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Newberry Men’s Basketball Game Time Changed Against Erskine

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NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Friday’s non-conference men’s basketball game between Newberry and Erskine will now be played at 11:00 a.m. at the Galloway Center in Due West. The contest was originally scheduled to start at 12:01 a.m. This game is part of the Little Four Classic featuring Erskine, Newberry, Coker and North Greenville. Newberry will face Charlotte in an exhibition at 8:00…
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Newberry football moves up in national, regional rankings

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Newberry is now the second-ranked team in Super Region 2 after the Wolves’ dominant 49-7 win at Limestone Saturday evening. Newberry was ranked No. 5 in the first regional poll and moved to No. 3 in last week’s rankings. The Wolves are now second only to North Alabama, vaulting over idle UNC Pembroke and into the second position in the…
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Newberry plays final nonconference game Saturday

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NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry takes its final road trip of the 2016 season on Saturday with a chance to complete a perfect season away from Setzler Field. The 20th-ranked Wolves travel to Gaffney to face Division II independent Limestone Saturday afternoon. With a win, Newberry can solidify its position as one of the top teams in Super Region 2. WHO: Newberry College…
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Wolves picked sixth in preseason SAC men’s basketball poll

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ROCK HILL (Newberry) – The Newberry College men’s basketball team has been picked sixth in the annual South Atlantic Conference Coaches’ Poll, as announced by the league office Thursday. Newberry occupies the sixth spot in the preseason poll with 74 points, coming in behind Catawba in fifth with 82 points. Lincoln Memorial is picked first in the conference with 121 points…
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Newberry QB Raleigh Yeldell named ECAC Player of the Week

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Danburry, Conn. (Newberry) – Senior quarterback Raleigh Yeldell has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Week for his performance in Newberry’s 53-14 win over Lenoir-Rhyne that clinched at least a share of the Wolves’ first SAC championship since 2008. The Edgefield native was 35-for-46 for 428 yards and four touchdowns through the air despite being taken out of the…
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Newberry moves up to 20th in AFCA poll

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WACO, Texas – After appearing at the 23 spot last week, Newberry has moved up to No. 20 in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. This marks Newberry’s 29th appearance in the AFCA poll since it was instituted in 2000. Newberry is 17-11 all-time as a ranked team. The Wolves were ranked for 22 weeks between…
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Newberry sets total offense record in rout of Lenoir-Rhyne

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NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry clinched at least a share of the South Atlantic Conference championship with its eighth consecutive win overall and ninth straight in conference play with a 53-14 drubbing of Lenoir-Rhyne, retaining the Bishops’ Trophy and setting several records in the process. The 23rd-ranked Wolves (8-1, 6-0 SAC) gained 729 yards of offense on the afternoon, the seventh-most…
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Newberry Hosts Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday

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NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – The Wolves enter Saturday’s game with Lenoir-Rhyne riding a seven-game winning streak, the second-longest winning streak and fourth-longest unbeaten streak in school history. Newberry’s eight consecutive South Atlantic Conference wins are a school record. Both of those streaks will be on the line Saturday afternoon as Newberry seeks to retain the Bishops’ Trophy after breaking a four-year run of…
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Newberry Basketball to host Tipoff Dinner Nov. 1

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NEWBERRY – The Newberry College men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hosting a Tipoff Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Eleazer Conference Room on the campus of Newberry College and tickets are available for $25 per person. Additional donations will be accepted at the dinner and all proceeds…