GMU holds off W&M
Published: January 15, 2009
Updated: January 15, 2009
WILLIAMSBURG, -- Dre Smith scored 14 points to lead George Mason to a 61-57 victory over William and Mary last night.
John Vaughan added 13 points and Darryl Monroe had 12 for the Patriots, who are off to their best ever start in the CAA. Smith also went 4 for 7 from beyond the arc and Monroe grabbed nine rebounds.
Danny Sumner led the Tribe with 17 points and David Schneider chipped in with 15.
After trailing by three points at the break, Schneider's layup with 2:14 left pulled the Tribe even at 55-all. But Vaughan hit four free throws in George Mason's 6-2 run the rest of the way to seal the win.
GEORGE MASON (6-0 CAA, 13-3)
Monroe 6-13 0-1 12, Birdsong 1-5 2-2 4, Smith 5-10 0-2 14, Long 4-8 0-0 9, Vaughan 3-5 7-9 13, Cornelius 2-4 0-0 5, Tate 1-1 0-0 2, Morrison 0-1 0-0 0, Pearson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-49 9-14 61.
WILLIAM AND MARY (1-5, 6-10)
Smith 1-2 0-1 2, Stein 0-6 0-1 0, Schneider 6-15 2-2 15, Sumner 7-16 0-0 17, McCurdy 1-2 0-0 2, Hess 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 3-7 0-0 7, Darnell 0-2 4-4 4, McFadden 0-2 0-0 0, McDowell 3-6 1-2 8, Kitts 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 22-60 7-12 57.
Halftime -- George Mason 29-26. 3-point goals -- George Mason 6-16 (Smith 4-7, Long 1-3, Cornelius 1-3, Birdsong 0-1, Vaughan 0-2), William and Mary 6-25 (Sumner 3-8, Brown 1-2, McDowell 1-2, Schneider 1-9, Darnell 0-1, McFadden 0-1, McCurdy 0-1, Stein 0-1). Rebounds -- George Mason 36 (Monroe 9), William and Mary 36 (Schneider 11). Assists -- George Mason 10 (Long 4), William and Mary 9 (Stein 4). Total fouls -- George Mason 12, William and Mary 14. A -- 2,283.
JMU 79, UNCW 58
HARRISONBURG -- Julius Wells had his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds in James Madison's win over UNC Wilmington.
After UNC Wilmington took a 6-5 lead with 17:01 left in the first half, the Dukes dominated the rest of the way. James Madison scored 14 unanswered points as part of a 19-3 run to take a 24-9 lead with 7:48 left until halftime.
Andrey Semenov and Juwann James scored 11 points each for the Dukes, who won their fourth-straight. Wells, who was 7 of 11 from the field, was 4 for 7 from 3-point range.
James Madison outrebounded the Seahawks 43-26, and UNC Wilmington shot just 34.5 percent from the field (20 of 58).
Kevon Moore led UNC Wilmington with 13 points and Jerel Stephenson added 12. UNC WILMINGTON (1-5 CAA, 4-14)
Lacy 2-7 3-4 7, Stephenson 4-13 4-6 12, Tomko 3-11 0-0 7, Wolf 3-6 1-2 8, Moore 4-12 4-8 13, Downey 1-2 0-0 3, Jeralds 0-0 0-0 0, Sheets 0-3 0-0 0, Felder 2-3 2-2 6, Mercer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 20-58 14-22 58.
JAMES MADISON (4-2, 12-6)
Swanston 2-11 4-4 9, Wells 7-11 1-2 19, Thornton 4-5 0-0 8, Moore 1-1 0-0 3, Curtis 1-1 4-4 6, Ratner 2-6 1-2 6, Semenov 3-7 4-4 11, Louis 1-3 2-2 4, Renkin 1-4 0-0 2, Knight 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, James 5-8 1-3 11. Totals 27-58 17-21 79.
Halftime -- James Madison 35-23. 3-point goals -- UNCW 4-19 (Downey 1-2, Moore 1-2, Wolf 1-3, Tomko 1-7, Felder 0-1, Stephenson 0-2, Sheets 0-2), James Madison 8-26 (Wells 4-7, Moore 1-1, Semenov 1-2, Ratner 1-4, Swanston 1-9, Parker 0-1, Renkin 0-2). Rebounds -- UNCW 29 (Lacy, Moore 6), James Madison 47 (Wells 10). Assists -- UNCW 10 (Tomko 4), James Madison 15 (Swanston 4). Total fouls -- UNCW 19, James Madison 21. A -- 3,802.
Randolph-Macon 82,
Eastern Mennonite 73
Justin Short scored 17 points and led three other players in double figures as the Yellow Jackets held off the Royals to remain undefeated in the ODAC.
Jordan Brown recorded 15 points, Kevin Voelkel had 11, and Boris Varela totaled 10 points and 12 rebounds for Randolph-Macon.
D.J. Hinson paced Eastern Mennoite with 20 points, including four 3-pointers.
EASTERN MENNONITE (3-3 ODAC, 8-6)
Phillips 18, Twine 4, Hinson 20, Pancione 8, Johnson 8, Short 3, McRae 0, Parrish 8, Fitzgerald 4. Totals 27 11-16 73.
