Former Battling Bishop Jaine Lindo has officially signed with the ASA Charge, an affiliate of the US National Premier Soccer League set to enter its inaugural season. A four-year letterwinner for NCWC from 2007 to 2010, the 23-year Lindo will help anchor the midfield.
The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2013-2014 Academic All-Conference Team, and North Carolina Wesleyan College is pleased to announce that 84 Battling Bishops have garnered recognition, marking the highest total in school history!
The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics hosted its 49th Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd, in Minges Auditorium of the Dunn Center. Coaches, staff and student-athletes came together to celebrate the accomplishments of both individuals and teams from the 2013-2014 season.
The USA South has released its fall sport All-Conference teams, with N.C. Wesleyan garnering three selections in men's soccer. Additionally, the league recognized its All-Sportsmanship teams, which saw Bishops from soccer and volleyball honored.
The men's soccer team of North Carolina Wesleyan saw its 2013 season come to an end on Saturday night at Maryville College, as the 6th-seeded Bishops fell to the 3rd-seeded Scots by a 1-0 score in USA South Tournament first round action.
The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for October 28th, and three Battling Bishops earned honors in their respective sports. Senior Leifur Kristjansson and freshman teammate Daniel Kamdem were named Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week in men's soccer, respectively, while freshmen Malik Adams picked up his second Offensive Rookie of the Week award in football.
The Battling Bishop men's soccer team of N.C. Wesleyan earned a pair of USA South wins on Saturday and Sunday at Scalf Field, shutting out Huntingdon College on Saturday, 5-0, before downing LaGrange College on Sunday, 4-1. Prior to Sunday’s match, head coach Frankie Taal honored his lone senior Leifur Kristjansson, a four-year letterwinner and team captain.
Despite holding a 15-13 advantage in shots, the North Carolina Wesleyan men’s soccer team fell to Averett University, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon in Danville.
The North Carolina Wesleyan men’s soccer team posted a 2-0 shutout of 24th-ranked Roanoke College on Wednesday afternoon at Scalf Field. The Bishops' Torben Vennemann and Samba Cande netted scores in the 68th and 74th minutes, while keeper Richard Kandarczyk made two saves in goal to secure his first collegiate win.
The men’s soccer team of N.C. Wesleyan suffered a pair of USA South road losses over the weekend, falling to Piedmont College 3-2 on Friday and Covenant College 5-1 on Saturday.
The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of great student-athlete performances, each current league institution was given the opportunity to submit names of student-athletes who competed within the Conference and excelled not only on their campuses, but in the Conference as a whole. The league has continued its recognition of these teams with the sport of men's soccer, and N.C. Wesleyan is proud to have placed 22 Bishop players on the squad.
North Carolina Wesleyan and Virginia Wesleyan battled to a 2-2 double overtime draw on a cold and damp Tuesday afternoon at Scalf Field. After trailing 2-1 at the break, the Bishops' Thorfinnur Thorfinnsson delivered a corner assist that freshman Alex Mansaray bicycle kicked into the goal for the equalizer at 63:55, securing NCWC's second tie of the season.
North Carolina Wesleyan celebrated its 2013 Homecoming on Saturday, and the day was full of notable highlights. A pair of USA South soccer wins headed the athletics action, while the Department of Athletics annual Hall of Fame inductions capped off a memorable night in Rocky Mount.
North Carolina Wesleyan's soccer and volleyball teams were all in action on Wednesday in Fayetteville, dropping at trio of close league matches to the rival Monarchs of Methodist University. Both men's and women's soccer fell by 2-1 scores, while volleyball suffered a tough 3-2 defeat.
N.C. Wesleyan's men's soccer team opened up USA South play over the weekend, picking up a pair of overtime wins versus Maryville and Greensboro, respectively. Junior Samba Cande notched the Golden Goal in Friday's 2-1 win over the Scots, while freshman Alex Mansaray did the honors in Sunday's double OT victory over the Pride.
In Saturday's men's soccer action, North Carolina Wesleyan fell to the Wildcats of Randolph College in double overtime by a 3-2 score at Scalf Field. Freshman Samba Cande and senior Leifer Kristjansson each netted goals for the Bishops, but it was Randolph's Jacob Lusczek who secured the Wildcats’ win with a golden goal in the second overtime.
In Wednesday's non-conference men's soccer action, North Carolina Wesleyan fell to the Captains of Christopher Newport University by a 3-0 score at Scalf Field. The Captains' Jalon Brown notched a hat trick to help CNU secure its third victory of the season.
September 11th is a time for remembering our fallen heroes from New York to Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. It is also a time to recognize those local heroes that risk their lives daily to insure the safety of our Rocky Mount community. For this reason, the student-athletes of North Carolina Wesleyan annually honor our local policemen and firefighters by distributing season passes for all Battling Bishop sporting events.
N.C. Wesleyan's men's soccer team completed this weekend's athletics action on Sunday afternoon, battling to a 2-2 double overtime tie with Baldwin Wallace College in Virginia Beach. Previously on Saturday, both the men's and women's teams dropped tough 1-0 matches, while volleyball completed day two of the Johns Hopkins Classic.
N.C. Wesleyan's men's soccer team fell 3-0 to 8th-ranked York College (Pa.) on Sunday afternoon, wrapping up the opening weekend of the 2013-2014 athletics season in the process. NCWC's volleyball and women's soccer previously kicked off their respective slates on Saturday.
The Battling Bishop men's soccer team opened its 2013 season Friday afternoon, securing a 2-1 win over Bridgewater College at Scalf Field. Freshman Samba Cande tallied the eventual gamewinner on a through ball from Lucas Gundermann in the 57th minute to help Wesleyan move to 1-0 on the season.
The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2013 fall sport preseason coaches polls for volleyball and soccer. North Carolina Wesleyan's volleyball squad received a 2nd-place billing in the league's North Division, while men's soccer was tabbed 3rd and women's soccer 10th in their respective polls.