In an exciting back-and-forth contest, the Eagles led throughout the first half, but the Gophers tied the score at 31 at halftime, and the two teams wrestled the lead back and forth throughtout the second half. The Gophers led, 61-57, with 5:37 remaining, but UMW went on an 8-0 run capped by a three-pointer by Mike Lee to extend its own lead to four, at 65-61. The Eagles made their last ten free throw attempts to ice the game.
Mike Lee scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high ten rebounds, and also had four assists and two steals, and backcourt mate A.J. Fitzgerald's early hot perimeter shooting led to 17 points.
UMW overcame a poor effort in Saturday's CAC loss at Salisbury University with an inspired effort. "We have to learn how to play hard on a consistent basis, that’s what we haven’t done this year and that’s why I’ve been disappointed with...", said UMW head coach Rod Wood. "I was really pleased with how hard they played tonight." Mary Washington will host first-place York College of PA on Saturday at 4 pm in another key CAC showdown starting at 4 pm.