HPU men fall to Presbyterian
Not being able to score while not being able to stop the other team’s biggest offensive weapon is usually not a winning combination.
So it was for the High Point University men’s basketball team on...
HPU women rally past Blue Hose
Ironically, it did not take a perfect effort to remain perfect.
High Point started slowly and trailed Presbyterian by three at the half, but once again the Panthers rallied behind their impressive...
HPU women stay perfect in Big South One game after becoming High Point’s all-time leading scorer in the D-I era, Shamia Brown, the Panthers’ lone senior, authored another legendary performance to help keep her team perfect.
Brown ma...
Panther women stay unbeaten in Big South Watching her team treading water, High Point University coach Jennifer Hoover issued a directive during the media timeout with just under four minutes to play.
“I told them that they were playing n...
Flames douse Panthers, 84-78 The trend kept going in a downward direction for the High Point University men’s basketball team.
The Panthers fell to Liberty 84-78 on Saturday evening as they got off to a poor start then stag...
Late run lifts VMI past HPU
Senior guard Nick Barbour hit a jumper that had the High Point University men’s basketball team within two points late in the game, but the Panthers couldn’t recover from a 13-3 Keydet run and too...
Status of HPU’s Law in doubt The High Point University men’s basketball team could be without a key component again tonight as it tries to rebound from one of its worst outings of the season.
HPU’s Emery, Scally set records
Sophomores Evan Emery and Steven Scally both set High Point University records to highlight the men’s track & field team’s results at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Emery ra...
HPU rally falls short In the end, the High Point University men were only left with what-ifs.
Despite an epic comeback to cut a 28-point deficit to one in the final minutes, the Panthers fell just shy in a 86-79 loss t...
Panthers clip Eagles, 64-54 Given the chance to crash for the second game in a row, the High Point University men’s basketball team sent Winthrop tumbling.
Having seen a 10-point lead turn into a 54-54 tie, the Panthers held...
Experience rules for HPU, Winthrop Both coaches will have a hard time blaming inexperience for any shortcomings when High Point University entertains Winthrop tonight at the Millis Center (7 p.m., WMFR).
In fact, Eagles coach Randy ...
Barbour, HPU trim Blue Hose The High Point University men’s basketball team got a 27-point performance from senior guard Nick Barbour, pulling away late in a 63-57 victory over Presbyterian College on Thursday night at the Te...
HPU finally gets crack at Coleman During the previous two seasons, circumstances allowed the High Point University men’s basketball team to dodge facing one of the better players in the Big South Conferencewhen it went up against P...
Panther men hold off Bucs Right from the opening possessions, High Point University was feeling much better than it had in its last game. The Panthers steadily built a big lead into the second half and, in the end, they nee...
Quick surge lifts HPU women to 2-0 league start It took a little while for High Point University to get rolling against Gardner-Webb. But once it did, it couldn’t be stopped.
After both teams struggled offensively for much of the first half, the...
HPU hosts Big South doubleheader today Coming off its worst offensive outing of the season in a 53-50 loss to Coastal Carolina, the High Point University men’s basketball team needs to pick up the scoring pace while turning in another s...
Panthers tame Terriers Given the chance to let another victory slip away, the High Point University men’s basketball team refused to buckle.
Seeing leads of 18 points in the first half and 16 in the second dwindle to fo...
HPU women fall in the Bahamas The High Point University women's basketball team dropped its first of two games at the Bahamas Sunshine Shootout to Georgia State, 79-68, on Monday night in Nassau, Bahamas.
Sophomore Cheyenne P...
Wake cuts it close, trims HPU All the ingredients were in place for a storybook ending.
Battling back from a 15-point deficit with a packed Millis Center house of 1,801 going crazy and Tubby Smith watching at midcourt, High P...
Smith savors High Point honor When the call came that his alma mater wanted to honor him, Tubby Smith recalled that he was surprised.
“I was flabbergasted,” Smith said. “I was wondering what did I had done to deserve it, I wasn...
Wake, HPU set to clash In the annals of High Point University basketball, tonight brings arguably the biggest men’s game ever in the Millis Center.
Wake Forest comes visiting, marking the first time an ACC school or one ...
Focused Deacons come to town Any chance that the Wake Forest men’s basketball team would come into the Millis Center overconfident about facing High Point University most likely went away when the Demon Deacons came out flat a...
Gamble sparks HPU women's track The High Point University women’s track & field team opened the indoor season at the Liberty Kickoff on Friday and Saturday.
Senior Manika Gamble led the Panthers with a runner-up performance in th...
