William and Mary redshirt freshman cornerback B.W. Webb was selected as the national defensive player of the week by the Sports Network for three interceptions in the Tribe’s 26-14 victory over Virginia on Saturday. Webb returned his last interception 50 yards for a fourth-quarter score that sealed the Tribe’s win. He also was chosen as a national all-star by College Sporting News and the CAA defensive player of the week.

CHARLOTTESVILLE—Let a team like William and Mary hang around long enough, and they just might start thinking they belong. Which they do. A raucous celebration 23 years in the making unfolded in the end zone as the Tribe celebrated a 26-14 victory against the ‘Hoos last night. The rest of the stadium emptied out, save for scattered boos and calls for the head of a suddenly unpopular head coach.

CHARLOTTESVILLE—Let a team like William and Mary hang around long enough, and they just might start thinking they belong. Which they do. The Tribe defeated the Hoos for the first time since 1986, a 26-14 victory orchestrated by a Charlottesville native, quarterback R.J. Archer. He had an assist from U.Va., which stumbled and bumbled over itself in all three phases of the game.

You’ve been a valuable wide receiver for two years. And then an offer comes to return to quarterback, the position you came to college to play. But there’s a catch. You’ll have to be a backup behind a successful senior quarterback. You’ll have to stand on the sideline most of the time and essentially sacrifice a year of your career. And then you’ll get a one-shot deal as a senior.

Player  School
  Julius AchonGeorge Mason
Ibrahim AdenGeorge Mason
Abdi BileGeorge Mason
Kevin BlackGeorge Mason
Mike BrownWilliam and Mary
Russ ColemanJames Madison
Ben CookeJames Madison
Mike FoxJames Madison
Jacob FreyWilliam and Mary
Sean GrahamWilliam and Mary
Ken HallaWilliam and Mary

Player  School
  Danielle ChellewOld Dominion
Kelsey CutchinsJames Madison
Anna DavisWilliam and Mary
Kim DeckerOld Dominion
Marina DiGiacomoOld Dominion
Janelle EngleOld Dominion
Kathy FosinaOld Dominion
Leah GeibDelaware
Maaike HilbrandOld Dominion
Kelli JamesOld Dominion

WILLIAMSBURG—Jimmye Laycock is entering his 30th season as the William and Mary football coach, and early indications are that it could be a laid-back one. As the Tribe starts practice this week, the coach will encourage his seniors to take charge and motivate the team throughout the season. “You’re always better off when you have good leadership from within,“ Laycock said. “And there’s a lot of them.“

Player  School
  Wade BarrettWilliam and Mary
Brent BennettJames Madison
Michael BradyAmerican
Adin BrownWilliam and Mary
Leigh CowlishawRichmond
Matthew DelicateVCU
David HorstOld Dominion
Waughn HughesWilliam and Mary
Steve JolleyWilliam and Mary
Kaarlo KankkunenJames Madison

South Division (first-place votes): 1. (tie) Richmond and Villanova (9); 3. James Madison (1); 4. Delaware; 5. William and Mary; 6. Towson.
  North Division (first-place votes) : 1. New Hampshire (12); 2. Massachusetts (7); 3. Maine; 4. Hofstra; 5. Northeastern; 6. Rhode Island
  Offensive player of the year: QB R.J. Toman, New Hampshire, Jr., 6-1, 195

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In an age when two television networks and a small army of analysts offer around-the-clock coverage of the NFL draft, somehow nobody noticed Derek Cox. “It wasn’t like I completely came out of nowhere,“ Cox said. No, it only seemed that way. The Jacksonville Jaguars turned heads Sunday by trading up to select the William and Mary cornerback in the third round of the draft.

Ten players from Virginia schools were selected in the 2009 NFL draft. Only half were Hoos or Hokies. From colleges other than Virginia and Virginia Tech, the NFL’s 256-player harvest included: a third-rounder from William and Mary (CB Derek Cox); a fourth-rounder from the University of Richmond (DE Lawrence Sidbury); a fourth-rounder from Saint Paul’s (CB Greg Toler); a sixth-rounder from Norfolk State (CB Don Carey); and a seventh-rounder from Liberty (RB Rashad Jennings).

BROOKLINE, Mass.—M.L. Morgan went 4 for 5 with an RBI and a run, but it wasn’t enough as VCU fell to Northeastern 6-5 yesterday in a CAA meeting. Richard Gonzalez finished 2 for 4 with an RBI, and R.J. Schenk and Michael Cheatham each had a hit and drove in a run for the Rams, who outhit the Huskies 12-9. Doug Otto and Andrew Dimino each hit a double and Joe Van Meter had an RBI.

He never made first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association, but William and Mary cornerback Derek Cox was selected in the NFL draft’s third round yesterday. Cox, from Winterville, N.C., went to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth pick of the third round. Most analysts didn’t project Cox as a draft choice. The 6-1 182-pounder was not invited to February’s NFL combine.

William and Mary cornerback Derek Cox was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth pick of the third round Sunday.