel Newman and Sarah Eldridge, along with sophomore Kellie Orewiler, were named captains of the 2011 UNCG volleyball team, head coach Patrick Nicholas announced on Wednesday.

August 20, 2011
Newman helps propel Blue team to 3-0 win in Blue-Gold scrimmage
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior captain Ariel Newman had a match-high 12 kills as she helped the Blue team to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-15) win over the Gold team in the annual Blue-Gold scrimmage on Saturday in Fleming Gymnasium.

August 19, 2011
UNCG set to hold Blue-Gold scrimmage on Saturday
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG volleyball team will hold its annual Blue-Gold intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday in Fleming Gymnasium. The match will begin at 5 p.m. and admission is free for all spectators.

August 17, 2011
UNCG tabbed fourth in the North in SoCon preseason poll
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For the second straight season, UNCG was picked to finish in fourth place in the North Division by the head volleyball coaches in the Southern Conference, the league office announced on Wednesday.

August 10, 2011
UNCG volleyball holds first day of fall practice
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 2011 UNCG volleyball season officially kicked off on Wednesday as the team returned to the court for its first practice of the season.

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 21, 2011
UNCG’s Nicholas selected to coach High Performance Select Team
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG volleyball coach Patrick Nicholas has been selected as a coach on one of the 2011 Carolina Region High Performance volleyball teams. Nicholas will serve as the head coach for the Carolina Region Select Team.

December 20, 2010
UNCG places 26 on Academic All-SoCon Team
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Twenty-six UNCG student-athletes earned spots on the Academic All-Southern Conference Team for the fall semester, the league office announced Monday. Men’s soccer player Peyton Ford and SoCon Female Cross Country Runner of the Year Ashley Schnell accounted for two of the 11 4.0 grade point averages on the 345-member squad.