Commodore women sink Panthers Two days after upending Pittsburgh at the Millis Center, High Point’s quest to knock off yet another college hoops Goliath fell short in the Music City.
Undefeated and nationally 25th-ranked Vander...
HPU women shock Pitt At 5-foot-3, Erin Reynolds’ size may not lead one to think “big-time college basketball player.” But when you watch her play against a premier opponent, it is hard to think about anything else.
Beh...
HPU women welcome Pittsburgh tonight A week after losing to unheralded and previously winless Mercer, High Point University women’s basketball team tries to get back on track against a more well-known foe tonight.
HPU will serve as th...
HPU men learn to close Getting into the swing of a long season, the High Point University men’s basketball team learned a valuable lesson earlier this week.
The Panthers let a victory against Tennessee Tech slip away at ...
HPU men work overtime for victory Held in check for most of the second half, Nick Barbour made his presence known in overtime.
Barbour came up with two key steals, sank two free throws after drawing an intentional foul and then dra...
Mercer women trip HPU Appearing to be on the verge of turning the corner, High Point University women’s basketball team hit a wall on Friday night.
Previously winless Mercer put up the barrier.
Down nine after HPU fashi...
HPU falls in OT With points at a premium all night long, Tennessee Tech’s top trio came to life in overtime on Tuesday night, dealing High Point University a 62-57 setback at the Millis Center.
Neither school crac...
HPU faces Tennessee Tech HIGH POINT – Having a veteran club won’t be a big advantage for High Point University when it hosts Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee Tech tonight at the Mills Center (7 p.m., WMFR radio).
HPU women race past Longwood The High Point University women’s basketball team outscored Longwood 42-21 in the second half to beat the Lancers by a score of 73-51 on Sunday afternoon in the Millis Center.
Junior Erin Reynolds ...
Panther women tame Wildcats Turning up the defensive pressure in the second half, High Point University sent Davidson into a panic Friday night.
Putting the Wildcats on the run, the Panthers ran to a 82-69 women’s nonconferen...
Virginia women trip Panthers With the home opener on the horizon and two tough road challenges in the rear-view mirror, High Point women’s basketball possesses a 1-1 record with a 15-point triumph at VCU already on the resume....
HPU women visit Virginia First-year coach Jennifer Hoover will have a pair of reunions tonight when the High Point University women’s basketball team faces Virginia on the road in John Paul Jones Arena.
Hoover will be reun...
HPU hopes to cut Purdue down to size High Point University faces a tall task tonight, especially if head coach Scott Cherry is forced to go with a four-guard lineup.
The Panthers, who blasted Division III Bridgewater on Saturday at th...
HPU swamps Bridgewater A lot of pregame energy got the ball rolling as the High Point University men’s basketball team rolled Saturday night.
Amped up before a raucous full house at the Millis Center, the Panthers got o...
Like fine wine, Panthers look to get better with age What do the High Point University men’s basketball team and fine wine have in common?
Panthers coach Scott Cherry is banking on his Panthers getting better with age just as a vintage cabernet would...
Brown, HPU women ready to go As the only senior and lone player who started more than six games last season, Shamia Brown doesn’t think about how many points she must score each night for the High Point University women’s bask...
Injury bug bites HPU as opener approaches HIGH POINT -- An already thin frontcourt for the High Point University men’s basketball team looks even thinner as the season is about to start.
Panthers overcome slow start, target league volleyball tourney Despite essentially being a brand-new team, the expectations for the High Point University volleyball team remain the same — which is saying a lot considering the success of last season.
HPU's Dilik not cleared to play by NCAA High Point University is guaranteed of not having at least one player listed on the roster in its preseason media guide.
New recruit Ozan Dilik of Turkey, a 6-4 guard, wasn’t cleared to play by the...
HPU volleyball falls to Winthrop Back-to-back fluky plays midway through the fourth set seemed to typify the High Point University volleyball team’s frustrating Saturday afternoon.
First, a seemingly sure kill for the Panthers ric...
HPU women picked second in Big South Voters casting ballots in the Big South Conference preseason polls expect big things from first-year High Point University women’s coach Jen Hoover.
They gave HPU men’s coach Scott Cherry a piece o...
HPU soccer gets rolling after slow start Senior midfielder Katie Taber laughs about the familiarity of the story line for the High Point University women’s soccer team so far this season.
Panther legend Gibson elected to NAIA Hall of Fame Former High Point University coach and Athletic Director Dr. Marion “Woody” Gibson has been elected to the NAIA Hall of Fame, it was announced last week. Gibson served as head coach of men’s soccer...
