Dean leads HPU women
High Point Enterprise - Feb. 16, 2010
Two teams running in the wrong direction traded runs with each other Monday night. The final sprint belonged to the High Point University women.
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Bill Buchalter's Names and Faces column
Orlando Sentinel - Feb. 13, 2010
When the baseball season begins this week at High Point (N.C.) University, one oflf the key pitchers will be Maitland's Drew Dades (Bishop Moore).
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High Point topples Coastal Carolina to tighten Big South race
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Feb. 12, 2010
The Big South regular-season championship race got a lot more interesting Thursday. High Point knocked off visiting Coastal Carolina 69-65 at the Millis Center. When coupled with Radford's overtime win over Charleston Southern, the Chanticleers' lead atop the league standings shrunk to one game.
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HPU men weather Coastal storm for big win
High Point Enterprise - Feb. 12, 2010
There was no denying a spirited Panthers’ squad Thursday night against the Big South Conference-leading Chanticleers.
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Big South Baseball 2010 Preview
College Baseball 360 - Feb. 9, 2010
Heading into the season all eyes are on Coastal Carolina again, as they begin this season ranked anywhere from 12
th to 17
th in the various preseason polls. So the question is, can anyone contend with Coastal Carolina in 2010?
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Reaching his High Point: Scott Cherry leads ideal turnaround in debut season
The Saratogian - Jan. 25, 2010
Ballston Spa native Scott Cherry’s plans seem to be panning out just as intended. After working his way up through the ranks as a basketball assistant and low-level head coach — leaving his mark with each team he worked with along the way — Cherry is at the helm of a Division I program in the heart of it all.
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HPU women wary of Asheville
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 25, 2010
Two days removed from scraping past a one-win team, it’s safe to say the High Point University women won’t be looking past UNC Asheville tonight at 7.
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HPU men move on minus Morris
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 25, 2010
A big hole in the roster will need to be filled as the High Point University men embark on the second half of the Big South Conference season.
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Purves joins High Point
Hudson Hub Times - Jan. 24, 2010
Western Reserve Academy senior Ali Purves recently signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and lacrosse careers at High Point (N.C.) University.
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VMI men nip HPU
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 24, 2010
For all the 3-pointers and fast-break layups and offensive rebounds and turnovers that were supposed to decide Saturday night’s game, it came down to something much simpler.
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Panther women shift focus vs. Presbyterian
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 24, 2010
Tooey Loy’s team won’t be worrying about Presbyterian this evening, but it has nothing to do with the Blue Hose’s 2-14 record.
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Fun show heads to the Millis Center
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 23, 2010
There’s little doubt the sellout crowd inside the Millis Center tonight will see an entertaining game between VMI and the High Point University men.
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Barbour torches Liberty
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 22, 2010
As Nick Barbour hit the deck, he looked up to watch as his 22-foot jumper fell gracefully through the nylon. It was that kind of night for Barbour and High Point University.
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HPU hopes for more home success
HIgh Point Enterprise - Jan. 21, 2010
Seeking consistency all season, High Point University’s men should emerge victorious tonight if the Panthers play up to their usual standards.
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Blocks keep coming for Maier
Charleston Gazette - Jan. 19, 2010
Former Charleston Catholic standout Mackenzie Maier, a junior at High Point University in High Point, N.C., has tied her own school record of seven blocks in a game in three of her team's last five games.
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Lady Eagles big on boards in loss to High Point
The Herald - Jan. 17, 2010
Winthrop turned in its highest-scoring output since Dec. 21, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Eagles fell 69-60 at league-leading High Point on Saturday.
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Coastal Carolina rebounds
The Sun News - Jan. 17, 2010
Coastal Carolina righted the ship by avoiding the Highlander hangover Saturday. Two days removed from their first loss since November, the Chanticleers played their most complete half of the season and cruised to a 75-58 win over High Point, maintaining their lead atop the Big South.
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Back to work for Coastal Carolina men's hoops as High Point comes calling
The Sun News - Jan. 16, 2010
The crescendo came crashing down for Coastal Carolina on Thursday. But the Chanticleers were back in the gym a day later, intent on erasing the disappointing loss to Radford from their minds before today's visit by High Point. Coastal still holds a half-game lead in the Big South standings, but another loss would deal a serious blow to their regular-season championship aspirations.
