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NEWBERRY – Newberry College (10-15, 6-13 SAC) swept Lincoln Memorial University (13-13, 10-10 SAC) at Eleazer Arena Saturday afternoon in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) showdown. Samantha De Jong held the top spot offensively with 12 kills on 18 attempts giving her a .556 hitting percentage. Logan Hayward and Mary…

COLUMBIA — Despite a close first quarter, the Newberry College women’s basketball team dropped to No. 2 University of South Carolina, 93-49. The game was the first recorded meeting between Newberry and South Carolina in women’s basketball action. Meg Essex scored the Wolves first two points by sinking a jumper…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Newberry College fell in the second round of the ECAC tournament to Lindenwood College by a score of 4-0. The Lions scored two goals in each half. The first goal coming at the 7:39 minute mark when Linda Bonagura grabbed the ball off a penalty corner and…

NEWBERRY — Newberry College swept the Corvias Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Tennis Player of the Month honors for October, with Elizabeth Williamson winning women’s honors for the second straight month and Jacob Svantesson earning the first honor of his career. Williamson, a junior from Canterbury, New Zealand, went…

PEMBROKE, N.C. — The No. 7 Newberry Wolves opened the season with a strong performance at the UNCP Braves Classic, placing 12 wrestlers in the top six of their weight class, led by a championship performance from Trung Duong. Duong went 4-0 on the day, picking up major decisions over…

NEWBERRY — Newberry College women’s soccer players Michelle Calmeyn and Guadalupe Magana were named to Second Team All-Conference while Valeria Newcomb received an Honorable Mention for the South Atlantic Conference Annual Women’s Soccer Awards. For the 2015 season, Calmeyn led the team in goals with 15 and points with 32.…

KIAWAH ISLAND — Rainy conditions and standing water at the Turtle Point GC forced the cancellation of the final round of the Kiawah Classic by Aramark. Newberry finished in 21st place of the 22 teams as the only Division II squad in the event. Newberry shot 309-303=612 (+36) over 36…

HICKORY, N.C. — The Newberry Wolves ended a four-year drought and won the Bishops Trophy with a resounding 52-14 win over the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears at Moretz Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Newberry is now 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the South Atlantic Conference. The Wolves return home for…