The University of Mary Washington’s men’s basketball team entered last Saturday’s road game at Wesley College knowing that a win would earn them the conference’s regular season crown as well as the top-seed in the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament. Yet the day before the crucial road test, the Eagles found out that they would be [...]
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Linsane in the Membrane
The Linsaninty phenomenon has swept the nation in a way that hasn’t been seen since…well since Tebowmania. Regardless of the short span in time between the two ESPN crazes, the meteoric rise of the undrafted Asian-American point guard from Harvard has been truly astounding. The tale of Jeremy Lin is a story of an underdog [...]
Lady Eagles Remain Undefeated
By AHMED MALIK On a day when the University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team was struggling to shoot from the field, they showed why their defense is ranked number one in the nation among Division III teams. The Lady Eagles made up for shooting just 35 percent from the field and a mere 1-13 [...]
Farrar Helps Eagles Top Seahawks
The University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team didn’t get their marquee game of the season off to the best start. The Eagles began last Saturday’s home game against visiting St. Mary’s College (SMC) just 1–9 from the field, as UMW fell behind the Capital Athletic Conference’s second–place team 15–6. Yet the Eagles didn’t allow [...]
Men’s Basketball Sweeps Weekend Pair
By ASHLEY BRUCE Despite the low number of fans in the stands at the William M. Anderson Center this past weekend with students still yet to return from Thanksgiving break, the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team pulled out two home wins against North Carolina Wesleyan College and Shenandoah University. The pair of wins [...]
Smith Enters Record Book With Rare Triple-Double
By MICHAEL LITTLEJOHN On Nov. 21, University Mary Washington sophomore basketball player Walt Smith achieved a milestone when he recorded his first career triple-double. Smith, the sophomore point guard from Alexandria, Va, is a returning starter for Head Coach Rod Wood’s team. The triple-double came against a tough Christopher Newport team that beat UMW in [...]
Dickman Enters His Final Season
By JONATHAN SPEES “The first time I ever played basketball was on a Fisher Price toy basketball hoop,” UMW senior basketball player Tad Dickman said.” So although my first recorded dunk was my sophomore year of high school as a Lee Lancer; my first real dunk was as a two year old.” That was the [...]
Men’s Basketball Season Preview
By MICHAEL MORRIS The University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team will take its new high-paced offense to the court for the first time on Nov. 18 when the Eagles host Christopher Newport University in the season opener of the UMW Tipoff Classic. York (NY) College and Newport News Apprentice School will also be in [...]
Women’s Basketball Set To Begin
By BRANDY SIMPSON With the start of the season just a few days away, the University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team hopes to kick off another winning season. The Eagles are coming off a strong season last year in which they captured the Capital Athletic Conference regular season title and finished 15-1 in their [...]
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