https://www.c2csports.com en-us https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/smc_gibson_steps_down_wbb St. Mary's College of Maryland Director of Athletics and Recreation Scott Devine announced Friday morning the resignation of Crystal Gibson as the St. Mary's head women's basketball coach and the athletic department's Senior Woman Administrator. Gibson's departure ends a six-year run at the helm of the Seahawks. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/smc_gibson_steps_down_wbb https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1617/smc_gibson_pathway_ncaa St. Mary's College of Maryland head women's basketball coach/Senior Woman Administrator Crystal Gibson was one of 25 senior-level athletics administrators, who have committed to becoming directors of athletics, selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Pathway Program. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1617/smc_gibson_pathway_ncaa https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1617/cac_medal_of_inspiration Marymount senior William Bryan (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) and St. Mary's senior Nina Haller (Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) were selected by the conference senior woman administrators and athletic directors as recipients of the CAC Medal of Inspiration for the 2016-17 academic year. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1617/cac_medal_of_inspiration https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_final_four_recap Seventh-ranked Christopher Newport fell to top-ranked Amherst, 66-51, in the NCAA semifinals on Friday night in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Captains end their season with a 29-3 overall record, capping one of the finest years in program history. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_final_four_recap https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cnu_final_four Christopher Newport will become the third women's basketball team in CAC history to compete in the NCAA Final Four on Friday night, when the No. 7 Captains (29-2) take on top-ranked and unbeaten Amherst (31-0) in the second game of a national semifinal doubleheader in Grand Rapids, Mich. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cnu_final_four https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_d3hoops_all-region Christopher Newport head coach Bill Broderick, Mary Washington senior Brianne Comden, and CNU junior Sam Porter received recognition on the D3hoops.com All-Middle-Atlantic Region team, announced Monday. Tue, 14 Mar 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_d3hoops_all-region https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cnu_wbb_final4 For just the second time in the 45 years of Christopher Newport women's basketball, the Captains are headed to the Final Four! Seventh-ranked CNU punched their ticket to the National Semifinals after handing Ohio Northern University it's first loss of the season, 76-66, ending a 30-game winning streak. Sat, 11 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cnu_wbb_final4 https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_sweet_16_preview A trio of CAC basketball teams continue their quests for NCAA Championships this weekend, beginning with Friday's Sweet 16. The Christopher Newport men and women along with the Marymount women aim to win a pair of games to reach next weekend's NCAA Final Four. This marks the second straight year that the CNU men and women have reached the Sweet 16. Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_sweet_16_preview https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_sweet_16 Christopher Newport downed Hope 79-74 in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Friday evening to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals, while Marymount gave unbeaten St. Thomas all it could handle before falling 62-55. Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_sweet_16 https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ecac_allstar_wbb Frostburg State sophomore Victoria Diggs was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Rookie of the Year, while Marymount junior Leah Hurst and Salisbury senior Lauren Rothfeld also earned all-star accolades. Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ecac_allstar_wbb https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/rothfeld_maccabi Salisbury University women's basketball senior Lauren Rothfeld has been selected to represent Team USA this upcoming July in Israel in the 20th annual World Maccabiah Games on the Maccabi USA women's basketball team, Maccabi USA Women's Basketball Chairman Donna Orender, Head Coach Sherry Levin, and Assistant Coach Jennifer Cosgrove announced on Tuesday. Mon, 06 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/rothfeld_maccabi https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_ncaa_2nd_round Christopher Newport and Marymount posted victories in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday night, sending two CAC squads to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011-12 and the third time ever. Mary Washington saw its season come to a close with a loss to top-ranked and undefeated Amherst. Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_ncaa_2nd_round https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_preview For the second-straight season, a CAC record-tying five teams will compete in the NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments, beginning Friday. It marks the second consecutive NCAA appearance for all five schools. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_preview https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_1st_round_recap Christopher Newport, Mary Washington, and Marymount each registered victories in the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday, marking the first time in CAC history that three teams advanced to the second round of the national tournament. