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Baseball undefeated in first seven games

By David Larter | March 5, 2009

The University of Richmond baseball team had another perfect weekend at home, with two wins moving its record to 7-0. The Spiders' junior starter Ian Marshall pitched seven shutout innings during Richmond's 27-2 win against the Iona College Gaels at Pitt Field on Friday. "It was one of those days when everything seemed to be going right," coach Mike McQueen said. During Marshall's last outing against Niagara University, he ran up the pitch count early.

Kevin Anderson (14)
Sports

Men's basketball to close season against Xavier

By Dani Pycroft | March 5, 2009

University of Richmond students and the Richmond community have recently been criticized for not attending home basketball games, but a win against nationally ranked Xavier University on March 7 might sway students to put their work aside during spring break and support the team during the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament in Atlantic City, N.J., on March 11. Of the 14 teams in the Atlantic 10 conference, the top 12 teams advance to the tournament in Atlantic City -- a neutral site.

Sports

Ex-tennis coach pleads guilty to child porn charge

By Nick Mider | March 3, 2009

Former University of Richmond men's tennis coach Steven Gerstenfeld pleaded guilty Feb. 25 to one count of attempted receipt of child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine and supervised release after prison for at least five years up to life.

Sports

Richmond cruises by Saint Louis in seniors' last game

By Andrew Prezioso | March 1, 2009

University of Richmond senior Johanna McKnight made sure her Senior Night would be special. McKnight scored the first six points of the game and ended with a season-high 19, adding 10 rebounds in her final game at the Robins Center to help lead the University of Richmond women's basketball team to a win over Saint Louis University on Sunday afternoon. "I was talking to my teammates and they said 'your first game you had a double-double and now your last game you got a double-double,'" McKnight said.

Kevin Anderson (14)
Sports

Richmond falls to George Washington on Senior Night

By Andrew Prezioso | February 28, 2009

On paper, it was the perfect recipe for a University of Richmond men's basketball win: at home, on Senior Night, versus one of the Atlantic 10's worst teams -- a team that the Spiders had already beaten earlier this season. But all of those facts meant nothing after the opening tip-off as the Spiders fell 66-57 to George Washington University Saturday night at the Robins Center. "Their defense was much more aggressive" than in the first meeting, Richmond coach Chris Mooney said.

Adam McConnell hits the ball
Baseball

Spiders still perfect, defeat Iona for second straight day

By David Larter | February 28, 2009

The Spiders put on another offensive show Saturday morning, defeating the Iona College Gaels 15-4 at Pitt Field, led by senior captain Ryan Metzroth, who hit his team-leading third home run. During Friday's game, the Spiders dominated The Gaels from the outset, but Saturday morning brought a different Iona club.

Daniel Clark (# 31) warms up before the 7th inning and practices pitching
Baseball

Diamond Spiders dismantle Iona 27-2, start season 6-0

By David Larter | February 27, 2009

Spider junior starter Ian Marshall pitched seven shutout innings during Richmond's 27-2 trouncing of the Iona College Gaels at Pitt Field Friday afternoon, moving the baseball team's record to 6-0. "It was one of those days when everything seemed to be going right," coach Mike McQueen said. During Marshall's last outing against Niagara University, he ran up the pitch count early.

Sports

Evils of contract negotiations

By Barrett Neale | February 26, 2009

On Friday, my younger sister heard the news she'd been anxiously waiting to hear since October: Brian Roberts is staying in Baltimore. Every day, she checks masnsports.com and The Baltimore Sun to check the latest news, fearful that this year might be Roberts' last with the Baltimore Orioles.

Swimming & Diving

Swimming and diving wins 8th straight A-10 title

By Maura Bogue | February 26, 2009

The University of Richmond women's swimming and diving team won its eighth consecutive Atlantic 10 championship Saturday after beating seven A-10 records during four days of competition at the Flickinger Center in Buffalo, N.Y. From the first event on Wednesday to the last event on Saturday, the lineup of junior Alex Helland, senior captain Lauren Beaudreau, junior captain Katie Sieben and freshman Charlotte Brackett set A-10 and school records in the 200-yard medley relay in 1 minute 40.17 seconds and the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:22.87. On Friday, they dropped six seconds off Richmond's 400-yard medley relay time that had set the A-10 record the year before, winning in 3:40.34. Beaudreau, who also won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes, was named Female Performer of the Meet. "Her last swim, the 200 breaststroke, it was probably the swim of the meet," coach Matthew Barany said.

