Spider Sports Recap | Week of Jan. 17
By Kayla O'Connell and Andrew Cardounel | 2 days agoThe women's and men's tennis teams lost their season openers, the men's basketball team accumulated two more wins and more in the world of Spider sports.
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The women's and men's tennis teams lost their season openers, the men's basketball team accumulated two more wins and more in the world of Spider sports.
Fifth-year guard Jacob Gilyard breaks the NCAA Division I all-time steals record with 414 steals and 15 games left before conference play.
The Spiders women’s basketball team defeated the Longwood University Lancers 83-70 at their home court Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia.
The women’s basketball team defeated William & Mary on the Spider’s homecourt at the E. Claiborne Robins Center Sunday night with a score of 90-52.
In the first quarter, the Spiders put up a third of their total score with 23 points.
The women’s basketball team beat University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a score of 76-64, improving this year's record to 2-2.
The Spiders took care of business for the first game of the season, stifling North Carolina Central University 70-60 at the E. Claiborne Robins Center.
The Spiders got off to a quick 7-0 lead in the first four minutes, forcing the Panthers to take a timeout.
“My life has been about giving my all to everything,” Turner said. “Everything to football, everything to music.”
Lanchbury is the first Spider to be drafted. He will return to play for the Spiders in 2022, and start his career for the Georgia Swarm in the 2022-2023 season.
The Spiders stayed composed throughout the game, unlike the fans, and were able to come out with their fourth consecutive season-opening win.
In its fifth year as a program -- and first season since the COVID-19 pandemic -- the team finished undefeated for the first time after its final tournament.
The Spiders scored four touchdowns, two of which -- scored by Kobie Turner and Tyler Dressler -- took place while the UR was on defense.
Fans attending University of Richmond basketball games in the E. Claiborne Robins Center this season will be required to wear a mask.
Sunday marked the UR women's soccer team's first appearance in the A-10 postseason since 2014, closing their season with a 7-10-1 record.