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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Spider Sports Recap: Week of April 1

<p>Senior midfielder Eric Haehl runs the ball down the field.&nbsp;</p>

Senior midfielder Eric Haehl runs the ball down the field. 

The Spider Sports Recap is a weekly update, covering the latest results of every University of Richmond sports team.


Baseball

April 1: Win 5-1 at George Mason

Redshirt senior Robbie Baker pitched six scoreless innings and earned the win, improving his record to 3-1. Seniors Daniel Brumbaugh and Vinny Capra and junior Michael Sit all contributed RBI hits.

April 3: Loss 2-13 vs. Duke

The Spiders struggled against the 14th ranked team in the nation and trailed 9-1 as early as the fourth inning.

April 6: Win 8-7/Loss 10-8 vs. Marist

The team split Friday’s doubleheader versus its conference rival. Richmond won the first game on a walk-off single from junior Sage Bruhl.

The Spiders' record currently sits at 17-13, and the team is 3-3 in conference play. They play at home at 3 p.m. on Tuesday against Liberty University.

Women’s Track and Field

April 5-6: Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Virginia

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Freshman Brooke Fazio won the 400-meter race on Friday with a time of 55.88 seconds. In addition, the 4-x-800 meter relay team, consisting of Maria Acosta, Marisa Ruskan, Claire Brown and Fazio, won its event with a time of 9:01.77.

Men’s Tennis

April 5: 4-3 Win at George Mason

The Richmond doubles teams of Caleb Troy and James Aronson and Matt Fernandez and George Lovitt led the Spiders in a conference victory.

Women’s Tennis

April 6: 7-0 Win vs. Rhode Island

In their final home match of the regular season, the Spiders, with a pair of 6-0 sweeps from senior Gaby Rosales, dominated their conference rival.

April 7: 4-2 Win at Elon

With strong performances across the board, the team improved its record to 4-10.

Men’s Lacrosse 

April 7: 8-6 Win vs. Bellarmine

Junior Teddy Hatfield and sophomore Tyler Shoults each had three goals in a tight contest, improving the Spiders' record to 6-5.

Women’s Lacrosse

April 6: 16-7 Win at St. Joseph’s

Junior midfielder Kate Sciandra contributed six goals and sophomore goaltender Megan Gianforte had nine saves, improving the team’s record to 10-2.

Women’s Golf

April 7-8: Harvard Invitational in Sarasota, Florida

The team finished fifth out of 11 at +52 in the final regular-season event of the year. First-year Lizzy Reedy led the team, shooting 226. The team now prepares for the Patriot League Championship at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club in Annapolis, Maryland in two weeks.


Contact sports editor Andrew Wilson at andrew.wilson@richmond.edu.

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