CAA, NBC reach deal on TV rights for basketball, football
The Colonial Athletic Association has reached five-year agreements with the NBC Sports Group that will provide the most extensive and comprehensive exposure of the conference in its history with coverage on NBC Sports Network and across the group’s regional sports networks.
The agreements, which begin with the 2012-13 season and runs through 2016-17, will provide national television coverage of CAA men’s basketball and football games on the NBC Sports Network, regional television coverage of CAA men’s and women’s basketball and football through the Comcast SportsNet regional networks and coverage of a variety of other CAA sports through NBCSports.com. The CAA is the first collegiate athletic conference to sign a broadcast agreement with the NBC Sports Network, which launched on January 2, 2012. Continue reading “CAA, NBC reach deal on TV rights for basketball, football” »
Hofstra knocks off JMU women
JMU men upset W&M
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Senior guard Sam Brigham (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) scored 19 points, including two layups at the end of regulation to tie the game, as Hofstra (11-9, 4-4) defeated James Madison (15-4, 5-3) 69-62 in overtime in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday evening at the JMU Convocation Center.
Hofstra outscored JMU 13-6 in overtime and never trailed in the period. Redshirt sophomore guard Candice Bellocchio (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s) opened the period with a three-pointer at 4:28. Freshman guard Candace Bond (Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist) scored Hofstra’s next three points, all at the foul line, to put the Pride up 62-56 at 2:26.
After a JMU basket on a putback by junior center Lauren Jimenez (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) at 2:02, Hofstra scored six straight points to pull ahead by 10, 68-58, with 44.5 seconds to go. Bond hit a 10-foot jumper on the right baseline at 1:39, Brigham knocked down two free throws with 55.7 seconds to go, and Bond converted two foul shots to push the lead to 10. Continue reading “Hofstra knocks off JMU women” »
Evans’ 30 leads JMU to CAA road win
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Junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored 30 points and hit a school-record nine three pointers to lead James Madison (5-2, 15-3) to a 67-61 win at Georgia State (2-5, 11-7) in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena.
Evans scored 20 of her points in the first 10:54 of the second half, when JMU outscored the Panthers 31-15 to take its largest lead of the game, 58-45, at 9:06. Evans, who hit three threes in the first half, knocked down six threes in that run. The Dukes started the half trailing by three, 30-27.
The Panthers were able to close the margin to five (62-67 at 1:19) but could get no closer. Continue reading “Evans’ 30 leads JMU to CAA road win” »
JMU falls short at UNC-W
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Junior forward John Fields had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and junior guard Chad Tomko scored 13 second-half points as North Carolina-Wilmington rallied for a 67-64 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory over James Madison Saturday.
JMU led by 10 points late during the first half and 30-24 at halftime before the host Seahawks gained control by hitting for four three-point field goals during the opening 10 minutes of the final half. UNC-Wilmington eventually led 62-54 and held on for the win after JMU got to within a point twice during the final 36 seconds.
UNC-Wilmington with the victory snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 7-13 overall and to 3-6 in the CAA. JMU fell to 8-11 overall and to 2-7 in the CAA. Continue reading “JMU falls short at UNC-W” »
JMU rallies to knock off Northeastern
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James Madison (4-2, 14-2) outscored Northeastern (1-5, 6-11) 20-5 in the final 6:55 to post a 64-57 come-from-behind over the Huskies in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday evening at Solomon Court.
JMU junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) , the nation’s leading scorer, led all players with 29 points. Freshman guard Tarik Hislop (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) added 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds, and junior center Lauren Jimenez (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) scored 10 points.
Northeastern was led by Kim Carr with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Brittany Wilson scored 12 points for the Huskies. Continue reading “JMU rallies to knock off Northeastern” »
ODU pulls upset
Monarchs roll past Dukes
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Old Dominion (3-1, 5-9) jumped out to a 34-19 halftime lead and went on to post a 67-58 victory over James Madison (3-1, 13-2) in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.
