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A dead body was found inside of a trunk in the closet of a local house last Wednesday. A Ninth Avenue home separated into several apartments was roped off by police, and David Wayne Batty, the primary suspect and owner of the home, was taken into custody. The victim, a Greeley resident named Tonya Lee Webster, was found by parole officers performing a random house check on Wednesday. Researchers will be examining effects of marijuana usage on academic performance and motivation among UNC students. The study, performed by UNC and funded by the National Institutes of Health, will gather information from participants through text messaging. For more information, contact Kristina Phillips at kristina.phillips@ unco.edu. A local real estate professional will offer a “First-Time Home Buyer Guide” for anyone interested in home ownership. The class will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and April 21 in the University Center. It will teach students how to find the right realtor, how to talk to lenders and understand financing, appraisals and inspections, and will teach them the process of purchasing a home.
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Students interested in running for a seat on the 2016-2017 UNC Student Senate have until Tuesday to submit their election packets. Packets are available in the Student Senate office in the Student Affairs Center or on the senate’s webpage. A 2.5 GPA is required for all positions.
By Trevor Reid arts@uncmirror.com
Students looking to get outside for the first week of spring don’t have to travel far for sights-to-see. Just north of campus, Greeley’s downtown public art makes for a pleasant afternoon walk. Heading north from campus, trees line Eighth Avenue. Not your typical trees, though. Art trees. A part of the city’s Eighth Avenue Corridor project, the Uptown Tree project commissions artists to create trees that help brighten the urban landscape. A common favorite is the “Awareness Tree” by UNC alumnus Pete Niehoff. Story continued on page 5.
(Top) Bambi Tran, a senior double major in visual communication design and photography, shoots pictures of the art in downtown Greeley on Sunday afternoon. (Bottom) UNC alumnus Pete Niehoff ’s statue, titled “Awareness Tree” is part of Greeley’s Uptown Tree Project along Eighth Avenue. Photos by Jason Keller and Manny Perez | The Mirror
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Distillery whips up 'synful' spirits UNC News
By Chelsea Hinspeter news@uncmirror.com
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Amongst the abundant craft breweries overcrowding the Northern Colorado area, tucked away past the railroad tracks of Greeley’s Third Street, behind a construction site, ‘synners’ can be found savoring the spirits of Greeley’s only producer of hard alcohol. Syntax Spirits Distillery doesn’t produce sours, stouts, pale ales or any other artisan version of brews. Instead, the distillery’s staff of five makes vodka, white whiskey, bourbon, white rum and a large variety of vodka infusions, with flavors ranging from ghost pepper to lavender. The distillery distributes its various alcohols, with green chili vodka and vanilla vodka being the only infusions included in that list, to liquor stores, bars and restaurants — distributing to about 200 locations in Colorado. Those who frequent and work at the distillery call themselves ‘synners,’ a playful and satirical play on words regarding ‘sin tax,’ which are higher taxes businesses who produce spirits and other ‘undesirable or harmful’ products have to pay. “It’s a very bad pun on the S-I-N taxes assessed on things that most people enjoy,” said Jeff Copeland, coowner of the distillery. A metal gate, welded into a piece of art itself, separates the tasting room from where the alcohol is created. Two metal stills and a mash cooker lie beyond the gate, all three shine silver under the overhanging lighting. Owner of Syntax Spirits Heather Bean, who has a colorful background in chemical, mechanical and software engineering, welded that gate and also built all of the stills from scratch, which may also contribute to the spirits’ unique flavor. “I was an engineer in the
