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Despite the flooding, and no football game scheduled, it was a busy week for the University of West Georgia Wolves across the entire sports spectrum, with men and women’s golf and cross-country, as well as volleyball action.
On Monday, both men and women’s golf teams took to the green. The men’s team was at the State Farm-Laker Invitational and finished with a lower overall score for the week, finishing at 22-over for the tournament.
The women’s golf team was at the Queen’s Invitational, and finished 11th out of 15 teams. They will be wrapping up the fall season October 5th and 6th at the Berry Invitational.
The wolves volleyball team took on the North Alabama Lions at the Coliseum on Tuesday, losing 3-0. The first game started out tight early on, but the Lions broke free of the stalemate to win 25-14.
The second was even closer, with the Wolves staying on their heels, but North Alabama’s team tore ahead to take it 25-18. In the finale, UWG took an early lead but the momentum swung the other way and UNA finished 25-13.
Thursday, the volleyball team faced off at Valdosta State, falling 3-2 for the match at The Complex. Valdosta took an early lead with a 25-22 victory, but the Wolves answered back with their own 25-22 win.
The next game held tight, but the Wolves came out on top, 26-24. VSU responded by winning the next set 25-18 to tie things up and force a fifth set where VSU finished things off 15-8.
The final bit of volleyball action took place at Armstrong Atlantic State University, where the Wolves went down 3-0, moving them to 8-11 for the season. AASU lead throughout the first game, finishing 25-7. The Wolves defense held stronger for the next two, but eventually lost 25-19 and 25-20.
The women’s and men’s cross-country teams went to the Mercer Invitational, with the women taking 3rd out of 20 teams, and the men finishing 4th out of 16. The women’s cross-country team is currently 5th in the GSC South region, and the men’s team is 4th.
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