The Point News » Capital Athletic Conference http://thepointnews.com Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Volleyball Struck Down in First Round http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/volleyball-struck-down-in-first-round http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/volleyball-struck-down-in-first-round#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:01:27 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=1905 Senior Allyssa Blackburn leaps to hit the ball. Blackburn had 76 digs across the season, the fifth most on the team. (Photo By Brendan O’Hara)Following a strong season in the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) this semester, the SMCM women’s volleyball made it to the first round of the CAC Championship on November 3 before falling to York College in a 1-3 set spread. The St. Mary’s Seahawks entered the tournament with a 4-win, 4-loss conference record to face off against [...]
Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/volleyball-struck-down-in-first-round/feed 0 Volleyball Nets Wins, Prepares for Championship Playoffs http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/volleyball-nets-wins-prepares-for-championship-playoffs http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/volleyball-nets-wins-prepares-for-championship-playoffs#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:25:37 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=1443 Sophomore Gena Hlavinka (in air) blocks. She added 26 kills to her record during the first two matches of the Seahawk Invitational.Despite a strong start in the Fifth Annual Seahawk Invitational with wins against Bridgewater College and Catholic University, the Lady Seahawks were defeated by both Eastern University and Washington and Lee University. The results of this tournament are somewhat representative of the rest of the season, in which the Seahawks have an 18-13 overall record and [...]
Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/volleyball-nets-wins-prepares-for-championship-playoffs/feed 0 Men’s Lacrosse Ends Season Ranked Third in CAC http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/men%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-ends-season-ranked-third-in-cac http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/men%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-ends-season-ranked-third-in-cac#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:03:41 +0000 Matt Molek, Managing Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=578 Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/men%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-ends-season-ranked-third-in-cac/feed 0 Mary Washington Shuts Down Women’s Lacrosse http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/mary-washington-shuts-down-women%e2%80%99s-lacrosse http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/mary-washington-shuts-down-women%e2%80%99s-lacrosse#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:01:41 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=574 Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/mary-washington-shuts-down-women%e2%80%99s-lacrosse/feed 0 Men’s Lacrosse Triumphant in Final Second http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/men%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-triumphant-in-final-second http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/men%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-triumphant-in-final-second#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:03:19 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=510 Sophomore Chris Becraft (in white) shoots the game winning goal, his second of the game, to defeat Salisbury. (Photo by Matt Molek)In a dramatic finish, men’s lacrosse defeated rival Salisbury University on Friday with the winning goal being scored by sophomore Chris Becraft with .2 seconds left in the game. The men’s lacrosse team is on a four game conference streak with recent wins against Marymount University, Wesley College, and Hood College, ranking them third in the [...]
Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/men%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-triumphant-in-final-second/feed 0 Women’s Lacrosse Returns to Victory http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/women%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-returns-to-victory http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/women%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-returns-to-victory#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:01:18 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=503 Junior Kelsey Branch prepares to pass during the game against Marymount University. St. Mary’s is currently ranked second in the Capital Athletic Conference. (Photo by Brendan O’Hara)Women’s lacrosse is back on top breaking a 2-game losing streak and the team’s first conference loss. In the team’s last conference game before the playoffs, the Lady Hawks defeated Stevenson University 16-9. Despite the wet, overcast weather, the lacrosse team routed the Mustangs, scoring almost half their goals in the first period and leading by four [...]
Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/women%e2%80%99s-lacrosse-returns-to-victory/feed 0 Tennis Teams Traverse Troubled Times http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/tennis-teams-traverse-troubled-times http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/tennis-teams-traverse-troubled-times#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:00:26 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=501 Read More ]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/tennis-teams-traverse-troubled-times/feed 0 Successful Swimming at CAC Championships http://thepointnews.com/2009/02/successful-swimming-at-cac-championships http://thepointnews.com/2009/02/successful-swimming-at-cac-championships#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:10:57 +0000 Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=196 Brie McDowell, senior, set multiple conference and school records. (Photo by Brendan O’Hara)St. Mary’s hosted the 2009 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) championships on Feb. 13, 14, and 15; where the women’s swimming team finished second and the men’s team finished third. Both teams swam very well, setting several records and winning a multitude of awards. Aquatics Center Director and Head Coach Andre Barbins said, “[The tournament] exceeded all [...]
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