corporate world for 15 years and it drove me to drink so, being a good engineer, I decided I needed to learn how to make good booze cheaper,” Bean said. The mash cooker cooks the ingredients while the stills separate the raw ingredients from the alcohol. While some distilleries acquire pre-distilled alcohol and alter it for their label, everything Syntax produces is made entirely by the company with raw ingredients that are locally sourced. “Syntax is one of the few distilleries where we make everything, grain to glass,” Bean said. Bean explained that not all of the ingredients are organic because they wanted just about everything to be local, instead. Despite not going through the expensive process of getting organically certified, Bean said most of the local farmers she gets her ingredients from farm with organic practices. “We’re actually getting organic produce most of the time, and keeping it local makes sure that our carbon footprint is very low and we’re also supporting the local economy,” Bean said. In addition to ethical benefits, Bean said it is actually cheaper to get grain and other produce from local farmers because they can often split the cost difference so that the farmers get a little more than they usually would and the distillery can pay a little less. All of the ingredients come from within 100 miles of the distillery, Bean explained, with the exception of molasses, which is shipped from Florida. “We have to use cane sugar for rum, according to the federal government, and sugar cane, alas, does not grow in the mountain west,” Bean said. Copeland said the distillery’s tasting room offers an entry into the world of cocktails. Patrons are offered an extensive drink menu, filled with classic concoctions like an Old Fashioned, as well as
a few drinks unique to Syntax. Visitors are invited to ask questions and able to have small tastes of various spirits and infusions. “We use raw ingredients, we don’t use shortcuts,” Copeland said. “We use sugar, we use citrus. We don’t use premixed sweet and sour. So from that perspective, the cocktails themselves are also raw ingredient to glass.” An island, behind the handpoured, concrete bar, features an array of mason jars illuminated by string lights. The color of the liquid inside the jars differs, stained by whatever is being infused, some feature floating cucumber slices while others hold chunks of horseradish. While some brands’ flavored spirits, such as vanilla vodka, are flavored with extracts, Syntax’s liquors are infused with the raw ingredients of the flavor they are intended to take on. Good booze is not the only benefit Syntax has to offer though. A friend of Bean’s created a graffiti mural on the wall and large garage door — which opens in the summer — just past the outdoor urban garden, and art is carried through the interior as well. Each month local artists have the opportunity to hang their collections up, and several other pieces of art are on semipermanent loan to the distillery — the artists of which are also friends of Bean. Amongst the ghost-like tapestry pieces hanging from the ceiling, kayaks are also secured to a beam in the ceiling. Not only do the kayaks pay homage to Bean’s passion for the adrenaline-driven activity, images of kayak paddles and skis also make an appearance on the labels, reflecting the spirits’ native land of Colorado. The whiskey and bourbon labels feature a fat, orange cat, the distillery’s resident and mascot, Gustav. Gustav, along with Dubs – a little white dog rescued about three years ago
In addition to booze, Syntax sells a large array of glassware, shirts and of course bottles. This particular candle features the same label used for Syntax Bourbon Whisky, which sport’s distillery local Gustav’s likeness. Photo by Chelsea Hinspeter | The Mirror
– greet patrons and also help to intensify the friendly, laid back atmosphere. “It’s actually getting to the point where it’s not a hobby anymore,” Bean said. “Things are getting like, realistic enough for it to be a real business.” Bean said the first few years consisted mainly of learning how the stills worked, perfecting the alcohol, running a business, interacting with customers, maintaining sales and dealing with governmental bureaucracy. Despite the distillery being in operation just under five years, Bean said she feels
confident that they are past the most difficult stage of starting a business and plans on expanding the production line when sales increase further. “A lot of the reason you hear from a lot of businesses that the first five years are kind of hellish, is just because there’s so many new things to learn then,” Bean said. “But I do really feel like it’s at a point where it’s turning a corner, where it’s not all new stuff all the time now. We really have figured out a lot of things and it makes it more possible to move forward from this point.”