RANDOLPH-MACON (5-0, 11-3)
Voelkel 11, Short 17, Varela 10, Brown 15, Braxton 8, Lawrence 0, Pugh 8, Croskey 1, Jones 7, Scheeler 0, Campion 5. Totals 30 19-33 82.
3-point goals: EMU -- Hinson 4, Phillips, Johnson, Parrish. R-MC -- Short, Pugh, Jones.
Halftime: Randolph-Macon 40-31
In other state men news:
Chavis and Travis Holmes, senior standouts at VMI, will appear live on "ESPN First Take," a program set to air on ESPN2. The twin brothers have lifted the Keydets to their best start in 32 years. The program will air next Thursday or Friday. An exact date and time will be released once available.
WOMEN
Richmond 67,
LaSalle 48
PHILADELPHIA -- Nikita Thomas had six rebounds to go along with 15 points in leading Richmond over LaSalle.
Abby Oliver was the only other scorer in double digits with 10 points for the Spiders. Samantha Bilney added seven rebounds and five assists.
RICHMOND (2-0 A-10, 14-3)
S. Bilney 4, Thomas 15, Goring 2, Shells 9, Bell 9, Tharrington 2, Oliver 10, Phillips 2, R. Bilney 6, McKnight 3, Kretchman 2, Zygaite 3. Totals 27 6-12 67.
LASALLE (0-2, 9-8)
Gilbert 2, Robertson 5, As. Gale 9, Elderton 14, Walsh 5, Mickiewicz 0, An. Gale 4, Duncan 7, Lapetina 0, Walton 0, McCaughern 0, Conner 2. Totals 17 9-11 48.
3-point goals: UR -- Oliver 2, R. Bilney 2, Shells, Bell, McKnight. LU -- Elderton 2, Robertson, As. Gale, Walsh.
Halftime: Richmond 28-26
TUESDAY'S MEN
ODU 73, Ga. State 56
NORFOLK -- Gerald Lee scored 12 points to extend the CAA's longest double-digit scoring streak to 17 games as Old Dominion avenged a loss to Georgia State.
The Panthers edged Old Dominion in the teams' first meeting, 55-54, in Atlanta on Jan. 3.
Marsharee Neely led the Monarchs with 13 points, and Trian Iliadis added 11. Sophomore point guard Darius James had seven points and nine assists.
GEORGIA STATE (2-4, 4-13)
Chase 4-6 2-2 10, Hansbro 0-4 0-0 0, Dukes 9-16 1-2 21, Goldston 6-9 0-0 14, Mendez 2-9 1-2 7, Hampton 0-2 0-0 0, Fields 0-2 1-2 1, Curry 0-1 0-0 0, Krubally 0-1 1-2 1, Lott 0-0 0-0 0, Rimmer 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-52 6-10 56.
OLD DOMINION (3-3, 10-6)
Lee 5-8 2-4 12, Carter 3-5 0-0 8, Finney 2-4 1-2 6, James 3-5 0-0 7, Neely 5-6 1-1 13, Iliadis 4-6 0-0 11, Cooper 1-1 0-0 2, Hassell 3-4 1-2 7, De Lancey 0-0 0-0 0, Bazemore 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 29-47 5-9 73.
Halftime -- Old Dominion 36-34. 3-point goals -- Georgia St. 6-11 (Goldston 2-3, Dukes 2-4, Mendez 2-4), Old Dominion 10-16 (Iliadis 3-4, Neely 2-3, Carter 2-3, Finney 1-2, James 1-2, Adams 1-2). Rebounds -- Georgia St. 24 (Chase 6), Old Dominion 28 (Hassell 6). Assists -- Georgia St. 8 (Dukes 5), Old Dominion 20 (James 9). Total fouls -- Georgia St. 12, Old Dominion 13. A -- 6,432.
VSU 74, Shaw 65
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jacobe Simpson scored 18 points, and Michael Johnson and Trey Mines added 12 and 11, respectively, to lead Virginia State to a CIAA victory over Shaw. Dwight Bell led the home team with 18 points.
VIRGINIA STATE (4-4, 8-8)Simpson 18, Johnson 12, Chaney 12, Mines 11, Macklin 8, Willis 4, Crockett 4, Washington 2, Lipscomb 2, Plummer 1, Idlet 0. Totals 23 26-34 74.
SHAW (1-6, 4-11)
Bell 18, Callwood 16, Nelson 11, Bascomb 7, Ford 5, Smith 4, Graham 2, Sellers 2, Douros 0. Totals 24 13-20 65.
3-point goals: VSU -- Mines, Johnson; Shaw -- Nelson, Bell 2, Smith.
Halftime: Virginia State 38-25
Another game
FERRUM 72, AVERETT 60: Derek Mitchell scored 22 points and Marcus Mayo added 18 to lead Ferrum over Averett in Danville.
TUESDAY'S WOMEN
N.C. CENTRAL 67, LONGWOOD 59: Anna Steg scored a team-high 13 points, but the Lancers (5-11) fell to the host Eagles (5-13).
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