Senior forward Jessica Canady (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored a team-high 14 points for ODU. Junior guard Shadasia Green (Paterson, N.J./Eastside) and guard Jasmine Parker (Norfolk, Va./Maury) also scored in double digits, contributing 13 and 10 points, respectively. Parker also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. Continue reading “ODU pulls upset” »
JMU women get another CAA win
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Junior forward Jalissa Taylor (Chesterfield, Va./L.C. Bird) recorded her first double-double of the season as James Madison (2-1, 12-2) defeated George Mason (0-3, 7-7) 62-50 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.
Taylor had 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) had a team-high 16 points and junior center Lauren Jimenez (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) had 12 points. Continue reading “JMU women get another CAA win” »
Louis three gives Dukes CAA home win
JMU withstands second-half Towson charge
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Ben Louis’ (Melbourne, Australia/St. Francis Xavier) three-point field goal with 1.5 seconds to play gave James Madison a 69-66 men’s Colonial Athletic Association basketball victory over Towson at the JMU Convocation Center Saturday afternoon.
Louis’ game-winning shot came after the visiting Tigers had rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to lead on four occasions during the final six minutes. The junior guard took a pass from senior point guard Pierre Curtis (Denver, Colo./East) and scored from the right corner, and Towson got off only a desperation attempt at a final field goal. Continue reading “Louis three gives Dukes CAA home win” »
JMU women even CAA record
Evans leads Dukes with 26 points
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Junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored 26 points to lead three Dukes in double figures as James Madison (1-1, 11-2) took down Georgia State (1-1, 10-3) 68-60 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday evening at the JMU Convocation Center.
Freshman guard Tarik Hislop (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) and junior center Lauren Jimenez (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) both tallied 14 points for the Dukes.
Senior forward Danyiell McKeller (Fayetteville, N./C./Westover) and senior guard Brittany Graham (Boulder, Colo./Boulder) each had 16 points to lead Georgia State. Continue reading “JMU women even CAA record” »
Late bucket lifts ODU over JMU
Dukes blow four-point lead in final minutes
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Ben Finney’s layup with 13 seconds to play broke the game’s ninth tie and lifted Old Dominion a 74-72 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory over James Madison Wednesday.
The host Monarchs outscored JMU 11-5 over the game’s final three minutes and raised their overall record to 11-5 and their conference mark to 3-1.
JMU, which had used a 9-0 scoring run to take a 67-63 lead with 4:10 left in the game, fell to 7-7 overall and to 1-3 in the CAA. Continue reading “Late bucket lifts ODU over JMU” »
The CAA and the RPI
Can the good times last for rising midmajor?
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The CAA is too good for its own good, apparently. After starting the week with William and Mary at #2 – #2! – in the weekly NCAA RPI, and Virginia Commonwealth (#18) and Old Dominion (#41) entering league play with pretty impressive power rankings in their own right, well, the conference has already started feasting upon itself.
Manic Monday saw W&M lose at home to UNC-Wilmington by a 62-61 final, and VCU lost at Northeastern 62-57, pushing the Tribe and the Rams both back between 15 and 20 spots in the updated (and unofficial) midweek RPI ratings.
That said, those teams in particular, and the Colonial as a whole, have to stand to benefit from the hot early-season runs from the CAA’s Big Three, right? Because isn’t that how the RPI works – by having individual teams’ power rating being dependent upon the power ratings of their opponents?
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Off the schneid
Dukes get first CAA win with victory over Hens
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Junior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) and sophomore forward Julius Wells (Toledo, Ohio/Libbey) combined for 50 points to lead James Madison past Delaware 71-65 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday night at the Convocation Center.
JMU picked up its first league victory to improve to 1-2 in the CAA and 7-6 overall. UD dropped to 5-9 overall and 1-2 in the league. Continue reading “Off the schneid” »
