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UNCW downs Princeton, 65-42
Aubrey Elmore
Staff Writer
The culmination of athletic ability
and scholastic achievement soared on
Friday, Dec. 21 when UNC Wilmington
faced Princeton. The Lady Seahawks
entered the game off a disappointing loss
to the Camels of Campbell, 63-59. The
Lady Tigers of Princeton University,
however, entered the game seeking their
first win after a heartbreaker to High
Point, 61-59 Monday.
UNCW (6-3) set the pace as the
Seahawks opened the game with a 6-0
run sparked by Shameka Montgomery
who from the tip completed a three-
point play.
“I think throwing (the ball) inside set
the tone from the beginning,” Montgom
ery said.
Beginning with a press to capitalize
on the vulnerable guard play of the Lady
Tigers, the Seahawks had Princeton
frantically searching for offense. As the
shot clock depleted, the Tigers were
forced to heave a shot at the basket.
Lady Tigers forward Hillary Reser hit a
buzzer-beater that sent Trask into silence
and catapulted the Tigers to a 5-0 run.
However, the Seahawks would not re
linquish their press and thus went on a
11-0 run, opening a 23-11 lead on the
now exhausted Tigers.
With the momentum on their side, the
Seahawks looked to enter the locker
room with a considerable lead and take
the game. Unfortunately, forward Lee
Culp, a High Point, N.C. native, dimin
ished the Seahawks hopes and sparked
Princeton to a 10-0 run making the score
25-21 with just over 3:00 on the clock.
Montgomery ended the run by
Princeton (0-8) by dominating the inside
game, soaring above the Lady Tigers to
convert one of her eight field goals on
the night. The Seahawks returned to the
locker room at the half with a 31-23 lead
over the Lady Tigers, who looked grate
ful to end the half only down by eight.
The second half began with the
Seahawks forcing two turnovers from
the Lady Tigers. The Seahawks ex
ecuted their defense flawlessly. Ann
Hancock, first-year coach of the
Seahawks, stressed to her team the im
portance of playing good defense.
“We really did not play our defen
sive roles against Campbell and we em
phasized that in shoot-around today,”
Hancock said.
The Lady Tigers were desperate for
offense while the shot clock was slowly
ticking against them. Several times the
Lady Tigers hit a shot clock buzzer-
beaten The crowd was accustomed to
this type of scoring from the Tigers.
However, the Seahawks managed to
remain focused and starting freshman
Tracy Morgan added two of her 15
points on the night. With the Lady Ti-
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Club Spearfishing: UNCW Neptunes
Troy Rezek
Neptunes Public Relations
The UNCW Neptunes took their first
offshore dive trip on Wed., Nov. 15. The
group departed the Bridge Tender docks
at 1:30 p.m. and returned at 5 o’clock
that afternoon. Clear skies and mild tem
peratures made for a delightful afternoon
in the water.
Chartered by local dive shop and
sponsor Aquatic Safaris, the Neptunes
explored the sunken Liberty Ship USS
Ramsey about 3 nautical miles from
Wrightsville Beach. Captain Roy was
able to put the Neptunes in the water di
rectly over the bow of the Ramsey, which
reaches up to a depth of 20 feet. The
multiple portions of the wreck allowed
members to practice diving to a maxi
mum depth of 50 feet. Grouper, seabass
and sheepshead were among the many
tish spotted swimming the wreck.
The UNCW Neptunes, a campus
sports club for underwater enthusiasts of
all kinds, is dedicated to promoting the
sports of freediving and freedive
spearfishing through seminars, teaching,
local dives and group trips. Freediving
is a relatively inexpensive alternative to
SCUBA, while just as rewarding. For
ounes\'
Neptune Michael Pester diving
towards the deck of the Ramsey.
those who enjoy underwater photogra
phy and fish ID, it is a great technique
to approach some of the more skittish
animals that would otherwise be fright
ened by SCUBA gear and bubbles. This
offers a degree of freedom of movement
rarely found with SCUBA.
If you are interested in obtaining in
formation on how to join the Neptunes,
upcoming events or just basic informa
tion about the sport, you can send an e-
mail to
UNCW_Neptunes@hotmail.com, or
call President Chris Rader at 612-6993
for more information. The Neptunes are
looking for new members of all skill lev
els.
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