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Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe With only one game remaining in regular season action, the CAA men’s tournament pairings are all set except for the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds. UNC Wilmington (20-6, 14-3) secured the top spot Saturday afternoon when it handily defeated second-place Virginia Commonwealth 80-63 for […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe They just keep rolling Virginia Commonwealth (17-7, 12-4) won both contests last week to extend its winning streak to an incredible eight straight games. In their 93-73 victory over William and Mary (11-13, 6-9) Wednesday night, the Rams set a school record by making seventeen […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe It’s crowded at the top There are seven teams within four games of each other in the CAA. UNC Wilmington (16-6, 10-3), which seemed to be pulling away last week, lost one of two games and now holds a slim half-game lead over Virginia Commonwealth […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe After weeks of congestion atop the conference, some teams are finally beginning to pull away from the pack. Here is a look at how each of the top six teams have managed to either keep themselves in or knocked themselves out of the conference race. […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Adam Shandler It’s A Jumble Out There Those who follow the CAA probably thought that this season would be a carbon copy of last year. UNC-Wilmington would simply recline in the warehouse balcony, watching the other teams scratch it out in the cockfight that is known as […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Adam Shandler The Return of Rick They put the ”hemp” in Hempstead. Before the season, senior two-guard Rick Apodaca and Sophomore forward Wendell Gibson got caught with their hands in the dime bag and were sentenced by Hofstra University to sit out the first 14 games of […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe Stars The Delaware tandem of junior guard Mike Ames and sophomore guard Mike Slattery has put together some pretty impressive games this season. That trend continued this past week at the Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic Championship. In the Hens’ 66-56 first round win over […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe Falling and they can’t get up Drexel’s 88-72 loss to Niagara Saturday night extended its losing streak to three games. The Dragons (3-4) have not won since December 3rd when they defeated Lafayette 65-47. Hofstra’s disappointing season continued to get worse Saturday night when they […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe Business as usual There were almost no upsets this week, as every game but one went according to plan. The CAA teams feasted on lesser competition or and were completely overmatched by more dominant squads. UNC Wilmington crushed Campbell 68-36 Wednesday night, while Towson destroyed […]

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe Delaware (1-2) The Hens got a big confidence builder Tuesday night when they defeated visiting Penn 60-59. Delaware went ahead for good when senior forward David Hindenlang put back a rebound with 45 seconds remaining to give the Hens a two-point lead. Senior guard Ryan […]