Sports

Clint Dempsey, former Paladin, made his much anticipated return to Major League Soccer this season after spending the past seven years playing in England. Dempsey is best known for making the jump to the English Premier League, where he scored 57 goals, more than any other American-born player.

After a few seasons of falling just short of expectations, Furman’s men’s soccer team is looking to make an impact on the national scale this season. That goal may seem too lofty after the departures of two of their top players, Walker Zimmerman and Coleton Henning, but this year’s team might be even better.

Furman (0-2) failed to finish a late rally against Coastal Carolina (2-0), falling to their Southern Conference foe 35-28. A couple of early Paladin turnovers helped Coastal jump to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after scoring on two of their first three possessions. Furman failed to capitalize on early opportunities, missing two field goals, including one to end the first half.

With new recruits and new game plans, the most dominant conference in the land is once again a force to be reckoned with this upcoming season, and I thought I would take the time to preview some of the better teams in the conference, beginning with the true king of the South.

The Southern Conference preseason polls had the Furman Men’s XC team tied for first and the women’s team placed second. What are the teams’ expectations for the year?

Excitement fills the air as students return to campus and the fall sports season is set to kick off.

After a disappointing 3-8 season last year, Furman football is looking to bounce back strong in its third season under Bruce Fowler. The Paladins open the season on the road against Gardner-Webb. They will also travel to LSU and Georgia Southern, clearly the toughest away games this year.

The baseball team raises money for cancer and shave their heads after a game on Wednesday night.

An overview of Furman’s sports and figures.

The softball team continues its hot streak with a multitude of wins.

The Furman Athletic Department is in the market for a new men’s basketball head coach following Jeff Jackson’s resignation on Friday, March 22 after seven seasons with the team.

The baseball team ends their winning streak against Davidson.

The baseball team reveals their struggles to find the perfect walkout song.

The approach of March Madness is eagerly awaited by fans.

The basketball team adds new recruits to add new dynamics to the team for next year.

The men’s tennis team snatches some wins to help their ranking as they close out the season.

March Madness continues and Louisville player Kevin Ware breaks his leg in a horrifying injury.

The men’s tennis team gets a win after a cloudy season thus far.

Chosen to finish ninth out of a total of twelve teams in the Southern Conference preseason coaches poll, the Paladins may not have had the highest expectations heading into the season had but hoped to at least make some noise in conference play.

The baseball team receives mixed results as they continue their season.

Louisville Cardinals take the National Championship in an exciting game.

After breaking their five game losing streak by defeating Georgia Southern, the Lady Paladins traveled to the west coast for a match against Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and #56-ranked UC Santa Barbara.

The women’s softball team dominates their season so far.

This week for Furman men’s tennis I decided to get off the sidelines and into the fiery entity that makes up the Furman men’s tennis team.

The Furman baseball team begins their busy schedule. This week they ended with a 2-1 record.