When: 3 p.m. Radio: WREJ (1540)  Tickets: $22 sideline, $17 end zone
  Records: Towson 1-6 CAA, 2-8;
James Madison 3-4, 5-5
  Players to watch: Towson—LB Danzel White, 105 tackles, RB Tremayne Dameron, 153 carries, 521 yards, 6 TDs; JMU—QB Justin Thorpe, 138-622 yards rushing, 5 TDs, 68-124 passing, 1,001 yards, 6 int., 3 TDs, WR Rockeed McCarter, 28 catches, 545 yards, 3 TDs, DE Arthur Moats, 83 tackles, 23.5 for a loss.

When: Noon
  TV: The Comcast Network; Radio: WREJ (1540)
  Records: JMU 2-4, 4-5; Massachusetts 3-3, 5-4
  Players to watch: JMU—QB Justin Thorpe, 60-111 passing, 881 yards, 3 TDs, 6 int., 653 yards rushing; DE Arthur Moats, 72 tackles, 21 for loss, LB Pat Williams, 65 tackles; UMass—QB Kyle Havens, 136-244 passing, 1,820 yards, 9 TDs, 14 int., WR Victor Cruz, 46 catches, 702 yards, 5 TDs, LB Tyler Holmes, 87 tackles, 4 int.

2008-09: 12-6 CAA, 25-10
  Players to watch: C/F Gerald Lee, Sr.; F/G Ben Finney, Jr.; F Frank Hassell, Jr.; G Marsharee Neely, Sr.; G Darius James, Jr.
  Why they will win: Five starters return from a 25-10 team, led by preseason co-player of the year Gerald Lee (15.5 ppg, 5.7 rebounds). Monarchs are tall and physical around the basket, and they were the top team in the conference last season in scoring defense (60.3 points). Keyon Carter (6-8, 7.9 ppg) and G/F Kent Bazemore lead a deep bench.

THE BASICS: 5-11 senior guard
Wright, an elegant scorer who is particularly effective in transition, led the ACC with a 20.5-point scoring average in 2009. She piled up 696 points, a U.Va. single-season record. The ACC’s preseason player of the year will flourish if the Cavaliers can create and sustain a fast-flowing tempo.
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Kingston, R.I.
  When: 1 p.m.
  Radio: WTOX (1480), 12:30
  Records: William and Mary 3-1 CAA, 6-1;
Rhode Island 0-4, 1-6
  Players to watch: W &M—RB Jonathan Grimes, 110.5 yards per CAA game, WR D.J. McAulay, 33 catches, 423 yards, 3 TDs, DE Ravi Pradhanang, 3 sacks in last 4 games. URI—QB Chris Paul-Etienne, 133 yards per game, P Tim Edger, 41.6 average punt, DE Steve Weedon, 6 forced fumbles in 7 games this year.

Lexington
  When: 1:30 p.m.
  Radio: WLEE (990), 12:30
  Tickets: $20 reserved, $17 general
admission, $10 youth/student
  Records: Stony Brook 1-0 Big South, 2-4; VMI 0-2, 1-4
  Facts: VMI senior quarterback Kyle Hughes had a nightmare game in last Saturday’s 20-6 loss at Coastal Carolina. He completed 4 of 15 passes for 75 yards and two interceptions. For the season, he is completing 47.3 percent of his passes and has as many touchdowns (four) as interceptions. Stony Brook, which is on Long Island, N.Y., is in its second year as a football-only member of the Big South. The Seawolves beat VMI 40-26 last year and are coming off a 31-24 loss at North Dakota.

Where: Williams Stadium (cap. 12,000), Lynchburg
  When: 7 p.m.
  Radio: Midlothian (106.9), WREJ (1540)
  Tickets: $25 premium, $20 reserved, $15 general admission
  Records: James Madison 1-1, Liberty 2-1
  Players to watch: JMU - QB Drew Dudzik, 18-28, 355 yards, 5 TDs; QB Justin Thorpe, 8-13, 135 yards, TD; TE Mike Caussin, 6 catches, 197 yards, 4 TDs; LU - QB/WR Mike Brown, 39-48, 313 yards, 2 TDs passing, 139.3 all-purpose yards; QB Tommy Beecher, 25-39, 228 yards, TD; WR Chris Summers, 17-182 yards, TD.

Liberty lost its first two Big South Conference games in 2006 under new coach Danny Rocco. It hasn’t lost a conference game since. That 11-game win streak, Rocco believes, made a team that is installing a lot of replacement parts a safe pick to repeat as champs of a league that could be topsy-turvy. Five teams drew first-place votes from the league’s coaches and media.

On the good days of practice, Liberty coach Danny Rocco sees a team capable to sustaining the Top 25 profile the Flames have built the past two years. He just wants to see those good days more consistently. Liberty went 10-2 and 8-3 the past two seasons and claimed a pair of Big South Conference championships. The Flames finished last season ranked 14th in Football Championship Subdivision.

LYNCHBURG—Liberty University is expanding and upgrading its football stadium and basketball facility. Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said Friday that 18,000 seats will be added to Williams Football Stadium, increasing its capacity to 30,000. The Vines Center’s capacity will be increased to 11,000 with the addition of a 3,000-seat balcony.

State college athletes to watch at this week’s NCAA Track & FieldChampionships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.:

NORFOLK—Old Dominion put up 11 runs on 13 hits, pounding the Richmond pitching staff and winning 11-4. The Monarchs committed four errors despite having a strong day at the plate. The Monarchs have won nine out their last 12 games. UR————————————- 000 004 000—4 6 2
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WILLIAMSBURG - William and Mary beat Liberty last night on a walk-off measurement. Liberty's Rashad Jennings was stopped short on fourth and inches from the Tribe 15 in the second overtime at Zable Stadium, giving the Tribe a 48-41 victory and leaving Flames coach Danny Rocco steaming. Rocco stormed the field after the measurement because the nose of the ball was on the W&M 15. The drive started at the Tribe 25, so if the ball was on the yard marker, Rocco reasoned there was no way the measurement could be short.