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The announcement that the University of Richmond is cutting the men's soccer and men's track and field programs to add men's lacrosse has sent shockwaves throughout the university community, including alumni, athletes, students and faculty.
Spending more than three weeks in Japan winning a gold medal in the U-20 Women's World Cup, junior Becca Wann made her return to Robins Stadium memorable, scoring twice to help the Spiders defeat American University, 2-0.
The absence of University of Richmond President Edward Ayers and Athletic Director Jim Miller at the game was spineless and pathetic, said the angry father of one of the players of the men's soccer team. He refused to give his name to The Collegian in order to protect his son's reputation.
Cutting the men's track and field and men's soccer teams in order to add men's lacrosse was not solely the athletics department's decision, Richmond Athletic Director Jim Miller said.
The men's track and field and men's soccer teams were officially cut in favor of men's lacrosse, which moves up to varsity from varsity club level.
After a loss to William and Mary in Williamsburg on Wednesday, the University of Richmond's women's soccer team won its first game of the season during its home opener against Villanova University.
Two decades ago, Leigh Cowlishaw accepted a scholarship to play soccer at the University of Richmond. This month, he accepted an offer to rejoin the Spiders as interim head coach.
The men's head soccer coach Clint Peay sent an email to the team yesterday announcing his resignation, just weeks before the start of the its preseason training.
The Delta Dodgeball tournament, hosted by members of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, was held in support of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and concluded with a specially requested game -- the women's bracket winners, Spider Soccer, versus the men's bracket winners, members of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.
Two-sport sophomore Becca Wann was named a first-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America this past weekend.
The University of Richmond men's soccer team played its final game of the season, winning its third straight game Sunday, a 1-0 victory in double overtime against St. Bonaventure University in Robins Stadium.
The University of Richmond women's soccer team is playing its first game in the Atlantic 10 semifinals at the University of Dayton on Friday, and is hoping to return home with a conference championship.
Women's soccer head coach Peter Albright, junior goalie Allie Albright and freshman forward Timmy Albright are all competing under one roof at Richmond, even if they aren't living under the same one anymore.
Peter Albright, the head women's soccer coach, sits in his spacious office in the Robins Center waiting for the call to go pick up a recruit from the airport.
After a scoreless tie against Xavier University Friday night, the University of Richmond women's soccer team defeated No. 21 Dayton University, 1-0, in conference play Sunday afternoon in Robins Stadium.
Coming off of a seven-game road trip in which the University of Richmond women's soccer team notched six wins, it had momentum coming home to play Xavier University. The Spiders outshot the Musketeers, 35-17, Friday night at Robins Stadium, but couldn't finish with any goals, resulting in a scoreless tie.
The script was the same, just the roles reversed for the University of Richmond men's soccer team Sunday as it won in double-overtime, 3-2, against Saint Joseph's University at Robins Stadium.
At this point, the University of Richmond men's soccer team may be missing Ukrop Park after allowing another late goal to send it to its second loss in as many home games this year.
Q: How did you score your goal against Longwood? Walk me through the play, and tell me what you were thinking.