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By Riley Krumpolz news@uncmirror.com
The secret’s out: studying abroad is in. While other students are in Rome, doing as the Romans do, UNC provides its students with the references to spend their next semester in another country as their classroom. UNC is home to the Center for International Education, a department focused on helping students explore the world while earning college credit. With programs offered in fall, spring and summer semesters, the CIE makes studying abroad a reality for UNC Bears. “We love students to study abroad,” said Kelly Hathaway, a graduate assistant for the CIE. “It is our ultimate goal to one day have 100 percent of
UNC students study abroad at some point.” The sooner students begin to plan their semesters abroad, the easier the process will be. “Once students have identified when a good time to go is, then we talk to them about what courses they want to take abroad, what their financial situation is, what their interests are, if they have a particular region or hobby or something that they’re looking to get out of their abroad experience,” Hathaway said. “We try to help them find the right program that will be the best fit for them.” After deciding on a program and location, the application process is fairly easy, Hathaway explained. The CIE staff works with students throughout their entire process to ensure a positive experience; however, the potential cost of a semester
abroad worries many students. While their skepticism is understandable, Hathaway said going abroad is financially feasible. “It’s the number one myth about study abroad — that it’s not affordable— because our answer is that we have so many different program options; it’s just a matter of finding the right option for each individual student and their financial situation,” Hathaway said. Students planning on studying abroad can apply for any federally funded financial aid, such as loans and grants, to help pay for studying abroad, making the cost less daunting. In some instances, a semester abroad may even be cheaper than a semester at UNC. According to Hathaway, students accepted to a program in South Korea with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are automatically
granted a $3,000 scholarship for the semester. Studying abroad pays off. According to researchers from INSEAD, studying abroad makes students smarter. “You may also come back from your time in another country with an ability to think more complexly and creatively, and you may be professionally more successful as a result,” wrote Researcher William Maddux in TIME magazine. David Cillessen and Kate Levin are two UNC students who speak to that claim. After a semester spent at Ireland’s National University in Galway, Cillessen returned with a new appreciation for the world and its many facets. “When I was in Ireland, I was shocked by how 'American' I acted without even thinking about it,” Cillessen said. “I came back a more
confident, understanding and well-rounded person.” Following a semester spent at the University of Wroclaw in Poland, Kate Levin, now a peer advisor for the CIE, mirrored Cillessen’s findings, and explained how studying abroad allows students to challenge their preconceptions. “Studying abroad is beneficial for students mostly because they get to test their limits. Being able to navigate within an unfamiliar country, plan your own trips, make new friends, and survive on your own thousands of miles away from home grows a person immensely,” Levin said. “When you come back from studying abroad, the world seems so small. It feels like you can do anything.” For more information, go to the Center for International Education website at www.unco. edu/cie/studyabroad.
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Senate Republican leaders making Supreme Court mistake By Drew Heiderscheidt Last month, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away. This has left an opening on the Supreme Court, and it has also left the court with four liberal judges and four conservative judges. Shortly after Scalia’s death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated the Senate would refuse a hearing to anybody who President Obama nominated dent Obama two options: nominate a successor and create a “bitter and avoidable struggle” for the nation; or, do not nominate a successor to Scalia, and keep the peace. This not-so-thinlyveiled threat is a poor choice, because it shows that McConnell and other Republicans in the Senate are willing to greatly increase partisanship to get their way. Instead of trying to do their jobs, Senate Republicans have descended into pettiness and irresponsibility. McConnell and other Republicans have a variety of reasons for their refusal to hold a hearit is an election year, we should wait for a new
president to be elected. The theory goes that the people would be, indirectly, choosing the next Supreme Court Justice by choosing who 2012, the people voted to elect Barack Obama, not Mitt Romney. Therefore, the people have decided, and it makes little sense to say they did not. Since McConnell and other leading Republicans have determined to block any nominee to the Supreme Court, President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland. Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, is an ideal choice for the open seat on the court — he is a moderate. Garland has not objected to the death penalty, and he conceded to the Bush administration on the topic of Guantanamo Bay, but he has also ruled for the Sierra Club in a case connected to ozone control plans set by the EPA. His deference to government makes him a candidate that, in the the Senate. Unfortunately, leading Republicans have vowed to block Garland — regardless of his meet with Garland entirely, and also refused to
acknowledge the legitimacy of his nomination. Republicans have also brought up how now Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. did almost the same thing in 1992 when there was an opening on the Supreme Court. Biden argued to George H.W. Bush he should wait until the results of the presidential election came in before nominating someone to the Supreme Court. Senate Republicans have taken this up as one of their central points for refusing to hold a hearing for Scalia’s successor. I won’t defend Biden for making the comments he did in 1992 — that was in poor taste. But for Republicans to use his speech on the keep Obama’s nominee from having a hearing is folly. Senators are not 12 years old, but they are just as petulant and immature as a 12-year-old. The main reason hearings should be held for anyone President Obama nominates is because it is the Senate’s constitutional duty. According to Article Two of the Constitution: The President “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint ... Judges of the Supreme Court.” That seems rather explicit to me. It is the job of the Senate to appoint judges of the Su-
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preme Court. Just because it is their job does not mean they have to appoint whatever Justice the Supreme Court nominates — it only means that they have to at least consider the nominee. John Cornyn, senator from Texas, has said they will not even bother to consider a nominee because they will be rejected. It is irrelevant whether or not the nominee is accepted by the Senate, because they are constitutionally required to at least mull over the appointment of a nominee. Senate Republicans have refused to hold a hearing for a new Supreme Court Justice. Mostly, I think, it is to make some sort of symbolic stand against the “wickedness” of President Obama. If that is their goal though, they have failed miserably. By refusing to hold a hearing for the next Supreme Court Justice, Republicans are essentially protesting President Obama not doing his job. There is an irony to this — by dissenting, Senate Republicans are also neglecting their job. - Drew Heiderscheidt is a freshman history secondary education major and also an opinion columnist and news writer for The Mirror. He can be reached at editor@uncmirror.com.
