Tag: CAA
William & Mary announces CAA men’s basketball schedule
The Colonial Athletic Association announced its 2016-17 men’s basketball conference schedule on Thursday morning.
Second-half run sparks William and Mary to 87-69 win over UNCW
William and Mary snapped the nation’s second-longest winning streak and got back on the winning track itself with an 87-69 victory over CAA leader UNCW.
William and Mary loses at Towson
The William and Mary men’s basketball team fell to hot-shooting Towson, 99-82, on Saturday afternoon at SECU Arena.
William and Mary pounds Delaware
The William and Mary men’s basketball team blitzed Delaware, 90-64, for its fourth straight win on Saturday afternoon during the annual #WMGoldRush.
William and Mary gets key CAA road win
William and Mary once again rallied from a half-time deficit with a strong second-half effort in an 86-77 win at Northeastern on Thursday.
School-record threes push William and Mary to win
The William and Mary men’s basketball team connected on a school-record tying 16 3-pointers and dished out 28 assists in upending Delaware, 94-79, on Thursday.
William and Mary loses in OT at UNC Wilmington
UNC Wilmington downed William and Mary, 97-94, in a high-octane thriller on Saturday afternoon at Trask Coliseum.
William and Mary rolls past Northeasern, in first in CAA
William and Mary rolled to its third straight win, thumping Northeastern, 78-60, on Saturday afternoon to move into first place in the CAA.
Big first-half run pushes William and Mary past Drexel
The William and Mary men’s basketball team used a 27-2 first-half run to outdistance Drexel, 72-63, in its first road game of the league slate on Thursday.
William and Mary picked fourth in preseason CAA football poll
Four William and Mary football standouts garnered preseason all-conference honors at the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Media Day at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday.
JMU baseball explodes for 23 runs in series-clinching win over Hofstra
The James Madison baseball team racked up eight extra-base hits on Sunday afternoon, closing its home campaign with a 23-7 rout of Hofstra in Colonial Athletic Association action at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU women’s lacrosse to face USC in NCAA Tournament
After capturing their third Colonial Athletic Association title in six years, No. 17 James Madison lacrosse will travel to Durham, North Carolina to take on Southern California, Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Megan Good no-hitter completes JMU softball weekend sweep
JMU freshman pitcher Megan Good joined an elite list on Sunday, as she threw the fourth no-hitter in program history to lead James Madison to an 8-0 Colonial Athletic Association softball victory over Elon at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU basketball’s Lauren Okafor named CAA women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
James Madison redshirt-senior center Lauren Okafor is the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s basketball.
JMU softball’s Megan Good collects CAA Pitcher of Week accolade
James Madison softball freshman Megan Good was recognized by the conference for the fifth time this season as she was named Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
JMU softball’s Megan Good repeats as CAA Softball Rookie of the Week
James Madison softball freshman Megan Good produced a solid week both from the circle and the plate as she was once again named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
JMU captures second-straight CAA title with 62-56 win over Hofstra
The top-seeded JMU women’s basketball team clinched its second Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship in a row with a 62-56 victory over third-seeded Hofstra on Sunday afternoon at The Show Place Arena.
JMU women’s basketball earns berth in CAA title game
With key free throws and solid defense down the stretch, top-seeded James Madison women’s basketball secured a thrilling 63-60 win over fourth-seeded Elon in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinal round to earn a trip to Sunday’s championship game.
JMU women’s basketball defeats Towson in CAA Tournament
JMU overpowered eighth-seeded Towson 64-49 in the quarterfinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Friday, earning a trip to the Saturday’s semifinals at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md.
JMU accepts invitation to CIT: First round at USC Upstate on Tuesday
James Madison will make its 13th appearance in a postseason tournament as it has accepted an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and will play at USC Upstate on Tuesday, March 17 in Spartanburg, S.C. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at the Hodge Center.
JMU basketball’s Precious Hall, Kenny Brooks honored by CAA
James Madison women’s basketball earned three major awards and seven all-conference honors on Wednesday, as junior guard Precious Hall was named the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, and Head Coach Kenny Brooks was named the CAA Coach of the Year.
William and Mary NCAA Tournament drought continues
History will have to wait another year. A furious second-half rally came up short as the William and Mary men’s basketball team fell in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Game to Northeastern, 72-61, on Monday night at the Royal Farms Arena.
