LEXINGTON, Va. – Senior forward Dan Dupras, right, scored a team-high 21 points to lead four Eagles in double figures as Mary Washington defeated Division I Virginia Military Institute 60-56 in men's action Dec. 20. The win is the first ever over a D-I opponent in the 30-year history of the Eagle basketball program, and extends MWC's school-record win streak to nine games.

It's the third win for a D-III school against a Division I school this season.

The Eagles (10-1) stayed close throughout the first half, as the Runnin' Roos could only push the lead to as many as five points on one occasion in the first 20 minutes. The Eagles knotted the score at 30 with 1:33 left in the half, but a free throw by Jason Conley (the D-I national scoring leader last season) and a half-court shot at the buzzer gave the hosts a four-point halftime advantage.

Unlike last season, in which MWC held the halftime lead but then was outscored 46-18 in the second half, the Eagles came out strong for the second half, tying the score at 36 and then again at 38 with 16:53 remaining. After a Cris Hairston jumper put the Eagles ahead, 40-38, MWC would not lose the lead for the final 15:56 of the game. The Eagles would extend the lead to as many as seven points, as Brett Lively's jumper made the score 55-48 with 4:25 left.

VMI was unable to cut the deficit to any closer than two points, as the hosts missed six free throws in the final eight minutes of play. The Eagles connected for seven of nine free throws in the waning minutes to seal the victory.

Dupras led the Eagles with 21 points, with Cris Hairston and Brett Lively scoring 12 apiece and Jon Hurd adding 10 points. Conley led VMI with 24 points.