Tag Archives: National Collegiate Athletic Association

Sports in Brief, April 4

By Josh Brannock | Published April 8, 2012

By: Josh Brannock, Sports Editor Baylor finishes season perfect 40-0, win national championship Under the massive wingspan and dominating power of Brittney Greiner, the Baylor Bears became the first team to finish 40-0 in NCAA history April 3 as they beat Notre Dame 80-61. Greiner led all players with 26 points, 13 rebounds and six [...]

Posted in Sports | Also tagged Ballsinga, Baylor University, Bears, Brittany Greiner, dodgeball, Fighting Irish, Flock of Moosen, Georgia Tech University, Honey Badgers, Isaac Stamm, National Football League, NCAA, nfl, Nike, Notre Dame University, Ospreys, Reebok, Seattle Seahawks, Stanford University, Tune Squad, UF, UNF, uniforms, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of Tennessee Comments Off

Age requirement or business proposition, you tell me

By Jordan Harirchi | Published April 8, 2012

By: Jordan Harirchi, Assistant Sports Editor After a starting lineup chock full of underclassmen won the NCAA National Championship, the only question left to ask is which one of those players won’t go pro. In a world where money and material goods are a driving force behind its workings, one is left to ask why [...]

Posted in Sports | Also tagged David Stern, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Moses Malone, NAtional Basketball Association, NBA, NCAA National Championship, Sports Illustrated, UNF, University of North Florida Comments Off

Sand volleyball splits first major tournament

By Josh Brannock | Published April 5, 2012

UNF’s newest program, sand volleyball, continues its first season of play as an NCAA recognized sport.

Posted in Sports | Also tagged Bears, Brit Classens, Caroine Carlton, College of Charleston, College of Charleston Sand Classic, Emily Rochefort, Mercer University, NCAA, Ospreys, Paige Pridgeon, Pepperdine University, Steve Loeswick, UNF, University of Alabama Birmingham, University of North Florida Comments Off

Equal sports, but not equal interest

By Jordan Harirchi | Published April 5, 2012

By: Jordan Harirchi, Assistant Sports Editor As a journalism major and Spinnaker writer who is fairly familiar with the news agenda and how it works, I can see the media generally value male sports more than female sports. Earlier this semester, a head coach of a women’s team at UNF complained about how the team [...]

Posted in Sports | Also tagged basketball, Baylor, Brittney Griner, ESPN, Major League Soccer, MTV, National Football League, NCAA, nfl, UNF, UNF Athletics, University of North Florida Comments Off

Baseball is prepared to hit the field, prove the doubters wrong

By The Spinnaker | Published February 19, 2012

By: Jordan Harirchi, Assistant Sports Editor UNF’s baseball team started its season with a lot to prove, and expectations for the team, ranked No. 130 this year in Division I baseball by the NCAA, are very low. The team is projected to finish seventh in the Atlantic Sun conference, one place higher than last [...]

Posted in Sports | Also tagged Alex Bacon, All-American, Andrew Karmeris, Atlantic Sun Team, baseball, Division I, NCAA, Ospreys, Shane Kennedy, Smoke Laval, Tyler Moore, unf sports, University of North Florida Comments Off

Athletes’ academic requirements toughen, UNF is more than ready

By The Spinnaker | Published January 18, 2012

With the NCAA making academic requirements for postseason play tougher, UNF athletic teams must make athletes focus on school.

Posted in News | Also tagged Academic Progress Rate, basketball, Emily Newell, GPA, grade point average, Lee Moon, Matthew Driscoll, NCAA, soccer Comments Off

A shot at the national tournament is all the Ospreys want

By The Spinnaker | Published January 18, 2012

Men’s tennis looks to build upon last season’s regular season championship and avenge a disappointing postseason performance.

Posted in News | Also tagged A-Sun, Adam Schaechterle, Athletics, Atlantic Sun, Beauregard Treyz, NCAA, Ospreys, Stetson, UNF Tennis, University of North Florida Comments Off

Coach Driscoll Interview on Penn State

By The Spinnaker | Published November 15, 2011

UNF Men’s Basketball coach Matt Driscoll is from Pennsylvania and spent time at Baylor after their university was hit by a tragedy

Posted in News | Also tagged 2011, Baylor, Driscoll, joe paterno, JoePa, NCAA, Nebraska, penn state, Sports Comments Off

New season, new teammates. Find out what men’s soccer has in store for the season.

By The Spinnaker | Published September 8, 2011

New season, new teammates. Find out what men’s soccer has in store for the season. Men’s soccer trains early to prepare young recruits for season By Alex Russell After a season of 3-12 in 2010, the men’s soccer team hopes to condition their young team into conference champs and make it to the NCAA tournament. [...]

Posted in News | Also tagged Derek Marinatos, Elon University Phoenix, FGCU, Julian Botella, NCAA tournament, Nick May, Ospreys, Stetson, UCF, UNC Greensboro, UNF, University of Central Florida, University of orth Florida Comments Off