Davidson's volleyball team gets ready for a play against Radford Saturday. (Jeff Furticella photo)

Davidson’s men’s soccer team lost 3-1 to Coastal Carolina in final game of the Davidson Adidas Classic tournament at Alumni Soccer Stadium Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the volleyball team Read the full story

Davidson quarterback Michael Blanchard throws against Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday. More photos below. (Jeff Furticella photo)

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Andrew Courman led Lenoir-Rhyne with 140 rushing yards, and the Bears ran for 370 as a team to post a 42-0 football victory over Davidson Saturday afternoon at Richardson Stadium.

The Wildcats committed five turnovers in the game, and the Bears took advantage, scoring 21 points off of the miscues. One fumble was returned for a touchdown, and Lenoir-Rhyne also blocked a punt, which led to another touchdown. Read the full story

Alex Caskey boots a penalty kick past Asheville's goalie. (David Boraks photo)

A goal by Yannick Pilgrim just 3:10 into the game helped Davidson College’s men’s soccer team beat UNC Asheville, 2-0, Friday night at Alumni Soccer Stadium. The win in the Davidson Adidas Classic tournament raised the Cats’ record to 2-0.  Davidson got another goal in the second half on a penalty kick by Alex Caskey. Read a game report on DavidsonWildcats.com.

Meanwhile, the women’s volleyball team dropped its first match of the Wildcat Classic tournament at Belk Arena to UNC Wilmington 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-19), also Friday night.

SATURDAY: Homecoming football vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1 p.m.

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By MARC GIGNAC
Davidson College sports information

ELON, N.C. – Elon quarterback Scott Riddle and wide receiver Terrell Hudgins hooked up for 156 yards and two touchdowns to lead the 11th-ranked Phoenix to a 56-0 football victory over Davidson in the season opener for both teams Saturday at Rhodes Stadium. Read the full story

Villanova beat Davidson College’s women’s soccer team 4-1 Friday night. The Cats’ loss, in their home opener, dropped the team to 1-3 on the season. Read a full report on DavidsonWildcats.com.

The men’s team plays its season opener tonight (Saturday) at 7 p.m. against USC Upstate. Game time is 7 p.m. at Alumni Stadium on the Davidson campus. Read a preview on DavidsonWildcats.com.

Team names Benedict, Griswold, Hauffe, Lemons and Perillo as captains

Davidson College’s football team opens its 2009 season Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Elon University in Elon, N.C. It’s the first time since 1954 that the Wildcats will face the Phoenix, who were ranked No. 11 in the NCAA Division I-AA pre-season coaches poll. Read the full story

Davidson College’s womens field hockey team started its season last weekend with a win and a loss in a pair of home games. The Wildcats fell 2-1 to Ball State on Saturday. They  came back Sunday to defeat Sacred Heart, 1-0, on Finley Amato’s first career goal. Teammate and goalkeeper Christa Goeke made three saves to ensure the team’s victory.

The next two games are on the road in Washington, D.C. They’ll play Georgetown Friday at 2 p.m. and Cornell Saturday, Sept. 5, also at 2 p.m. (For a team schedule, CLICK HERE>)

Photographer Tim Cowie was at Sunday’s match against Sacred Heart and sent along this gallery of photos. Read the full story

The Patriots team pairs Davidson Day with Community School of Davidson.

Two Davidson schools have teamed up to form a new middle school football team, the Patriots, who have a win under their belt and a second home game Sept. 10.   We have the details and the team’s schedule below. Read the full story