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_1st_round_recap https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/2017_all-cac_wbb_team Mary Washington senior center Brianne Comden was selected as the 2017 CAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year to lead the All-CAC Women's Basketball Team, while Frostburg State's Victoria Diggs and Carrie Saunders, and Christopher Newport's Bill Broderick collected the other major awards. Tue, 28 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/2017_all-cac_wbb_team https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/fsu_aaa_rayner Frostburg senior forward Kirsten Rayner has been selected to the 2016-17 Academic All-America Women's Basketball Division III Third Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Tuesday. Tue, 28 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/fsu_aaa_rayner https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_selections For the second straight year and third time in conference history, a CAC record-tying five teams have been chosen to compete in the 2017 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments beginning this weekend. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/ncaa_selections https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cac_wbb_champ_recap Top-seeded Christopher Newport secured its first-ever Capital Athletic Conference women's basketball championship with a 74-58 home triumph over second-seeded Mary Washington on Saturday afternoon at the Freeman Center. Sat, 25 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cac_wbb_champ_recap https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/cac_championship_preview The Freeman Center on the campus of Christopher Newport will be the host site for both the CAC men's and women's basketball championships on Saturday, marking the second time in the last three years that both basketball title games will be at the same site (Salisbury hosted both in 2014-15). Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/cac_championship_preview https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cac_wbb_semi_recap Top-seeded Christopher Newport and second-seeded Mary Washington each notched CAC women's basketball semifinal victories on Thursday evening to set up a title clash on Saturday in Newport News, Va. Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cac_wbb_semi_recap https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_cac_1st_round Marymount and York posted home victories in the first round of the CAC women's basketball tournament on Tuesday evening to advance to Thursday's semifinals. Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/wbb_cac_1st_round https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_20_wbb_report Christopher Newport junior Devon Byrd and Marymount junior Leah Hurst were selected as the CAC Women's Basketball Co-Players of the Week for Feb. 20, 2017 after both posting well-rounded statistical lines in helping their squads to 2-0 weeks. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_20_wbb_report https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_18_results Christopher Newport secured its first-ever CAC women's basketball regular season title with a 64-53 victory at York on Saturday. The win gives the ninth-ranked Captains (23-2, 16-2 CAC) the top seed and homecourt advantage in the CAC playoffs, which begin next week. CNU will host a semifinal next Thursday. Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_18_results https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_15_results Marymount defeated Mary Washington 69-57 in a crucial CAC women's basketball showdown on Wednesday night, shaking up the top of the conference standings with just one game remaining in the regular season. Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_15_results https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_13_wbb_report Marymount sophomore Tyffani McQueen was honored as the CAC Player of the Week after leading the Saints to crucial CAC victories over No. 8 Christopher Newport and York last week. McQueen was all over the stat sheet, averaging 10.5 points, 5.5 steals, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 50% from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. With the pair of wins, the Saints are now just one game back of first place in the CAC standings. Mon, 13 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_13_wbb_report https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_11_results The race for first place in the CAC women's basketball standings became a lot more interesting on Saturday, as Penn State Harrisburg upset first-place and seventh-ranked Mary Washington in the biggest upset of the women's basketball campaign. Sat, 11 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_11_results https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cosida_academic_ad Frostburg State senior Kirsten Rayner and Mary Washington junior Kendall Parker have been named to the 2016-17 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team, announced Thursday. Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/cosida_academic_ad https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_8_results Marymount upended No. 8 Christopher Newport to highlight Wednesday's CAC women's basketball action, moving No. 7 Mary Washington into sole possession of first place in the conference standings. UMW, York, Salisbury, and Frostburg State also captured mid-week victories. Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_8_results https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_6_wbb_report Salisbury senior Lauren Rothfeld was selected as the CAC Player of the Week for the second time this year after averaging a double-double with 19.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Sea Gulls. Against Wesley, Rothfeld recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals, and two blocks. Against York, she totaled 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and four steals. For the week, she shot 60.7% from the floor (17-of-28) and averaged four steals and four assists per contest. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_6_wbb_report https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_4_results No. 5 Christopher Newport and No. 8 Mary Washington both posted road wins to remain tied atop the CAC women's basketball standings on Saturday night, while Marymount, Salisbury, and Penn State Harrisburg also picked up conference wins. Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/feb_4_results