CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Richmond football team hadn't been No. 1 in almost three months. The Spiders' second loss of the season, to Villanova University on Sept.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Spiders arrived for their first national FCS championship game on Tuesday and have since been preparing for Friday's match-up against the University of Montana. [slideshow=18,650,433] All photos by Dan Petty/The Collegian.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Richmond football team arrived Tuesday night here to begin preparing for Friday night's national championship.
The University of Richmond football team has set a number of program records this season, but on Friday it could win something no team in school history has -- a national championship. "We weren't very successful when I got here and to have this happening," senior defensive end Lawrence Sidbury Jr.
The men's basketball team lost 77-76 to Virginia Commonwealth University in the final seconds at the Robins Center Saturday.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- When junior quarterback Eric Ward was practicing passing plays this week, senior tight end Joe Stewart was usually his third option. Stewart said he had told Ward: "Don't forget about me over there.
The Towson University Tigers handed the Spiders their first loss of the season at the Robins Center Saturday night, beating the team 56-48. Brittani Shells opened the game with a jump-shot two-pointer.
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The women's basketball team goes into Saturday's game against Towson University (6-1) at the Robins Center undefeated.
The University of Richmond football team is set to play the University of Northern Iowa at 4 p.m.
University of Richmond men's soccer coach Jeff Gettler has resigned after the Spiders finished this season 3-12-3, ending a 14-year career with the program. Gettler, who was the winningest coach in school history, finished with a 123-115-40 record.
BOONE, N.C. -- Dozens of students traveled five hours to The Rock here in Boone to cheer on the Spider football team, which won 33-13, upsetting the three-time defending national FCS champions.
BOONE, N.C. -- All week long, the question for the football team's defense was whether the addition of senior defensive ends Sherman Logan and Lawrence Sidbury Jr.
Men's basketball defeated Delaware State University 76-66 on Saturday night at the Robins Center, completing a winning day for University of Richmond sports. The day held victories for Spider women's basketball and an upset playoff win for the Spider football team. Kevin Anderson led the Spiders in basketball, scoring 7 of his 19 points during the last three minutes of the game, holding off a late Delaware State comeback for the win. The Spiders shot .500 from the field and went 7-20 from three-point range.
Brittani Shells led the women's basketball team to defeat the College of William & Mary 63-47 at the Robins Center Saturday afternoon, bringing the team to 8-0 for the season. Shells scored 20 points and had eight steals during the game.
Facing its toughest opponent to date, the University of Richmond women's basketball team prevailed in a hard-fought 56-48 contest versus cross-town rival Virginia Commonwealth University. The win propelled the Spiders to a record of 7-0, while the Rams fell to 4-2.
The University of Richmond football team is set to play Appalachian State University Saturday in Boone, N.C., for the quarterfinal game of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Second-seeded Appalachian State University, which is 11-2 this season, beat Richmond 55-35 last year on its way to a third-straight FCS championship during the semi-final game.
Scoring seems to come easy for the Spider men's basketball team this season, but junior guard David Gonzalvez knows the team can't win without defense. "We've got a lot of guys that can score this year, but defensively, that's going to be the key for us," Gonzalvez said after the Spiders' 78-67 win against Coppin State University (1-3) at the Robins Center Sunday night.
The Spiders have averaged more rushing than passing yards per game this season, but on Saturday it was a 45-yard touchdown pass that got the University of Richmond offense started. "Passing and running kind of works hand in hand," said junior quarterback Eric Ward, who had 245 passing yards.
During the most important race of his life, junior Matt Llano had some bad luck physically and faced adverse weather conditions, resulting in a 176th place finish out of a field of 252 at the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday. Llano was the first runner from Richmond to qualify for nationals in 29 years.
