Guilford College Athletics Update

Guilford’s baseball team opened the 2008 season with a 23-3 home loss to Greensboro College Tuesday afternoon. Phil Drew went 3-4 with two doubles and a triple for the Quakers. Teammate Brad Buchman added his first home run as a Quaker. Follow the link below for the story and statistics:http://www.guilford.edu/athletics/baseball/releases/2008/Greensboro1.html

Ben Strong of the men’s basketball team picked up his league-leading fourth Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Award Monday. The senior center averaged 25.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in Guilford’s two road wins last weekend. Follow the link below for the full story: http://www.guilford.edu/athletics/mbball/releases/2007-08/Strong-potw4.html

Coming Up In Guilford Athletics
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Men’s Basketball (14-4, 9-2 ODAC) vs. Washington and Lee (12-5, 8-2 ODAC), Ragan-Brown Field House, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 8
Baseball (0-1) at Atlanta Christian, East Point, Ga., 5:00 p.m.
Women’s Basketball (10-9, 5-9 ODAC) at Bridgewater, Nininger Hall, Bridgewater, Va., 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9
Women’s Lacrosse in Quakers’ Lacrosse Challenge, Haworth Field, 10:00 a.m.
Baseball at Piedmont, Demorest, Ga., 1:00 p.m.
Women’s Swimming (7-4, 3-2 ODAC) at Hollins (with Washington and Lee), Roanoke, Va., 2:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Lynchburg, Ragan-Brown Field House, 3:00 p.m. – Alumni Day
Women’s Basketball at Eastern Mennonite, University Commons, Harrisonburg, Va., 4:00 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Wingate (scrimmage), Smith High School, Greensboro, N.C., 5:00 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Catawba (scrimmage), Smith High School, Greensboro, N.C., 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 10
Baseball at Piedmont, Demorest, Ga., 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 12
Women’s Basketball vs. Washington and Lee, Ragan-Brown Field House, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13
Softball (0-0) vs. Greensboro, Haworth Field, 2:00 p.m.
Baseball vs. Bluefield State, McBane Field, 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball at Hampden-Sydney, Fleet Gym, Hampden-Sydney, Va., 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15
Women’s Swimming at ODAC Championships, Dedmon Center, Radford, Va., 8:00 a.m.
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Belmont Abbey (scrimmage), Armfield Athletic Center, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16
Women’s Swimming at ODAC Championships, Dedmon Center, Radford, Va., 8:00 a.m.
Baseball vs. Southern Virginia, McBane Field, 12 noon
Women’s Basketball vs. Roanoke, Ragan-Brown Field House, 1:00 p.m.
Softball vs. Peace, Haworth Field, 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Bridgewater, Ragan-Brown Field House, 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 17
Men’s Basketball vs. Eastern Mennonite, Ragan-Brown Field House, 3:00 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 18
Golf in Johnny Palmer Invitational, Old North State Club, New London, N.C.

Tuesday, Feb. 19
Golf in Johnny Palmer Invitational, Old North State Club, New London, N.C.
Women’s Basketball vs. Emory & Henry, Ragan-Brown Field House, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20
Baseball vs. Averett, McBane Field, 2:30 p;m.
Men’s Basketball at Washington and Lee, Warner Center, Lexington, Va., 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 23
Baseball vs. Wabash (DH), McBane Field, 12 noon
Men’s Lacrosse (0-0) vs. York (Pa.), Armfield Athletic Center, 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Tennis (0-0) at Emory & Henry, Emory, Va., 1:00 p.m.
Women’s Tennis (0-0) at Emory & Henry, Emory, Va., 1:00 p.m.
Women’s Basketball at Randolph, Lynchburg, Va., 2:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Emory & Henry, 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 24
Baseball vs. Wabash, McBane Field, 12 noon
Softball vs. Methodist, Haworth Field, 1:00 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse (0-0) vs. Christopher Newport, Armfield Athletic Center, 2:00 p.m.

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