WILMINGTON—Pitt Community College Volleyball’s late-season run took the team all the way to the Region X Tournament’s championship game but ended just a few points short of a trip to Iowa for the NJCAA Tournament.

Having won seven straight, including a first-round tournament victory over Wake Technical Community College, the Bulldogs found themselves trailing 2-0 in the title match against Spartanburg Methodist College.

PCC evened the score by taking game three, 26-24, and game four, 25-23. But the Pioneers, who entered the tourney as the conference’s lowest seed, proved too tough in the decisive fifth set, winning 15-13 to earn their third straight trip to the national tournament.

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Pitt Community College basketball is off to a 2-1 record this season as the team prepares for the Storm Shootout this weekend at Tidewater Community College.

The Bulldogs tipped off the 2009-10 campaign Nov. 7 on the road at Davidson County Community College and emerged with a 76-72 victory. Prior to their loss to PCC, the Storm had been a remarkable 27-1 in their home gym over the past two seasons.

“They are a well-coached team, and they play very hard,” Pitt coach Chad Reynolds said of Davidson. “… Our coaching staff was very pleased with the poise that our guys had down the stretch. We were able to take control of the game late and hit some key free throws that put it away.”

Johnny Godette led the Bulldogs with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Damien Williams had 12 points, Efkan Eren added 10 more, and Rodney Williams finished with nine for PCC.

In the College of Southern Maryland Tournament this past weekend, Pitt faced a tough tournament host Friday and fell, 94-89. But the Bulldogs managed to bounce back Saturday with an 87-62 victory over Germana Community College.

This weekend, PCC will square off with Community College of Baltimore County-Dundalk on Saturday before taking on Tidewater the following day.

Pitt’s first home game is scheduled for Dec. 2 against TCC at 7 p.m. in the Charles Coburn Center.

LOUISBURG—The Pitt Community College softball team played the role of giant killer Saturday with victories over Elon and Chowan universities in a tournament hosted by Louisburg College.

PCC 1, Elon University 0

The Bulldogs, who are playing a series of exhibition games this fall in preparation for the 2010 season, broke open a scoreless game with the Phoenix in the sixth inning of Saturday’s first contest en route to a 1-0 victory.

With one out in the bottom of the sixth, sophomore Tiffany Frey singled up the middle to start the Pitt attack. She took second on a passed ball and came home when Bri Richie doubled to right field.

Freshman pitcher Charity Watson made sure the one-run lead held up for the Bulldogs. The righty from Washington, N.C., struck out two in the seventh before getting a fly out to end the game.

Watson started and tossed a complete game, striking out 10 and walking one to earn the victory.

In addition to hits by Frey and Richie, Kristen Garner had a double for PCC.

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