Thomas Wills Mason to 63-51 Home Win over VCU by Jay Pearlman FAIRFAX, Va. – So some of you thought the big game of the week was a Sunday evening football game in Arizona, that the big sports story of the week was a certain pitcher named Johan being traded […]
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Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Coach Benny Moss’ first season in Wilmington was a forgettable one. Fresh off winning the 2006 CAA tournament and a trip to the big dance, conference tourney MVP T.J. Carter missed the entire 2006-07 season with a groin injury, the Seahawks were a […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman They’re the CAA school different from all the rest, academically, architecturally, sociologically. They’re one of five Virginia schools in a Virginia-based league, in fact, directly centered between stalwarts Virginia Commonwealth and Old Dominion on I-64. When one lists the Virginia schools in the […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman As the dust settles following a second full week of CAA play, a bit of normalcy had returned to the conference. Defending champion and preseason favorite VCU has bounced back from an earlier one-point loss at James Madison with three straight wins, this […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman What an opening week in the CAA! If you thought the top of the league could be weaker this year (VCU, Old Dominion, Hofstra and Drexel could all be weaker than last year), the so-called second division just keeps on keeping on! This […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Lots of us ex-coaches, and almost as many knowledgeable fans, talk the talk of defense. You hear things like, “we only play people committed to guarding”, “we only recruit those kinds of kids”, or “I love the college game because of the defense.” […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Every fan knows about home-court advantage, and I expect most know that that advantage is even more pronounced at the mid-major level than at higher levels. This writer certainly knows, having coached on the Division III level, at the lowest level of Division […]
Agudio Gets Help In Win
Pecora’s Pride Upsets Charlotte by Jay Pearlman HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – For reasons that pass understanding, they’re no longer the Flying Dutchmen. (Is that because Dutch women were offended, or just the Dutch in general?). For reasons that are crystal clear, two of the Three Amigos are gone, including conference Player […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Once it begins, college basketball season moves at the speed of sound. It seems it was just yesterday that we convened in DC for conference Media Day, voted preseason honorees, took real note of who graduated and began thinking about their replacements. For […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Ok, so they’re not the Final Four team of two seasons ago (though exactly two years ago no one in America called that group a Final Four team either). Ok, so in opening 6-2, they’ve played four games at home, four at neutral […]
