College Sports

The Piedmont College men's basketball team fell by 20 points earlier this afternoon at USA South member Maryville College dropping a 98-78 decision on the road.

The Piedmont College baseball team posted four straight innings with a single run to come away with a 4-2 victory in their season opener over visiting Guilford College.

Injury-riddled Georgia Tech lost another player but won the game.

Chris Denson scored 18 points and Auburn made six straight free throws over the final 34 seconds in a 74-67 victory over Georgia on Saturday.

The Truett-McConnell College athletic department recently announced the advancement of phase two in their Moving Forward campaign, a mere seven months since its launch in June.

Three Brenau University Golden Tigers athletic teams opened 2014 racking up national rankings in pre-season polls: Swimming at No. 4, tennis at No. 6 and softball at No. 17 in the nation.

Georgia Tech senior Jason Morris broke his right foot in Wednesday night's loss to North Carolina and could miss the remainder of the season.

Merritt Hempe had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Khaalidah Miller added 11 points and Georgia held off No. 13 Kentucky 58-56 on Thursday night.

The Brenau University softball team will open the 2014 season in a familiar position after garnering a No. 17 national ranking in the recently-released NAIA Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll.

The Piedmont College softball team has been picked as the favorite to win the 2014 USA South title according to the league's Preseason Coaches Poll.