Maryland has lost several games this season that they were right in, and as a result looks to be square on the bubble. The close losses may add up if they aren’t able to pull out a close game or two in the final weeks.
Author: Phil Kasiecki
Yale Must Bounce Back From Missed Opportunity
Yale was so close to making the Ivy League race a little more interesting on Friday night in a tough loss at Harvard. It was a missed opportunity, and now they must bounce back and take advantage of a relatively favorable schedule the rest of the way.
Not Quite the Season Towson Had in Mind
It’s fair to say that this season hasn’t exactly gone the way Towson coach Pat Kennedy drew it up. After Wednesday night’s 82-78 loss at Northeastern, the Tigers are winless in 2011 and 0-14 in CAA play.
Cornell Perseveres, Gets to Head Home At Last
It hasn’t been the kind of storybook season recent years were for Cornell, who got their first Ivy League win of the season on Saturday night. But after persevering through some tough times, they are finally about to get some home games.
Virginia Tech Hurts From Another Close Loss at Boston College
Virginia Tech has had some rough outings at The Heights in recent years. History repeated itself on Saturday, as the Hokies had plenty of chances before dropping a 58-56 decision to the Eagles.
McGonagill Leads Brown With Performance For the Ages
Jesse Agel knew a long time ago he had a tough point guard. But even he didn’t think what Sean McGonagill did from on Friday night was going to happen after what happened a couple of days earlier.
USF Not Developing As Expected
A year ago around this time, the University of South Florida looked to be on the verge of a breakout. However, the expected progress doesn’t seem to be there now as wins have been hard to come by both at home and on the road in 2010-11.
Freshmen Help Tar Heels Run Again, Win Again
North Carolina is starting to look like the team many thought they would be, with the freshmen boosting them. They are running again and also winning, and look like a challenger in the ACC.
Harvard’s Big News: The Re-Emergence of Kyle Casey
The big news coming out of the first full Ivy League weekend for Harvard isn’t that they advanced to 4-0 in league play, as good as that is. Kyle Casey looks like himself after having his ups and downs in non-league play coming off a broken foot suffered before practice began.
Colonial Notebook – February 1, 2011
The CAA’s annual four-in-eight stretch has concluded, and most teams posted a record during that stretch that mirrors where they are in the standings. We also look at one team gaining confidence, another battling turnovers, and one team trying to find the right combination.
