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Carrollton, GA - One of the longest seasons of the athletic year commences on Sunday for West Georgia, as the UWG Women's Golf Team travels to Ponte Verda Beach, FL for the Queens (NC) University Invitational. ]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:22:15 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/9/SOC_0909100055.aspxSoccer, Project Hometown

Carrollton, GA – Stopping a penalty kick on goal may be the most difficult feat in sports. A goalkeeper has less than half of a second to react to a ball kicked 40-50 M.P.H. from twelve yards away. To successfully stop a penalty kick, a keeper must choose where their opponent is going to place the ball and react before it’s kicked. That decision is made based on instinct and experience. ]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:54:02 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/9/WXC_0909103921.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Carrollton, GA – Though the West Georgia Wolves are still more than two weeks away from their 2010 season opener, the teams of coach Tim Brooks will begin the season with high region rankings. ]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:18:58 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/8/SOC_0908100722.aspxSoccer

Carrollton, GA - It’s hard to imagine a tougher beginning to the 2010 season than the one that both Newberry and West Georgia endured this past weekend at the season opening Cougar Invitational in Columbus, GA. ]]>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:02:29 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/8/VB_0908100808.aspxVolleyball

Carrollton, GA - West Georgia sophomore Ellie Murphy spent the bulk of the 2008 season flying under the radar of the Gulf South Conference. Not so this year, as she was named the GSC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday after a stellar weekend at the St. Leo Lion Classic. ]]>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:43:56 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/7/VB_0907104556.aspxVolleyball

Carrollton, GA - West Georgia's home opener was spoiled Tuesday night as the No. 3 ranked team in NCAA Division III, Emory, outlasted the Wolves' best efforts to take a 3-0 victory. ]]>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:21:51 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/6/VB_0906100832.aspxVolleyball

Carrollton, GA - The long preseason paid off for the West Georgia Wolves at the 2010 Saint Leo Lion Classic, as the Wolves came away from that event with a 2-2- overall record on the year ]]>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:04:13 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/6/GEN_0906104512.aspxGeneral

Carrollton, GA –For the fourth time this year the University of West Georgia is mourning the passing of a member of the UWG Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Dorothy “Dot” McNabb of Carrollton died Friday, September 3, at the age of 87. ]]>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:41:43 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/5/SOC_0905101125.aspxSoccer

Columbus, GA - An early Columbus State goal proved to be all the Cougars would need to take down the West Georgia Wolves in the finale of the 2010 Cougar Invitational, as the Wolves fell 3-0 Sunday afternoon to the tournament host. ]]>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:54:56 GMThttp://uwgsports.com/news/2010/9/5/SOC_0905102426.aspxSoccer

Carrollton, GA - The West Georgia soccer team heads back to Columbus this afternoon for the final match of the 2010 Cougar Invitational, taking on 12th-ranked Columbus State at 4 p.m. Click here to follow the match on live stats. ]]>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:16:17 GMT