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2010 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship – Semifinals Summary
Richmond Coliseum -- Sunday, March 7th, 2010
By Marly Rivera for HERB FM
RICHMOND, VA -- After getting past archrival George Mason in the Quarterfinals, there was no rest for the weary, and CAA Defensive Player of the Year Larry Sanders and the VCU Rams lost a heartbreaker at the hands of Old Dominion in the first game of Semifinal Sunday at Richmond Coliseum on March 7th.
The Rams and the Monarchs hold one of the longest and most bitter rivalries in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and their Semifinal match-up marked the 82nd meeting between the schools. ODU played with the added pressure of being the top seed, given that the school with such distinction has won seven of the last eight CAA Men’s Basketball Championships. Read More...
Semi-Final #2 Northeastern vs William & Mary
In the second Semifinal, the #2 seeded Huskies would continue to chase their first CAA Championship with the less than enviable task of facing CAA Coach of the Year Tony Saver and the William & Mary Tribe, riding the momentum of a thrilling 74-71 double OT victory over Charles Jenkins (2010 CAA Player of the Year) and Hofstra University in the Quarterfinals.
The Tribe came back to beat number 11 seed James Madison University in the last Quarterfinal game on Saturday, driven by a brilliant 26-point game by Matt Janning. Read More...