Who? The Lady Pirates of Hampton.
What? The politically correct liberal in me rails at a school having different and gendered logos for men's and women's sports; the aesthete in me goes "ooh, that's a striking logo!"
Where? Hampton, Virginia.
When? March 12th, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Why? Because they won the Mid-Eastern Athletic conference tournament.
How? 13 was the lucky number for Hampton, as three players scored 13 each to help Hampton pull away from feisty sixth seed Howard, 61-42.
Surprise? Nope. Hampton was 15-1 in conference, finishing five games ahead of the teams in second.Who's driving this thing, anyway? David Six, since 2009, in his first season without the interim tag stuck to his name- so congratulations, Coach Six! I think they'll want to keep you around for a while.
RPI: 77
SOS: 218
Record: 26-6 (15-1)
Best win: James Madison (A)
Worst loss: Jacksonville (H)
Notable results: South Dakota State (L, A, 76-64), Florida (W, H, 69-54)
If this team is relegated to the MEAC's usual 16 seed, I'll eat my hat. They clear the boards exceptionally well for a team with only three players over six-foot. Junior guard Jericka Jenkins is their leading scorer, with 13.3 points and over seven assists per game. They rely heavily on their starters (though a double-overtime game might be skewing their minute counts).