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UNC Arts Arts Editor: Mikhala Krochta
WHAT’S CRACKALAKIN’
MONDAY 3/21
7-10 p.m. (Daily through Saturday) Jazz Combo Concert The Grill at Westlake 2118 35th Ave.
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1:30 p.m. Defense of Dissertation: Jin-Rong Yang, Applied Statistics and Research Methods McKee Hall - Room 519 8-10 p.m. Faculty Artist Recital Series: Diane Bolden-Taylor, voice Kepner Hall - Milne Auditorium
(Left) In the alleyway between Ninth and Eighth Streets, west of Eighth Avenue, an untitled mural painted by UNC alumnus Armando Silva in 2014 follows the alleyway’s artistic theme of “music.” (Top right) UNC alumnus Pete Niehoff ’s statue, titled “Awareness Tree” is part of Greeley’s Uptown Tree Project along Eighth Avenue. (Bottom right) Seward Johnson’s “Welcome to My Office,” made of painted bronze, sits just west of Eighth Avenue on Eighth Street downtown. Photos by Jason Keller | The Mirror
Public art brings Greeley to life Story continued from page 1.
Spiraling up from the corner of Eighth Avenue and 15th Street, the tree’s inspiration is unmistakable: Dr. Seuss. Niehoff was inspired by “The Lorax,” hoping to echo the importance of environmental awareness while beautifying the city. Simple, yet whimsical, the “Awareness Tree” is just one of 13 art trees. By 2018, the city plans to have as many as 30 trees along Eighth Avenue. West of Eighth Avenue, the alleyway between Ninth Street and Eighth Street is like an entire gallery on its own. Featuring nearly 10 murals by as many artists, even the dumpsters and pipes in the alleyway are striped with color. The first mural in the alleyway was painted by UNC alumnus Armando Silva in 2014. His untitled mural uses bright, loose forms to depict a pianist through col-
orful, transparent piano keys. Artists threaded a musical theme into the alleyway art, embracing Ninth Street Plaza’s occasional role as an outdoor music venue. North of Eighth Street, a businessman is reading a Denver International Airport magazine, presumably waiting for a plane. Made of painted bronze, Seward Johnson’s “Welcome to My Office” has a degree of unsettling realism from a distance. Up close, the attention to detail engages the viewer. Johnson celebrates the quotidian by capturing this everyday occurrence in a shining bronze monument. His art has also been featured in Times Square in N.Y., Washington, D.C., Paris and Hong Kong. Spinning about in the middle of Lincoln Park’s east side, John King’s 18-foot tall “Green Snapdragon II” exemplifies kinetic art’s optimistic side. Bright red flower petals spin with passing breezes, playfully joining art and nature. King’s work can be found across
northern Colorado and has been exhibited twice at the Outdoor International Kinetic Art Show. On 11th Avenue, a mural called “The Box” hangs outside the Greeley Recreation Center. Painted by UNC alumna Eleanor Yates in 2001, the five-panel mural is based on a poem of the same name. Lascelles Abercrombie’s “The Box” narrates the story of an unknown figure opening the box that contains war. Pleading for an end to war, the narrator asserts that war hurts children the most. In Yates’ mural, the children lock away war as they build, dance and sing. A celebration of life, peace and youth, the mural is a cornerstone of Greeley’s public art. The mural was just the start of Yates’ well-travelled career. Between 2012 and 2014, Yates painted 18 murals in England, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Over the next three years, she said she plans to paint nine more murals in four continents.
