Mike Zandler (right). (Davidson College Sports Information photo)

Mike Zandler, an assistant baseball coach who helped improve pitching at Davidson College over the past five years, has been named head coach at the University of Illinois Springfield, the university announced Monday.

Meanwhile, Davidson basketball player Jake Cohen was named Player of the Week in the Southern Conference for games played though Monday.  Read the full story

Five Davidson players scored in double figures and the Wildcats hit 25 of 29 foul shots to beat Furman in a men’s basketball game at Belk Arena Saturday night.

Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman both had 16 points, De’Mon Brooks and Nik Cochran had 15 each, and Chris Czerapowicz added 13 points to lead the Cats. Read the full story

Sophia Aleksandravicius

CULLOWHEE — Junior Sophia Aleksandravicius tallied her third 20-point game of the year and Barbara Sitton had a career-best 14 as Davidson College cruised to a 64-46 Southern Conference opening win at Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon in women’s basketball in the Ramsey Center. Read the full story

Davidson College Sports Information
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ­- Jake Cohen and De’Mon Brooks combined for 49 points, and Davidson went 19-for-24 from the free-throw line en route to a 72-69 victory over Wofford in the Southern Conference men’s basketball opener for both teams Thursday night in Benjamin Johnson Arena.

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Three Wildcats came off the bench to score in double digits, led by Shneeka Center’s team-best 14 points, and the bench in all scored 42 points in helping Davidson roll to an 80-65 home win over Winthrop in women’s basketball action on Thursday evening in John M. Belk Arena. Read the full story

We’re giving away five pairs of tickets to the Davidson College men’s basketball game against Vanderbilt Dec. 7. It’s the annual Black Out Belk night, an annual game that supports a good cause. Read the full story

JP Kuhlman

Southern Conference
Davidson’s JP Kuhlman has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for all games played Nov. 22-28, the league office announced Tuesday. The junior guard scored 21 points on the road as Davidson topped UNC Wilmington 70-67 Saturday. Read the full story

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PITTSBURGH — Duquesne’s Alex Gensler and Vanessa Abel combined to score the first 25 points to open the second half and both scored more than 20 points for the game to beat Davidson 84-53 Sunday afternoon in A.J. Palumbo Center. Read the full story

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WILMINGTON, N.C. - Davidson guard JP Kuhlman hit a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds left to seal a 70-67 non-conference men’s basketball victory over UNC Wilmington at Trask Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Read the full story