The UMW Basketball season begins this Saturday, Nov. 15. Check out UMWEagles.com to for game times and to purchase tickets.
Family Ties
Senior Sam Partonen keeps the basketball team together, on and off the court.
Score for Eagle Nation
Varsity basketball player boosts school spirit.
Deena Applebury Named Top DIII Coach in Atlantic Region
Deena Applebury, coach of the women’s basketball team, is the Atlantic Region women’s basketball coach of the year. Applebury led the Eagles to a 30–1 record and a trip to the NCAA Division III tournament’s Elite Eight.
UMW Eagles to Host NCAA Sectionals This Weekend
The undefeated UMW women’s basketball team will host the sectional rounds of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in Fredericksburg on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10. On Friday, George Fox University will take on Bowdoin College at 5 p.m., with Mary Washington facing Lebanon Valley College at 7 p.m. On Saturday, March 10, the two winners will meet with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
The seventh-ranked UMW team beat Messiah College in the second round of the tournament on Saturday, March 3.
Tickets for each day will cost $7 for adults and $4 for students. Senior citizens and all UMW faculty, staff and students with a valid I.D. will be admitted free of charge.
Deena Applebury Profiled on NCAA.com
Deena Applebury, senior lecturer in the athletics department and coach of the women’s basketball team, is profiled on NCAA.com. The article, posted on Monday, Jan. 30, explores Applebury’s coaching philosophy in light of the team’s distinction as one of the best in the nation.