Colonials Have Taken Steps to Make a Run
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The GW women's basketball team is determined to make it past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament this year, which will likely require winning the A-10 Tournament to get a high seed.
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The game was secondary. Sure, last night's 102-63 pounding of La Salle was important to the University of Massachusetts. The win pushed UMass's record to 22-7, the most victories the Minutemen have had since their Final Four record of 35-2 in 1995-96. It kept the Minutemen in a tie for first place with Xavier, a 72-62 winner over ...
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Georgetown's on defense. Time for Patrick Ewing Jr. and Jeremiah Rivers to get in the game.
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AMHERST -- In an up-and-down season characterized by nail-biting victories and exasperating losses, the University of Massachusetts found some new territory yesterday afternoon -- winning a laugher, 74-58, over lowly St. Bonaventure. The Minutemen led wire to wire, and pushed the margin to as many as 28 points in the second half.
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The Colonials eye a bye in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 tournament if they can take care of business against Charlotte on Wednesday.
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The Walpole Rebels made themselves feel right at home yesterday at Boston College's Alumni Stadium as they wore down the Brookline Warriors and ran away with a 28-3 victory. &quot;This field is great. It was cool to play here,&quot; said senior running back and tri-captain Jeff Cuqua about the opportunity to play on BC's field.
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The difficult game with prep-school roots is gaining a small bounce outside the East Coast.
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Two visits to Tobacco Road, two game-sealing blocked shots. Virginia Tech's Deron Washington might be at his best when he's airborne in overtime.
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A team starting four sophomores, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen have played with a certain playground style all year. They climb the ladder, then go down the slide. They spend many hours on the seesaw. The big wins have been followed by big losses.
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It was their moment, and they would not be denied. Playing a meaningful late-season basketball game for the first time since many of their players hit puberty, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen rose to the occasion in a huge way, overwhelming Rhode Island, 77-55, before a supercharged crowd of 8,358 at the Mullins Center last night.
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Boston University didn't wait until the last second to get its act together yesterday, but it needed a last-second basket from halfcourt to overtake Hartford in the America East opener for both teams.
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Maryland&#39;s basketball players had their bags packed and their eyes on the exits last night while playing against American University.
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Any team that has a date with the Acton-Boxboro boys' soccer team could learn a lesson from Concord-Carlisle. When playing the second-ranked Colonials, leave mistakes at home. A poor clearance, a cheap foul, or a mistimed pass will not go unpunished, as exhibited in A-B's 3-0 victory over the third-ranked Patriots.
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Today&#39;s BB&amp;T Classic final will feature two teams that used their athletic ability to overmatch opponents yesterday. Maryland outran George Mason, relying on its man-to-man defense to spark transition offense.
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Maryland players felt they could be successful playing any style against Wisconsin. They figured they could use their athleticism to run the Badgers, as the Terrapins did to Memphis on Friday.
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The Duxbury boys' hockey team, which won just four games in 2002-03 but stormed back last season to make its first Super 8 tournament appearance, now appears poised to make the next step.
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Playing just its third game in 18 days, No. 20 George Washington looked sluggish early against Florida International on Thursday night. T.J. Thompson came up with the big second half for the Colonials.