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SCDREBDARD
Women’s Basketball
Record: 7-4 (0-1 CAA)
Sat. Dec. 30
ODU 74 UNCW 59 (L)
Sun. Jan. 7 (Exhibition)
NWBL 65 UNCW 61 (L)
Men’s Basketball
Record: 7-6 (1-2 CAA)
Tue. Jan. 2
UNCW 64 Radford 54 (W)
Sat. Jan. 6
UNCW 57 George Mason 53 (W)
Mon. Jan. 8
American 53 UNCW 39 (L)
Wed. Jan. 10
UNCW HIGH POINT (Late)
Swimming and Diving
Men’s Record: 1-2
Women’s Record: 3-1 (1-0 CAA)
Sat. Jan. 6
at University of North Florida
(Jacksonville, Fla.)
Men: Georgia Tech 187 UNCW 67 (L)
Women: UNCW 133 UNF108 (W)
Schedules
Women’s Basketball
Thu. Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
at George Mason
Sun. Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.
at American
Thu. Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.
EAST CAROLINA
Men’s Basketball
Sat. Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.
EAST CAROLINA
Wed. Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
RICHMOND
Swimming and Diving
Callahan leads Seahawks to victory over Highlanders
Jessie Nunery
Sun. Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.
DAVIDSON
BOLD indicates home game
SCREAMIN’ SEAHAWKS
A new student-run spirit group de
signed to support UNCW Athietics, will
liold its first meeting Tue, Jan. 16 at 7
p.m. in Trask Rm. 117. It is free to join,
and is as easy as going to atliletic
events to support tlie Seahawl(s.
Members receive a free T-shirt to
wear to games, and access to a room
designated for pre-game activities.
Ass’t Sports Editor
The emergence of Craig Callahan
could not be coming at a better time
for the UNC Wilmington men’s bas
ketball team. On a night where the
Seahawks were emotional and physi
cally spent after their victory over Mi
ami of Ohio, Callahan had all the an
swers. Callahan poured in a
career-high 24 points and 17 rebounds
as the Seahawks defeated Radford by
a score of 64-54.
Using an array of post moves,
Callahan, to the delight of the Trask
Coliseum crowd, lit a fire under a tired
Seahawk squad as they ran their
record to 6-5 overall, 0-1 in the CAA.
As dominating as Callahan was
though, the Seahawks still found
themselves down 44-37 with 11:51 to
play. That’s when senior forward
Dominic Scott came off the bench and
led a 15-3 Seahawk run, connecting
on two three-pointers and assisting on
a fast break lay-up by Ed Williams
that energized the crowd. Senior
point-guard Barron Thelmon con
nected on four clutch free-throws
down the stretch to secure the
Seahawk victory.
Also coming through with a gritty
performance was senior center
Marcus Green, who was battling the
flu, grabbing seven rebounds, many
of which kept alive possessions for the
Seahawks who had no answers on of
fense for
most of the
night.
S o p h o -
more Brett
Blizzard
was off the
mark for
most of the
night
shooting I-
I 1, while
Ed Will-
i a m s
chipped in
13 points
mostly off
fast breaks.
The
Seahawks
saving
grace was
Callahan,
as he was
so domi
nant that at
one point he was outscoring his own
team 19-18. When asked what has got
ten into him, Callahan replied, “I don’t
know. I’m just working hard, and get
ting more opportunities to play.”
Callahan’s performance even sur
prised Radford Head Coach Ron Bra
dley.
“He hurt us bad. We didn’t expect
it,” said Bradley. “We double-teamed
him some and he made us pay for that
too.”
UNCW Head Coach Jerry Wain-
Craig Callahan, a sophomore from Cascade, Iowa, slams
the ball in the face of Radford guard Raymond Arrington.
wright was pleased with his team’s
performance considering the circum
stances. “Our team is really tired.
Without Craig we don’t win tonight,
but what we really needed the most
was his 17 boards,” said Wain wright.
After the game, Dominic Scott
looked ahead to the Seahawks upcom
ing road trip where they will tangle
with George Mason and American.
“On the road we have to play our game
and win each half. It’ll be a big chal
lenge,” Scott said.
Wainwright gets 100“' victory with Seahawks
Ben JONES
SPORTS Editor
If the San Antonio Spurs had their
way, Jerry Wainwright would never
have had the chance to get his 100"’
victory as the head coach of the men’s
basketball team at UNC Wilmington.
Last August, Wainwright turned down
an offer to be an assistant coach with
the NBA team, which would have re
moved him from the program he has
put together at UNCW.
Wainwright’s decision to stay for
a seventh season presents several un
paralleled milestones never seen nor
experienced by the university.
First, his decision continues the
streak of being a respected contender
in the Colonial Athletic Association.
During his tenure, his conference
record is 68-41, and he has a winning
record against all eight teams.
In the last five seasons, Wainwright
has coached the Seahawks into three
CAA championship games, including
the tournament win in 2000.
For last year’s win, UNCW*was re
warded with a NCAA tournament ap
pearance for the first time in school
history. This was not the first post
season berth for the Seahawks though.
In 1998, Wainwright led the team into
the National Invitational Tournament
where they battled his previous em
ployer, Wake Forest.
Wainwright now has another
achievement to add to his growing list
as a coach at UNCW. The team played
Radford at Trask Coliseum Jan. 2. In
a game that normally would have little
meaning for the well-regarded mid
major squad, Wainwright gave the
Seahawks a reason to win - it would
be his 100"’.
During the game, UNCW pondered
for a while if that Tuesday night would
be the right time for the present. In
the end, the players, especially sopho
more Craig Callahan, decided the tim
ing was suitable. UNCW topped the
Highlanders 64-54, securing the lat
est Wainwright accomplishment.
Wainwright becomes the fastest
See Wainwright, Page 1 2