2018 aCATemy Awards - Best Upset
Best Upset Award Nominees
Baseball vs. #1 UNC in 2017 Chapel Hill Regional
-As the #4 seed, defeated #1 seed UNC twice and #2 seed Florida Gulf Coast once to advance to Super Regional
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctm2TUNHxGs
Lacrosse vs. George Mason in A-10 Tournament
-Had lost to George Mason by 10 on Senior Day just one week prior.
-Down by 6 at the half, came back to win by one and advance to semifinals for first time in program history.
-Highlights: https://www.facebook.com/Atlantic10/videos/10154601716661527/?CONTENT_ID=1872362&DB_OEM_ID=31600
Men's Basketball vs. #17 Rhode Island - Senior Night Comeback
-Down 7 with less than 2 minutes in the game
-Jon Axel Gudmundsson scored with 3 seconds left to take the lead
-Highest-ranked opponent ever beaten in Belk Arena
-Highlights: https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketball-men/2018-03-02/mbk-mens-basketball-rhode-island-davidson-highlights
Wrestling vs. The Citadel
-Entering the meet, Davidson's record vs. The Citadel was 0-54-1.
-First SoCon victory in a dual meet since 2015.
-Will Baldwin defeated #32 Ty Busicko with an injury default and Michael McClelland picked up his first win with a tech fall to defeat The Citadel 25-15.
Baseball vs. #1 UNC in 2017 Chapel Hill Regional
-As the #4 seed, defeated #1 seed UNC twice and #2 seed Florida Gulf Coast once to advance to Super Regional
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctm2TUNHxGs
Lacrosse vs. George Mason in A-10 Tournament
-Had lost to George Mason by 10 on Senior Day just one week prior.
-Down by 6 at the half, came back to win by one and advance to semifinals for first time in program history.
-Highlights: https://www.facebook.com/Atlantic10/videos/10154601716661527/?CONTENT_ID=1872362&DB_OEM_ID=31600
Men's Basketball vs. #17 Rhode Island - Senior Night Comeback
-Down 7 with less than 2 minutes in the game
-Jon Axel Gudmundsson scored with 3 seconds left to take the lead
-Highest-ranked opponent ever beaten in Belk Arena
-Highlights: https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketball-men/2018-03-02/mbk-mens-basketball-rhode-island-davidson-highlights
Wrestling vs. The Citadel
-Entering the meet, Davidson's record vs. The Citadel was 0-54-1.
-First SoCon victory in a dual meet since 2015.
-Will Baldwin defeated #32 Ty Busicko with an injury default and Michael McClelland picked up his first win with a tech fall to defeat The Citadel 25-15.