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Panthers slip past Eagles on late shots
Durham Herald Sun - Jan. 12, 2010
High Point's Eugene Harris added to N.C. Central's misery on Monday night, as the Panthers escaped with a 58-55 victory at McDougald-McLendon Gym.
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HPU women hit their stride
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 6, 2010
Seven games into the season, a preseason poll that ranked High Point University as the co-favorite to win the Big South women’s basketball championship seemed a bit optimistic.
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High Point men hold off UNCA
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 5, 2010
At the end of a tough shooting night, Nick Barbour made a shot when it counted. Barbour caught a cross-court pass from Cruz Daniels and canned a 3-pointer from the corner to put High Point ahead 63-60 with 1:45 left as the Panthers escaped with a 66-62 Big South victory over UNC Asheville on Monday at the Millis Center.
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HPU women silence Chants
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 5, 2010
Going into the season, High Point University women’s coach Tooey Loy said the plan for his club would be to play an unwavering pressure defense, run and score in transition.
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Miles in pre-season All-America tournament
Salisbury Post - Jan. 5, 2010
Miles, who has signed with High Point, is one of 10 North Carolina players chosen to participate in the Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament.
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Panthers look to take bite out of Bulldogs
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 4, 2010
UNC Asheville doesn’t possess a sterling record this season. That doesn’t matter to High Point Univeristy men’s coach Scott Cherry as the Panthers prepare to face the Bulldogs in a Big South Conference contest at the Millis Center tonight at 7.
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Panther women cruise in Big South opener
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 3, 2010
Successfully keeping Charleston Southern from bombing away from 3-point range, High Point University’s women didn’t bomb in their Big South Conference opener Saturday.
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HPU men race past Running Bulldogs
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 3, 2010
Having squandered one double-digit lead, High Point University’s men didn’t waver when they got another Saturday night.
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HPU men set for Bulldogs
High Point Enterprise - Jan. 2, 2010
The High Point University men snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday night. Now, the Panthers will attempt to put an emphatic end to their winter of discontent.
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Ballston Spa's Cherry knows the North Carolina mystique
Albany Times Union - Dec. 30, 2009
There are plenty of connections between the Capital Region and the North Carolina men’s basketball program.
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Hemby boosts Patriots
Frederick News-Post - Dec. 30, 2009
Thomas Johnson's Becca Hemby, who has committed to play women's soccer at High Point next year is having en excellent season on the basketball court.
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Defense sparks Panthers past Eagles
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 30, 2009
The defense never rested Tuesday night for the High Point University men. Luckily for the Panthers, the offense finally started clicking in the second half of a 70-58 victory over North Carolina Central.
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Panthers welcome home game vs NCCU
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 29, 2009
High Point University’s men’s basketball team will finally get a slice of home sweet home tonight. For the first time in six games since Nov. 30, the Panthers (4-6) will see game action in the Millis Center when they face N.C. Central (2-10).
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HPU women trip Mercer
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 29, 2009
Ashlee’ Samuels knows she is running out of chances.
As the lone scholarship senior on the High Point women’s basketball team, she is determined to help lead the Panthers to places the program has never been. With more performances like Monday night, the promised land, also known as a Big South Championship, seems within reach.
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HPU women stun gators
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 22, 2009
In the depths of Gator country, a wave of purple stormed through the O’Connell Center and made history in the process. Coming off their worst loss of the season on Friday night, the High Point Panthers surged to their greatest triumph in NCAA Division I program history on Monday.
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HPU men hope practice pays dividends
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 20, 2009
Practice, man, practice.
Since losing to South Carolina State on Dec. 9, that’s all High Point University men’s basketball team has been doing, thanks to the break that allowed the Panthers to concentrate on fall semester final exams.
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News-Herald Volleyball Player of the Decade: Jessica Sabath, Lake Catholic
News-Herald - Dec. 17, 2009
In a decade full of volleyball standouts, there was no other like Jessica Sabath.
