Don't forget the little guys
Ian Richardson
Issue date: 11/11/09 Section: Op/Ed
Another team that has deserved plaudits this year is the volleyball squad. First-year coach Amy Bambenek has led a turnaround, which has seen the Seahawks climb out of the CAA cellar for the first time in over three years. This season, UNCW has amassed a 13-16 record while going 3-9 in the CAA. While 3-9 is nothing to shout about, it does triple the Seahawks' CAA win count from the past three seasons combined giving hopes of a brighter future for the Seahawk netters.
The men's tennis team under reigning CAA Coach-of-the-Year Mait Dubois is also on the rise after winning last season's CAA tournament and enjoying a successful start to the 2009 season. The Seahawks also earned their first NCAA Tennis Regionals appearance and were included in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's national rankings at No. 58.
Head coach Matt Clark's men's golf team has also quietly received national recognition, winning the VCU Shootout in September and cracking into the national top 40. Junior standout Josh Brock even competed in last summer's U.S. Open Championship against golf's top professionals in the world at the famous Bethpage Black course in New York.
Even the women's basketball team will sometimes play in relative anonymity. There have been several women's games where barely 200 seats are filled for a crucial CAA match-up after over 6000 poured through the doors the night before for a men's game.
By no means am I saying don't support our basketball team. In fact, it's just the opposite; give them your full support. But offer that same support to the other teams here that deserve it just as much. Overall, it's an exciting time to be a Seahawk fan. So when you're in Trask this winter cheering for your Seahawk hoops team, don't forget the little guys.
The men's tennis team under reigning CAA Coach-of-the-Year Mait Dubois is also on the rise after winning last season's CAA tournament and enjoying a successful start to the 2009 season. The Seahawks also earned their first NCAA Tennis Regionals appearance and were included in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's national rankings at No. 58.
Head coach Matt Clark's men's golf team has also quietly received national recognition, winning the VCU Shootout in September and cracking into the national top 40. Junior standout Josh Brock even competed in last summer's U.S. Open Championship against golf's top professionals in the world at the famous Bethpage Black course in New York.
Even the women's basketball team will sometimes play in relative anonymity. There have been several women's games where barely 200 seats are filled for a crucial CAA match-up after over 6000 poured through the doors the night before for a men's game.
By no means am I saying don't support our basketball team. In fact, it's just the opposite; give them your full support. But offer that same support to the other teams here that deserve it just as much. Overall, it's an exciting time to be a Seahawk fan. So when you're in Trask this winter cheering for your Seahawk hoops team, don't forget the little guys.
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