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Collegiate career ends at ‘the garden’ UNC Sports Sports Editor: Dylan Sanchez
HOME GAMES TUESDAY 3/22 2 p.m. Baseball vs. Regis University Jackson Field
THURSDAY 3/24
3 p.m. Baseball vs. University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley Jackson Field
FRIDAY 3/25
1 and 3 p.m. Softball vs. University of Montana Butler Hancock Tennis Courts
SATURDAY 3/26
1 p.m. Men’s Tennis vs. Weber State Butler Hancock Tennis Courts
AWAY GAMES TUESDAY 3/22
All Day Women’s Golf at Sacramento State Invite Roseville, California
THURSDAY 3/24
All Day Men’s Golf at the Goodwin Classic Palo Alto, California
FRIDAY 3/25
12 p.m. Women’s Tennis at Minnesota State- Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota
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Trent Noon’s collegiate career came to a close Thursday at the first day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 17. He went 0-2 on the day, falling to Nathan Burak of Iowa and Owen Scott of Cornell. Noon was the only wrestler from UNC to make it to the NCAA Championships after senior Timmy Box and junior Eleazar DeLuca fell short in the Big 12 Championships on March 5. Head coach Troy Nickerson said he was more than happy with how Noon performed in his final match as a Bear. “It’s a tough tournament,” he said. “I believe Trent wrestled the best he has all season. That’s just the way it happens sometimes. Trent had a great career as a Bear and we are proud of him.” In his first match of the day, he faced No. 4 seeded Nathan Burak from Iowa. The match was tight all the way through, starting with a scoreless first period. Noon started on top to start the second period, and managed to hold Burak down for over 20 seconds before giving up the escape. After no more scoring in the second period, Noon started the third period in the down position. He escaped quickly
Trent Noon was the lone Bear to travel to the NCAA Divison-I Championships and wrestled at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 17. Photo courtesy of UNCBears.com
to tie the match, and neither wrestler was able to score before time expired. Following the lead of the rest of the match, the first sudden victory period was close and exciting. Burak started the first tie-breaker period in the down position, escaping quickly to take a lead into the second. Noon started that period down, managing a quick escape of his own to tie the match back up and force a second sudden victory period. That is where Burak got a takedown, picking up a 4-2 victory and sending
Noon to the back side of the bracket, where he faced Owen Scott of Cornell. Noon could not seem to regroup after his first round match, falling behind early and never being able to recover. Scott got an early takedown to pull ahead, but Noon managed an escape to pull within one point at the end of the first period. An escape and a takedown late in the second period for Scott put him ahead, 5-1. Noon decided to start the third period from the down position and managed to get an escape to cut into Scott’s
lead. A takedown for Scott, a reversal for Noon, and a penalty point gave Scott the win by the score of 8-4. Noon finished the season with a record of 24-10, with six pins, including a team fastest of 33 seconds. He finished his three-year UNC career with a record of 59-30, with two trips to the NCAA Division I National Championships. Before he came to UNC, he was a two-time California State placer and one-time Masters at Oakdale High School. After high school, he attended Clackamas Community College, where he was a two-time NJCAA All-American and won the 2013 NJCAA National Championship at 174 pounds. His teammates and coaches raved about his leadership, dedication and work ethic. Noon was a vital part of UNC’s rise into the Big 12 conference, one of the premier wrestling conferences in the country. Freshman wrestler Jacob Seely, who trained with him this year, called him the “Voice of the Team,” and “a total leader.” Nickerson said he could not have agreed more with his teammates remarks. “He’s one of those guys you dream of coaching,” Nickerson said. “He does everything he can to get on the podium.” Nickerson also mentioned Noon’s bubbly personality and infectious effort that makes not only him, but everyone around him, better.
