Posts Tagged ‘William & Mary’

Monday, January 21

7:00 p.m. - CAA Full Court Press
(CAA Full Court Press will return next week.)

Wednesday, January 23

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs.William & Mary
with David Kroopnick and Coray Runge
from Matthews Arena

Thursday, January 24

8:00 p.m. - Hockey East this Week

Friday, January 25

3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. UMass Lowell
with Ben Horner, Jack Thaler and Ryan Fallon
from Matthews Arena

Saturday, January 26

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at UMass Lowell
with Ben Horner, Jack Thaler and Ryan Fallon
from Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass.

Sunday, January 27

7:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
8:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. George Mason
with David Kroopnick, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, and Alex LaCasse.
from Matthews Arena.

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Despite not having junior captain Jonathan Lee for much of the second half due to foul trouble, rebounding and strong defense helped push the Huskies past William & Mary 57-49 on Friday night and into the CAA Tournament quarterfinals.

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What happened?

It was the second-ever meeting in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament between Northeastern and William & Mary after a 49-47 Tribe victory in the 2010 semifinals, and this time the result went in favor of the Huskies. It was the first time NU had ever beated WM in the state of Virginia, having previously lost all five games at the Tribe’s home court, Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall.

Neither of the first two games of the day had the first possession for either team result in points, but both teams bucked that trend after Reggie Spencer got an offensive rebound and followed with a layup to score for Northeastern, but William & Mary answered right back with a Brandon Britt triple. NU would quickly take a commanding 11-4 lead with 14:33 on the clock, and eventually pushed it out to a 20-10 advantage about six minutes later. Jon Lee picked up his third foul of the game with his team leading 22-12 and 5:24 remaining in the period, and did not play again until after the break. Once he sat, William & Mary scored seven straight points to bring it back within three and finished the half down only 25-22.

Once the intermission was over, Jon Lee came back out onto the floor and hit a 3-pointer just 29 seconds into the frame, and was followed immediately by a triple from his co-captain Joel Smith. Quincy Ford would later hit two shots from beyond the arc with only a McDowell jumper separating the treys. The second of those would give the Huskies their largest lead of the day, a 12-point advantage at 39-27 with 16:38 on the clock.

It would be close to four minutes until either team found the net again, with Jon Lee picking up his 4th foul and Joel Smith getting three in a row during that span. Julian Boatner’s shot from downtown at the end of that stretch would spark a mini-run for the Tribe, as Northeastern hit only one field goal over a twelve-minute stretch after Ford’s triples. In that time, Jon Lee was also called for his fifth foul at the 10:38 mark. There was confusion on the play, as one official had signaled the play out of bounds but another called the foul on Lee that disqualified him for the rest of the night. The Huskies did, however, sink seven free throws to keep a 48-43 lead with 6:03 to go.

Alwayne Bigby hit an open 15-footer along the baseline with 4:47 to go, and that would prove to be the winning basket as it put NU up 50-43. The last five points of the game for Northeastern came at the free throw line as William & Mary was forced to foul despite making three of their last four shot attempts. The Huskies were only 20/33 (60.6%) from the charity stripe on the day, so the strategy made sense for William & Mary. However, they gave in after Kauri Black grabbed a defensive rebound with :31 left, and did not make any attempt for a comeback at that point. Read more…

Andy Towne Basketball, Press Pass CAA, Postseason, William & Mary

The Road Starts Here! Welcome to the 2012 Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship. For the next four days, 12 teams will play 11 games, and only one can be crowned CAA champion.

Patrick McHugh and Andy Towne will be in Richmond all weekend, bringing you live coverage of each game. Be sure to check out the Dog Pound Sport Sound today at 3 p.m. to hear the team break down Northeastern’s game against William & Mary at 6 p.m. You can hear that game right here on WRBB Sports starting at 5:45.

There are four games on the docket today. Here is the schedule:

12 p.m. – #8 James Madison vs. #9 UNCW
2:30 p.m. – #5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson
6 p.m. – #7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary
8:30 p.m. – #6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra

JMU and UNCW are set to tip off in a matter of minutes. Keep it locked here all day for coverage of CAA Basketball. Read more…

Patrick McHugh Basketball, The Dog Pound CAA, Delaware, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Postseason, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary

The 2012 Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off in less than 24 hours. While Thursday is the calm before the storm, the league will take time this evening to recognize the top performers of the 2011-12 season with the CAA Awards Banquet.

First, let’s explore picks from pundits Mike Litos of CAAHoops.com, Mark Selig of JamesMadison.Rivals.com, Tim Pearrell of The Richmond Times-Dispatch,  Brian Mull of The Wilmington Star News and Phil Kasiecki of Hoopville.com.

The honors will be handed out at the banquet, which begins at 7 p.m., but let’s take a look at the awards and what hardware we think Northeastern could go home with.

Player of the Year: Pretty much self-explanatory. The top player in the league is recognized with this award, and for the first time since 2009 the award will not say “Charles Jenkins” on it. The former Hofstra standout won the award in 2010 and 2011, and before that VCU’s Eric Maynor claimed the title in 2008 and 2009. The major candidates this year are Ryan Pearson of George Mason and Frantz Massenat of Drexel, although Kent Bazemore of ODU is getting consideration as well.
Northeastern candidate: If I had to go with one I’d say junior captain Jonathan Lee, who led the team in scoring, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, three point percentage and assists and was second in the league in minutes per game. Likelihood: None.
My pick: Pearson. Struggled down the stretch but averaged 17.8/8.5 for a team with a new coach that lost two of its three leading scorers from a season ago. Pearson is also a senior, and like it or not experience will push him past Massenat, a sophomore. Read more…

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Monday, February 27

7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
CAA Tournament Preview

Thursday, March 1

8:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Final playoff scenarios

Friday, March 2

3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
Live reports from Richmond, Va.

CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – First Round
5:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
6:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. William & Mary Tribe
from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh, Andy Towne, and TBA

7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at Boston University Terriers
from Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass.
with Alex Faust and Ben Horner
Broadcast begins on WRBB Sports Extra, joined in progress on WRBB-FM

Saturday, March 3

Women’s Hockey East Tournament – Semifinal
12:15 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
12:30 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. Providence Friars
from the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Mass.
with Ben Horner and Craig White

CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinal (If necessary)
5:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
6:00 p.m. - Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. VCU Rams
from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh, Andy Towne, and TBA

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University Terriers
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and TBA
Broadcast begins on WRBB Sports Extra, joined in progress on WRBB-FM

Sunday, March 4

Women’s Hockey East Tournament – Championship (If Necessary)
12:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
1:00 p.m. - Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. BU/BC
from the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Mass.
with Ben Horner and Craig White

CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Semifinal (If Necessary)
4:15 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
4:30 p.m. - Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. TBA
from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh, Andy Towne, and TBA

WRBB Sports Basketball, Hockey BU, CAA, Hockey East, William & Mary, women's hockey

What happened?

Entering the game, one might have expected a close matchup despite the Tribe’s 4-22 record overall (2-12 in CAA games). The Tribe have good players, and Northeastern had never lost to William & Mary by more than five points. They had also never won in Williamsburg. However, a close game is not what anybody got.

Freshmen Reggie Spencer and Quincy Ford combined to score the first six points of the night for Northeastern, taking a 6-4 lead just about five minutes in. First half offense isn’t necessarily a strength of either team, so the ten total points weren’t necessarily a surprise. That would be the only lead the Huskies would have in the game, as William & Mary went on a 13-2 run that saw four different players score. A pair of triples from junior co-captain Joel Smith, the second of which gave him sole possession of tenth place on NU’s all-time 3-pointers made list with 138, gave Northeastern some momentum. They would work the deficit down to 26-22 with 4:47 remaining, but William & Mary would go on to score the last 15 points of the frame.

Quincy Ford opened the second half with a steal and a dunk less than 30 seconds in, and the team seemed to be showing some energy out of the locker room. However, that energy was short-lived as the Tribe began a 14-4 run just under two and a half minutes after the break ended. At that point, the game was completely out of hand. At the final media timeout, with 2:47 remaining, both coaches emptied their benches. Matt Rum stayed in the game for about 30 seconds after that point, and Quincy Ford re-entered the game for the final minute, but those were the only starters who played at all after that last media timeout.

The Tribe twice held leads of 32 points, the largest deficit of the season for NU (previous high: 30 at NC State), before earning the 25-point win. Northeastern’s 79 points allowed matched the third-most of the year (also at Bradley, Dec. 6), following 83 at Massachusetts on Nov. 14 and 88 at NC State on Dec. 22.

On the positive side of things, Ford finished the game with a career-high 21 points, breaking his previous best of 20 that he set at James Madison on Jan. 7. The freshman class of Ford, Reggie Spencer (10), Demetrius Pollard (4) and Marco Banegas-Flores (4) accounted for 39 of the Huskies’ 54 points in the game. Read more…

Andy Towne Basketball, Press Pass CAA, William & Mary

Monday, February 6

60th Annual Beanpot Tournament – Semifinal
7:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
8:05 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston College Eagles
from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and Jack Thaler

Tuesday, February 7

34th Annual Women’s Beanpot Tournament – Final
7:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
8:00 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs Boston University
from Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Mass.
with Ben Horner and Craig White

Wednesday, February 8

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at Georgia State Panthers
from GSU Arena in Atlanta, Ga.
with Andy Towne and Coray Runge

Thursday, February 9

8:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Post-Beanpot breakdown

Friday, February 10

3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. UNH Wildcats
from the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, N.H.
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and Mike Sobel

Saturday, February 11

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at William & Mary Tribe
from Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va.
with Andy Towne and Coray Runge

WRBB Sports Basketball, Hockey, The Dog Pound BC, Beanpot, BU, Georgia State, UNH, William & Mary, women's hockey

Monday, January 23

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at Old Dominion Monarchs
from the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va.
with Patrick McHugh and Brandon Challener

Wednesday, January 25

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Delaware Blue Hens
from Matthews Arena
with Andy Towne, Coray Runge, and David Kroopnick

Thursday, January 26

8:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week

Friday, January 27

3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
With live reports from Burlington, Vermont

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at Vermont Catamounts
from Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vt.
with Alex Faust and Ben Horner

Saturday, January 28

11:45 a.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
12:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Hofstra Pride
from Matthews Arena
with Andy Towne, Chris Tramontozzi, and TBA

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at Vermont Catamounts
from Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vt.
with Alex Faust and Ben Horner

Sunday, January 29

2:00 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Basketball: Huskies vs. William & Mary Tribe
from Solomon Court
with Brandon Challener and Coray Runge
Live on WRBB Sports Extra

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