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University of Mount Olive Falls to Wingate

University of Mount Olive Falls to Wingate

Today at 3 p.m. Wingate University went head to head with the UMO women’s Lacrosse on the Ray McDonald’s Sports Complex. By the end of the match UMO fell short to the Wingate Bulldogs with a score of Wingate 18 to UMO 8 goals.read more »

UMO’s Treser Honored by Off the Block

UMO’s Treser Honored by Off the Block

Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and Trevor Treser of Mount Olive earned Libero of the Week honors. This is the second time Treser has received the honor this season (March 20). A senior libero from Wexford, Pennsylvania, Treser led the defensive effort and…read more »

Mount Olive Ranked in First NCAA Southeast Region Tennis Polls

Mount Olive Ranked in First NCAA Southeast Region Tennis Polls

Conference Carolinas had two institutions under consideration in the first NCAA Southeast Region Men’s and Women’s Tennis Rankings, which were released by the NCAA on Thursday.  New this year for NCAA Division II sports with regional rankings, schools will be listed as under consideration in alphabetical order for the first ranking of the season. Francis…read more »

Mount Olive’s Izarra Named Player of the Week

Mount Olive’s Izarra Named Player of the Week

Oriana Izarra of Mount Olive has been selected as the Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Month for women’s tennis for March. A native of Valencia, Venezuela, Izarra was 5-1 in singles play and 5-1 in doubles action in the month and was named Conference Carolinas women’s tennis Player of the Week on March 22. Izarra…read more »

Mount Olive Track and Field  Athletes Honored

Mount Olive Track and Field Athletes Honored

The Conference Carolinas Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Year Presented by Hudl represent six different member institutions. 2022-23 Conference CarolinasWinter Scholar-Athletes of the Year Presented by Hudl Women’s Swimming and Diving: Mariel Mencia Martinez, UNC Pembroke and Guillermina Rentsch, Lees-McRaeMen’s Swimming and Diving: Dale Bruce, KingMen’s Indoor Track & Field: Kamden Johnson, Mount OliveWomen’s Indoor Track & Field: Jaiden Moody, Mount OliveMen’s…read more »

University of Mount Olive Sweeps Southern Wesleyan

University of Mount Olive Sweeps Southern Wesleyan

In spite of the rain delays the UMO Softball managed to play both games Saturday against Southern Wesleyan University. Game 1 got underway at 10: 30 with UMO ladies taking the win with 6 to 1 over SWU. Game two got underway about 30 minutes later with UMO winning that game with a 17 to…read more »

University of Mount Olive Athletes Honored by Conference Carolina

University of Mount Olive Athletes Honored by Conference Carolina

A group of University of Mount Olive athletes were named the athletes of the week by Conference Carolina. In Men’s Outdoor Track & Field the Track Athlete of the Week is Justen Burnette of Mount Olive. The Field Athlete of the Week is Joshua Faison of Mount Olive In Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, the…read more »

UMO Volleyball’s Treser Honored

UMO Volleyball’s Treser Honored

Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and Trevor Treser of Mount Olive earned Libero of the Week honors.  A 6-foot senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania, Treser had a match-high 12 digs and did not commit a reception error in a four-game victory against Erskine on…read more »

Mount Olive Guard Honored

Mount Olive Guard Honored

A pair of Conference Carolinas men’s basketball student-athletes have been named Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Men’s Basketball All-American selection for their play this season. KJ Jones II of Emmanuel, the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, earned second team honors while first team all-conference honoree Michael Brown of the University of Mount…read more »

UMO Trojans Crush Bloomsburg

UMO Trojans Crush Bloomsburg

The weather was almost perfect Saturday afternoon as the Bloomsburg University Huskies softball team came to town for a double header against UMO lady’s Trojans in a non-conference play on  Nancy Chapman Cassell Field.  Game 1 got underway at 1 p.m. where they played a full 7 inning game with UMO taking a 4 to 0 …read more »

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