New-look HPU volleyball set for opener When it takes the court for today’s season-opener, the High Point University volleyball team will have a different look than last year’s club that won the Big South Conference tournament and lost t...
Defense looms as key for HPU women’s soccer HIGH POINT – The days of High Point University sneaking up on the rest of the Big South Conference in women’s soccer are long gone.
HPU tops Big South women’s soccer poll CHARLOTTE — High Point University proved to be the preseason darling of Big South Conference women’s soccer on Monday.
Cherry eyes more scoring for Panthers HIGH POINT — Scoring was not one of the strong suits of the High Point University men’s basketball team last season.
HPU baseball opens Big South tourney play Heading into the Big South Conference baseball tournament, High Point University doesn’t exactly have a big head of steam.
The Panthers lost 10 of their last 13 games to fall to 24-31 overall, slip...
Radford takes two of three from HPU The High Point University baseball team lost to Radford 5-4 Sunday in the final game of the Big South road series. The Panthers battled back from a 5-1 deficit and put two runners on in the ninth i...
Bucs stop Panthers for series sweep Charleston Southern scored eight runs in the final three innings to beat the High Point University baseball team 13-6 Sunday at Williard Stadium. Seniors Murray White IV (High Point, N.C./Ledford) ...
HPU lacrosse faces toughest test of season High Point University women’s lacrosse coach Lyndsey Boswell believes that playing with growing confidence helped her squad upend Jacksonville and win the National Lacrosse League Championship on S...
HPU lacrosse takes title The High Point University women’s lacrosse team won the National Lacrosse Conference Championship in the team’s inaugural season with a 13-12 overtime victory over top-seeded Jacksonville on Sunday...
HPU lacrosse reaches final Alexis Goldman and Grace Gaeng each scored four goals to help power the High Point University to a 15-7 victory over Longwood in the semifinals of the National Lacrosse Conference championship tour...
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Gaeng finds home with HPU lacrosse In the spring of last year, Grace Gaeng kept getting a couple of questions when she decided to transfer from a program that had just won the NCAA women’s lacrosse championship at Maryland to a star...
Western Carolina rallies past HPU HIGH POINT – The High Point University baseball team dropped a 6-2 game to visiting Western Carolina Tuesday night at Williard Stadium.
Hoover settles in as HPU women's coach Almost two weeks since leaving an assistant coaching job at California-Berkley to become the new women’s head basketball coach at High Point University, Jennifer Hoover is still learning where ever...
Panthers split with Coastal Just a couple weeks ago, the High Point University baseball team was looking for answers. Apparently, the Panthers found them.
After beating Elon earlier in the week, HPU won its series against Big...
HPU pitchers combine for two-hit shutout ELON – Eight pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout to lead the High Point University baseball team to a 3-0 win over Elon Tuesday at Latham Park. Sophomore Ryan Retz earned his second save of the...
UNC Asheville sweeps HPU baseball The High Point University baseball team couldn’t overcome UNC Asheville’s four-run first inning, falling to the Bulldogs 7-4 in the final game of the Big South series.
Asheville swept Sunday’s dou...
HPU women's lacrosse keeps rolling The High Point University women’s lacrosse team held off Davidson for a 13-10 win and improved to 12-3 overall and 6-1 in the National Lacrosse Conference on Saturday.
The Panthers finished second ...
White lifts Panthers in ninth ASHEVILLE — Murray White IV drove in the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning and Corey Swickle struck out the side in the bottom half to lift the High Point University baseball team to ...
Suchan sparks HPU women in Big South golf Led by freshman Margaret Suchan’s 76, the High Point University women’s golf team moved into third place with a 314 in the second round of the 2011 Big South Championship on Tuesday at the Patriot ...
HPU hires Hoover Jennifer Hoover’s return trip to California on Monday never materialized.
Pressing business at High Point University kept her in town.
Hoover, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach...
Panthers stumble against Flames The High Point University baseball team answered one Liberty University rally but could not answer a second.
The Panthers led by four runs through six innings but allowed nine runs over the final t...
HPU retires Foster's No. 18 For years, no High Point University baseball player wore Otis Foster’s No. 18 number. It was unofficially retired.
On Sunday, the Panthers made it official, honoring Foster with his No. 18 on the l...
Dades, Panthers baffle Deacs Drew Dades went the distance for the High Point University, throwing a three-hitter as the Panthers beat Wake Forest 9-1 at Williard Stadium on Wednesday night. It was the second game of a home-and...
