Spider Sports Recap | Week of Feb. 14
Women's basketball
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Women's basketball
The University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team began its regular season with a win over Old Dominion University, defeating the Monarchs 18-7 on Friday.
University of Richmond graduate student Ryan Lanchbury was the No. 2 overall pick in the National Lacrosse League by the Georgia Swarm in the 2021 draft.
The University of Richmond men’s lacrosse team suffered a tough back-and-forth loss during its senior night game on Saturday against the United States Air Force Academy, snapping a two-game win streak heading into the Southern Conference Tournament.
When the Atlantic 10 Conference announced that fall 2020 sports competition would be postponed, Gianna Lucchesi, a sophomore on the University of Richmond women’s soccer team, was devastated; another item added to a growing list of difficult changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Men’s Baseball
The men’s lacrosse team lost its third game to No. 1 Duke 6-13 moving them to 1-3 on the season.
Men’s Cross Country
Men’s basketball
The No.16 University of Richmond men’s lacrosse team fell 9-14 to No. 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Robins Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Due to a confirmed COVID-19 implication for head coach Dan Chemotti this week, associate head coach and defensive coordinator Paul Richards filled in for Chemotti during the game.
The 10th-ranked University of Richmond Women’s Lacrosse team suffered a 15-9 loss to the 18th-ranked University of Virginia on Friday, Feb. 19. This was the Spiders' first loss of the early season.
The University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team is eager to pick up where it left off last spring.
Editor’s Note: Two students who are in athletic programs at UR spoke with The Collegian on the condition of anonymity about their experiences regarding COVID-19 prevention.
People would think that athletic coaches would pay mind to preseason rankings. Who wouldn’t want to be ranked against some of the best lacrosse programs in the country?
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed at the University of Richmond, imagine playing a Division I sport on top of that. Then imagine playing two.
The University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team mourned the loss of its season as it gathered on campus for a team meeting on Thursday, March 12. More than the loss of any one game, this was a loss of hope, of anticipation, of time spent together.
Redshirt junior Sam Geiersbach and first-year Arden Tierney, student-athletes on the University of Richmond women's lacrosse team, were named Media Honorable Mention All-America by 2020 Inside Lacrosse in its monthly publication in March.
On March 12, the NCAA announced that all of its winter and spring athletic championships would be canceled because of COVID-19. At the University of Richmond, the remainder of 10 varsity sports teams' seasons were canceled.
Feb. 25: Loss 1-11 vs. Coppin State University
February 17: Old Friends Invitational: Rounds 1 and 2, Tampa, Florida