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The College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia


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Tony Shaver
11th Season as W&M Head Coach


Early 2013-2014 Schedule/Results

• Nov 08 - @ Hampton .................... L 77-69
  Nov 12 - LIBERTY ........................ 7:00 p.m.
  
  CBE Hall of Fame Classic
  Nov 14 - @ Wichita State
  
  Nov 20 - HIGH POINT
  Nov 23 - @ Rutgers
  Nov 27 - VMI

Key Players

• 
  #3 Marcus Thornton
  6' 4" 185 lbs Junior Guard
  Season Opener: 21 Points & Career-High 6 Assists + 1-of-6 on 3-Pt Attempts + 4 Turnovers
  
  
  
  #4 Omar Prewitt
  6' 6" 180 lbs Freshman Wing
  Season Opener: 15 Points, 7 Rebounds & 2 Assists + 3-of-5 on 3-Pt Attempts off Bench
  
  
  
  #25 Terry Tarpey
  6' 5" 200 lbs Sophomore Guard
  Season Opener: 11 Points & 7 Rebounds + 4-of-4 FGs

[Purple Haize]

Is it me or does it look like the mascot is flipping the bird? that's funny on many levels

[flameshaw]

Close Haiz, but not quite. I believe he is raising his pointer finger.

[Purple Haize]

Close Haiz, but not quite. I believe he is raising his pointer finger.

Not what it looks like to me. I'm sticking to my version

[flameshaw]

[flamehunter]

I just want to know why he's not wearing pants.

[rogers3]

So they are a tribe of Griffons, now?

[jcmanson]

William & Mary Primer

Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013.
BY DUKE CUNEO

Liberty goes on the road tonight in its first Division 1 game of the season against William & Mary. The Flames are coming off an opening night win against Randolph, while the Tribe dropped their opener against Hampton by a score of 77-69. Liberty has lost its last two games against W&M, both at home in the Vines Center. The Flames lead the all-time series 4-3.

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[TIMSCAR20]

Anybody making the trip out to Williamsburg tonight? I will be taking the short drive from Richmond. This is a winnable game but not exactly an easy one. Rusthoven and Thornton are tough and Tarpey can go off at any time.

[TIMSCAR20]

Scar, I will be there. Be sure to stop by if you see me.

I'll be on Press row with Paul Naz. I'm sure we will be sitting close to you Duke. See you soon.

[ludlpstudent]

I'm guessing tonight's game is radio only.

[TIMSCAR20]

I'm guessing tonight's game is radio only.

The Tribe may be streaming it on their CAASports.com site. I haven't reseached it since I'm gonna be there. Let us know if you find out.

[jcmanson]

I'm guessing tonight's game is radio only.

Yes

[Purple Haize]

And the winner is....

[BJWilliams]

William and Mary won 84-72

[jbock13]

Another loss in a sport to an in-state school. Shocker!

#fbsready

[Purple Haize]

Another loss in a sport to an in-state school. Shocker!

#fbsready

Didn't we lose to them last year? And looked how are season ended up! This is a good sign.

[Cider Jim]

In Lang's article in the local paper, he said Coach Layer moved JC Sanders to point and Marshall to shooting guard.
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[Chris Lang]

Just for the second half. W&M was throwing 6-4 Marcus Thornton in Marshall's face, pretty much eliminating any chance for Davon to shoot. Thornton blocked two of Davon's 3-point attempts. There was talk of JC playing some one in the preseason, and that's probably why. Marshall isn't going to run into a ton of opposing points that big, but they had to get him in motion and get him running off screens if he was going to get any looks. The offense wasn't the issue, of course. They played 15 minutes of solid defense in the first half and 25 minutes of awful defense afterward.

[jcmanson]

Liberty Defense Falters; Flames Fall to Tribe

Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
BY DUKE CUNEO

Liberty came into Williamsburg Tuesday night and shot the ball well, but defensive lapses in the second half cost the Flames, as Liberty dropped their Division 1 opener by a score of 84-72 against William and Mary. Liberty got out to an early lead, paced by three point shooting from John Caleb Sanders and Davon Marshall. However, the Flames were unable to keep William and Mary’s Princeton offense off the board, and the Tribe took a 34-32 lead at the half.

Coming into the game, Liberty knew it would need to contain William and Mary Guard Marcus Thornton. The Flames did a solid job of keeping Thornton at bay for much of the game, however the Tribe’s star player was able to create match up problems at times and ended the game with 23 points. The player that really broke through and took Liberty out of this game was Freshman Omar Prewitt, who came in off the bench to contribute 18 points, including 11 in the second half.

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[NotAJerry]

Is there a legitimate reason why Drew Smith plays so little?

[jcmanson]

Is there a legitimate reason why Drew Smith plays so little?

It's a good question. Layer said in his postgame comments following the Randolph game that he only likes to play him in 3-4 minute spurts since he expends so much energy while he's out there.

[Chippy]

Just for the second half. W&M was throwing 6-4 Marcus Thornton in Marshall's face, pretty much eliminating any chance for Davon to shoot. Thornton blocked two of Davon's 3-point attempts. There was talk of JC playing some one in the preseason, and that's probably why. Marshall isn't going to run into a ton of opposing points that big, but they had to get him in motion and get him running off screens if he was going to get any looks. The offense wasn't the issue, of course. They played 15 minutes of solid defense in the first half and 25 minutes of awful defense afterward.

They made a lot of layups?!

[Chris Lang]

W&M? Yes. It was a lot of backdoor cuts and shots right at the rim with the occasional Thornton 3 mixed in.