2007-08 News

Mary Washington's Justin Baker Named 2007-08 CAC Men's Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
Mary Washington's Justin Baker Named 2007-08 CAC Men's Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

June 04, 2008

University of Mary Washington men's basketball standout Justin Baker (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) was selected as the 2008 Capital Athletic Conference Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the conference athletic directors and sports information directors.

Will Scarborough Is Second Individually And Leads Wesley Into 9th Place Midway Through The 2008 NCAA Golf Championship Tournament
Will Scarborough Is Second Individually And Leads Wesley Into 9th Place Midway Through The 2008 NCAA Golf Championship Tournament

May 14, 2008

Wesley's Will Scarborough is in second place, four shots off the pace, and leading the Wolverines to ninth place out of 35 teams midway through the four-day NCAA Men's Golf Championship Tournament.

Wesley's Rashawn Johnson Named To ECAC South Men's Basketball All-Star Team
Wesley's Rashawn Johnson Named To ECAC South Men's Basketball All-Star Team

April 23, 2008

Wesley College's Rashawn Johnson added another postseason honor to his ever growing list, as the junior was named to the ECAC All-South Region second team.

Five Teams Prepare For The First CAC Golf Championship Tournament
Five Teams Prepare For The First CAC Golf Championship Tournament

April 23, 2008

Five schools will convene Saturday at Piney Branch Country Club in Hempstead, Md., this weekend for the first Capital Athletic Conference golf championship.

St. Mary's Men's Basketball 24th In Final Div. III Basketball Rankings
St. Mary's Men's Basketball 24th In Final Div. III Basketball Rankings

March 27, 2008

To cap off an incredible season, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball team received the program’s first-ever national ranking as the Seahawks finished No. 24 in the final Division III Top 25 released by D3hoops.com.

York Senior Chad McGowan Repeats As NABC All-American
York Senior Chad McGowan Repeats As NABC All-American

March 21, 2008

York College men’s basketball senior forward Chad McGowan (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) has been named to the State Farm Coaches All-American Team for the second consecutive year as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

UMW's Liz Hickey Leads Nine CAC Players Onto D3Hoops.Com All-Region Basketball Teams
UMW's Liz Hickey Leads Nine CAC Players Onto D3Hoops.Com All-Region Basketball Teams

March 21, 2008

Nine Capital Athletic Conference basketball players were named to the D3hoops.com all-region teams, headed by Mary Washington senior post player Liz Hickey, who was named the Atlantic Region Women's Player of the Year.

Mary Washington Women, St. Mary's Men Both Lose In NCAA Basketball Sweet 16
Mary Washington Women, St. Mary's Men Both Lose In NCAA Basketball Sweet 16

March 14, 2008

The University of Mary Washington women's basketball team and the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball teams both suffered season-ending losses Friday in the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

Mary Washington Women And St. Mary's Men's Hoop Teams Scheduled For Neutral-Site Games In Sweet 16
Mary Washington Women And St. Mary's Men's Hoop Teams Scheduled For Neutral-Site Games In Sweet 16

March 09, 2008

The fourth-ranked Mary Washington women's basketball team and the surprising St. Mary's men's basketball team will both hit the road to play neutral-site games Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the 2008 NCAA Championship Tournament.

St. Mary's Men, Mary Washington Women Both Advance To NCAA Div. III Hoop Sweet 16
St. Mary's Men, Mary Washington Women Both Advance To NCAA Div. III Hoop Sweet 16

March 08, 2008

The St. Mary's College men's basketball team continued its improbable post-season journey while the University of Mary Washington women's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third-straight years as both posted NCAA Championship Tournament basketball victories Saturday.

Mary Washington Women And St. Mary's Men Win NCAA Tournament First-Round Games; Marymount Women Suffer 10-Point Loss
Mary Washington Women And St. Mary's Men Win NCAA Tournament First-Round Games; Marymount Women Suffer 10-Point Loss

March 07, 2008

The fourth-ranked Mary Washington women's basketball team and the St. Mary's men's basketball team each posted victories while the Marymount women's team suffered a season-ending 10-point setback in Friday's opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division III basketball championship tournaments.

SMC's Alex Franz Named A Finalist For the V Foundation Comeback Award
SMC's Alex Franz Named A Finalist For the V Foundation Comeback Award

March 04, 2008

It was announced today by the The V Foundation for Cancer Research that freshman guard Alex Franz (Catonsville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) is one of 14 finalists for the eighth annual V Foundation Comeback Award. The award is presented in conjunction with ESPN and the recipient will be announced during ESPN’s basketball Final Four/NIT weekend coverage.

McGowan, Ingram And Wood Gain Capital Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Post-Season Honors
McGowan, Ingram And Wood Gain Capital Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Post-Season Honors

March 04, 2008

York College senior Chad McGowan (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) became the fourth player in Capital Athletic Conference men’s basketball history to repeat as the Player of the Year and Mary Washington’s Rod Wood earned his fourth Coach of the Year award and freshman guard Shaun Ingram (Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes) was named Rookie of the Year, highlighting the 2008 All-CAC Men’s Basketball team.

St. Mary's Draws 12th-Ranked Guilford In First Round of NCAA Div. III Men's Basketball Tournament
St. Mary's Draws 12th-Ranked Guilford In First Round of NCAA Div. III Men's Basketball Tournament

March 03, 2008

The NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament pairings were announced Monday afternoon and after all was said and done, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball team drew No. 12 Guilford College as their first round opponent on Friday, March 7 at 8:00.

Big First Half Lifts St. Mary's Men's Basketball To 82-72 Title Game Win At Mary Washington
Big First Half Lifts St. Mary's Men's Basketball To 82-72 Title Game Win At Mary Washington

March 01, 2008

Senior point guard Mike Smelkinson tallied a game-high 20 points, hitting 9-of-11 at the free throw line, and dished out six assists to lead fourth-seeded St. Mary's to an 82-72 victory at second-seeded Mary Washington in the 2008 Capital Athletic Conference men's basketball championship game.

Mary Washington And St. Mary's Advance To 2008 CAC Men's Basketball Championship Game
Mary Washington And St. Mary's Advance To 2008 CAC Men's Basketball Championship Game

February 28, 2008

Mary Washington and St. Mary's, each boasting one Capital Athletic Conference men's basketball championship in the history of the conference, will meet Saturday in Fredericksburg, Va., (2:00 pm) for the 2008 crown and an automatic bid to this year's NCAA Championship Tournament.