Pioneers Basketball Starts Season the Right Way

SPARTANBURG, SC-  The Pioneers men's and women's basketball team both started the season Thursday night with dominating performances over the Lions of Emmanuel College.

The women prevailed 67-57 in the early game as 15 different players saw action.

The men won 68-42 and shot a blistering 79 percent from the floor in the first half.

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Both teams are in action this weekend as the women travel to Roane State College and the men host the fourth annual Pioneer / Swanny Classic. Full schedule

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia and West Virginia.

The College is in its 100th academic year of providing quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

For more information, contact athletic director Mark Perdue at perduem@smcsc.edu or (864) 587-4237.