Led by center Kennedi Manning, the Augusta University women are off to a 4-0 start in the Peach Belt Conference and are tied for first place with Lander; Sports Squad host Patrick Motes tackles AU hoops on this edition of the podcast …
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Rival USC Aiken gets 83-70 Peach Belt win over Jaguar men
Ja’Queze Kirby had 21 points and eight rebounds for AU, but the Pacers got a key road victory over the Jaguar men in PBC play …
Manning leads AU to sixth straight win, 4-0 start to the PBC campaign
Kennedi Manning led four players in double figures as the Jaguar women routed USC Aiken 75-61 to move to 4-0 in the Peach Belt Conference …
AU men get first PBC win of season; Jag women win again, remain tied for first
The AU men had a balanced attack and defeated Clayton State, while the Jaguar women remained in first place with their fifth straight win …
TSS 6/25: Basketball starts its home PBC schedule with Clayton State
Patrick Motes and The Sports Squad gang talk AU women and men’s basketball, as well as the college football national championship, and yet another Atlanta Falcons’ disappointing season …
Jaguar men lose third straight, drop to 0-2 in PBC; Gardner has 27
The Augusta University men had a valiant comeback, but Columbus State won the Peach Belt thriller in overtime …
Sand Sharks down Jaguars 114-112 in PBC opener
The AU men lost the PBC opener to USC Beaufort in a high-scoring affair in Bluffton, S.C. …
AU women open PBC play with victory over USC Beaufort
Autumn Phillips scored 18 points to lead the Jaguar women to a 74-67 win over USC Beaufort in the Peach Belt opener for both teams …
Jaguar basketball opens up Peach Belt Conference play at USC Beaufort
The AU men and women’s basketball teams open PBC play on the road at USC Beaufort …
TSS 6/23: Time to talk AU baseball, softball
The AU softball team opens play Feb. 1 and the baseball team Feb. 2, and Britt Kelly and Shelbie Summerlin have the inside scoop on their upcoming seasons …
Jaguars' five-game win streak snapped at Emmanuel
Demitri Gardner had 13 points and Max Amadasun totaled 12 points and nine boards, but it wasn’t enough as AU lost at Emmanuel on New Year’s Day …
Former Jaguar guard Monroe dies in Washington, D.C.
Former Jaguar standout Tyvez Monroe is slain in Metro station in D.C. …
TSS 6/24: J.A. Adande examines the landscape of sports communication
The Sports Squad talks sports journalism with ESPN’s J.A. Adande …
Viti, Kirby, Gardner and Amadasun lead Jaguars to 78-74 win over Emmanuel
Augusta improved to 7-2 with a win over Emmanuel University in a tight college basketball game …
TSS 6/22: A wrap-up of all sports at Augusta University after Fall '23
Fall sports have wrapped up at Augusta University. The men’s cross-country team made it to the NCAA Division II championships in Joplin, Mo., and the volleyball team made it the Division II Sweet Sixteen. Both won the Peach Belt Conference championship …
Jaguar men dominate Reinhardt in their final hoops tune-up
Augusta University made it four in a row with a win over Reinhardt on Columbia County Education Day at Christenberry …
TSS 6/21: Max Amadasun tells his story on The Sports Squad
Center Max Amadasun is off to a hot start for the Jaguars; the transfer from St. Bonaventure is averaging 15. 7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game for 5-2 AU …
Ace of Augusta: Wheeler's all-American two-year career at AU
Head and shoulders above the read, Jazmyn Wheeler just concluded an all-American career for the Jaguar volleyball program …
How good is Dip Metress?
Augusta men’s basketball coach Dip Metress is entering year No. 20 on the job and he just keeps getting better with time …
This story is published in the Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 print edition of The Bell Ringer on page 7.
Wheeler named second team all-America; Buggs, Luna also honored
AU standout Jazmyn Wheeler is named second team all-America; Janvier Buggs, Dariana Luna are named honorable mention all-America …