Outstanding men’s basketball
season ends in Chapel Hill MARCH 2010 :: The William & Mary men’s basketball team advanced to the CAA title game for the second time in three years in 2009–2010. Although theTribe came up short in the championship game, losing 60-53 to Old Dominion, the team’s spectacular season performance was rewarded with a National Invitation Tournament berth at the University of North Carolina, where the Tribe nearly upset the Tar Heels before falling by eight points. CAA Coach of the Year Tony Shaver led the Tribe to 22 wins for the season — third most in school history. David Schneider ’10 established a school record for
games played with 121. He and fellow Class of 2010 members Danny Sumner, Steven Hess and Sean McCurdy finished with the seventh-most wins in school history with 64. The Tribe’s season included impressive victories over Atlantic Coast Con- ference foes Wake Forest and Maryland.
Tight end Bob Varno ’10 celebrates a Tribe touchdown in the team’s Homecoming win over James Madison in 2009.
Magical 2009 football season for the Tribe
An opening-game victory at the University of Virginia was the first of a record-tying 11 triumphs in a remarkable 2009– 2010 football season that fell a play or two shy of an appear- ance in the national championship game. The 200th career victory at William & Mary for Head
Coach Jimmye Laycock ’70 came in a 24-3 rout of No. 1 South- ern Illinois in the NCAA playoffs. The team’s bid to advance to the national championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn., ended the following week with a 14-13 loss at Villanova. Running back Jonathan Grimes ’12 earned first-team
all-conference honors after leading the CAAwith 1,294 rush- ing yards,a figure that ranks third on William & Mary’s single-season list. Additionally, he ranked second in the CAA and 13th nationally with 145.9 all-purpose yards per game. He became the fastest player in school history to rush for 1,000 career yards, reaching the milestone in just 13 games. Individually, defensive end Adrian Tracy ’10 was named
to several All-American teams and was drafted by the New YorkGiants in the
spring.Defensive tackle Sean Lissemore ’10 was chosen first-team All-American by the Sports Network and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Safety David Caldwell ’10 signed a free-agent contract
with the Indianapolis Colts, while quarterback R.J. Archer ’10 signed a similar deal with the Minnesota Vikings.
Tribe forward Danny Sumner ’10 (above) signed a contract to play professional basketball in Finland.
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