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Northern Colorado wrapped up the Desert Shootout in Arizona with another strong performance, carding a 283 as a team and earning a top 10 finish, coming in ninth. The Bears were slated eighth heading into the final 18 holes and dropped one spot, but still had the highest finish of any Big Sky college with the help of freshman Josh Matz and senior Steven Kupcho. The team totaled 851 (-13), the first under par finish for them this spring. Iowa State won the Shootout coming in the clubhouse with an 823 (-41) as a team. Northern Illinois’ Joo-Young Lee captured the individual title with a final score of 202 (-14). “The guys competed hard and played well in this field,” head coach Roger Prenzlow said. “It was great to beat the defending Big Sky champions (Idaho) and also a few other teams that we’ve been having trouble
competing with the last few years. We also lost to a few teams, but certainly made our presence known to them this weekend.” Matz had the top round of the morning for UNC shooting 67 (-5) — the best score for 18 holes of any Bear at the tournament. The freshman was good for 12 pars, four birdies and an eagle, including a streak of 12 holes with par or better. His only bogey on the day came at the turn on the 10th hole, but Matz immediately followed it up with an eagle. Matz totaled a 211 (72,72,67) to finish tied for 24th overall, moving up over 20 spots on the leaderboard in the final day. Kupcho marked the second best score on Saturday, with a 68 (-4) — just one stroke behind Matz. Kupcho also ended with 12 pars, five birdies and one bogey. The senior stepped up at the midway point of the round holing birdie on the 10th, 11th and 15th to finish the back nine -3 under. Kupcho also banked a top 25 finish with a 211 (71,72,68), tying for 24th with Matz, jumping up from 37th the day before. Sophomore Sam Marley and freshman Eric Chen
were in the middle of the pack for the team with 74 (+2) each. Marley tallied four birdies, but had six holes over par with four consecutive holes of bogey. Chen wrote down eight pars and four birdies, but had three bogeys and a two doubles to match it. Marley earned a 47th place finish with a 220 (71,75,74), while Chen left the Palm Valley Golf Club with a 222 (77,71,74) coming in 86th overall. Senior Conner Barr rounded out the team. Barr was -5 under heading into the finale, but couldn’t keep his momentum going, signing off on a 76 (+4), totaling 215 (70,69,76) and a 47th place finish. “Steven and Josh played exceptional today – Sam, Li (Eric) and Conner did some good stuff, but did not make as many putts as they normally do,” Prenzlow said. “All in all, it was a great trip and we need to use it as momentum going forward.” Sophomore Andrew Romano, who played independently at the event, carded his third straight 75 (+3) to end with a 225 (75,75,75). Romano tied for 97th place. Men’s golf will be competing Thursday and Friday in The Goodwin Classic, hosted by Stanford.
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THIS WEEK IN NOCO SPORTS Staff Reports
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Men’s Tennis
The Bears played three matches over Spring Break, losing two to the No. 37 ranked team in the nation, Southern Methodist University and Seminole State College. The Bears lost to SMU, 7-0, but the junior/sophomore doubles team of Austin Mayo and Cassel King and King defeated the No. 22 pair of the country of Nate Lammons and Arkadijs Slobodkins by a score of 6-3. UNC wasn’t able to claim the doubles points as the other two of pairs of Bears fell to SMU. The only other win of the day came from Alex Clerihew in the No. 6 singles matches over Markus Knutzon (3-6, 6-4, 6-2).
Men’s Basketball
Just a day after the women’s team was eliminated from the Big Sky tournament, the men’s team also took an early exit out of the tournament, losing to Portland State University, 74-67. Junior Jordan Wilson put up 20 points in the loss going 3-for-8 from 3-point range. While fellow junior Anthony Johnson scored 17 points in 37 minutes of action. An overall struggle from UNC led to a tough outing, shooting 3-of-15 from inside the arc. With no seniors on the UNC roster, the Bears are primed for a turnaround season in 2016-17.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL tournament on March 7, ending their 2015-16 season. The Bears lost to Idaho State 54-45 in Reno, Nevada. The young roster was again paced by red-shirt freshman Savannah Smith with 10 points and 5 rebounds. Seniors Rebecca Howell and Kyleigh Hiser combined Idaho State went on to play Idaho in the Big Sky Championships game, losing 67-55 to the Vandals.
Baseball
UNC’s struggles continued this week, as the team lost nine games and won only two dating back to March 6. The Bears last played on Tuesday and Wednesday, losing to Colorado Mesa 7-4 and 13-4, respectively. Senior Jacob Ek went 2-for-4 with one run scoring. On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore Brett Minnick position. On the mound, freshman Corey Nakakura lasted 4.2 innings, allowing only four hits and giving up two runs and earning four strikeouts. The Bears open up conference play against the University of Texas- Rio Grand Valley at home on Thursday and Friday.
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