COMMERCE, Texas – Top-ranked UWF scored 21 unanswered points and held No. 21/13 Texas A&M Commerce to 67 yards of total offense after halftime in a 35-17 win at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
 
UWF (3-0) had 434 yards of total offense with a 6.5 yards per play average. A&M Commerce (1-2) finished with 231 yards of offense.
 
Austin Reed threw for 274 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while leading the Argonauts to scoring drives on five of their eight possessions before ending the game in victory formation inside the Lions’ 10-yard line.
 
Shomari Mason powered an aggressive rushing attack with 94 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Jervon Newton and Anthony Johnson, Jr. each ran for a score as the trio combined for 169 yards on the ground and 4.6 yards per rush. Seven of UWF’s 12 live ball first downs in the second half were on the ground.
 
The UWF defense was stout all game long but put on a clinic in the second half. In addition to limiting A&M Commerce to 231 yards of total offense on the night, they sacked Jaiave Magalei five times and forced two turnovers in the fourth quarter. Trent Archie had eight tackles and two sacks, while Stephon Williams had eight stops and a sack as well.
 
The Lions played deliberate, ball control offense in the first half, using 17:53 of time of possession to build a 17-14 lead, including taking advantage of a muffed punt in the final minute of the half that led to a field goal. But UWF’s defense forced A&M Commerce to punt after drives of six and three plays, allowing the explosive Argo offense to get going.
 
Reed led scoring drives of eight plays, five plays and five plays while building the big lead. Newton and Mason each got to the end zone and David Durden was untouched as he caught a 19-yard crossing route in the end zone.
 
The win extended the UWF winning streak to a record nine games, while establishing new benchmarks for consecutive road wins and consecutive wins over ranked opponents, both of which are now at six games apiece. It was also the team’s fifth-straight road win over a ranked team as they improved to 10-5 all-time on the road against top-25 opponents.
 
UWF returns home next week for its first game at Blue Wahoos Stadium in 2021. The Argos will play host to the University of Fort Lauderdale (0-2) at 6 p.m. Tailgate lots at Community Maritime Park open at 2 p.m. and stadium gates open at 5 p.m.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Simply put, the UWF men’s golf team is the gold standard in the Gulf South Conference and that was reinforced on Tuesday when eight Argonauts and their coach were named to the GSC Men’s Golf All-Decade Team. Chandler Blanchet was named the Golfer of the Decade and Steve Fell was voted the Coach of the Decade.

GSC MEN’S GOLF ALL-DECADE AWARDS (2011-20)
 
Blanchet, Juan Miguel Heredia, Jacob Huizinga, Carlos Rodriguez, and Henry Westmoreland IV were five of the six athletes voted onto the First Team. Christian Bosso was a Second Team choice, while Ryan Black and Otto Bonning were Honorable Mention selections.
 
All eight honorees are among the top 15 of UWF’s career stroke average ranking, including five of the top nine.
 
Blanchet graduated in 2017 after establishing himself as one of the best golfers, not just at UWF and the GSC, but in Division 2 history. The 3-time First Team All-America selection posted a school-record 70.94 stroke average over 139 rounds. Among his 18 UWF records were 13 individual wins, 79 rounds at par or better and 47 of those in the 60s. His 2016-17 season was arguably the best in D2 history as he posted a 68.76 stroke average, won seven of 12 events, including the individual National Championship and was named the Jack Nicklaus Award winner as the National Player of the Year.
 
He ended his college career by being named the 2018 GSC Commissioner’s Award winner while adding to an academic trophy case that included 2017 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America, two CoSIDA Academic All-District, two All-America Scholar honors and three GSC Spring All-Academic plaques.
 
Heredia was a 2-time All-America and 2-time All-GSC from 2012-15. He was named the GSC Freshman of the Year in 2012 after posting a 74.67 stroke average when he joined the team in January. As a junior in 2014, his 203 score at the GSC Tournament established a new championship record. He bookended his career with the 2015 Player of the Year award which followed his third-consecutive GSC All-Tournament honor after finishing in the top 5. Over 109 rounds he fashioned a 73.76 career stroke average. He was also a 2-time GCAA All-America Scholar.
 
Huizinga concluded his career in 2019 following four All-America seasons, including Second Team mention in 2017 and 2018 and Honorable Mention in 2016 and 2019, and a spot on the Freshman All-America Team. He ranks third all-time at UWF with 72.68 stroke average and second with 24 rounds in the 60s. He was a 3-time All-South Region selection and had a pair of individual tourney wins.
 
Rodriguez played form 2009-12 and left UWF ranked third with a 73.2 stroke average. In his two seasons during the decade, he had a 72.09 average over 66 rounds, with All-America honors both years. His 71.3 average in 2012 earned him First Team All-America plaudits and a spot on the GCAA All-Nicklaus Team as one of the top 24 players across all divisions. He was a 3-time GSC All-Tournament Team member, the 2011 GSC Medalist and the 2012 GSC Player of the Year.
 
Westmoreland was one of just six players in the decade to earn at least three All-GSC mentions, while putting himself on the First Team his final two years in 2017 and 2018. He ranks third in program history with a 72.25 stroke average and with 21 rounds in the 60s. His 56 rounds at par or better are second all-time, which includes 21 out of 39 in 2017-18 when he registered a 71.18 average to rank fourth in single-season history. His 5-1 record in NCAA Championship Match Play events is a program record.
 
Bosso capped a 5-year collegiate career with a 71.92 stroke average and three wins in 13 events as a senior in 2018-19. His career average of 73.23 ranks eighth all time as an Argonaut. He was a 2-time All-America, All-South Region, All-GSC, All-America Scholar and GSC Spring All-Academic selection while paying on four GSC title teams and two NCAA South/Southeast Regional championship squads.
 
