Gardner-Webb Women's Basketball Releases 2012-13 Schedule
September 04, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Boiling Springs, N.C. - Gardner-Webb women's basketball head coach Rick Reeves is pleased to announce the Runnin' Bulldogs' 2012-13 complete schedule, which includes 16 home contests, as well as non-conference regional rival games versus Appalachian State, Wofford, UNC Greensboro, Davidson, Kennesaw State and N.C. Central.
"I am very pleased with the number of home games we have this season," Reeves said. "We got 16 total home games and it is great when we can get our fans here because the student body is very supportive, the faculty and staff at Gardner-Webb is very supportive, as is the entire community. While, we don't have anybody with the prestige of a Purdue or a North Carolina on the schedule this season, we do have A-Sun rivals Lipscomb and Kennesaw State, as well as regional teams UNC Greensboro, Davidson, Appalachian State and Wofford. We think the schedule is very challenging this year and it is a reward to our fans that we are going to play a lot of home games which we are very excited about."
The Runnin' Bulldogs will tip-off the season with three straight home games over a six-day period, as Coach Reeves' and his squad will host Lipscomb in the season opener on Friday, November 9th, at 7 p.m., and will then turn around to welcome both Tennessee Temple, November 12th at 7 p.m. and Montreat, November 14th at 8 p.m. to Paul Porter Arena and Boiling Springs, N.C.
Gardner-Webb will then hit the road for its next two contests, as the Runnin' Bulldogs will play back-to-back Southern Conference foes in UNC Greensboro and Appalachian State. GWU will take on the Spartans of UNC Greensboro on Saturday, November 17th, at 2 p.m., before heading up to Boone, N.C. to face off with Appalachian State on November 20th at 6 p.m.
GWU will return home for a four-game home stand to wrap up November and kick-off the month of December, as the Runnin' Bulldogs are slated to host Asbury on Saturday, November 24th, at 7 p.m. to tip-off the longest home stand of the year.
After a seven-day hiatus, Gardner-Webb will return to game action to open up Big South Conference play at home on Saturday, December 1st, at 3 p.m., before hosting back-to-back non-conference contests versus Longwood on December 9th at 3 p.m. and Davidson on December 13th at 7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb's third road game of the season will once again come against another Southern Conference opponent, as GWU will travel down to Spartanburg, S.C. to do battle with the Wofford College Terriers over the Christmas Break on Wednesday, December 19th, at 3 p.m.
A home contest against N.C. Central on Saturday, December 22nd, at 2 p.m. and a road bout at Kennesaw State on Friday, December 28th, at 6 p.m. will wrap up the slate for the Runnin' Bulldogs in the 2012 calendar year.
The Runnin' Bulldogs will tip-off the New Year with a Big South Conference road contest at Longwood on January 3rd at 7 p.m. and at High Point on Saturday, January 5th, at 3:30 p.m.
Three straight conference contests follow, as Gardner-Webb returns home to host Campbell on January 7th at 7 p.m., then Radford on January 10th at 7 p.m., and finally Winthrop on January 12th at 3 p.m. in Paul Porter Arena.
Big South Conference play continues for the Runnin' Bulldogs on the road, as GWU will take on UNC Asheville on January 19th at 2 p.m., Presbyterian on January 24th at 7 p.m. and then wraps up at Charleston Southern on January 26th at 2 p.m.
Five of the final nine games of the season will come at home for Coach Reeves' and his squad, as the Runnin' Bulldogs are slated to host return contests from UNC Asheville on January 31st at 7 p.m., versus Presbyterian on February 7th at 7 p.m., and against Charleston Southern on February 9th at 4:30 p.m., before hitting the road to take on Campbell on Valentine's Day, February 14th, at 7 p.m. and at Coastal Carolina on February 16th at 2 p.m. in Conway, S.C.
The final two home contests of the year will come in late February, as the Runnin' Bulldogs will host High Point on February 21st at 7 p.m. and Liberty two days later on February 23rd at 3 p.m. for the two teams' only match up of the season.
Gardner-Webb will wrap up the 2012-13 regular season slate with road bouts at Winthrop on February 28th at 7 p.m. and at Radford on March 2nd at 3 p.m., before setting its sights on the 2013 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Women's Basketball Championship which will be held on March 6-10th in Conway, S.C. at the newly constructed HTC Center.
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| 2012-13 GWU Women's Basketball Schedule (PDF) |