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Oswego's Folgherait to play D-1 college lacrosse at High Point
The Palladium Times - Dec. 11, 2009
Oswego’s Leah Folgherait has picked a college with a fitting name to continue her lacrosse career — High Point University.
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High Point women ready for on-court test
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 12, 2009
Naturally, Amy Dodd still spends plenty of time studying. She is, after all, a “student-athlete” at High Point University. But the Panthers’ junior gets to hit the books on her own terms – a hard-earned reward for carrying a top grade point average.
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HPU women stop skid
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 10, 2009
Forget allowing Campbell to dribble up the court and run its offense. During one key stretch of Wednesday night’s game at the Millis Center, the High Point University women forced three straight turnovers as the Camels tried to inbound the ball after made baskets.
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HPU men trek to S.C. State
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 9, 2009
Scheduling woes that have plagued High Point University for years led to a pair of relatively unique home-and-home series for the Panther men.
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Snow place like home for HPU women
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 8, 2009
The average high temperature for Gainesville, Fla., at the end of December checks in at a relatively balmy 68 degrees. As far as Tooey Loy is concerned, the warmer the better when his High Point University women’s basketball team competes in the Gator Invitational.
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Mid-Major coach sit down: Kevin Easley
Mid-Major Madness - Dec. 1, 2009
Mid Major Madness sits down with Kevin Easley, one of the top mid major assistants in the country and North Carolina coaching veteran.
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Panthers skate past S.C. State
High Point Enterprise - Dec. 1, 2009
Give High Point some skates and sweaters and the Panthers could pass for an ice hockey team. They already substitute like one.
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Panther men look to get back on track
High Point Enterprise - Nov. 30, 2009
That will be the mission for High Point University’s men’s basketball team when it entertains South Carolina State tonight at the Mills Center, five days after coming apart in the first half and losing 75-54 at Auburn in a game that coach Scott Cherry thought the Panthers had a shot at winning.
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Lady Mallards soar into Division I
Ocean City Today - Nov. 27, 2009
Sara Noyes will be part of history at High Point as a member of the school's first lacrosse team in the spring of 2011.
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High Point brings Tar Heel connection to Auburn
Mobile Press-Register - Nov. 25, 2009
Auburn's first game back at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum after a four-game trip will have plenty of blue blood. The Tigers (2-3) and High Point (2-1) are both coached by former North Carolina Tar Heels who played on great teams for Dean Smith.
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Lebo faces fellow North Carolina alum
OANow.com - Nov. 25, 2009
High Point’s first-year coach Scott Cherry and Auburn coach Jeff Lebo never played together at North Carolina, but the two are good friends. Playing under legendary coach Dean Smith seems to bring all UNC grads together.
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Phoenixville's Parris picks up-and-comer High Point
Phoenixville Mercury - Nov. 24, 2009
During her scholastic lacrosse career, Heather Parris has helped Phoenixville make two Pioneer Athletic Conference Final Four appearances. Starting next year, Parris will try to help High Point University successfully launch its collegiate program.
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Parker takes winding road to High Point
High Point Enterprise - Nov. 20, 2009
Cheyenne Parker made a good impression with members of the High Point University women’s basketball staff during a brief initial meeting.
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Deacons make adjustments to stop Panthers
Winston-Salem Journal - Nov. 19, 2009
There was reason to believe that Wake Forest would take charge in the second half last night against High Point of the Big South Conference, so the most pressing questions for the crowd of 9,344 at Joel Coliseum were when and how.
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Heritage grad makes an impact on High Point women's soccer team
Lynchburg News & Advance - Nov. 18, 2009
Growing up in Lynchburg, Heritage High graduate Brielle Spencer and her family made an annual trek to Chapel Hill, N.C., nearly every November to watch the University of North Carolina’s women’s soccer team play in the early rounds of the NCAA tournament.
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Deacons loom large for HPU
High Point Enterprise - Nov. 18, 2009
Oral Roberts and East Carolina couldn’t find a way to keep forward Al-Farouq Aminu in check while he led Wake Forest to lopsided wins in its first two games of the season. Now, it is High Point University’s turn to take a shot.
