Northeastern will rely on Chaisson Allen this year, to the surprise of no one. But they need some younger players to follow his lead and contribute, and that formula seemed to be in effect in the Huskies’ season-opening win over their cross-town rivals.
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Colonial Athletic Association 2010-11 Preview
Fresh off a successful postseason, the CAA hopes for even more success this time around. There is the personnel to do it, though not much may change as far as contenders go, and the middle of the pack should be fiercely competitive.
2010 Colonial Athletic Association Post-Mortem
The 2009-10 season in the CAA saw the favorites come out on top, a great non-conference run by a team few expected to do so, and big years from a lot of younger players, among other things. Could an even better season be in store next year?
CAA Tournament Quick Hitters
We wrap up CAA Tournament coverage with a few more notes, including something from each team who bowed out in the quarterfinal round on Saturday.
This One Hurts For Northeastern
For Northeastern, the CAA Tournament didn’t go quite how they expected it to, and the way it ended made it especially difficult to take.
William & Mary Fights Back Again to Advance
William & Mary struggled out of the gates and didn’t play a good first half against James Madison, but some veterans had the idea that the second half wouldn’t be more of the same even though the first few minutes suggested otherwise.
Huskies Not Ready to Go Home Yet
Call it what you will, but any way you slice it, Northeastern wasn’t about to go home just yet. It took two overtimes, but the Huskies came away with a hard-fought quarterfinal win.
VCU Gets Two Things They Need in Win
Two things that weren’t always a given this season happened for VCU in Saturday’s 75-60 win over George Mason. Considering the up and down season they have had and the slugfest that much of the game was, they couldn’t have come at a much better time.
Old Dominion’s Depth, Rebounding Are Keys
Old Dominion’s 86-56 romp over Towson to start Saturday’s quarterfinal action at the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament was an example of thorough domination. But in this game, one thing stood out glaringly, enough so that one had to wonder how Towson even made the two regular season meetings respectable. You didn’t need to look at the stat sheet to know, but a quick look confirms it: the Monarchs did it inside.
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 3.0
Connecticut rolls into the field with two great wins against West Virginia and Villanova in recent weeks, replacing William & Mary, which sputtered in two losses to Iona and Towson.
