After Seven years of success, the William and Mary Circle K International Club (part of Kiwanis International) is hosting its 8th annual “Strike Out ALS!” baseball game in conjunction with the Tribe Varsity baseball team. The goal of their event is to raise money and awareness for Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS). All proceeds from the event will go to the ALS Association of VA/DC/MD an organization committed to finding a cure, researching new treatments, and providing support for patients and families.  They have raised over $10,000 the past seven years and hope to make this their most successful yet.

Did you know that students raise money just by showing up! Every fan who comes to the game will also increase the Tribe’s donation to helping fight ALS. Without spending a dime, you can support a great cause, win some awesome prizes, and see a Tribe baseball game! So bring your roommates, suitemates, hall mates, and friends out to cheer for our Tribe Baseball team as they take on High Point, tomorrow Saturday March 30 at 4 pm.

See everyone there!
GO TRIBE!

Pam & Anne: How did you get started with Baseball and how many years have you been playing?

JJ: I started playing when I was five, my parents got me into the game.

R: My entire family has played baseball, I have three older brothers who play, my dad played. So I’ve been playing since I was 3 or 4.

M: My dad got me into it because he played, I’ve been played since I was 5.

R: Yea, I feel like baseball is one of those sports you start really young.

Pam & Anne: You guys were all so young!

Pam & Anne:   What would you say has been your biggest accomplishment?

JJ: Probably getting a scholarship to come here (W&M) that’s what I’ve been striving to do for years.

R: I would say being able to start the first game, I’ve been wanting to do that ever since high school.

M: My biggest accomplishment was also getting a scholarship to William and Mary.

Pam & Anne:  Did you play any other sports in high school?

JJ: I played football.

R: I played basketball until Sophomore year, but I guess I was too good to keep playing it haha.

M: I also played football.

Pam & Anne:   Where do you draw your inspiration from?

JJ: I would probably say my Dad, he’s been with me since I first started and right now it is kind of tough because he lives in Kuwait. He was here for the first couple of series, but now he’s back there so it’s kind of tough.

 R: I would say from my Dad, he’s been with me from the start. He’s been down a

few times this year for some games.

 M: I draw my inspiration from my grandfather, he played baseball. He passed away when I was 2, but I know he’s watching and I draw his initials on the back of the mound every time I pitch.

Pam & Anne:    If Hollywood made a movie about your life who would you want to play the lead role as you?
JJ: Probably Mark Whahlberg  haha. He’s a stud!

 R: Personally I would say Leo Di Caprio. When I get my hair slicked back, I have gotten that I look like him. He’s almost in every good movie!

M:Johnny Knoxville because he doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him and that’s kind of me

Pam & Anne: Coke or Pepsi?

JJ: Pepsi

R:  Pepsi

M: Pepsi

Pam & Anne:   What’s you favorite TV show?

JJ: Jersey Shore … just kidding haha

R: Walking Dead, How I met your Mother, Workaholics

M:Justified; Blue Mountain State

Pam & Anne:If you could have one superpower what would it be ?

 JJ: I want to be like Dash!

 R: I think it would be really cool to read peoples minds and control them through

them.

M: You took mine! I guess I’d have to say invisibility. I was going to say extreme flexibility but I already have one!

Pam & Anne:Your favorite athlete/ who do you look up to

JJ: Ryan Hissey and Dustin Pedroia.

M:Hmm I guess, Colin Kapernick.R: Aaron Fernandez haha!

Pam & Anne:. What do you like to do on your free time?

JJ: Sleep! That’s what I was just doing!

 R: Sleep and I also really like to play cards. My favorite game is probably  hearts and spades.

 M: I like to hunt

Pam & Anne: Random fact / Hidden Talent

JJ: I put everything on left to right. For his random talent JJ also showed us  his “eyebrow thing”

Ryan had a hard time coming up with a random fact about himself. haha

M: I can do the splits!

Pam & Anne:  What’s the weirdest song on you ipod

JJ: I have no music on mine!

