Had it been a few years ago, Maryland head coach Gary Williams said he could have rested easy on Selection Sunday. But it was 2008, and his team's 18-14 record, 8-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, no longer warranted an NCAA bid. Not necessarily impressive numbers, especially considering the Terrapins lost in the first round of the ACC tournament, all but dooming their NCAA hopes.
When Daryl Gross hired his new women's soccer head coach, Phil Wheddon, he wasn't concerned that Weddon could not start fulltime until August. After all, Weddon, currently an assistant on the U.S. women's national team, might be bringing an Olympic gold medal with him.
For the student who skipped last Thursday's classes to watch the NCAA Tournament, for the student who sat in the back row on his laptop with March Madness On Demand on the screen and the "boss button" easily within hand and for the student who cursed Belmont's final five seconds, here's something that will make you jealous.
Ryan Durand perhaps put it best when asked to describe how the offensive line will be different this year under new offensive coordinator Mitch Browning. "We're going to be lean, mean fighting machines," he said. Durand, who will likely be Syracuse's starting right guard next season, probably should've put the emphasis on "lean.
When Jake Hagelin committed to Loyola to play lacrosse a year ago, he was content to put in his time on the bench behind battle-tested starting goalie Alex Peaty. A year later, the freshman Hagelin is getting more playing time than he ever could have expected as the starting goalie for the No.
After finally snapping a seven-game losing streak, Simone Kalhorn and Syracuse now have confidence. So much, in fact, that Kalhorn attempted a risky kick serve throughout most of her match against Colgate's Samantha Inacker. The move could have easily put the Orange back into a losing streak.
Ashley Spicer sat on the Drumlins Tennis Center bleachers with a bag of ice wrapped around her sore right elbow, her eyes darting from baseline to baseline as she cheered teammate and team captain Christina Tan. It was a rest the Syracuse sophomore had certainly earned, after defeating her singles opponent in straight sets for the second day in a row.
Second-string women's lacrosse goalie Perry Thurston is not used to media attention. When approached for an interview, Thurston seemed surprised, but that quickly turned to excitement. "Who me?" Thurston said. "Yah absolutely!" Her shocked response was appropriate, considering she is playing behind Liz Hogan, who has led No.
