It was only a couple of weeks ago that Northeastern looked like it was at the beginning of a very promising season. Despite not showing up against Michigan in their second game of the season, the Huskies bounced back with impressive wins at Providence and against Holy Cross. They stood at 3-1 through four games and had two more home games left before they would be on the road until the new year.
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Brady Has Dukes Improving Defensively
It’s not a stretch to say that in recent years, James Madison couldn’t stop anyone. The Dukes were routinely a poor defensive team, and that was their fatal flaw since it’s not like they lacked the ability to score. Last season marked the third season in a row in which opponents shot over 48 percent from the field against the Dukes. Colonial Athletic Association opponents shot over 50 percent against them last season.
Some New Life to the Cross-Town Rivalry
Ever since Northeastern left the America East Conference for the Colonial Athletic Association in 2005, the cross-town rivalry between the Huskies and Boston University hasn’t been the same. The teams have only played once per season, save for the 2005-06 season when they did not play at all, and the games have been in November instead of January and February and with the occasional March game mixed in during the conference tournament.
Colonial Preview
Colonial Athletic Association 2008-09 Preview by Jay Pearlman CAA fans tighten your belts: with all due respect to Michael Litos’ Cinderella 2005-06, you just may be in for the ride of your lives! When we last convened in this space, we looked back at a balanced, competitive, but slightly down […]
Colonial Recap
Colonial Athletic Association 2007-08 Season Recap by Jay Pearlman Only in comparison to the previous two, this was a bit of a down year in the CAA; in fairness, after Mason’s Final Four run and VCU’s defeat of Duke, how could it not be? Plus, with precious few exceptions (North […]
Tough Season-Ending Loss For Old Dominion
Singletary Gives Virginia Comeback Win Over ODU in CBI by Jay Pearlman In last week’s article about Old Dominion’s CBI win over Rider, we noted that while nominally more for seniors (Virginia’s Craig Littlepage called UVA’s participation in the tournament a “reward”), this tournament is really more of an opportunity […]
UAB Holds Off Late Charge By VCU
CAA Down to Two, as UAB Eliminates VCU by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Sometimes being the best for much of the season wears on a team, particularly mentally. The expectations, always having to win, and always being the opponent’s biggest game. We saw it happen late in the season […]
Tony Shaver’s Job At William & Mary
Shaver Has Quietly Made William & Mary a Contender by Phil Kasiecki We need to recognize the job Tony Shaver has done at William & Mary. While this comes at a time that his team made a special run that came up short in the CAA Tournament, his work was […]
George Mason Takes CAA Championship
Clock Strikes Midnight on Cinderella, as George Mason Beats William & Mary by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – William & Mary’s run to the CAA Final reminds me of that catch Endy Chavez made in Game 6 of the NLCS two years ago against the Cardinals (what catch, you ask). […]
William & Mary Wins Late Again
William & Mary Eliminates VCU by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Funny things happen in March, sometimes in this old arena. And as Princeton proved a time or two in the NCAA Tournament, when teams play opposite styles and tempos, if the weaker team controls the pace, they generally have […]