Black was a 2-time All-South Region recipient and a 4-time First Team All-GSC from 2009-12. His 73.78 stroke average is 15th at UWF after ranking seventh at the end of his career. He joined Rodriguez on UWF teams that won the 2011 GSC title, was the 2012 runner-up and advanced to a pair of NCAA Regionals.
 
Bonning played from 2008-11 and was a First Team All-GSC player in his final two seasons, which included a 72.21 average, GSC Player of the Year and Third Team All-America honors as a senior. His 341 career birdies set the school record and is currently fifth, while his 11 eagles were second and are now fourth. The 3-time All-South Region honoree compiled a 73.45 stroke average while in Pensacola.
 
Fell repeats as the Coach of the Decade after earning the award back in 2010. From 2011-20, the Pensacola native has led UWF to the NCAA Championship Match Play four times – finishing second, third twice and fourth in the last four championships. The Argos have won two of its record five NCAA Regional titles this decade while totaling 37 overall titles and eight of nine GSC crowns. 2017 was a banner year for Fell as he was named the GCAA National Coach of the Year and inducted into the GCAA Hall of Fame.
 
In the last 10 years, his players have combined to win 20 All-America awards, 25 All-South Region honors and 28 All-GSC mentions. He has mentored five GSC Medalists, six GSC Players of the Year, here GSC Freshmen of the Year, three GSC Top Ten Award recipients and a GSC Commissioner’s Award winner.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UWF volleyball program won 268 matches and had a .768 winning percentage in the past decade with some of the best players in Gulf South Conference history. The program was rewarded for its sustained level of success as eight student-athletes were named to the GSC Volleyball Team of the Decade, with Autumn Duyn and Melissa Wolter being named Player and Coach of the Decade, respectively, on Thursday.

Duyn was joined on the First Team by Lindsay Homme, Jordyn Poppen and Monique StCyr. The Second Team saw Jenny Bellairs, Rachel Neblett and Kathryn Torre voted onto the list and Corisha Smith was named to the Honorable Mention group.

From 2011-15, Duyn established herself as one of the top players in league history, earning two AVCA All-America honors and a combined six AVCA and D2CCA All-Region nods. She was a 4-time First Team All-GSC, making her one of just seven in league history and the only one of the 2010s. She was named the 2012 GSC Player of the Year and 2011 & 2012 GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player. The Venice, Fla. native is one of just three players in UWF history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. Duyn was a 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-American and a 3-time GSC Fall All-Academic choice. She capped her amazing career with the 2016 GSC Commissioner’s Award.

Homme was the first of four 2-time AVCA All-Americas in the decade for the Argonauts. She was a 3-time All-Region and 3-time First Team All-GSC honoree. A middle blocker from Willowbrook, Illinois, she is the program’s all-time leader in total blocks with 354 from 2009-13. She is the only 2-time GSC Player of the Year in UWF history. Homme earned a pair of spots on the GSC All-Tournament Team in 2011 and 2013, and was the 2013 GSC Tournament MOP.

Poppen is the most recent All-America honoree for Wolter, earning two certificates in 2018 and 2019, while also being named the 2019 AVCA South Region and GSC Player of the Year. She was named to four All-Region teams in her final three seasons, was a 3-time First Team All-GSC and the 2019 GSC Tournament MOP. An outside hitter out of Aurora, Illinois, she ranks fifth all-time at UWF with 1,254 kills. Her 450 kills in 2019 are also fifth in single-season history. She was named a 2020 Commissioner’s Award Finalist and recipient of the GSC Top Ten Award.

StCyr will go down as one of the top setters in GSC history. From 2014-17, she collected a school-record 4,650 assists which also ranks ninth in GSC history and had a school-record 167 service aces. A left-hander from Williamsburg, Va., she was named AVCA All-America as a senior in 2017. StCyr also earned four All-Region awards and had three of her four All-GSC accolades on the First Team.

In three seasons from 2011-13, Bellairs was a force at the net where she finished with 291 total blocks. She was voted All-America, All-Region and All-GSC in 2013 after finishing second in the league with 121 blocks and second on the team with 301. The Osage, Iowa native is the only 3-time GSC All-Tournament Team selection in program history.

Neblett was a 2017 AVCA & D2CCA All-America and All-Region performer after hitting .415 to rank seventh all-time in GSC history and the highest since 2002. She was a 2-time All-GSC pick and the 2017 GSC Tournament MOP. The middle blocker from Austin, Texas is the UWF career record holder with a .357 attack pct.

Torre was a 2-time AVCA All-America and AVCA First Team All-Region selection in her career from 2015-16. The middle blocker from Highland, Ill. earned All-GSC honors both seasons as an Argo and left as the career attack pct. leader at .340 before Neblett passed her a year later.

Smith capped a 4-year career in 2016 with AVCA All-America and All-Region honors. She was a 2-time All-GSC pick and a 2016 GSC All-Tournament Team member from Inwood, W.Va. who left UWF fifth in program history with 1,016 Kills.

Wolter has made UWF the dominant program in the GSC and one of the most respected in the nation. From 2010-19, the Argonauts went 268-81 overall and 154-12 in GSC regular-season matches. UWF won nine regular-season titles and with three undefeated seasons. The success didn’t stop in the postseason as UWF went 16-3 in GSC Tournament play and were 7-2 in championship matches. Wolter’s teams made the NCAA Tournament every year of the decade and have an active streak of 14-consecutive appearances.

UWF had five honorees on the 2000-09 GSC All-Decade Team, led by First Team selection Luciana Rapach. Naiara Fernandes, Patricia Gandolfo, Madeline Gonzalez and Kristy Krause were named to the Second Team.

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