Matthew Shealy, Author at My TJ Now

Editorial: Semeka Randall-Lay should be full-time head coach of the women’s basketball team

Matthew Shealy

After assuming the position of interim head coach last April, Semeka Randall-Lay led the Winthrop women’s basketball team to its first Big South Conference Quarterfinal appearance since 2014-15. Well,…

Back-2-Back

Matthew Shealy

In front of a small but rowdy group of fans inside Winthrop Coliseum, the Winthrop men’s basketball team clobbered the Campbell Camels in the Big South Conference Championship on Sunday,…

Eagles lose to Gamecocks

Matthew Shealy

Fans wearing garnet attire spread throughout the Winthrop Ballpark last Tuesday as the Eagles hosted South Carolina for the first time since 1999. The Gamecocks (now 10-0) defeated Winthrop with…

Baseball earns first win

Matthew Shealy

There was no joy in Rock Hill as the mighty Eagles struck out Saturday, losing 4-1 to Appalachian State in their first game of the season, and dropping another to…

Fans allowed in Coliseum

Matthew Shealy

Winthrop Athletics announced that a limited number of fans would be allowed to attend home men’s and women’s basketball games and volleyball games beginning on Feb. 23 and 24. …

Winthrop Basketball back in win column

Matthew Shealy

Thirteen days after Winthrop’s nationally-recognized 21-game win streak came to an end, the Eagles traveled to Virginia to take on their most daunting opponent in the Big South Conference –…

Women’s Basketball collects fourth win in five games

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop women’s basketball team hosted Radford for a two-game series this past weekend, losing on Friday but winning Saturday night’s contest in overtime. The Eagles were originally supposed…

Swinging into golf season

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop men’s golf team tied for seventh out of ten teams last week at the Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate. The team traveled to Kiawah Island, SC for the three…

Perfect no more

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop men’s basketball team (16-1) lost its first game of the season last week, ending a 21-game win streak that began last season on Feb. 27, 2020. The Eagles…

Double Trouble

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop men’s basketball team secured two double-digit wins against Presbyterian on Jan. 19 and 20, giving the team 15 wins and zero losses on the season. Over the weekend,…