M: As long as you love me  by Justin Bieber

R: Les Mis. I bought the whole album it’s awesome!

R: That’s not embarrassing, it’s a good song!!

Pam & Anne: What is the most trouble you have ever gotten into?

JJ: I always run away from trouble…. haha

R: I guess one time, my friends and I were threw hot sauce in the trashcan one

M: One time I put hot sauce  in my friend;s coke and he was allergic to it!time during lunch and it was the only time I got detention in high school.

Pam & Anne: What are 3 things you cannot live without

JJ: Family, Friends, and Baseball

R: God, Family,and Friends

M:Family, My puppy Rosco, and  friends

Pam & Anne: What was the best advice you were ever given?

JJ: Be smart and do everything 100%

R: 10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to it

M: if you want to achieve something go ahead and take it, don’t wait for it to come to you.

Pam & Anne: How do you prepare yourself on gameday? Walk us through your game day prep schedule?

JJ: I like to shower before games, it’s relaxing!  I like being cool calm collected. I also like to listen to Notorious    B.I.G.

R: I listen to music, the locker room

jams a couple of tunes: Come on – Kesha,  anything by Kesha, One tribe, and Good Feeling by our teammate Willie Shaw. You should check out his song, it’s awesome!  https://soundcloud.com/whs29/good-feeling

M: I like listening to music too. I usually listen to Machine Gun Kelly and One Tribe.

Pam & Anne: What’s your favorite movie?

JJ: Pitch Perfect

M: Pitch Perfect too!R: Step Brothers everytime you watch it, it gets more and more funny.

Pam & Anne:Do you have any

pet peeves?

JJ: When people chew

with their mouths open

R: When professors erase the blackboard and they leave a mark!
Sloth ( inside joke)  M: When I hold the door for someone and they don’t say thanks! and Aaron the

This weekend, Tribe Baseball will be taking on Highpoint at Plumeri Park and will be partnering up with Circle K International for their annual Strike Out ALS game. You can help raise money for the ALS association just by showing up to the game so please bring friends. There will be plenty of great raffle prizes given out throughout the game as well and who knows you might be one our lucky winners? This will be a great weekend to cheer on for our Tribe as well as raise money for such a worthy cause!

Upcoming Tribe Baseball Games

Friday March 29th @ 7pm

Saturday  March 30th @ 4pm  - STRIKE OUT ALS

Sunday March 31 @ 1pm

We’d like to thank JJ, Ryan, and Mitch for taking the time to chat with us!

GO TRIBE!!

Pam and Anne: How did you guys get started with lacrosse, and how many years have you been playing.

Campbell: I’ve been playing since third grade. I started playing because my mom played at UVA, my uncle played at UVA, my cousin played at UNC. It’s our family sport, I was kinda bred into it.

Zoe: I started playing in third grade too. Lacrosse was definitely not big in Georgia back then. My dad played at Duke and loved it. He started a program a Georgia, so I played through that.

Pam and Anne: What has been your biggest accomplishment? It can be with lacrosse, school, and life.

Zoe: For me, we made it to the state championship, in high school. Getting recruited was a pretty awesome thing too!

Campbell: My choir in high school went to the choir Olympics last summer.

Pam and Anne: How did you guys do?

Campbell: We got silver.

Pam and Anne: Did you guys play any other sports in high school?

Campbell: I played field hockey and was on swim team.

Zoe: I played basketball and volleyball.

Pam and Anne: Do you have a saying or a motto you live by?

Campbell: It is a line from a poem that’s been passed through my family. “She started to sing as she tackled the thing that couldn’t be done and she did it” It’s very motivational and means a lot to me.

Zoe: Mine is really cheesy but I always

say it. “A smile is a little curve that straightens everything out”

Pam and Anne: Where do you draw your inspiration?

Campbell:  Definitely my mom and dad.

Zoe: My parents for sure.

Pam and Anne: This is a fun question: If Hollywood made a movie about you, who would you want to play the lead role?

