Men's basketball loses close game to JMU
(12/09/14 2:56pm)
The Spiders were unable to hang on late and lost in a close game against the James Madison Dukes on Sunday.
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The Spiders were unable to hang on late and lost in a close game against the James Madison Dukes on Sunday.
Despite leading by a point at halftime, Richmond women’s basketball lost to Hampton by double digits on Saturday, negating a solid first half by letting Hampton score at will in the second half.
Richmond women’s basketball lost to Hampton, watching a one-point halftime lead evaporate as the Spiders couldn’t keep up with the Pirates in the second half.
Richmond basketball’s Genevieve Okoro scored her 1000th career point Nov. 27 against Central Michigan in the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.
The University of Richmond Spiders held on to win a close game against the University of William and Mary Tribe on Wednesday night, despite a stellar performance from the Tribe’s Marcus Thornton.
0.0 -- Prewitt's desperation heave comes close, but misses allowing Richmond to escape with a narrow victory.
Richmond men’s basketball lost both of its games over Thanksgiving break, first in a shootout to North Carolina State (6-0) on Wednesday and then to Northern Iowa (7-0) on Sunday in a defensive battle.
After a dominating performance Saturday against High Point, the Richmond Spiders will play the North Carolina State Wolfpack in Raleigh this week.
The Richmond Spiders defeated the High Point Panthers 80-56 in the Robins Center Saturday afternoon. The team took the lead early and never gave it up. The Spiders played exceptionally well on both ends of the court for the full 40 minutes.
As the final buzzer sounds, the Richmond Spiders take the win over the High Point Panthers. The final score is 80-56. Almost every Richmond player made a difference in this game. Kendall Anthony scored a team-high 22 points and went 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
The Richmond Spiders showed that they have the depth and offensive explosiveness to compete in the Atlantic 10 this season with a dominant win over the Longwood Lancers, extending their season-opening win streak to three games.
The Spiders lost their first game this season on Tuesday against Old Dominion University.
The Spiders played with intensity and composure down the stretch in Sunday’s win over Georgetown, shutting down the Hoya offense in crunch time and making 11 free throws to seal the victory.
Richmond women's basketball defeated Georgetown 65-57 in a back-and-forth game Sunday afternoon.
Richmond women’s basketball chose to remember the past before focusing on the future Friday afternoon.
The Richmond Spiders handled business for their rowdy crowd Friday night, as they defeated the Radford Highlanders 64-46 to begin the season. The Spiders were noticeably anxious in the first half, but settled in offensively in the second half to create an insurmountable lead over Radford. The defense was particularly solid, holding Radford under 30 percent shooting in the game.
Anthony dribbles the clock out and finalizes the Spider win. The story of this game was, as expected, Kendall Anthony, who led the Spiders with 18 points and came alive in the second half when it mattered most. The negative for Richmond, though, was its deficit on the offensive boards, as the team had 12 fewer offensive rebounds than Radford did. The Spiders had solid play from reserve T.J. Cline in his first game as a Spider, and Alonzo Nelson-Ododa proved to be a defensive force with four blocks and two steals.
Nancy Lieberman was working for ESPN during the National Basketball Association playoffs when she brought her son T.J. Cline to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks. Before she went to the green room to prepare for the television coverage, she left T.J. sitting on the sideline with the specific instruction to “just stay here” while she went to work. Minutes later, Lieberman looked over the shoulder of fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley to see little T.J. doing the exact opposite of staying put. Cline had joined the lay-up lines with the San Antonio Spurs.
A new floor was installed in the Robins Center basketball arena after last year’s effort to repair cracks failed.
After a disappointing 2013-14 season that was plagued by injuries, Richmond’s women’s basketball team hopes to win the A-10 conference with strength and depth this season.