Mary Washington split this weekend at the V Foundation Tournamanet iat Roanoke. They won in double overtime against a Lynchburg team picked 11th in the ODAC and lost by 2 to Roanoke, who is picked 6th in the ODAC.

Altman lost a tooth in the scum against Lyncburg. At least we know now that CAC officiaiating is as bad as it is in the ODAC.

Mary Wash took it on the chin in their scrimmage against Gardner-Webb on Saturday. They lost by 19 and never seemed to be comfortable scoring. They shot less than 30% and that does not bode well considering the loss of the backcourt of Hale to graduation.

Got a chance to see the Mary Wash- Marymount game last night. Extremely physical game. Marymount will definitely give some people trouble under the hoop if the game is called loosely like last night.

Wesley looks like they are going to push St Mary's for the early league lead, but there is still quite a bit of conference action to be enjoyed. Big game coming up between Mary Wash and Wesley this week.

Anyone else have any observations?

Wow! What a change in a year for this board!! Where are all the posters? Early on it looks like St Mary may hold serve again this year with Wesley, Mary Wash and others nipping at their heels.

Any earth shattering revelations on the race out there?

Mary Wash and St Mary's in the championship. Hey D-MAc I noticed York was up to 4th in the region last week, is there still a chance for them to sneak in?

UMW had a win at home and St Mart's won huge at home. Should we judge that the home court will be the deciding factor?

I do like UMW's chances since the game will be a home game.

Well, the good old CAC. York loses by 5 and Mary Wasj wins by 3 in OT. Let the games begin!

Mary Wash in OT with VJ and York down by 3 with 12 seconds left. God, I love tourney time!

Well, at the half York is up by 1 and Mary Wash is down by 10. The plot thickens!

Since we are now to crunch time for the NCAA bid, will we see an early upset in the quarters? Which game has the biggest chance for a surprise? York should handle Salisbury, and I think all three of the other games show some promise for an upset of a lower seed winning.

UMW has beaten VJ twice, but is a third time guaranteed? Wesley and Marymount are the two that I think have the best chances for an upset. Especially, Marymount over Hood. Hood has been an enigma this year since Gutekunst's loss.

What say yee, board prognosticators?

As far as COY honors, I have to defer to D-Mac on this one. Gamber had a base to work from and Barber came in extremely late to build a struggling program. Gamber still had some issues that he handled well, but Barber was faced with limited talent and experienced players.

I guess it is all up to how you interpret success. Is it more improtant to succeed when you have talent, or how you play the hand you are dealt?

With York winning in OT the last time, this seems to be a toss-up on Saturday in Fredericksburg. The game should hinge on how well UMW shoots from the outside to open the middle for some cutting. If the Eagles can get Altman in the game quickly, they may be able to get some fouls on McGowan and company.

Still looks to be a great D-3 game. Wish I could be there!

UMW  over Salisbury 84-77. Looks like we will be treated to a great CAC game aty Goolrick next Saturday when York comes south!

The video idea is awesome, just hope it happens faster than the Live Stats idea! What a selling point for D-3 recruits to be able to have their folks and friends WATCH them play!

I hear that Mary Wash has access to Live Stats, and they are working on getting them up and running sometime. This would be a blast to those of us outside of the CAC area.

Anyone hear anything from Goolrick yet?

Well, UMW outscored St Mary's 97-93 to run their CAC record yo 4-1. It was a very typical CAC contest, with incredibly inconcistent officiating (both ways), a technical on a frustrated coach (St Mary;s) and a clock issue that befuddled the refs.

The game saw about 40 turnovers and a lot of streaky shotting by both squads. UMW now heads to Marymount for a big game.

UMW falls to Hampton-Sydney 62-53. The Eagles led at the half by 2, with some excellent shooting and a lot of shots dropping just as the time clock expired. The rims were not as kind in the second half and the Eagles ended up on the short side of the scoreboard.

Baker had 21 and Altmann added 13. I think the Eagles play Christopher Newport tomorrow at 7:30. They may have a chance to redeem themselves then.