Campbell: Kristen Wiig.

Pam and Anne: Cool, any particular reason why?

Campbell: Well, we both don’t have chins, and my favorite show is SNL

Pam and Anne:  That’s an original one!

Zoe: I would want Zoe Deschanel to play me, but not because we have the same name. I just think she super quirky and funny and would like to think I’m that way.
Pam and Anne: Coke or Pepsi

Campbell: Pepsi!

Zoe: Coke!

Pam and Anne: What is your favorite tv show? Or shows?

Campbell: Saturday Night Live and Friday Night Lights.

Zoe: Greys Anatomy and New Girl

Pam and Anne: If you could have one superpower what would it be?

Campbell: Flying! Who wouldn’t want to fly?

Zoe: I’d want to fly too.

Pam and Anne: Who is your favorite athlete?/ Who do you look up too?

Campbell: My favorite athlete is my cousin Megan Kelly. She played lacrosse at UNC Chapel Hill; she’s the reason I wanted to play lacrosse.

Zoe: My favorite athlete is a lacrosse player that just graduated from Maryland, Kari Ellen Johnson.

Pam and Anne: What do you both do in your free time?

Campbell: Sleep!

Zoe: Yeah, sleep!

Pam and Anne: Random Fact

Zoe:  I have a freckle on my eye.

Campbell: I was stranded on an Island once.

Pam and Anne: How did that happen?

Campbell: I was in Puerto Rico with my family and there was a mile long strip of random land, so me and cousins kayaked over, but then when we were on the Island there was a big storm so we couldn’t get back. I can do the cup dance from Pitch Perfect.

Pam and Anne: What’s the weirdest song on your iPod? It can also be the most embarrassing song on your iPod

Campbell: Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wives!

Zoe: Say You’re Just a Friend! I listen to it way too much! I also have the song September by Earth Wind and Fire.

Pam and Anne: What’s the most trouble you’ve ever gotten into?

Campbell: You know the soda streams, where you fill up a bottle with regular water and you carbonate it?  Well, you’re not supposed to put the mix in with the water when you carbonate but I did, and it exploded all over our kitchen.

Pam and Anne: What are three things you can’t live without?

Campbell: My phone, my dogs, and my car

Zoe: My family, my car, and food!

Pam and Anne: What Kind of car do you have?

Zoe: It’s a 1984 Volvo Station Wagon! It’s very cool!

Pam and Anne: How do you set your goals?

Campbell: I set deadlines and I celebrate the little things.

Zoe: I set a big overlapping goal, and I set benchmarks.

Pam and Anne: What’s the best advice you were ever given?

Campbell: The people who minds don’t matter, and the people who matter don’t mind.

Zoe: You never know how good you are unless you try.

Pam and Anne: How do you guys prepare for game day? How do you pump yourself up?

Campbell: There’s this one girl in our locker room, Katherine Shepherd. She plays music and gets us all pumped up; I just feed my energy off of her.

Zoe: I love to listen to music.

Pam and Anne: Is there a certain song you guys listen to as a team?

Zoe: Thrift shop

Pam and Anne: What is your biggest pet peeve

Campbell: I hate sloths, they scare me!

Zoe: Mine would probably be clicking pens.

Pam and Anne: Favorite Movie?

Zoe: She’s the Man

Campbell: It’s a tie between the School of rock and When Harry Met Sally

Come out to the MAD House this Saturday, March 23 @ 1pm to cheer on Campbell, Zoe and the rest of the women’s lacrosse team as they take on the Richmond Spiders.

Other upcoming games:
Friday, April 5 @ 7pm
Sunday, April 7 @ 1pm
Friday, April 19 @ 4pm

We’d like to thank  Zoe and Campbell for taking the time out to talk to us with us!

Here are some of the game day posters for Saturday:

photo credit: Tribe Athletics

This year we decided to shake things up a little and let our athletes randomly pick a question from a hat and leave the whole interview up to chance!

