Updated:
2-4-2010
The Spartan Club Insider provides
updates about the UNCG athletic program and upcoming
Spartan Club events. It is sent to Spartan
Club Members via e-mail
every Wednesday during the academic year and every
other Wednesday during the spring and summer, with
the subject line ... The Spartan Club Insider.
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The Spartan Club Insider…
Spartan Women’s Basketball…
•
The UNCG Women’s
Basketball team will host Davidson this Saturday,
February 6 for the 2010 WBCA
Pink Zone® game to promote breast cancer awareness
- Tip-off in Fleming Gym is slated for 3:00pm. The
Spartan Club will host a pre-game hospitality in
the 2 court of the HHP at 2:00pm - one hour prior
to tip-off. The WBCA Pink Zone® initiative is
a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball
Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to
assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the
court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
For more information visit the WBCA website. You
can also visit the Women's Basketball homepage for
schedules, tickets, media guides and more.
Spartan Men’s Basketball…
•
The UNCG men’s basketball team is on the road
tonight at Furman – tip-off is set for 7:00pm.
Catch all the action live on the Spartan Sports Radio
Network as Scott Pryzwansky and Dick Stewart make
the call. The Spartans travel to Wofford on Saturday
for a 7:00pm tip against the Terriers. Access video,
audio and live stats for Spartan road games at Spartan
All-Access.
• The Spartans return to the Greensboro
Coliseum on Monday, February 8 when they host SoCon rival
Appalachian State at 7:00pm. The Spartan Club will
host a pre-game hospitality for Fighting Spartan
level donors and above one hour and fifteen minutes
prior to tip-off in the Carlyle Club - Coliseum doors
open at 5:45pm.
Prior to Monday’s game, join students, alumni
and friends for SpartanFest 2010 in the Greensboro
Coliseum Pavilion. Pavilion doors open at 4:30pm
and there will be entertainment for Spartan Fans
of all ages including UNCG alumna and former women's
soccer star Karla Davis. Davis, an up-and-coming
country music singer who won the prestigious Colgate
Country Showdown in Nashville last month, will perform
a 30-minute set at SpartanFest 2010 beginning at
5:45 p.m. She will also sing "God Bless America" prior
to tip-off. For more about Karla’s career at
UNCG and beyond, visit uncgspartans.com.
• Tickets for the UNCG men’s basketball
game at Davidson on Thursday, February 25 are now
available for $14 each. Spartan fans interested in
attending can respond to this email or call the Spartan
Club office at 336 334-5156 to reserve tickets. Visit
the Men's Basketball homepage for schedules, tickets,
media guides and more.
• Twitter with head coach Mike Dement, UNCG
Director of Athletics Kim Record, Chancellor Linda
Brady, UNCG Women's Hoops and others to keep up with
the latest on UNCG Athletics. Click on the links
above to login or sign up for a Twitter account today!
SoCon Basketball Championships…
The 2010 Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s
Basketball Championships will be held March 4-8 in
Charlotte, NC. Spartan fans planning to attend the
SoCon this year can contact the Spartan Club office
at 334-5156 for information on lodging and hospitality
events. To order tickets for the SoCon Basketball
Championships please call John Comer in the UNCG
athletics ticket office at 334-3250.
Spartan Wrestling…
UNCG senior Ryan Sughrue has been selected as the
Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week. The 197-pounder
went 2-0 this past week against Davidson and Liberty
and is now 18-9 on the season, including a 3-1
mark in SoCon. The Spartans hit the mat on the
road this weekend against American and George Mason.
Visit the wrestling homepage for news, schedules,
media guides and more.
Spartan Baseball…
Season tickets for the 2010 UNCG baseball season,
which will feature 35 home games, are now on sale.
The Spartans open the season with a three-game
series with Cleveland State on Feb. 19, 20 and
21 and will play 19 of their first 21 games at
UNCG Baseball Stadium. The Spartans will also host
2009 College World Series qualifier North Carolina
on March 24 and Wake Forest on May 12. For more
information on season tickets, schedules, media
guides and more, visit the Spartan Baseball Homepage.
Spartan Softball…
The UNCG Softball team has announced the 2010 schedule
and will open the season February 12-14 in Jacksonville,
FL at the JU Tournament. UNCG will see its first
home action when it hosts the Spartan Classic,
February 26-28. Visit the Spartan Softball Homepage
for news, schedules, media guides and more.
19th Annual First Citizens Bank Spartan
Club Golf Classic…
The 19th Annual First Citizens Bank Spartan Club
Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010
at the Greensboro Country Clubs’ newly redesigned
Carlson Farm Course. The $6 million transformation
of the Farm Course includes all 18 holes and will
be revamped with new tee boxes, green complexes and
adjustments to the fairway approaches to the greens.
Our captain’s choice tournament begins at 12:30pm
with a shotgun start and all proceeds will benefit
the athletic scholarship program for student-athletes
at UNCG. We look forward to this year’s tournament
and hope you will join us. For more information please
contact the Spartan Club office at: 334-5156.
Please Renew…
Have you renewed your membership for the new fiscal
year? Please renew your membership by calling The
Spartan Club at 336.334.5156 or by going on-line
at: www.spartanclub.org. And remember, all contributions
to the Spartan Club are 100% tax deductible. Thanks
again and remember with your support…..
SPARTANS WIN!
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