The No. 14 University of Richmond women's basketball team upset No. 3 University of Delaware 67-49 on Thursday night during the opening game in the Women's National Invitational Tournament. Richmond entered the tournament with a 6-6 record in the WNIT, making its second appearance under coach Michael Shafer.
Editor's Note: The Collegian is posting updates from online sports editor Andrew Prezioso, who is in Providence, R.I., for the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004 and will face Saint Mary's College during the first round on Thursday in Providence, R.I. The Spiders are the No.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The stunned look on Richmond junior Kevin Anderson's face said it all. His runner from in the lane was in-and-out and instead of only a one-point Temple lead, Richmond continued to trail 49-46.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? The University of Richmond men's basketball team had everything break right for it at the end of regulation as the Spiders defeated No.
ANNANDALE, N.J. ? The University of Richmond men's basketball team held a 17-point lead at halftime, but a resilient University of Massachusetts cut the lead to three with 30 seconds left during the game.
The smallest starter for the University of Richmond was voted as the Atlantic 10 Conference's best player. Junior Kevin Anderson, a 6-foot point guard, was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year on Sunday, becoming the first Spider ever to earn the award. "It feels unbelievable," Anderson said.
Richmond senior David Gonzalvez didn't even know what he just did. His 3-pointer with 5:36 left in the game gave the Spiders their first lead during the second half and propelled Richmond to a 60-56 victory over the University of Dayton on Thursday night at the Robins Center. "I wasn't sure [that Richmond had taken the lead] until they called a timeout and saw we were up one or two," Gonzalvez said. Gonzalvez, playing his last game at the Robins Center, sealed the comeback for the Spiders and gave them their first lead since a 13-12 lead during the first half.
The road to March has finally reached a crossroads as the month for college basketball officially commenced this week, and teams across the country await their fate in the NCAA bracket. Bracket predictions for the NCAA Tournament become more relevant and every loss matters just that much more for the lower-ranked teams trying to ensure a spot in the Madness. When Selection Sunday arrives on March 14, those teams at the No.
- After a heart-wrenching double-overtime loss to Xavier University, the Richmond men's basketball team will host Dayton tonight.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team concluded its regular season with a record of 18-11 after defeating Saint Louis University on Sunday. "The season has been like a rollercoaster," said women's basketball coach Michael Shafer.
If you're anything like me, you tortured yourself for five hours on Sunday afternoon. All right, so torture may be a strong word, but Sunday's Richmond basketball game and USA hockey game could have been taped, labeled and filed away in the heartbreak category.
The University of Richmond men's golf team tied for 11th place at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate at Wexford Plantation in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Feb.
Walking to class at 7:30 a.m. can be a pretty solitary experience. It's often cold (especially this winter), and usually the only other humans we see are a few class-goers.
The Atlantic 10 first-place showdown between the University of Richmond and Xavier University lived up to all of its hype and expectations on Sunday, as the Spiders narrowly lost to the Muskateers in double-overtime. Junior forward Justin Harper missed a potential game-tying reverse layup as time expired and Richmond lost a nail-biter, 78-76, at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Richmond junior Dan Geriot went to the line to shoot two free throws with 13.9 seconds to play during double overtime, but made only one of two, keeping the Xavier lead at 77-76.
&mbull; Outspoken athletes Manny Ramirez and Randy Moss both said they thought next season would be their last with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New England Patriots.
In a few short days, Tiger Woods went from representing all that's good about sports, to all that's wrong with them. Tiger delivered his 13-minute manifesto last week with the tone of a GPS voiceover and the emotion of something even less human.
Was there a really important game in American football recently? Huh, I just can't seem to remember whether there was or not ... oh, wait ... I remember now: The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts for their first Super Bowl win in franchise history. Wow.
When University of Richmond senior shooting guard David Gonzalvez walked out of the locker room after the Spiders' victory against Fordham University last week, several of Richmond's youngest fans were waiting, pen in hand, to ask him for his autograph. That hasn't always been the case. "I don't know if anyone wanted autographs [my] freshman year," Gonzalvez said while glancing around the Robins Center.
Three days after losing during the final seconds, the University of Richmond women's basketball team lost another tight ball game to Temple University, 77-67, on Wednesday night at the Robins Center. After Richmond pulled to within one point during the final minutes, Temple went on a 10-0 run to seal the game. The Spiders shot 31 percent from the field.