Brittany was the first to pick from the hat and the question was…..
“How do you prepare on game day?”

Brittany: From the start to getting into gym we all get into our little bubble and I like to focus in and walk myself through all my routines,  and get pumped up and confident for the competition.
Alyssa: I try to treat it like any normal day and not make it a bigger thing. I get pumped up by listening to music and just try to get into my zone and get ready to compete. Nothing too special!
Pam and Anne: Do you have a special song that makes you pumped up?
Alyssa: Not really but I do make a new playlist every year.
Caroline: Before getting to the gym, I usually listen to music and focus on myself. Once I get into the gym I really feed off the energy of my teammates, the environment just gets you really excited and pumped for the meet!
Taylor: I like to make sure I got a lot of sleep the night before. From the start of  the day, I like to get into the zone, I like listening to music on the way to gym. My favorite pump up song on meet days is “Lose Yourself” by Eminem.
Amanda:  Before the meet, I try not think about it too much during the day and just do whatever I usually do.  Once we get into the gym, I also like to listen to music and before the meet everyone just gets really pumped up and excited!

Alyssa picked the next question from the hat:
“ Did you play any other sports in High School?”

Alyssa: I went to boarding school, so I was required to play other sports. I actually played soccer and softball.
Caroline: Mostly gymnastics, but there was one summer when I took off gymnastics, I did swimming just to stay active and because my friend was on swim team.
Taylor: No
Amanda: Me neither!
Brittany: I played softball all the way up to my sophomore year of high school.

Caroline picked:
“ What are 3 things you cannot live without?”

Caroline:  Oh wow that’s hard! I couldn’t live without my mom she is my best friend, we get along really well. I tell her everything and she tells me everything. I also couldn’t live without traveling, that’s one of my favorite things to do.
Pam and Anne: Where was the last place you went?
Caroline: The last place was Peru! The third thing I couldn’t live without is COFFEE!!
Taylor: I couldn’t live without my parents, coffee is a big one, and something to do, I always have to be working on something, or I’ll go crazy.
Amanda: I definitely couldn’t live without my family, my friends, and coffee I would die! Haha
Brittany: I also definitely couldn’t live without my family they are so supportive. I definitely couldn’t live without sweets!  I also couldn’t live without being active.
Alyssa: I could definitely not live without my family. I am also one of those people that needs to be doing something. And I definitely couldn’t live without my cell phone,  I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have it!

Taylor picked:
“Who’s your favorite athlete/ Who do you look up to?”

Taylor: I look up to my brother a lot, I would say he’s my favorite athlete. He’s on the gymnastics team for University of Michigan and he’s been a huge role model for gymnastics and for school, he’s so smart. He’s the best person ever!
Amanda: I look up to my parents a lot as athletes because they are both marathon runners and they are always both so motivated and active.
Brittany: My favorite athlete is Sean Johnson. I actually got to meet her and she is really sweet. But more so who  I look up to two older girls in my gym AJ Mills and Janae Cox. They were the older girls when I was younger and I always aspired to be like them.
Alyssa: One of the girls from my old gym, she was the first one to do College gymnastics, Carrie, and she has been like my older sister, since I was less than 10 years old, I’ve known her my whole life and definitely look up to her.
Caroline: As of recently, I’ve really looked up to one of our co-captains, Jess Pritchard. She is just a really positive person and always brings up the energy. Even if I’m not on a certain event with her, if I just look towards her and ask her to watch me, I know I’ll be OK.

Amanda’s question was:
“If  Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you want to play the lead role as you?”

Amanda: Oh gosh I would get a question like this haha! I think I might have to say Nicole Kidman.
Caroline: Interesting…. I like that!
Brittany: I’m not so big on actors! I really have no clue!
Alyssa: I really like Rachel McAdams. I think she’s a really good actress and can play any role.
Caroline: I think I would pick Shakira because my hips don’t lie haha! Just kidding! But she loves to dance and I love to dance.
Taylor: I would say Jennifer Aniston because I love her! Or Will Ferrell! I would love to see him in a movie dressing him up as a girl that’d be great!