HPU hosts Flames HIGH POINT – After breaking a five-game slide Wednesday, the High Point University baseball team looks to gain a little positive momentum this weekend against Big South Conference rival Liberty.
Eagles ground Panthers, 7-3 The High Point University baseball team committed five errors and stranded eight runners on base in a 7-3 loss to Winthrop Friday at Williard Stadium. The Eagles overcame an early HPU lead with si...
HPU vacancy draws plenty of prospects High Point University athletic director Craig Keilitz isn’t having to worry about not having plenty of candidates from which to choose as he searches for a new women’s head basketball coach.
Gessinger, Panthers outlast Gardner-Webb Drew Geissinger earned a bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning to push home the game-winning run for the High Point University baseball team in Sunday’s 6-3 win over Gardner-Webb.
The Panthers won t...
HPU baseball rained out The High Point University baseball game at Gardner-Webb on Saturday has been postponed due to rain. The game will be played today at 2 p.m., weather permitting.
The teams split a doubleheader on Fr...
Panthers extend lacrosse streak HIGH POINT – The High Point University women’s lacrosse team extended its winning streak to five with a 13-10 win over Binghamton on Monday night at Vert Stadium. Sophomore attacker Grace Gaeng led...
HPU baseball falls to Presbyterian The High Point University baseball team loaded the bases in the ninth inning and pushed across one run but Presbyterian center fielder Nathan Chong made a diving catch to end the game and give the ...
Presbyterian tops HPU in Big South baseball opener The High Point University baseball team fell to Presbyterian College 4-1 Friday in the Big South Conference opener for both teams on Friday.
The Panthers put up a run in the first inning but the B...
HPU tops Appalachian State for rain-shortened win The High Point University baseball team defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 10-6 Tuesday night at Williard Stadium in a rain-shortened game. Murray White IV set a new career-high with five...
HPU women pound Bulldogs High Point senior guard Amy Dodd admits that she always gets nervous before tip-off, and Sunday’s pregame Senior Day ceremonies added “a little extra nerves.” But when her final regular season game...
HPU women suffer key league loss to Radford In need of a second dose of magic, High Point University’s women’s basketball team couldn’t cast the right spell in overtime on Friday night.
Having forced the extra period by scoring the last eigh...
UNC Asheville bounces HPU Going more than seven minutes without scoring on the way to managing just 14 points over the first 18 minutes of the second half isn’t usually a recipe for success.
It wasn’t for High Point Univers...
HPU men look to douse Flames in Big South tourney The last shot for High Point University men’s basketball team to go out on something of a high note comes tonight.
The seventh-seeded Panthers (11-18), decimated in the frontcourt by the combinatio...
Navy lacrosse sinks HPU, 11-8 The High Point University women’s lacrosse team scored four of the last five goals in the final 11 minutes but couldn’t make the comeback, taking an 11-8 loss to Navy on Sunday afternoon.
HPU’s Jas...
Antolik, HPU slam Temple With a 12-6 win on Sunday, the High Point University baseball team completed the sweep of Temple at Williard Stadium.
Senior Mike Caldwell got his first win of the season, allowing just one unearn...
Bulldogs scratch Panthers ASHEVILLE – Junior guard Nick Barbour scored 32 points but was the only Panther in double figures as the High Point University men’s basketball team took a 76-62 loss to UNC Asheville on Thursday n...
Elon spoils HPU's home opener, 13-10 The High Point University baseball team overcame a six-run deficit to tie the game 10-10 in the eighth, but couldn’t hold off a ninth-inning rally by Elon and fell to the Phoenix 13-10 Tuesday at W...
Mountaineers hold off HPU in Millis Center thriller The High Point University men’s basketball put the ball in the hands of its best player. This time, it didn’t work out in an 82-81 loss Saturday to Appalachian State in the Millis Center in the ESP...
Barbour, HPU clip Eagles in double-OT thriller One shot.
In the end, that’s all the High Point University men’s basketball team needed to go its way.
With one emotional swing after another, junior guard Nick Barbour hit a runner with 2.2 second...
HPU women steamroll Presbyterian High Point University wasn’t pleased with the way it played during the first half. So, it came out with determined to play better in the second — and it certainly showed.
The Panthers outscored Pre...
HPU women's lacrosse begins new era The High Point University women’s lacrosse team finally reached the end of its long road of planning.
Now it embarks on the grueling journey of becoming the championship team it strives to be.
Panthers look to start move against Liberty HIGH POINT – The High Point University men’s basketball team is still within reach of the upper half of the Big South Conference, but it needs to make its move soon.