The team had won seven games in a row and the CAA tournament.
However, from Mason's perspective, the CAA tournament would not live up to their expectations.
For the second straight season, six teams from the twelve team group qualified into the CAA Tournament.
These three teams were the finalists and semifinalists in the CAA Tournament.
They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.
The Spiders entered the 1998 CAA tournament as the third seed in the nine-team conference.
They finished the season 24-10, 14-4 and won the 2009 CAA Tournament against George Mason.
They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to George Mason.
They lost to James Madison in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament.
They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to Northeastern.