Brittany picked:
“What do you like to do with your Free time?”

Amanda: What free time?!
Brittany: I like hanging out with my friends, and I’m also really crafty, so I like to do things like that.
Alyssa: I really like going out with my friends, or going shopping. If I have a lot of free time, I really like reading.
Caroline: I would say, hanging out with my friends or going out to eat somewhere.
Taylor: In my freetime, I like to sleep or like Alyssa, I like to read. I read a book over winter break called, A Visit from the Goon Squad, it was really good!
Amanda: I love shopping! I like hanging out with friends, and reading. I’m trying to read Safe Haven right now.

Alyssa’s question:
“What was the best advice you were ever given?”

Alyssa: That’s hard. My dad is always really good about giving me advice. Anytime I’ve ever upset or down he says, even when you’re frustrated in the gym you need to be ready, just always push through and persevere and you will achieve what you want to achieve.
Caroline: The best advice I’ve ever received,  I saw on a tv show. Happiness is a choice, and once you actually think about it, it really is, no matter what situation you’re put in, you can choose to be happy.
Taylor: I’m always looking towards the future, trying to make plans. I’m a very busy person, so my mom once told me not to rush through life and to sit back and enjoy it for once.
Amanda: My mom always used to tell me, everything happens for a reason. So when I get really stressed out or anything,  I think about that.
Brittany: Enjoy every little moment, because it goes by fast.

Caroline’s question:
“What is the most trouble you have ever gotten into?”

Pam and Anne: Make sure it’s legal haha
Alyssa: I have one! It’s really silly, my sister and I were doing gymnastics in front of our television. She pushed me, and I fell off the mat into our old big screen tv. My butt went into the tv, and I broke it. My parents weren’t very happy about that.
Taylor: Ooo I have one! One time when my brother and I were really little, we were wrestling, at a friends house, and I punched out my brothers too front teeth. But they were baby teeth anyways, it’s not like I damaged him.
Pam and Anne: You were helping him out!
Taylor: Exactly! But he was crying and my mom had to take us home.
Amanda: One time when I was little, in our downstairs bathroom, where you hang the towels, my mom had this rack that was glass and for some reason, I don’t know why, maybe because I had too much energy I was hanging on it, and I broke it.  I had to carry it upstairs to show her, and I made my sister carry up half of it because I didn’t want to get in trouble.
Brittany: I may have had a little attitude as a child.
Caroline: I’m going to turn the question around, I was in  trouble because I was being chased by monkeys. When I was in Kenya, Africa. It was the scariest moment of my whole life.
Pam and Anne: Did you do anything to them?
Caroline:  I pissed them off a little bit. It was Christmas, the hotel put little fruit cakes in everyones room, and my brother thought it would be cool to feed the monkeys, since they were everywhere. While he’s throwing cake everywhere, they started to swarm, so  we were stuck inside our room. They were all by are door, and we couldn’t get out. My brother told me to cause a distraction, so I said to this big monkey, “GO! Get out!” the monkey gave me a “are you for real” look, so then it started chasing after me, but I had a big jacket that I threw down, and that stopped them, and I was safe.
Pam and Anne: What a story!
Caroline: And that was after they had stolen are malaria pills, inside our hotel room!

Taylor’s question:
“Coke or Pepsi?”

Taylor: Coke
Pam and Anne: Good choice!
Amanda: I don’t drink either, I like Sprite.
Caroline: Is that a Pepsi product?
Pam and Anne: No, Coke.
Amanda: Ok, then Coke.
Brittany: I’d say Coke.
Alyssa: I’d say Coke too.
Taylor: Really? You drink so many Pepsi Max’s.
Alyssa: Yeah, but I really like cherry coke zero.
Caroline: I can’t decide between Coke Zero and Pepsi Max.
Alyssa: That’s a hard one!
Caroline:  I’ll go with Pepsi Max.

