Gardner-Webb 77, VMI 61
Keydet freshman Brian Brown had a career-high 15 points, but the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs broke open a close game with a 30-2 run and went on to defeat VMI, 77-61, in Big South basketball action Saturday night in Boiling Springs, N.C.
With the Keydets (12-13, 7-8 Big South) leading 22-14 with seven minutes to play in the first half, Gardner-Webb (11-16, 6-9) went on an 11-0 run to take a three-point lead, 25-22, with just over two minutes left in the half. Keith Gabriel answered with a basket, but VMI would not score again until the 16:09 mark of the second half, a span of 6:09 of game action. The Runnin’ Bulldogs, meanwhile, outscored VMI 19-0 during that stretch, en route to a 20-point cushion that they would not reliquish. Read more
Second-half run pushes #5 UNC over UVa.
Senior forward Tyler Zeller scored a game-high 25 points and had nine rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 70-52 victory over Virginia Saturday afternoon (Feb. 11) at the Dean E. Smith Center.
Sophomore forward Harrison Barnes scored 14 points and had a game-high 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels and junior forward John Henson scored 10 points and had 10 rebounds,
Senior forward Mike Scott scored 18 points for Virginia and also had six rebounds. Junior guard Jontel Evans added 12 points and five assists for the Cavaliers. Read more
JMU holds off Towson, 58-56
Towson erased an 18-point first-half deficit but junior guard Devon Moore (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) scored six points in the final 90 seconds as James Madison recovered for a 58-56 Colonial Athletic Association win on Saturday afternoon at Towson Center Arena.
JMU snapped a five-game losing streak to improve to 11-16 overall and 4-11 in the league. Towson dropped to 1-26 overall and 1-14 in the CAA.
The Dukes controlled most of the first half, leading by as many as 18 at 28-10 and ahead 36-21 at the break. Towson started the second half on an 8-2 run to work its way back into the game, cutting the margin to single digits for the first time since the early minutes of the game. Read more
Bridgewater holds off W&L
Bridgewater College erased a five-point halftime deficit, built a 14-point lead in the second half and then held on down the stretch to defeat Washington and Lee, 81-78, in ODAC action at Nininger Hall.
The win was the second straight for the Eagles who improved to 7-16 overall and 4-10 in the ODAC. The loss was the second in a row for the Generals now 12-11, 5-9 in the ODAC. Read more
Seattle bests Longwood in OT
Longwood University dropped a heart-wrenching 100-99 men’s basketball overtime decision to visiting Seattle University Saturday afternoon at Willett Hall in Farmville.
The Lancers (8-16) led 51-32 at halftime before the Redhawks (7-14) rallied in the second half, scoring the final six points of regulation to force overtime, and then closing with the final five points of the game over the last 12-seconds for the win. Read more
Liberty women escape in 2OTs
Playing in its first double overtime game in more than eight years, the Liberty women’s basketball team needed career days from Reagan Miller and Avery Warley to turn back Charleston Southern’s upset bid, Saturday afternoon at the Vines Center. In the end, Miller’s career-high 23 points and Warley’s career-best 23 rebounds helped the Lady Flames pull out a 77-69 double overtime victory.
Miller forced overtime with a three-pointer with 53 seconds left in regulation. Charleston Southern’s Rachelle Coward then pushed the game to a second extra session, making three free throws with four seconds remaining in overtime. Read more
VMI lax drops opener at Navy
After a slow start on the defensive end of the field, the VMI lacrosse held strong in the second half, but could not undo a 10-goal first half by the Navy Midshipmen, falling 14-7 in the 2012 season opener.
VMI, led by second-year head man Brian Anken, held Navy to just four goals in the second half at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Read more
JMU women beat Drexel in OT
James Madison junior guard Tarik Hislop (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) scored 10 of the Dukes’ final 15 points to lead JMU to a 56-51 overtime win at Drexel in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday night at the Daskalaskis Center.
The Dukes, who won their third straight, improved their overall record to 18-5 and their CAA record to 10-3. With Hofstra’s loss at Virginia Commonwealth Thursday night, JMU claimed sole possession of second place in the league standings. Read more
Hultzen makes significant donation to UVa. baseball program
Danny Hultzen, a former three-time All-American at Virginia and currently a pitcher in the Seattle Mariners’ organization, has made a $100,000 commitment to the baseball program for improvements to UVa’s Davenport Field. Hultzen was selected second overall in the 2011 MLB Draft by the Mariners.
“I am thrilled and honored to contribute back to the Virginia baseball program,” Hultzen said. “Virginia has done so much for me. My experiences at UVa have been critical in helping me grow into the player and the man that I am today, and I would not be where I am without my time there. I had an amazing experience at Virginia, and I am fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to UVa and help the program and its players remain among the best in college baseball.” Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Look ‘Hoos in contention
When I arrived in Charlottesville in the summer of 1995, the Virginia Cavaliers were coming off a finish in the NCAA Elite Eight.
The 16 seasons since the arrival of Ralph Simpson had been pretty good for the school – a pair of NIT titles, two visits to the Final Four and shares of four ACC regular season championships.
The 16 years since haven’t been much to talk about.
The 2011-2012 Cavaliers started strong, pushing their way toward the top. They get a chance to impress Saturday when they visit North Carolina at 1 p.m. on the ACC Network. Read more
Bridgewater rallies late to knock off EMU
Rivalry games often have interesting twists, and this one sure did. The Runnin Royals hosted rival Bridgewater Wednesday night, and let a double digit lead slip away over the final minutes as the Eagles stole a crucial 79-77 decision.
Eastern Mennonite led by as many as seven points in the first half, but BC regrouped and took a 41-39 edge into halftime. Read more
Chris Graham: Winding down the Matt Brady era at JMU
A 21-12 record for Matt Brady’s third JMU basketball team in 2010-2011 gave the coach a tiny space for breathing room.
It was Brady’s second 20-plus-win season, sure, but neither of those teams qualified for NCAA or NIT postseason play. And at James Madison, where the Lou Campanelli/Lefty Driesell years are maybe a fading memory, but a memory nontheless, being in position to play into March is still something that the alums want to think that they can expect.
Six losses in seven games have turned what had been a decent 7-4 start to the 2011-2012 campaign into a 10-16 nightmare. And it’s soon going to be decision time for Madison athletics director Jeff Bourne, who four years ago faced a similar decision with Dean Keener. Read more
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