The past seven days and the whole of the 2015-16 basketball season were very similar for West Georgia, as the Wolves had a tumultous, roller coaster-like week that ended on March 5 with the fourth Gulf South Conference championship in school history, as UWG took down #1 seeded Alabama Huntsville 99-82.
The week began on a good note for the Wolves, who finished the regular season with six-straight victories and claimed the second-seed in this year's GSC tournament. Then Steph Branch earned All-Gulf South Conference honors and the Wolves dropped two spots in the NCAA South Region poll to fifth place. But all of that fell by the wayside late this afternoon, as West Georgia shot 58 percent from the field in the championship game en route to the double-digit victory. Read more ...
An era of firsts for the University of West Georgia football program has a new entry on the list. Dominique Robertson is this week in Indianapolis as the first UWG player ever to be a part of the National Football League Combine.
Robertson, a 6-5, 305-pound offensive tackle from Redlands, California, is in Indianapolis with other top, draft eligible prospects from around the nation. He will take part in a variety of activities, tests and screenings, and on-field drills for offensive line prospects. Read more ...
In a dimly lit hospital room at Tanner Medical Center, a mother cradles her distraught little girl. The woman wishes she could take away the child’s tears, vanquish her strained cough, and give rest to her fears and bewilderment. But the best she can do is hold her daughter close and whisper reassurances that soon things will get better. A tonsillectomy is an enormous event in a child’s life. Adrift in this alien landscape of chattering, stainless-steel instruments and sterile white sheets, troubled by the pungent smell of rubbing alcohol, confused by the strange ache in her own throat, this little girl must feel far, far away from her playroom back home. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia 2015 football team and coaching staff were honored on Monday, February 8, at the Georgia State Capitol. The Wolves were recognized on the Senate floor with the reading of a resolution that highlighted the team’s history-making season.
Quarterback Dallas Dickey, punter James Dugan, and tight-end Beau Dugan were called to the Senate floor and greeted by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. Read more ...
The Wolves' record setting 2015 football season has resulted in more honors for the UWG program. Head coach Will Hall was selected Coach of the Year, and nine players were tabbed as members of the 2015 Don Hansen All-Super Region 2 Team.
For Hall, the honor is notable. His selection marks the second region coach of the year honor ever for a UWG head coach. In his second season as head coach of the Wolves, Hall guided UWG to a record of 12-2 and a second straight berth in NCAA Division II Semifinals. Read more ...
The dynasty continued in Orlando on Saturday, January 16 as the University of West Georgia coed cheerleading squad won the program's 19th overall title, taking home the hardware at UCA Nationals in the Division II coed competition. Earlier in the day, the all-girl squad took home second place honors in the Division I Small College competition.
The title was the 12th in the history of the UWG coed program at UCA Nationals, dating back to the 2001 season, when the program began an impressive string of victories at the annual event in Orlando. The top two teams in this year's competition had already met once, back in December, as the Wolves won this year's competition over second place Northwest Missouri State. Read more ...
Just two days after coaching the West Georgia Wolves to their second straight NCAA Division II Super Region 2 Championship, head football coach Will Hall was named the American Football Coaches Association Region 2 Coach of the Year in Division II.
It is the first AFCA Regional Coach of the Year award for Hall, who came to West Georgia prior to the 2014 season, and is 24-4 in his two years in Carrollton. Read more ...
Dallas Dickey’s nine-yard touchdown run with 3:09 left in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Division II Playoffs Saturday put the game away for 7th-ranked West Georgia, as the Wolves held on to defeat in-state rival Valdosta State 27-20 at University Stadium.
West Georgia advances in NCAA Division II Playoffs The run capped a six-play, 72-yard drive that took just over two minutes and was the answer to a two-yard touchdown run from Valdosta State with 5:35 to play in the contest. Read more ...
There’s an exciting new way you can donate to the UWG Athletic Foundation and contribute to the continued success of the Wolves without spending a single cent more than you normally do. The UWG Athletic Foundation has proudly partnered with Amazon.com through its AmazonSmile program.
The program is a simple and automatic way to support the Wolves every time you shop at Amazon.com, at no cost to you. Read more ...
Nearly two years ago, the University of West Georgia named Will Hall as the head coach of the UWG football program. On Sunday afternoon, following the conclusion of his second season at the helm, Hall's Wolves were named the top seed in Super Region 2 heading into the 2015 NCAA Division II Playoffs, ensuring a bye in the first round. University Stadium will be the host site for the second round of the playoffs on November 28.
Both feats are the first time in Division II history for West Georgia, as UWG has never hosted a playoff game and has never been the top seed heading into the playoffs. The Wolves concluded a 10-1 regular season on Saturday afternoon at University Stadium. Read more ...
In 1997, the University of West Georgia experienced a traumatic loss that had a huge impact not only on the school, but also the Carrollton community at large. On August 10 of that year, cheerleaders Deandre Hamilton, 20, Michael Massa, 18, and their coach, Stephanie Shaw, 27, died in a bus crash that also hospitalized 10 others while traveling to a cheer camp in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The crash brought West Georgia students, alumni, faculty, and staff together to grieve and remember those whose lives were cut short by the tragedy. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia football team made history on Monday, Oct. 26, as the first Division II team at UWG to gain a No. 1 spot in the American Football Coaches Association poll. The team, under the direction of Head Coach Will Hall, remains one of only five undefeated teams in Division II football.
This AFCA ranking comes after the Wolves spent six weeks as the second-ranked team in the country, behind former No. 1 Minnesota State-Mankato. The Wolves earned 25 first-place votes, followed by new No. 2 Northwest Missouri State, who picked up six first-place nods. Ferris State (Michigan), Colorado State-Pueblo, and Ashland round out the top five. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia Athletic Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce a record breaking $2.9 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year, an increase of 164 percent from last year’s $1.1 million raised.
Donors nationwide expressed their generosity through gifts of various sizes. Two legacy gifts of $1 million each were given in addition to fundraising through individual donors, corporate partners, construction projects and naming opportunities contributing nearly $1 million to the grand total. Read more ...
When the University of West Georgia hired Will Hall to be the head coach of the football program, his leadership ability was at the forefront of that decision. He was known to be a young and fiery coach, but his ability to mentor young men and mold them became a catalyst for a run to the NCAA Division II semifinals.
He brought to West Georgia his motto, “Attitude is Everything,” which led to the New Era New Attitude slogan used for the UWG football program during the previous fall. But “AIE” is how Coach Hall lives his life, and it is what he pours into his players and his staff. The three letters are used in team huddles before and after practice and “AIE” permeates his program. Read more ...
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