Amanda’s question:
“What’s the weirdest song on your iPod?”

Pam and Anne: Or most embarrassing.
Amanda: I don’t know if I have any songs that would be embarrassing. I have no idea! I have a lot of 80s music, but that’s not embarrassing.
Caroline: I’m not embarrassed about this, but I have, I Just Can’t Wait to be King on my party playlist.
Pam and Anne: It’s not a party until the Lion King comes on!
Caroline: Exactly, It’s a good thing to jam too!
Alyssa:  I think I still have some High School Musical songs from when I was little
Taylor: I have everything on my iPod! I listen to a lot of screamo music, I have some Elvis, Beach Boys, Bob Marley, everything!
Brittany: I’m pretty sure I have some Hilary Duff!

Brittany’s question:
“Do you have a saying or motto that you live by?”

Brittany: I guess for me, it’s a quote, “If you say you can, you can. If you say you can’t, you won’t” You have to believe you can do it.
Alyssa: I really like the quote from Friday Night Lights, “Clear eyes full hearts can’t lose.” It’s one of my favorites.
Taylor: I don’t really have a saying or a quote that I live by, if anything it would be what my mom told me, just don’t rush through life.
Amanda:  Everything happens for  a reason.
Caroline: Happiness is a choice.

Alyssa’s question:
“If you could have one superpower, what would it be?”

Alyssa: I really wish I could stop time. Pause and just play around with time, and have the ability to do whatever youwant. Just stop, and be in a moment for longer, or fast forward.
Caroline: I would like to read minds.
Taylor: I would hate that! If I could have any superpower, I wish I could have the power to eat all the food in the world, and not get fat!
Amanda: That’s a good one! I think I would like to  be able to fly.
Brittany: I think, I would want the power to be invisible, so I could sneak up on people.
Caroline: You’d use your power for evil!
Brittany: Yup!

Caroline’s pick:
“How did you get started with gymnastics?”

Caroline: My parents put me in gymnastics because I was a crazy child, cartwheeling all over and climbing out my crib. I started when I was four.
Taylor: My parents put my brother in gymnastics first because he had too much energy, and they put me in since they were taking him into the gym anyways. They started me in gymnastics when I was four, but I didn’t start competitive gymnastics till I was 10.
Amanda: My mom put me in the mommy and me classes when I was two-years-old,  just because I was so crazy. I would hang onto the trapeze bar on the playground without my arms, I scared her!
Brittany: My grandparents started my older sister when she was three, and my siblings and I just followed that. I’ve been basically been in gymnastics since I could walk, I’m pushing 18 years now!
Alyssa: I’m similar to Caroline, my parents were frustrated with how much energy I had, so they took me to the gym when I was three, I’ve been doing it for 16 years!

Taylor’s question:
“Favorite TV Show?”

Taylor: Easy! The Office.
Caroline:  Even more than friends?!
Taylor: Yes, The Office… I live by The Office!
Amanda: I can’t pick! I really like Grey’s Anatomy!
Brittany:I’ve been a diehard Grey’s Anatomy fan, I love all the scandals
Alyssa: I like The Vampire Diaries
Caroline: I’m a Spongebob  fan. Hardcore!

Amanda’s question:
“What would be your ultimate achievement?”

Amanda: I’d have to say winning vault at regionals. It was really exciting!
Brittany:Mine would probably be, my senior year, when I placed 10th at nationals
Alyssa: Getting 5th on Bars and 5th on Floor at regionals last year. It was a big accomplishment for me.
Caroline:  I would say, getting  into this school without athletic help.
Taylor: Being a part of this team.

Tonight  Starts St. Gymnastrick’s weekend!

• Friday March 15 @ 7PM in Kaplan- The Ladies take on Yale
• Saturday March 16 @ 7PM Prime Time- The Men take on Navy
• Sunday March 17 @  1PM in Kaplan- Women’s Senior Meet vs. Temple

Get Super excited and expect some GREAT gymnastics! Our Tribe ladies have been doing very well this season, they are first in their conference right now, and they are ready to show it off!  Don’t forget to wear green!

