Fredericksburg, Va.- Pushed by the tenacity of starting point guard Greg Woody (Baltimore, MD/ Mt. St. Joseph), who scored a season-high of 35 points, the Mustangs contested the number two Capital Athletic Conference team as they traveled to the University of Mary Washington in Virginia (10-5, 6-2). The Mustangs battled hard but were defeated 91-78 by the conference's second place team.

The Mustangs were second to put points on the scoreboard, but their pressure on defense landed them three back-to-back steals and six fast-break points in the opening three minutes of the game. After Woody sank his first three-pointer of the night, the visitors gained a six point lead over the Eagles. UMW competed to again secure the leading score, but another long shot from Woody, assisted by Broderick Hill (Largo, MD/ Bishop McNamara), tied the game at 23-23 at 8:31. The Eagles began to pull away, but not by much. A three-point basket from Woody at the buzzer ended the half 46-40 with UMW ahead by only six points.

Going into the second period, the Mustangs looked to advance past the Eagles, but the men of UMW were able to hold on to their lead for the duration of the game. At 12:28, a lay-up from Greg Collins (Baltimore, MD/ Western Tech.) brought the score to 62-51, as the team hoped to turn the game around. And with 3:48 on the clock, Collins put in two points for the Mustangs with a dunk. However, the team's attempts to come back for the win ended with them falling to their opponents and bringing Villa Julie's overall record to 5-12 and CAC record to 3-5.

In addition to Woody, who shot 11-18 from the field and 10-14 from the three-point range, Collins and Ely Richardson (Hartford, CT/ Suffield Academy) also managed to score in the double digits, Collins with 13 and Richardson with 10. Totaling six for the night, Jeremy Bernard (Baltimore, MD/ Western Tech.) led the squad in rebounds.

The Mustangs' next game will be against St. Mary's College at home on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m.