Mary Washington Claims CAC Championship - Mar 9, 2014
Mary
Washington defeated visiting Christopher Newport 65-48 to claim the
2014 CAC Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday at the Anderson
Center in Fredericksburg, Va. The victory marks the second CAC crown for
the Eagles, and first since the 2002-03 season. With the win, Mary
Washington earns the CAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. NCAA
postseason selections will be announced on Monday at 12:30 p.m. The
Eagles, seeded second in the CAC Tournament and ranked 17th in the
nation by D3hoops.com, broke open a close game with a late 12-2 to top
the fifth-seeded Captains and cap off their championship ride through
the postseason. UMW's Bradley Riester led all scorers with 14 points
on 5-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point land. Taylor
Johnson tallied 11 points and seven rebounds, while Dylan Farinet added
11 points and six rebounds. CNU was led by Tim Daly and Mike Cherry, who each notched 10 points in the defeat.
Courtesy of CAC
CAC Tournament Final: Mary Washington - Christopher Newport 65-48
CAC Tournament Semifinals: Chris. Newport - Wesley 59-54 Mary Washington - St. Mary's (Md.) 70-65
All-CAC 1st Team 2014
Benefield
Harwood
LaGuerre
Langan
Riester
Player of the Year:
David Langan (6'8''-C-91) of Wesley Rookie of the Year:
Gordon Jeter (6'5''-G) of Salisbury St. Coach of the Year:
Jerry Kobasa of Wesley