Davenport gem pushes W&M past JMU

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Senior right-hander Matt Davenport allowed just three base runners and retired the final 19 batters faced in a complete-game effort as William and Mary shut out James Madison 5-0 in the opening game of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series Friday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. W&M improved to 13-7 overall and…

EMU loses opener to Greensboro

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Taking on a team that has already beaten many of your conference rivals is no easy task, and the Royals ran into that predicament Friday afternoon when they hosted Greensboro College.  Eastern Mennonite played well, but an eight-run fifth inning cost the men in a 12-6 loss at home. Although the Pride were not getting…

Norfolk State pulls historic upset of second-seeded Mizzou

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What has already been a historic year for Norfolk State University athletics reached epic proportions Saturday. The Spartans notched just the fifth 15-over-2 seed upset in NCAA Tournament history, stunning national No. 3 ranked Missouri 86-84 before a crowd of 16,829 at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. Eleven years to the day after MEAC rival Hampton…

Liberty 9, JMU 0

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Four Liberty pitchers combined to allow one hit and the Flames scored in seven of eight turns at the plate to shut out James Madison 9-0 in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon at Worthington Stadium. Liberty snapped a brief two-game losing skid to improve to 17-3 overall.  The Flames, who defeated the Dukes for…

EMU splits two

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The Royals snapped a three-game losing skid Saturday, taking a walk-off win from Emory & Henry in the first game of an ODAC doubleheader in Harrisonburg.  The men had to settle for a split, however, as EHC stole the decision in the nightcap.   EMU 5, Emory & Henry 4 Game one was all about…

#1 UVa. men’s lax tops #3 Cornell in OT

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Steele Stanwick found Colin Briggs in front of the crease to lift the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (7-0) to a 9-8 overtime win over the No. 3 Cornell Big Red (3-1) in front of 17,138 fans inside M&T Bank Stadium at Saturday’s Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic.  Virginia is now 4-0 all-time in Inside Lacrosse’s Face-Off…

#2 UNC 14, #8 UVa. 9

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The eighth-ranked Virginia women’s lacrosse team dropped a 14-9 contest to second-ranked North Carolina on Saturday (March 10) at Klöckner Stadium. Seniors Charlie Finnigan (Twickenham, Middlesex, England) and Ainsley Baker (Corning, N.Y.) each had two goals while classmate Josie Owen (Gibson Island, Md.) added a goal and two assists to lead Virginia. The loss dropped…

EMU baseball swept in twinbill

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The Eastern Mennonite baseball team wrapped up their play at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Wednesday against Pitt-Greensburg.  Despite out-hitting their opponents on the day, the Royals also made seven errors in the twinbill, dropping both games. EMU displayed plenty of offense over their five games at the RussMatt, and came home with a 2-3…