Daniel Dixon three sends William and Mary to CAA title game
Marcus Thornton found Daniel Dixon in the left corner for a 3-pointer to send the William and Mary men’s basketball team to its second straight CAA Championship Game and fourth in the last eight years with a 92-91 victory over Hofstra.
JMU women’s basketball tops Northeastern 82-47, clinches CAA regular-season title
The JMU women’s basketball team pulled away from Northeastern in the second half to clinch the outright Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championship with an 82-47 victory Friday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU men’s basketball sees win streak end in 74-54 loss at UNCW
Despite a game-high 23 points from junior guard Ron Curry, UNCW used a huge first-half run to set the tempo in a 74-54 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory against James Madison Wednesday night at Trask Coliseum.
William and Mary wins on the road at Hofstra
After one of the longest and latest travel days of the year, the William and Mary men’s basketball team gutted out an 80-78 road victory at Hofstra on Sunday afternoon.
JMU men make it five in a row, tied for first in CAA
Sophomore forward Yohanny Dalembert scored a career-high 21 points to lead James Madison to its fifth straight win, a 68-61 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory against a feisty College of Charleston team on Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU women’s basketball clinches CAA regular-season title
No. 23/21 James Madison women’s basketball cruised to an 85-49 victory at UNCW on Thursdaynight, clinching the top seed in next month’s Colonial Athletic Association championship tournament.
Delaware upsets CAA leader William and Mary, 73-70
Despite 27 points from senior Marcus Thornton and 25 from sophomore Omar Prewitt, the William and Mary men’s basketball team suffered a 73-70 setback to Delaware on Saturday afternoon, snapping the program’s 14-game home-court winning streak.
JMU sweeps three-game road trip with 86-75 win at Elon
Junior guard Ron Curry poured in a game-high 25 points and James Madison shot better than 60 percent as a team en route to an 86-75 victory over Elon in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball play on Saturday night at Alumni Gymnasium.
JMU women tame Towson, 79-64
JMU women’s basketball clinches career win No. 302 for Head Coach Kenny Brooks with a 79-64 win at Towson on Thursday afternoon, tying Brooks for all-time wins at JMU with former Head Coach Shelia Moorman.
JMU uses huge run to down Delaware, 67-54
James Madison used a 22-3 run to bridge the halves as it completed the season sweep of Delaware with a 67-54 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory on Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center.
William and Mary guts out win at UNCW, gains sole possession of first in CAA
A Tom Schalk offensive rebound and putback gave the William and Mary men’s basketball team the lead for good with just 1:39 left, and the Tribe gutted out a 56-53 win at UNCW before a pack house at Trask Coliseum on Saturday night.
JMU coach Kenny Brooks earns 300th career win in 77-68 defeat of Hofstra
JMU coach Kenny Brooks became the second coach in James Madison women’s basketball history to reach the 300-win mark when the Dukes picked up a 77-68 win at Hofstra on Friday night at the Mack Sports Complex.
JMU basketball’s Angela Mickens named to Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List
JMU junior point guard Angela Mickens has been named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the organization announced Friday.
JMU men’s basketball tops Delaware in 88-82 shootout
Behind a season-high 88 points and several career highs, James Madison outlasted Delaware for an 88-82 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory Wednesday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU softball unanimously selected to repeat as CAA champions
Following a record-breaking season in 2014, the James Madison softball team was selected as the consensus pick to win the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association title on Wednesday, according to a vote by the league’s eight head coaches.
William and Mary tops Northeastern, moves into first in CAA
In front of a raucous crowd of over 5,000 and a national TV audience on NBC Sports Network, the William and Mary men’s basketball team started strong and closed stronger in dispatching CAA favorite Northeastern, 78-62.
Delaware rallies, defeats William and Mary
Despite a career-high 30 points from sophomore Omar Prewitt, the William and Mary men’s basketball team could not hold off a second-half Delaware rally, falling to the Blue Hens, 84-80.
JMU women’s basketball outfights Drexel, 66-51
Locked in a tight battle Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center, the James Madison women’s basketball team pulled away from Drexel in the second half to complete a 66-51 victory.
JMU holds off Elon, 75-72
Three players scored in double figures for James Madison as the Dukes held off Elon for a 75-72 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball victory Saturday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
