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Baseball Shows Improved Hitting

Baseball Shows Improved Hitting

The University of Mary Washington baseball team took two out of three games on the road against conference foe St. Mary’s College this past weekend to inch closer to the .500 mark on the season.

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Dickman Starts DC United Event

Dickman Starts DC United Event

By AHMED MALIK On Friday, March 30, a group of more than 60 University of Mary Washington students piled into a charter bus to head up to RFK stadium to watch the DC United soccer team dish out a 4-1 victory over FC Dallas and earn their first win of the 2012 campaign. The students [...]

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Lacrosse’s Slide Continues

Lacrosse’s Slide Continues

By KEVIN BOILARD The Eagles’ season hit another road bump last Saturday, March 31, when the St. Mary’s College Seahawks took down the men’s lacrosse team 8-6 to hand them their third loss of the year. After starting the season off strong with four straight wins, the University of Mary Washington has dropped three of [...]

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Three Compete at Division III Swimming Championships

Three Compete at Division III Swimming Championships

From March 21-March 24, Indianapolis, In. played host to the top Division III swimmers across the country for the NCAA National Championships. The University of Mary Washington had three swimmers (senior Megan DeSmit, sophomore Amber Kerico and freshman Alex Anderson) earn their way to the Division III pinnacle to compete in the famous IUPUI pool.

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Lady Eagles Demolish Generals

Lady Eagles Demolish Generals

The University of Mary Washington women’s lacrosse team outscored Washington & Lee 8-1 in the second half en route to a 13-5 victory in Lexington Va. on Saturday. Last year the Eagles lost to the Generals 18-17 in an overtime heartbreaker. The team went into the game on Saturday with vengeance. “We were looking to [...]

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Stevenson Clips Men’s Lacrosse

Stevenson Clips Men’s Lacrosse

By KEVIN BOILARD The Eagles suffered their second defeat of the season last Saturday versus No. 10 Stevenson University, dropping a 13-6 decision. The loss put the Eagles at 6-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play. The Mustangs broke open the scoring at the 12:42 mark in the first quarter, but the Eagles responded shortly [...]

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Baseball Takes Two from Bison

Baseball Takes Two from Bison

By MICHAEL HARVEY The University of Mary Washington baseball team swept a doubleheader against Gallaudet University last Sunday, March 25, posting 9-1 and 4-0 victories. The Eagles’ pitching was stellar in both games, allowing just one run and five hits total in the pair of contests. In game one, UMW junior pitcher Torey Mancari turned [...]

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AL East Preview

I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a baseball season. I’m a devout Red Sox fan still licking my wounds from last September’s collapse, and I’m not exactly salivating at the start to the Bobby Valentine era, yet I’m thrilled that the MLB is back. The reason for my joy is [...]

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Softball Splits Doubleheader

Softball Splits Doubleheader

A pitching gem by freshman Hannah Otterman helped the University of Mary Washington softball team take one of two St. Patrick’s Day games against Eastern Mennonite University last Saturday. The split of the afternoon doubleheader kept the Eagles at .500 on the season with a 10-10 mark overall. Otterman, who has been UMW’s top pitcher [...]

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