Coastal Carolina

Towson (0-1) vs. Coastal Carolina (0-1) Time: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Johnny Unitas Stadium Radio: 1370 AM Series record: 1-1 What's at stake: It's the third meeting between the Tigers and the Chanticleers. Towson claimed a 21-17 victory last year, while Coastal Carolina won, 31-3, in 2008. ... Towson sports a 31-10 record in home openers, including five straight wins and 12 of the its last 13. ... Towson dropped a 51-17 game to open its season at Indiana, but the Tigers outgained the Hoosiers in total yards of offense, 392 to 360. ... The Chanticleers are fresh off a 31-0 defeat at West Virginia last Saturday.

When Kenzie Brown finally whittled her college lacrosse list down to a few schools a couple years ago, she found herself drawn to the new program at Marquette. “The whole time I was looking at colleges, I wanted to get away from the East Coast,” the Dulaney graduate said. “Marquette was the perfect school for me. I wanted a school that was in an urban area. It has a brand new program. It's such an honor to be a part of a program that's just beginning. It seems like such an amazing thing to start a family and make a fresh start with everything -- and I just love Wisconsin.” When she got to Milwaukee, Brown knew it wouldn't be easy to get a new program - with 27 true and red-shirt freshmen -- off the ground much less on the winning track, but the Golden Eagles didn't need much time to earn their first win. The only Marylander on the roster was a big part of it. A midfielder, Brown led the team with five goals and two assists in a 12-11 win over Coast Carolina in just their second game.

Mount Saint Joseph senior midfielder Drew Smith has committed to play soccer at Coastal Carolina University next year. Smith, who also plays club ball for Pipeline Soccer Club, plans to major in marketing. "Drew is a tremendous person and soccer player. We are very proud of all the work and dedication he has shown in his past four years at Mount Saint Joseph," Gaels coach Mike St. Martin said. "We are looking forward to following him as he continues both his academic and athletic careers.

Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski was expecting a high-scoring game when his team met Coastal Carolina in the third round of the NCAA men's soccer tournament Sunday. The Chanticleers led the nation in goals and liked to attack opponents by aggressively pushing numerous players forward. But it was Maryland's offense that put on a one-sided clinic in a 5-1 victory before an announced 1,847 at Ludwig Field. Sunny Jane scored his first two goals of the season and had an assist for second-seeded Maryland, which hosts the winner of Louisville and Northwestern on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

CONWAY, S.C. -- Junior KeKe Hicks scored a season-high 32 points to lead Coastal Carolina to its second straight win and seventh in the past eight games, a 74-64 victory over over UMBC in a Big South game last night.The Retrievers (5-16, 4-9) are winless (0-11) on the road.Coastal Carolina (14-8, 9-5) outscored UMBC 27-18 in the final 11:11 of the game. UMBC closed the gap to four with 8:58 left on Kevin Bellinger's two free throws.Bellinger led UMBC with 16 points, and Skip Saunders and Pascal Fleury each had 10.

The UMBC Retrievers turned in their most impressive performance of the season in whipping defending Big South champion Coastal Carolina, 86-81, last night.But it could be difficult to prove. An unofficial count of 61 spectators braved the ice storm to watch the Retrievers (3-9, 2-2) win their second straight conference game at the UMBC Fieldhouse.But the slim crowd was treated to an outstanding defensive effort by the Retrievers. They limited the Chanticleers' senior forward Mohammed Acha, a preseason All-South choice, to six points, 13 below his average.

The three-guard lineup is in vogue again at Towson State.Things began to turn around for coach Terry Truax in 1986-87, when Bill Leonard, Marty Johnson, Michael Fink and Tommy Jones were working on the perimeter. The Tigers also got great mileage out of the backcourt combination of Kurk Lee, Devin Boyd and Lew Waller, and later Terrance Jacobs was introduced as a small forward even though he was only 6 feet 3.Now, meet the three-guard set of junior Scooter Alexander and sophomores Ralph Blalock and Quintin Moody.

Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski was expecting a high-scoring game when his team met Coastal Carolina in the third round of the NCAA men's soccer tournament Sunday. The Chanticleers led the nation in goals and liked to attack opponents by aggressively pushing numerous players forward. But it was Maryland's offense that put on a one-sided clinic in a 5-1 victory before an announced 1,847 at Ludwig Field. Sunny Jane scored his first two goals of the season and had an assist for second-seeded Maryland, which hosts the winner of Louisville and Northwestern on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

CONWAY, S.C. -- KeKe Hicks scored 33 points, leading host Coastal Carolina to a 89-87 victory over Towson State in a Big South Conference game last night.Humid weather conditions led to condensation on the floor. Several times played had to be stopped as the floor was wiped down.But the conditions didn't affect Hicks, who shot 10-for-18, including five of nine from three-point range for Coastal Carolina (5-8, 2-1).1% Towson State fell to 5-6 and 0-3.

Mount Saint Joseph senior midfielder Drew Smith has committed to play soccer at Coastal Carolina University next year. Smith, who also plays club ball for Pipeline Soccer Club, plans to major in marketing. "Drew is a tremendous person and soccer player. We are very proud of all the work and dedication he has shown in his past four years at Mount Saint Joseph," Gaels coach Mike St. Martin said. "We are looking forward to following him as he continues both his academic and athletic careers.

Towson (1-1) at Villanova (1-1) Time: 3:30 p.m. Site: Villanova Stadium, Villanova, Pa. TV: CN8 Radio: 1370 AM Series: Villanova leads 4-2. What's at stake: The Tigers and Wildcats meet for the seventh time in a series that dates back to 2004. Villanova has won its last three meetings with Towson, including a 49-7 victory over the Tigers on their way to the 2009 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision championship. The Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in the country after dominating Lehigh in a 35-0 victory last week.

When Chris Hart transferred to Towson before the season, coach Rob Ambrose was confident he had landed a dual-threat quarterback who would add a new dimension to the offense, and all of those skills showed in a five-overtime marathon Saturday night against Coastal Carolina. Hart helped erase a 14-point second-half deficit, including the tying touchdown with 25 seconds left in the Tigers' home opener. Towson then went on to play its longest game before pulling out a 47-45 victory before an announced 8,990.

Duke won its first NCAA men's lacrosse championship in dramatic fashion, defeating Notre Dame 6-5 Monday on a goal by C.J. Costabile with five seconds gone in sudden-death overtime in Baltimore. Costabile won the faceoff from Trever Sipperly and sprinted downfield before beating goaltender Scott Rodgers with a shot from directly in front of the net. Duke (16-4) twice before advanced to the title game — and lost by one goal both times. This time, however, the Blue Devils walked away with the championship trophy by defeating the unseeded Irish (10-7)

NBA Without Butler, Wizards lose to Knicks, 106-85 Nate Robinson scored 23 points, Al Harrington and Larry Hughes also put in double figures off the bench, and the host New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards, 106-85, on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak. . Brendan Haywood and Nick Young each scored 15 points for the Wizards, who played without starting forward Caron Butler (bruised left knee). Butler was hurt Monday against Boston in the same collision that injured Celtics All-Star Paul Pierce.

Towson's home opener Saturday night gave first-year head coach Rob Ambrose the opportunity to showcase a new era of Tigers football at Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Tigers responded before an announced crowd of 7,628 by playing solidly on both sides of the ball and holding off a late rally by Coastal Carolina for a 21-17 victory. Ambrose kept the Chanticleers off balance by alternating Peter Athens and Tommy Chroniger at quarterback, and the two combined for three touchdown passes. "It was a complete and utter adjustment," Ambrose said about using two quarterbacks.

For Towson and Morgan State, playing their football openers was like taking medicine: tastes awful, but good for what ails you. Both schools got crushed but say the beatings exposed ills which, when corrected, will serve them well. Morgan, which lost, 41-0, at Akron last week, plays Winston-Salem State (0-2) today at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Towson will try to put aside its 47-14 loss to Northwestern as it faces Coastal Carolina (1-1) at Johnny Unitas Stadium at 7 p.m. Morgan's shaky start hasn't dashed players' hopes.