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Deacs play to inside strength
Winston-Salem JournalI - Nov. 18, 2009
Preview of HPU's men's basketball game at Wake Forest.
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High Point's new coach all about identity
Greensboro New & Record - Nov. 17, 2009
Scott Cherry inherited a 9-21 team, so the one-time North Carolina walk-on knows he won't turn around High Point University basketball simply by encouraging the zealous pursuit of opportunity. But you've got to start somewhere, and why not with an upbeat, forward-thinking approach?
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HPU women get their kicks with magical run
High Point Enterprise - Nov. 16, 2009
High Point University senior goalkeeper Marisa Abbott left an indelible mark on the Panther women’s soccer program.
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Panthers pummel Pembroke
High Point Enterprise - Nov. 15, 2009
Nick Barbour was unaware of the individual accomplishment. The team effort was hard to ignore.
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Miles signs with High Point
Salisbury Post - Nov. 13, 2009
Maverick Miles is looking forward to swinging a bat and throwing a baseball this weekend. Routine things he's always been good at, skills he's taken for granted, are now more precious to the South Rowan senior.
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High Point's Cherry will get his first chance to be a college head coach Taking the Reins
Winston-Salem Journal - Nov. 6, 2009
It's not wishful thinking to think that High Point might celebrate good times sooner than anyone imagines. True, the Panthers have a rookie head coach in Scott Cherry. But during a 10-year stretch as an assistant, he played a key role in helping develop winning programs at George Mason, Tennessee Tech, Western Kentucky and South Carolina.
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HPU's Cherry has history with Big South
High Point Enterprise - Oct. 16, 2009
If Scott Cherry turns the High Point University men’s basketball team into a Big South power, several of his colleagues will have no one to blame but themselves.
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Big South Media Day Notebook
The Sun News - Oct. 14, 2009
Review of 2009 Big South Basketball Media Day including an interview with Scott Cherry.
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Hargraves, HPU women picked first
High Point Enterprise - Oct. 14, 2009
Rarely does anyone other than Liberty women’s coach Carey Green get to address the crowd at the Big South Conference’s basketball media day. So when Tooey Loy had his chance with the microphone Tuesday in Charlotte, he made the most of it.
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HPU baseball builds dreams
High Point Enterprise - Sept. 28, 2009
Dreams do come true at places other than Walt Disney World, especially if a fairy god-person comes along willing to make a donation. Just ask High Point University baseball coach Craig Cozart.
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Digging deep with resolve
Dayton Daily News - Sept. 24, 2009
Bellbrook grad Megan Smith excels at High Point after leaving Maine.
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HPU spikers enjoy early success
HIgh Point Enterprise - Sept. 18, 2009
If a television show called “Can You Believe This” existed, one of the key circumstances surrounding High Point University’s volleyball team this season would merit a segment.
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HPU men's soccer hopes to continue climb
High Point Enterprise - Sept. 1, 2009
The High Point University men's soccer team was profiled by Greer Smith of the High Point Enterprise. The story ran prior to HPU's regular-season opener against Elon.
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Before accepting minimum, Berg gets a major chance
Ventura County Star - Aug. 16, 2009
Former HPU pitcher Jeremy Berg signs minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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HPU faces Wake
High Point Enterprise - Aug. 13, 2009
High Point Enterprise writer Tom Berry gives a synopsis of the Panthers' 2009-10 men's basketball schedule.
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Pendergast joins HPU's hoops staff
High Point Enterprise - Aug. 7, 2009
Tripp Pendergast, a Wake Forest graduate who has worked at UNC Greensboro and Pfeiffer, has been named High Point University's first director of men's basketball operations, writes the Enterprise's Tom Berry.
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Panther baseball brand expands
High Point Enterprise - July 16, 2009
HPU baseball has taken over one local youth travel squad formerly called the Carolina Angels and more will be added as HPU coach Craig Cozart attempts to give his program a higher profile within the community and maybe help recruiting in a few years.
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Liberty teen takes N.C. Junior title in stride
Burlington Tmes-News - July 7, 2009
HPU freshman Jessica Neese wins the Carolinas Golf Association's North Carolina Junior Championship.
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