ACC's Spring Sportsmanship Awareness Week Apr 9-15 |
ACC Continues Sportsmanship Initiative with Spring Sportsmanship Awareness Week
League schools highlight sportsmanship initiatives during spring competition GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference will continue its ACC Sportsmanship Awareness campaign by highlighting Spring Sportsmanship Awareness Week from April 9-15. During competition from Monday, April 9 through Sunday, April 15, every league team will showcase its continued dedication to sportsmanship by participating in a pregame handshake prior to each contest. In addition to the teams’ efforts, the conference and member schools will continue to highlight the program to its fans through releases, across social media platforms, videos elements and official websites. “Sportsmanship remains a priority within the ACC,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “We will continue to highlight and emphasize its importance throughout our league and specifically to our teams and fans.” Established in 2010, the ACC Sportsmanship Awareness Weeks is a campaign to recognize and promote sportsmanship. During the 2011-12 academic year, three specific weeks have been tabbed as ACC Sportsmanship Awareness Weeks: October 17-23 (Fall), January 23-29 (Winter) and April 9-14 (Spring). More than 80 events will be part of the 2012 ACC Spring Sportsmanship Awareness Week including 30 baseball games, 20 softball games, 14 men’s and 13 women’s tennis matches, one men’s and three women’s lacrosse games, two rowing invitationals, two outdoor track & field meets and one men’s golf tournament. Sports (Home Events): Sportsmanship Week Apr. 9-15 Monday, Apr. 9 Baseball: Wake Forest @ Virginia Tuesday, Apr. 10 Men’s Tennis: NC State @ Wake Forest Softball: Georgia Southern @ Georgia Tech (Doubleheader) Florida A&M @ Florida State Baseball: Harvard @ Boston College Mercer @ Georgia Tech UNC Greensboro @ Duke Florida @ Florida State Furman @ Clemson Wednesday, Apr. 11 Men’s Tennis: North Carolina @ Duke Baseball: West Virginia @ Maryland UNC Asheville @ North Carolina George Washington @ Virginia Florida Gulf Coast @ Miami Elon @ NC State Georgia @ Clemson Women’s Lacrosse: High Point @ Duke Softball: Campbell @ NC State (Doubleheader) Radford @ Virginia (Doubleheader) Georgia State @ Georgia Tech Thursday, Apr. 12 Women’s Tennis: North Carolina @ Duke Softball: South Alabama @ Florida State Friday, Apr. 13 Women’s Tennis: Virginia Tech @ Florida State Virginia @ Miami Men’s Tennis: Miami @ Virginia Tech Clemson @ Wake Forest Georgia Tech @ NC State Florida State @ Virginia Duke @ Maryland Baseball: Florida State @ Boston College Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest Duke @ Maryland North Carolina @ Virginia Miami @ Virginia Tech NC State @ Clemson Men’s Lacrosse: Duke @ Virginia Outdoor Track & Field: Seminole Invitational Saturday, April 14 Women’s Tennis: Maryland @ North Carolina Wake Forest @ Clemson NC State @ Georgia Tech Boston College @ Duke Rowing: Virginia Invitational Women’s Lacrosse Virginia Tech @ Maryland California @ Boston College Baseball: NC State @ Clemson Miami @ Virginia Tech Duke @ Maryland North Carolina @ Virginia Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest Florida State @ Boston College Softball: Virginia Tech @ Boston College (Doubleheader) Virginia @ Maryland (Doubleheader) NC State @ North Carolina (Doubleheader) Outdoor Track & Field: North Carolina Invitational Sunday, Apr. 15 Rowing: Virginia Invitational Men’s Tennis: Duke @ Boston College Miami @ Virginia Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest Longwood @ Wake Forest North Carolina @ Maryland Clemson @ NC State Florida State @ Virginia Tech Women’s Tennis: Maryland @ Duke Virginia Tech @ Miami Virginia @ Florida State NC State @ Clemson Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech Boston College @ North Carolina Softball: Georgia Tech @ Florida State (Doubleheader) Virginia Tech @ Boston College NC State @ North Carolina Virginia @ Maryland Baseball: Miami @ Virginia Tech North Carolina @ Virginia Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest NC State @ Clemson Duke @ Maryland Florida State @ Boston College Men’s Golf: NC State Spring Open
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