Eastern deer season
nearing peak
Brad Hutchens
November s, zua 1
Seahawks give impressive preseason matchup
Jessie Nunrey
Exhibition games are a time to experi
ment with lineups, give floor time to
players new and old and to get experi
ence away from the practice floor. The
UNCW men’s basketball team accom
plished all of these goals in their 98-75
win over the D.C. Stars Saturday at
Trask Coliseum.
UNCW put together an impressive
showing as six players scored in double
figures, led by Craig Callahan’s 18
points and 8 rebounds. Equally impres
sive were senior forward Ed Williams’
16 point nine rebound outing and sopho
more forward Joel Justus’ 15 point, 8
assist performance.
Justus, a 6-5 swingman from Win
ston-Salem, played most of his minutes
at point guard due to the absence of Tim
Burnette and Andy Gunn for violation
of team academic policy. The Seahawks
also played the first-half without pre
season All-CAA guard Brett Blizzard,
who sat out for violating a team rule.
However, Justus seized the opportunity
and consistently found teammates open
for baskets.
“Joel is very aggressive and confi
dent,” said UNCW Head Coach Jerry
Wainwright. “In the second half he made
really good decisions.”
Justus credited his teammates with
his play.
“It’s easy to get an assists when guys
are posting up,” Justus said. “I feel con
fident handling the ball and that showed
tonight.”
Early on the Seahawks made it evi
dent that they
would go
side. Callahan
and sophomore
forward An-
y Terrell
score 11 of the
Seahawks first
17 points, us
ing a variety of
post-moves and
being aggres
sive on the
boards.
Also getting
into the act
early was
freshman guard
Wilmington
native, Joseph
King, who
wasted little
time in scoring
his first basket
as a Seahawk.
King showed
poise and ag
gressiveness in
scoring 8
points in 14
minutes of
play, including
shooting two Anthony Terrell grabs a rebound in the Seahawks Exhlbi-
for three from tlon game against the D.C. Stars on Saturday.
three-point ^
range. King said
“I was nervous, but because of Tim
and Andy being out we were lacking ex
perience and just had to be confident,”
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Volleyball Destroyed at Hands of ECU
As the cool harvest month of November rolls
into eastern North Carolina, deer hunting through
out the region heats up. With whitetail does en
tering their heat, referred to as the “rut”, the op
portunity to see a large buck increases greatly.
Andrew MacNair, a student at N.C. State,
reaped the benefits of the beginning of the ruL
On Saturday, MacNair killed a large five-point
buck in Apex, North Carolina.
‘There were two bucks together,” MacNair
said. “One was a smaller deer widi four or six
MacNair decided to take the five pointer since
its body mass was greater than the deer standing
to its side.
‘1 figured that the other deer was younger, so 1
let him walk,” MacNair said.
MacNair hopes diat his decision will yield a
laiger deer for future seasons.
Andy Jenks, of Apex, also hunted most of the
weekend, but saw only does.
“With the number of does, once the rut comes
in completely, there should be quite a few bucks
around.”
The mt will peak to wards the end of the month,
making Thanksgiving weekend a prime hunting
time throughout the eastern counties.
Hunters in eastern counties of Nwth Carolina
usually use high-powered rifles, but shotguns can
also be effective at shorter distances. With a rifle,
hunters can increase their range, enabling them to
take shots well over 200 yards. Shotguns will
usually Umit a hunter’s range to 50 yards using
buckshot, or about 75 yards while using a slug.
MacNair prefers rifle hunting to using a shot
gun.
“I feel like I have a better chance with ray .280
[caliberrifle],”MacNairsaid. “In deeply wooded
areas I use my shotgun because the possible shots
are much closer”
In North Carolina, a hunting license is required
of all hunters over the age of 16. For residents, a
“Sportsman’s License” can be purchased from
most major sporting good stores for a fee of $40.00.
The Ucense gives hunters access to harvest deer,
waterfowl, turkeys, wild boar, and black bears.
To be eligible for a license in North Carolina, new
hunters must pass a hunter safety course. For in
formation about local safety courses, those inter
ested in purchasing a license can contact the local
office of the North Carolina WUdlife Resources
Commission.
Deer hunting is a great way to experience the
natural resources of eastern North Carolina, in
addition to helping control deer populations. The
eastern deer season will continue through New
Years Day.
Brad Hutchens
Tuesday evening the UNC Wilmington
volleyball team dropped their seventh straight
match to East Carolina in Hanover Hall. ECU
swept the Seahawks in three straight games
in just shy of an hour and a half.
The first game opened with UNCW lead
ing briefly, before a back and forth battle
ensued. ECU then seemed to take command
of the game after running off a streak of six
straight points to put them ahead by a 22-15
count. ECU continued to keep UNCW at bay
before the Seahawks reeled off seven straight
points to tie the game at 29-29. UNCW was
able to take a 31-30 lead, but then gave up
three straight points to the Pirates to end the
game at a total of 33-31.
UNCW took an early lead in game two
by a 9-5 margin after a five-point suige. ECU
then came back to lead at 11-10, forcing
UNCW to take a timeout. Following the
break the Pirates continued their lead to 20-
13, when the Seahawks began to lose focus
and failed to execute. Although UNCW made
a late run at the Pirates, ECU was able to fin
ish out the game, winning 30-22.
With their backs against the wall, the
Seahawks could do little against ECU in
game three. Behind 7-3, UNCW’s outside
hitter Heather White injured her hand while
diving to dig an ECU spike. White would
have to leave the game and watch as her team
mates fell further behind. The Pirates de
stroyed the Seahawks throughout the rest of
the game, winning by a 30-17 count, slam
ming the door on the match.
On the stat sheet, ECU led nearly every
category, most notably attack percentage at
.218, as opposed to the Seahawk’s .016.
UNCW head coach John Rodgers was dis
couraged by his team’s performance against
the Pirates.
“They’re supposed to be our big rival and
we had a great turn out from our fans,”
Rodgers said. ‘To put on that kind of perfor-
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