For more information check out the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/564329440255133/

We’d like to thank Alyssa, Amanda, Brittany, Caroline, and Taylor for taking the time to sit down and chat with us.

GO TRIBE!

photo credit: Tribe Athletics

Coach: Matt Brady in his fifth season at Madison, overall, 80-78.

The History: This is the 83^rd meeting between the Dukes and the Tribe. William & Mary is JMU’s longest continuous basketball rival. Madison leads the series with William & Mary 45-37, but the Tribe has won 13 of the last 19 and 19 of the last 29 games overall, including a 68-61 win in Williamsburg last season.

Last time out: Senior Devon Moore scored 25 points and had 5 assists, to lead the Dukes,while Rayshawn Goins finished with 13 points and nine rebounds in the loss that ended a four game winning streak and five game homewinning streak.

The Skinny The Dukes are extremely experienced, with 6 seniors, 5 of them 5^th year seniors, playing regularly(although A. Semenov has been out due to injuries). They also have a strong freshman class, with guards Andre Nation and Ron Curry giving them valuable minutes and forward Charles Cook coming on strong.
JMU is a strong defensive team, getting lots of blocks and steals, but are prone to have off shooting nights. They are also not as strong on the offensive glass as some of the Tribe’s recent opponents.

The Players:

• 6’6” Senior forward Rayshawn Goins averaged 13.3 ppg and 9.3 rpg last week, including his 6th double-double (11pts/12reb) at UNCW. He has scored double digits in 13 of the last 15 games. He averages 13.8 ppg and 7.9 rpg on the season.

• 6’4” Senior guard Devon Moore scored a career-high 25 points vs. Mason and averaged 15.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.3 apg for the week. Moore averages 10.7 points and 4.2 assists per game.

• 6’6” Freshman forward Charles Cooke scored a career-high 13 points on 5-of-5 FG shooting vs. HU. He averages 5.2 ppg and has 16 steals this season.

• 6’5” Freshman guard Andre Nation added 13 points vs. HU and 11 points at UNCW. He’s scored double digits in 4 of his last 5 games. He averages 9.1 ppg and has 1.3 blocks a game from the guard position.

• 6’6” Junior guard AJ Davis (Wyoming transfer) averages 8.5 ppg and 3.1 rpg, but has been scoring in double digits for the last few games.

Tribe Disa & Data:

• Junior forward Tim Rusthoven registered a double-double in four of the last six games, averaging 18 points and 9.5 rebounds per game over that stretch.

• The Tribe ranks second in the CAA in field goal percentage (.449), assists (13.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1), while ranking third in scoring (67.8). The College leads the league and ranks 12th nationally in defensive 3-point percentage (.286).

• Senior guard Matt Rum is two assists shy of becoming the 22nd player in school history with 200 career assists and two 3-pointers from being the 17th Tribe players with 100 triples made.

• Over the last three games, W&M is allowing just 60.3 points per game, while holding foes to 40.1 percent shooting from the floor.

The Outlook: The Tribe played a much more aggressive offense and defensive game last time out and will have to do that again to beat one of the more talented teams in the league.
This team has given us glimpses of how good it can be on several occasions, but needs to show the focus that allows a team to do it on offense and defense on a consistent basis. If they can find that dedication then more wins and success will follow.

The Broadcast: Tip-Off is set for 7 PM. The Countdown to Tipoff begins at 6:30 PM along the network, 92.3 FM and 109.3 FM, and on www.tribeathletics.com . Join Jay, Charlie and me to hear Tony’s final thoughts before tipoff and get the scouting report on the Dukes, then listen to the Home Team call of the contest.

Looking for win #10.

Go Tribe!!

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Coach: John Cooper (first season, 1-2, formerly HC at Tennessee State).

