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UNCA baseball beats Wofford College 5-3

April 26, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, avl, avl baseball, baseball, bryce alberghini, Bulldogs, bulldogs baseball, campus, college, local, North Carolina, rachel boyle, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, UNCA baseball, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc, wofford college

The UNC Asheville baseball team played against Wofford College Wednesday and won 5-3.

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Morrell announced as new basketball coach

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, avl, avl basketball, basketball, Bulldogs, campus, college, local, mike morrell, nc, North Carolina, samuel robinson, shaka smart, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca basketball, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc

Athletic Director Janet Cone and Interim Chancellor Joe Urgo officially announce Mike Morrell as UNCA’s new men’s basketball head coach.

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Bulldogs fall short of victory against USC Spartans

April 18, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, asheville baseball, asheville sports, avl, baseball, brandon lankford, Bulldogs, bulldogs baseball, campus, college, local, North Carolina, rachel boyle, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, UNCA baseball, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc

The UNC Asheville baseball team lost to USC Spartans on April 10, with a final score of 3-10.

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Women’s tennis team falls to Presbyterian College

April 12, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, college, emma jordan, health, kylee shipley, Lise Gregory, local, nc, North Carolina, rachel boyle, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, unca tennis, uncavl, wnc, women's tennis

The UNC Asheville women’s tennis team lost a match on April 4 against Presbyterian College.

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UNCA senior men’s basketball players say their goodbyes

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments ahmad thomas, Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, college, kevin vannatta, local, Men's Basketball, nc, North Carolina, rachel boyle, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, United States, wnc

The UNCA men’s basketball team say their goodbyes to their senior players during their home game against rival, Winthrop College.

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UNCA defeats Charleston Southern

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments ahmad thomas, Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, charleston southern, college, jonathan baehre, Kimmel Arena, local, macio teague, Men's Basketball, nick mcdevitt, North Carolina, Raekwon Miller, samuel robinson, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca men's basketball, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc

The Bulldogs advance to the semifinals of the Big South Conference Tournament despite a four-minute scoring drought in the second half.

Arts & Features Features

West Asheville music festival returns for its seventh year

March 6, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments all go west, local, local music festival, music festival

The All Go West festival will take place in West Asheville on Haywood Road, and features craft vendors, food and five stages of live music and is free to the public

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Women’s basketball defeats Campbell Camels

February 27, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments ali trani, amaryah corpening, Asheville, asheville basketball, asheville sports, avl, Big South, big south conference, Big south conference championships, brenda mock kirkpatrick, bronaza fitzgerald, Bulldogs, bulldogs basketball, campbell camels, campbell university, campus, college, education, emily spies, health, khaila webb, local, nadiria evans, North Carolina, samuel robinson, sports, students, Tiffany Wilson, UNC Asheville, unca, unca basketball, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, United States, wnc, womens basketball, zip scott

The Bulldogs overcame a poor shooting night to defeat the Campbell Fighting Camels despite trailing much of the game.

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New arrival: Courtney McCluskey arrives forward and center

February 21, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, avl, avl sports, avl womens soccer, Bulldogs, bulldogs soccer, campus, college, courtney mccluskey, education, emily spies, local, local sports, michelle demko, nc, North Carolina, profile, sports, students, taylor borman, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, unca womens soccer, uncavl, United States, wnc, women's soccer, women's sports

Freshman economics student Courtney McCluskey arrived halfway through the school year but is aiming high to earn her spot on the field with the Bulldogs’ women’s soccer team.