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Mar
11

Men’s Basketball Wins CAC Champs, Progresses in NCAA

By Steven Rees, Staff Writer

Photo by Brendan Larrabee

For the third time in the history of St. Mary’s College, the men’s basketball team took the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Championship title, defeating Wesley College and earning the chance to shoot for gold in the NCAA Division III Championship rounds.

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Mar
11

Women’s Lacrosse Has Slippery Start

By Steven Rees, Staff Writer

As the lacrosse field finally begins to dry out after the snowstorm that hit the campus in early Feb.,  the Seahawks return to practicing outside and improving their performance in the conference. (Photo by Jackson Webb)

Despite a rough start to the season with three consecutive losses against opponents at home and away, the St. Mary’s women’s lacrosse team seems to be showing signs of improvement in time for success in Spring 2010.

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Mar
11

Men’s Baseball Slides Into Soggy Season After Being Benched

By Steven Rees, Staff Writer

With nine consecutive cancelled games due to poor field conditions and indoors-only practices before an away-game season opener, the St. Mary’s men’s baseball team remains in an inconvenient setback with the start of Spring 2010.

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Feb
23

Swimming Seahawks Splash Into CAC Championship Action

By Chelsea Bradcovich Staff Writer

Senior Rachel Hotchko finished second in the 100-m freestyle during the CAC Championship meet, held at the College Valentine’s Day weekend. (Photo by Brendan O’Hara)

“Swimmers, take your mark” began the 2010 Capital Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championships, hosted by the College on Valentine’s Day weekend.

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Feb
23

Intramural Spotlight: Fencing Club

By The Point News

By Carolyn Reiner, Contributing Writer, Foilist
What do you get when you mix the art of swordsmanship with St. Mary’s students? A jolly good time!  Fencing is an Olympic contact sport specializing in three different weapon categories: foil, épée, and sabre. Each weapon has different restrictions for where on the body points can be scored.  In [...]

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Feb
09

Men’s Basketball Continues to Shoot Impressive Season

By Steven Rees, Staff Writer

Junior captain Alex Franz led in steals and assists in the College’s recent victory against Christopher Newport University on Feb. 2. (Photo by Matt Molek)

With a first-place conference standing and overall 17-3 performance this season, the men’s basketball team continues its winning streak as the Seahawks prepare for their next game against the University of Mary Washington.
The athletes began the season on Nov. 20 with an impressive 83-56 non-conference victory at McDaniel College, as senior captain Camontae Griffin and [...]

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Feb
09

Women’s Basketball Waits to Rebound

By Jessy Schroeder, Opinions Editor

Afte a loss to Marymount University on Jan. 27, the Seahawks rebounded with a close 65-63 victory against Stevenson on Jan. 30. (Photo by Matt Molek)

Due to the possibility of severe winter conditions over the weekend, the College’s women’s basketball team decided on Friday to postpone their away games against Mary Washington University on Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7 until a later date.
The Seahawks will now have to wait a bit longer before returning to play against the [...]

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Jan
28

Men and Women’s Swimming Splash into Championships

By Steven Rees, Staff Writer

After finishing the regular season 4-5 (men’s) and 7-3 (women’s), the Seahawks prepare for the CAC Championships, Feb. 12-14. (Photo by Brendan O’Hara)

After a strong regular season of conference and non-conference action, the swimming Seahawks stand 4-5 for men’s and 7-3 women’s as both teams prepare for the CAC Championships.

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Dec
08

Men’s Basketball Rebounds, Boxes Out Stevenson

By Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor

Coming back from their first loss on Nov. 30, the men’s basketball team has gotten back to the strong start they showed at the beginning of the season. In the team’s most recent game on Dec. 5, the Seahawks defeated Stevenson University 103-71.
The team’s wins have tied St. Mary’s for first in the Capital Athletic [...]

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Dec
08

Saint-Aubin Blessed With CAC Honor

By Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor

Senior Stephanie Saint-Aubin was chosen as the Capital Athletic Conference’s (CAC) Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 29.
She is ranked fifth in the CAC in scoring (18.2 points per game), tied for fifth in steals (2.8 per game), ninth in rebounds (8.2  per game), and tenth in blocks (0.6 blocks per game)
Saint-Aubin’s leadership [...]

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