William & Mary quarterback Hollis Mathis. (Courtesy William & Mary)
When last these teams met, William & Mary rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Richmond. Sixty-seven weeks later, back at Robins Stadium, that plotline looked to be unfolding again.
Instead, the Spiders regained the lead with 6:20 remaining and held on for a 21-14 win Saturday afternoon. Joe Mancuso’s 6-yard touchdown pass to John Fitzgerald flipped the lead, and W&M’s offense was on the field for only three plays the rest of the way.
In its first game of the spring season, William & Mary got a solid day from quarterback Hollis Mathis, who accounted for 220 yards and both of his team’s touchdowns. Defensively, the Tribe held Richmond to 310 yards, 159 of which came on two possessions.
(Courtesy William & Mary)
One of William & Mary’s chief bugaboos this season has been poor starts. So many times, the Tribe would fall behind early by double digits and spent the rest of the night clawing back.
Saturday night in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, W&M flipped the script by taking a 10-point lead in the first eight minutes. By dominating the boards and having its best defensive performance of the season, the Tribe cruised past UNC Wilmington 73-60 in Harrisonburg.
W&M (7-9), which will go against No. 2 seed Northeastern Sunday at 6 p.m., held the Seahawks to 3-of-14 shooting in the game’s first 9½ minutes. At that point, the Tribe’s lead was 17-6.
The excuse was there if he chose to use it. But William & Mary coach
Dane Fischer knows that his wasn’t the first team in the Colonial Athletic Association, or the nation for that matter, that was forced to take a multi-week pause for COVID-19 reasons.
Playing for the first time since Jan. 31, the Tribe came out flat in a 75-54 home loss to Elon Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix hit eight of its first 10 shots from the 3-point arc and led by double digits for the final 34½ minutes.
Just before its pause, W&M had its best weekend of the season with a two-game sweep at Towson. After the layoff and missing starting forward
From Jim Crow South to Connecticut, Meriden man has spent lifetime battling racism
From Jim Crow South to Connecticut, Meriden man has spent lifetime battling racism
William Woods at his residence in Meriden, Fri., Jul. 31, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement
William Woods, now 92, poses for a photo at his residence in Meriden last July. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A late 1950s photo of William and Eloise Woods with sons Glenn and Lee. Photo courtesy of William Woods
The Apostolic Community Church of Jesus and Ministries, formerly Augustana Lutheran Church at 144 Center St., Meriden, Thurs., Aug. 6, 2020. The Augustana Lutheran Church parsonage served as a temporary home for the family of William Woods. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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The Cecil Hotel deaths: Netflix doc reveals killers, suicides & spirits at the LA hotel where Elisa Lam died
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BEYOND the stained glass windows, Doric columns and marble walls of the Cecil Hotel lies a history of murder and mystery.
Since it opened nearly a century ago the hotel has been home to two serial killers, witnessed numerous suicides and gained a reputation as a den of vice.
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The Cecil Hotel has an elegant lobby that belies its troubled history
And the hotel, nicknamed Los Angeles most deadly even inspired Season 5 of Ryan Murphy s American Horror Story.