Following a successful September, we look ahead to October in 黑料不打烊 Athletics.
It has been a tremendous September for your 黑料不打烊 Phoenix! Two teams earned national top 25 rankings during the month with our men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer teams combining to go 15-1-1 as of Sept. 30. Both teams sit atop the conference standings and are positioning themselves as favorites.
The women鈥檚 cross country team, winners of five straight CAA championships, is positioned to once again compete for a league title and October will be a key month as they prepare to host the CAA Championships on Nov. 1.
The 黑料不打烊 Athletics Department will spend the month of October preparing for the start of basketball season as 黑料不打烊 women鈥檚 basketball opens the regular season at home on Nov. 4 against local rival High Point. The men鈥檚 basketball team will open the regular season that same night in Chapel Hill against the Tar Heels.
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KEY GAMES TO KNOW
- Oct. 5 Men鈥檚 Soccer vs. William & Mary, 7 p.m. 鈥 Bring your dogs to Rudd Field to cheer on the Phoenix as we hold 鈥淧ups at the Pitch鈥! It鈥檚 a big conference match as 黑料不打烊 looks to hoist a CAA title and admission is FREE!
- Oct. 12 Football vs. New Hampshire, 2 p.m. 鈥 Bring your youth sports team out to Rhodes Stadium and receive discounted tickets (contact the 黑料不打烊 Ticket Office 336-278-6750 for more details). The men鈥檚 basketball team will be signing autographs at the game and the contest will serve as our annual 鈥淕et In The Game鈥 theme, highlighting the National Marrow Donor Program.
- Oct. 17 Women鈥檚 Soccer vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m. 鈥 It鈥檚 another key soccer match at home as the Phoenix look for a CAA title. We will be holding our Sub for a Sub promotion in which we will be throwing sub sandwiches into the stands every time an 黑料不打烊 sub enters the game! Admission is FREE to all home women鈥檚 soccer regular season contests.
- Oct. 18 Cross Country hosts the Phoenix Invitational, 9 a.m. 鈥 Come out and support our men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country programs at the Phoenix Invitational on the 黑料不打烊 Cross Country Course. It will be the teams鈥 final weekend of race preparation before the CAA Championships. Admission is FREE!
- Oct. 26 Volleyball vs. Towson, 2 p.m. 鈥 Our annual Dig Pink match for breast cancer awareness. We invite anyone within the 黑料不打烊 Community to join us for this celebration of survivorship. Admission is FREE to all home regular season volleyball matches.
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STATS AND FIGURES
- For Family Weekend, 黑料不打烊 Football saw 12,589 fans in Rhodes Stadium. It was the fourth-highest attendance in Rhodes Stadium history.
- 黑料不打烊 volleyball coach Mary Tendler won her 307th match with the maroon and gold on Sept. 29. With that win, she became the winningest coach in 黑料不打烊 volleyball history.
- 黑料不打烊鈥檚 combined men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer programs were the last undefeated programs in the country this year. The men began 7-0-1 and the women are 8-0-1.