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Coach Silveira leading her squad to the GSC Tournament
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Coach Silveira of the UWG volleyball team is mak
ing history with her team, including an impressive
17-match winning streak and a GSC tourny visit.
North Alabama Lions overpower
By Lindsay Murray
Staff Writer
Imurray I @my.westga .edit
A week after head
coach Mike Ledford
announced his resignation
following the end of the
season, the news didn't get
any better for the Wolves
as their schedule got even
harder.
West Georgia traveled
to Florence last Saturday
to take on the North
Alabama Lions, a team
UWG Sports Stat Box
UWG Wolves Football
Overall Statistics for West Georgia
(as of October 21,2007)
Overall: 2-8
Away: 1- 5
Home: 1 -3
Previous Game:
• North Alabama 65, West Georgia 17
(11/3/07 at Florence, AL)
UWG Wolves Soccer
Overall Statistics for West Georgia
(as of October 31,2007)
Overall: 8-11
Away: 2-6
Home: 4-4
Neutral: 2 - 1
Previous Game:
•West Georgia 3, Christian Brothers 1
UWG Wolves Volleyball
Overall Statistics for West Georgia
(as of November 2, 2007)
Overall: 24-11
Away: 7-5
Home: 6-4
Neutral: 11-2
Previous Game:
• West Georgia 3, Alabama-Huntsville 0
(Nov 1,2007 at Huntsville, AL)
in contention for the Gulf
South Conference title.
The Lions pounded the
Wolves by a final score of
65-17.
After a few missed
opportunities from both
teams, the Lions started
scoring after recovering
a fumble by the Wolves.
The score at halftime
was 23-10, but the Lions
dominated the second half
with an astounding 42
points.
West Georgia’s
By Steven A. Gilley
Sports Editor
Stevengilleyls@aol.com
On any given Tuesday
or Friday night at the El PE
Building, you may have
witnessed the volleyball
teamdominatingopponents
while making UWG history
with their impressive 17-
match winning streak.
For more than half
of the winning streak, a
new face stood on the
sidelines, barking orders
to the players and leading
the team after former
head coach Regan Adams
stepped down early in the
season. No one knew what
to expect of the coaching
change, but Assistant
Coach Carla Silveira never
doubted her ability to lead
the Wolves.
defense could not contain
North Alabama's offense,
as they successfully scored
on six of eight drives in the
second half.
The Wolves would
score one more time in the
game, but 37-17 was as
close as the Wolves would
get. Senior quarterback
Ryan P(x>le threw for 170
yards and one interception,
while receivers Daniel
Johnson and James
Crowley combined for
107 yards. Kicker Jared
Sports
On the forefront of the
historic 17-match winning
streak, Carla Silveira
took over as the interim
head coach early in the
season, and she has led the
Wolves to the Gulf South
Conference Tournament as
a fourth seed.
Despite West
Georgia’s ranking, coach
Silveira remains confident
and refuses to listen to the
critics. She believes her
team has enough talent to
compete and win during
the tournament.
"I think our team is
good enough to be first
and sometimes we just go
through ups and downs
during the season,” Silveira
said. “I am try ing to get our
team to remain consistent,
but I believe we can go to
the tournament and win the
UWG Wolves football
Guberman went 2-
for-2 and successfully
completed a 41-yard field
goal attempt.
The team has a short
w eek of preparation before
traveling to South Georgia
for the final game of the
2007 season. West Georgia
falls to 2-X overall and 1-6
in the GSC. They will face
Valdosta State tomorrow
during the GSC Game of
the Week at X p.m. The
game will be televised on
CSS.
UWG Sports
Schedule
Upcoming UWG Wolves Basketball Schedule
November 15
• vs West Florida Classic, 4:00 p.m.
Upcoming UWG Wolves Football Schedule
November 8
• at #8 Valdosta State, 8:00 PM
Upcoming UWG Wolves Soccer Schedule
Nothing scheduled.
Upcoming UWG Wolves Volleyball Schedule
November 9 - GSC Tourney
• vs GSC Tournament
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November 12 - December 3, 2007
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December 3- December 5, 2007
games.”
Throughoutthe season,
she taught her players to
work hard and keep their
composure during close
games. Most importantly,
she emphasizes having fun
during matches, because it
alleviates the pressure on
players during the game.
“We had a bad stretch
during the season and
started to lose games as a
result,” volleyball player
Andressa Martins said.
“We were stressed and
it affected our play, but
during practice she (Coach
Silveira] got on the court
w ith us and told us to just
have fun.”
Coach Silveira is a
native of Brazil, and she
fell in love with volleyball
at an early age. She played
four years at Henderson
Photo courtesy ofwww.uwgsports.com
After being overpowered by North Alabama last week,
the Wolves prepare for their final game of the season
against Valdosta State this week.
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State as a setter. In her
senior year, she led the
nation in triple doubles
(assists, digs and kills),
earning her First Team
All-GSC accolades and
Daktronics Second Team
All-South Region.
Leading on and off the
court, she was also named
to the Fall Academic
All-Conference team
and was a finalist for the
Commissioner’s Trophy,
one of the most prestigious
awards given by the Gulf
South Conference.
With the regular
season ending last week,
the Wolves finished the
season at 24-11 overall and
6-6 in the GSC. They w ill
travel to Searcy, Ark. to
face the host and number
one seeded Harding at the
GSC tournament.