Third-seeded Mount Olive captured its second consecutive Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Championship with a thrilling 4-3 win over top-seeded Erskine in the final on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center. Mount Olive with its tournament win earns Conference Carolinas’ automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Championship.…… read more »
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Mount Olive Captures Second Straight Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Championship Title
UMO Men and Women’s Tennis Advance
It was a thrilling first day at the 2023 Conference Carolinas Tennis Championships on Friday, April 23 at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center for the University of Mount Olive Trojan Men and Women’s Tennis. In the Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Championship opening round, sixth-seeded Mount Olive picked up a 4-3 win over seventh-seeded Converse…… read more »
University of Mount Olive Sweeps Pembroke
The University of Mount Olive women’s softball team played a doubleheader Saturday afternoon against Pembroke University. Mount Olive took the first game with a score of 4 to 1. After a short period of time, the second game led to a UMO win with a score of 8 to 0.… read more »
University of Mount Olive Lacrosse Tops North Greenville
Late Saturday afternoon North Greenville University came to town to take on the UMO women’s Lacrosse at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex. By the end of four periods of play UMO ladies Trojans scored 25 goals to North Greenville 5 goals.… read more »
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
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
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
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
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
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 »
