Little was expected from the ETSU softball Bucs last year. The 2006 spring season was a rollercoaster ride, but the momentum shifted for the Lady Bucs late in the season. "I'm thankful by year's end we were able to pull the confidence out of them," said Andrea Mangrum, head coach of the Lady Bucs softball squad.
There was a battle in the Blue Ridge this past Labor Day weekend. ETSU volleyball Bucs raided the University of North Carolina-Asheville Volleyball Classic and put a hit on some sound squads. ETSU fired off the 21-gun salute on Friday, Sept. 1 and gave former SoCon rival University of North Carolina-Greensboro their first loss of the season.
Despite flashes of greatness, the injury-plagued Lady Bucs soccer team dropped a pair of games over the weekend to Austin Peay State University and Radford University. The Lady Bucs lost their home opener at the Liberty Bell to Austin Peay, 3-2 in a tough, physical contest on Friday, Sept.