Posted on 12 January 2009.
Posted in Davidson College, Sports
Posted on 12 January 2009.

Mercedes Robinson goes up for a shot. (Tim Cowie photo)

Alex Thompson dribbles up the court. (Tim Cowie photo)
College of Charleston handed the Davidson women’s basketball its first Southern Conference loss of the year Monday night, 74-71, at Belk Arena. The Wildcats led by as many as 9 points, but the Cougars snatched victory with a late scoring run and a pair of foul shots with 10 seconds left.
Davidson’s Mercedes Robinson scored a career-high 30 points in the game,, which dropped the Cats to 8-9 overall, 7-1 in the conference.
The Wildcats travel to Chattanooga on Saturday for a 5 p.m. game against University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Read the full story




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Posted on 12 January 2009.

Mike Orlando's CD release party is Saturday night at Summit Coffee.
A busy week coming up here in Davidson, with the regular monthly Town Board meeting Tuesday, a magnet school fair in Cornelius Tuesday, a CD-release party for local mandolin player Michael Orlando on Saturday, and the Ada Jenkins Center’s Ice 2009 fund-raising gala, also Saturday.
On the visual art scene, an opening reception is planned Thursday for a new exhibit at Davidson College called “Re/Formations: Disability, Women and Sculpture.” And Lake Norman Art League presents a program on digital photography tonight (Monday). And Davidson Community Players’ production of “Driving Miss Daisy” continues in Charlotte.
On the sports calendar, both the Davidson’s men’s basketball team and women’s team are in action tonight. Davidson travels to Appalachian State, while the women host College of Charleston at Belk Arena at 7 p.m. The men play two more away games this week, at Elon on Wednesday and at Georgia Southern on Saturday. Read the full story




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Posted on 10 January 2009.
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Posted on 08 January 2009. Tags: Davidson basketball
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Posted on 07 January 2009.
Posted in Davidson College, Sports
Posted on 07 January 2009.
Posted in Schools, Sports
Posted on 07 January 2009.

Stephen Curry guards a Samford player on Saturday. How will he fare against Duke and the Cameron Crazies? (Tim Cowie photo)
Davidson’s men’s basketball team travels to Durham tonight to face No. 2 ranked Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game starts at 7 and airs on cable channel ESPN. At the college, fans will gather to watch the game on a big-screen TV at the Alvarez College Union 900 Room.
The Wildcats gave Duke a scare last year, losing 79-73 when the teams met in an early-season game at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. Will Davidson challenge Duke again this time around? That could depend on how Wildcat Stephen Curry – the nation’s leading scorer averaging 29 points a game – performs against the Blue Devils.
And it will depend how he and his teammates deal with the Cameron Crazies – as Duke’s fans are called. Read the full story




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