The History: This is the sixth meeting between the Tribe and the Red Hawks. Miami leads the Series 5-0, with the most recent matchup a 73-69 U of M victory last December, in Ohio. The last time the Hawks visited Williamsburg was in December 1986, when the Tribe fell by 60-57 in the Hall.

Last time out: Miami University fell to No. 2 ranked Louisville by a score of 80-39, in Louisville. Freshman guardGeovonnie McKnight and junior forward Bill Edwards led the RedHawks with 7 points apiece. While having trouble on the offensive end, the RedHawks caused 14 turnovers, and recorded seven steals.

The Skinny: The RedHawks are only 1-2 on the season, but have played two games against Top Ten opponents (NC State 97-59, Louisville 80-39) They are averaging only 59.3 points per game, while shooting 34.3% from the floor, including 29.4 percent from 3-point range. Miami is allowing its opponents to score 77.0 points per game and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game, while allowing opponents 39.3 boards. They turn the ball over 14.6 times per game.

On offense, there is a shift from what Miami fans have seen for the past 18 or so years under Charley Coles. Cooper wants his team to run. Not Paul Westhead at Loyola Marymount run, but run nonetheless. This scheme also promises more of a drive-and-dish style offense by the Hawks.
On defense, they will add some zone and a diamond-and-one full-court press to their traditional man to man.

The Players: 

6’3” R-Jr. G Allan Roberts, is averaging a team leading 11.3 ppg, and 3.0 apg; he red-shirted due to injuries last year.
6’7” R-Jr. F Will Felder, scores 5.7 ppg, and gets 3.7 rpg., he is a junior transfer from St. Francis (PA)
6’8” Jr. F Jon Harris, averages 6.0 ppg, leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 rpg.
6’6” R-Jr. F Bill Edwards, scores 8.7 ppg, and adds 3.7 rpg. (injured last season, also red-shirted)
6’0”, Jr. G Quinton Rollins, averages 4.0 ppg, and 3.0 apg.

Newcomers:
6’1” Fr. G Reggie Johnson, is scoring 10.7 ppg., from Chicago, he originally committed to TSU, but followed Coach Cooper to Miami.
6’3” Fr. G Geovonie McKnight averages 5.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.7 apg., he was the Greater Miami Conference (HS) player of the year last season.

Tribe Disa & Data:

The Tribe is outscoring its opponents by a 17.3 ppg and shooting 50.0 percent on the season mainly due to the efforts of three players averaging 17.0 ppg or better and shooting at least 54.5 percent from the floor. Marcus Thornton and Tim Rusthoven are averaging 18.7 ppg and are shooting 54.4 and 65.5 percent from the field, respectively, while Brandon Britt is averaging 17.0 ppg and shooting 60.0 percent from the floor.

Rusthoven also averages a team-leading 6.7 rpg. The Tribe has used an eight-man rotation in the early season, with eight players seeing at least 10 minutes of action per game. Six players are averaging at least 22 minutes per game.

The Outlook: The Tribe will look to go 4-0 for the first time since that 1992-93 season started 4-1. Previous to that, the last time the Tribe went 4-0 was in 1949-1950.

They will need to continue the unselfish play that has become an early hallmark. (Tribe had 15 assists on 26 made baskets against High Point). The ability to push the ball, without too many turnovers has been a big key to date. The Big Three will have to continue to shoot well and there will HAVE to be improvement on keeping the opposition OFF the offensive boards. The Tribe is averaging 5.3 offensive boards a game while allowing14.3 offensive rebounds a game.

The Broadcast: Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM. Be sure to join us for The Countdown to Tipoff, which begins at 6:30 PM along the network, 92.3 FM and 109.3 FM, and on www.tribeathletics.com . The game will be broadcast nationally on NBCSN, but be sure to join us on the radio to hear Coach Shaver’s thoughts prior to the tip, as well as get the scouting report on the RedHawks.

Let’s get win #4.

Go Tribe!!

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