Rapid Recap: Richmond 62, Wake Forest 60
Final Score: University of Richmond- 62, Wake Forest University- 60
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Final Score: University of Richmond- 62, Wake Forest University- 60
First-half score: University of Richmond- 33, Wake Forest University- 29
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The sluggish first half of Richmond's game against the University of Illinois seems like a distant memory. The Spiders responded in the second half of that game against the Illini and have since played solid basketball, picking up a pair of wins in that span.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team had not beaten Atlantic Coast Conference foe Wake Forest University since Jan. 15, 1990. The Spiders had not scored 90 points or more since defeating Virginia Military Institute Nov. 16, 2009, when they won 103-59. The Spiders accomplished two more statistical feats as the team cruised to its fourth win in five games over a Bowl Championship Series conference school, winning 90-74 at home on Wednesday night.
March Madness, oh what to say. Quite frankly, for myself and many other students on campus, it is the best month sports has to offer (honorable mention: World Cup soccer). This season I feel an even closer connection to this amazing month, because our University of Richmond Spiders were a No. 7 seed in the 65-team field.
This weekend the University of Richmond women's tennis team will play its first matches of the spring season, following a productive fall semester spent competing in four different tournaments.
The women's basketball team upset No. 25 Wake Forest University 45-33 on Jan. 6 at the Robins Center.
Sloppy play highlighted Tuesday's women's basketball game at the Robins Center against the No. 25 Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, but Richmond nevertheless earned a 45-33 win, defeating a ranked opponent for the first time in nearly two years.
Beginning this summer, all incoming first-year student-athletes will be given early registration privileges for the fall 2008 semester. In addition, all first- and second-year student-athletes will be eligible for early registration for the spring 2009, fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters, all according to a proposal prepared by the Faculty Athletic Committee.