WBB: Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference

[bbald eagle]

The NCAA has posted its listings of the most improved women's teams for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.

http://www.ncaa.org/stats/w_basketball/most_improved/index.html

In 05-06, Mary Washington ranked #8 among the most improved, and St. Mary's was tied for #9. (Villa Julie, soon to enter the CAC, was #7).

No CAC teams are on the 05-06 list, although Villa Julie was tied for #20.

[bbald eagle]

Marymount's recruits, from its website:

And fans of the local college summer league have seen what is to come for MU this upcoming season with four of the five recruits playing. Kathleen Brown (Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda , MD ) is a force to be reckoned with inside. She is a tireless rebounder and has a soft touch around the basket. Terell White (Stone Bridge HS, Ashburn, VA) and Meredith Levison (East Rockaway HS, East Rockaway, NY) are both big, strong guards who can play either the one, two or three spots. Two other wing players, Anneka Dobbins (Arundel HS, Gambrills, MD) and Brianna Wise (Towson Catholic HS, Owings Mills, MD) will add quickness and depth to the perimeter play.

For MU's full 06-07 season outlook:

http://www.marymount.edu/athletics/wbball/outlook.html

[eaglemaniac]

Where did MU #11 Caroline Riley go?

[bbald eagle]

  She was one of MU's mainstays as a frosh last season!

[bbald eagle]

York has posted a "Preseason Roster"

http://www.ycp.edu/sports/womens_basketball/2006/roster.html

that includes two freshmen

Jamie Polan G 5-6 York, PA / West York

Jen Cuffley F 5-8 Hanover, PA / Southwestern

[Pat Coleman]

Bad news for Mary Washington, potentially:

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/092006/09292006/225499

UMW to investigate possible hazing incident

  Date published: 9/29/2006

By JEFF BRANSCOME and MICHAEL ZITZ

University of Mary Washington officials are investigating photos that appear to show members of the 2004-05 women's basketball team engaged in hazing rituals.

The spokesman for an anti-hazing Web site provided nine of 113 such pictures to The Free Lance-Star yesterday.

They're dated April 2, 2005, and are "absolutely" a violation of the college's hazing policy, said Bernie Chirico, vice president for student affairs.

...

[bbald eagle]

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/102006/10072006/227500

UMW: Students were not hazing

Date published: 10/7/2006

By MELISSA NIX

University of Mary Washington officials have determined that members of the 2004-05 girls basketball team did not engage in hazing at a party in the spring of 2005.

...

[Pat Coleman]

"However, one student will be punished for violating an athletic department policy, said Bernie Chirico, vice president for student affairs. He would not describe the violation or the punishment, saying it was a personnel issue."

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I notice you stayed pretty silent on the issue.

[bbald eagle]

In deference to your (lack of) posts on the LAX board about the CUA women's LAX team 

[Pat Coleman]

Nobody brought it up there. But it was discussed on the ODAC football board (CUA is a member of the ODAC in football) and I did not duck the subject there.

[bbald eagle]

Nobody brought it up there?    You could have brought it up on the CAC LAX page just like you brought MWC up on the CAC basketball page

[Pat Coleman]

Just like YOU brought up UMW on the CAC basketball page?

Hi pot ... meet kettle.

[bbald eagle]

Just like YOU brought up UMW on the CAC basketball page?

In deference to your (lack of) posts on the LAX board about the CUA women's LAX team   

Ah, but I repeat myself!

[Pat Coleman]

You do. I didn't duck the subject though. I talked about it where it was talked about -- on a much more trafficed page than women's lax, too.

You ducked. That was my point. You can keep repeating yourself if you like but it doesn't mean anything.

[bbald eagle]

Mary Washington apparently is #13 in the Women's DIII News preseason top 25

http://www.bridgewater.edu/Sports/news/wbbpreTop25.htm