Football

Hightower reflects on Super Bowl and more

By Jacki Raithel | February 26, 2009

Last February, Arizona Cardinals' rookie running back Tim Hightower was finishing his degree at the University of Richmond. This February, he was catching passes from Kurt Warner on the world's largest sports stage. Readers probably already know that the 2008 Richmond graduate caught the touchdown pass that put the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

Senior Lawrence Lessing worked on his shot Friday afternoon as Coach Adam Decker looked on.
Sports

Men's golf hopes early success will continue in A-10 play

By Dani Pycroft | February 26, 2009

The University of Richmond men's golf team started its 2008-09 season strongly, with two top-five finishes during its first four non-conference tournaments, and continued its success to start the spring season. The team, whose year-long schedule includes nine tournaments, also placed fifth out of 12 during the Liberty Invitational on Oct.

Baseball

Spiders defeat Niagara in first game of Saturday doubleheader

By David Larter | February 22, 2009

Spider right fielder Ryan Metzroth said during a recent interview that being team captain meant leading by example, both on the field and off the field. If leadership on the field means hitting 3-for-4, with a home run, four runs batted-in and three runs scored, then Metzroth was a leader during the season opener, during which Richmond won 8-6 over the Niagara University Purple Eagles Saturday at Pitt Field. Metzroth hit his first home run of the season his first time at bat, sending Eagles pitcher Marcus Spaulding's pitch over the left-center field wall, hitting the new life-sized stuffed Spiderman doll hanging upside down from the field's new scoreboard. The home run scored junior third baseman Cameron Brown, who had been injured for most of last season.

(L-R) Carlo Villa, '12; Bailey Smith, '11; Claire Ziegler, '11; Brittany Kneidinger, '12; Stephanie Toth, '09; Van Nall, '11
Club Sports

New club polo team to compete on Saturday

By Jill Cavaliere | February 19, 2009

At the beginning of the academic year, nine University of Richmond students -- seven women and two men -- joined the newly formed polo club. Since then, they have had to learn the rules of the game from scratch, spend every Saturday traveling to Charlottesville, Va., for four- to five-hour practices and meet for weekly strategy planning sessions. "It's a game that is not for the faint of heart," said Lorenza Marcin, the polo club's faculty adviser. And although the team lost during its first tournament of the season last Saturday, sophomore Bailey Smith, polo club president, was not deterred. "It was a great experience," Smith said of the first match.

Cameron Purves, No. 33, goalie, during the club hockey team's win over Loyola
Club Sports

Club hockey ends season at Blue Ridge Tournament

By Nick Mider | February 19, 2009

With the football team winning the school's first athletic national championship and the school weathering bad press for low turnout at basketball games, it has been easy for other athletic teams at the University of Richmond to fly under the radar. The Richmond men's club ice hockey team is one example. Founded in 2001, the team has been one of the most successful club teams at Richmond, winning four conference championships and four regular season championships. "We're a club team, but it takes a lot of time and effort," head coach Kevin Silver said.

Cameron Purves, No. 33, goalie, during the club hockey team's win over Loyola
Sports

Athletes advantage not unfair, university study says

By Jimmy Young | February 19, 2009

A year-long study has found that early registration for student athletes hasn't created an unfair advantage, the chairman of the Faculty Athletic Council told the Richmond College Student Government Association Wednesday night. The council studied the issue after student athletes sought to receive early class registration privileges because of scheduling challenges, said Dan Palazzolo, chairman of the council.

Baseball

Life before the steriods era

By Barrett Neale | February 18, 2009

We can't quite say goodbye to cold weather yet, but it is time to say goodbye to the baseball offseason. The University of Richmond baseball team is beginning its season this weekend, and many Major League Baseball players have already arrived in Florida to start their spring training. But, as I've been preparing myself for the start of the 2009 baseball season, I've felt more nostalgia for old seasons than I have excitement for the one to come.

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