Virginia Military Institute NCAA News

WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 24 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news release: Junior center John Fields poured in 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead UNC Wilmington past VMI, 115-95 in college basketball Tuesday night at Trask Coliseum.

VMI's George Handler, Marc Ray and Tim Maypray were named to the All-Big South first team, the league announced on Tuesday.

LEXINGTON - Not much went right for the Virginia Military Institute during the 2009 football campaign.

John Fields scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and North Carolina-Wilmington set a single-game scoring record with a 115-95 win over Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday night.

ODU coach Bobby Wilder must not have read the memo that it was Military Appreciation Day at VMI on Saturday.

Thomas DeMarco rushed for three touchdowns and passed for two more as Old Dominion won its sixth straight game, beating Virginia Military Institute 42-35 on Saturday to complete its first season of football.

About VMI The Keydets are second in the nation in rushing yardage at the Football Championship Subdivision level at 262.2 yards per game.

Nick Gore scored 20 points and Andrew Sparks added 19 as Virginia Military Institute defeated West Virginia Wesleyan 111-92 on Wednesday night.

Behind two 100-yard rushers and 468 yards of total offense, the Bridgewater Eagles sent the team's 21 seniors out with a convincing 30-13 victory Saturday in the season finale against Catholic at Jopson Field.

Justin Harper scored 21 points as Richmond routed Virginia Military Institute 103-59 on Monday night.

VMI last season led Division I in scoring , 3-pointers and steals . For encore, the Keydets want to play faster, shoot more 3s and create more turnovers.

Patrick Mealy ran 16 times for 136 yards and a touchdown to lead Army to a 22-17 victory over Virginia Military Institute on Saturday.

VMI's basketball Keydets are on the clock. "I've got a 12-second shot clock during practice," VMI coach Duggar Baucom said.

Pain was etched on Tim Maypray's face. Some of it was physical. More wasn't. VMI has made a season out of would'ves and could'ves. But Saturday was the worst.

Matt Bevins kicked four field goals and seven players scored for Liberty in a 54-14 rout of Virginia Military Institute on Saturday night.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team has been predicted to win the 2010 Southern Conference Wrestling championship, in voting by the league's head coaches, it was announced on Wednesday.

Justin Thorpe ran for one touchdown and threw for another while James Madison's defense registered eight sacks in a 20-8 win over Delaware on Saturday.

The Bucs return a punt and capitalize on a VMI fumble for touchdowns. Katrina Waugh CHUCK STEENBURGH VMI The VMI defense smothers Charleston Southern's Gerald Stevenson for a loss in Saturday's game in Lexington.

Charleston Southern scored 10 points in the final 6 minutes, capped by B.J. Hackworth's 12-yard run, to beat Virginia Military Institute 31-21 on Saturday.

Update: Thrasher, a sophomore, recorded five tackles in the Keydets' victory against Presbyterian last week.