During the season-opener for the University of Richmond women's lacrosse team, No.6 University of Maryland handed the Spiders a 17-6 loss Sunday afternoon at First Market Stadium. Maryland scored six straight goals during the first half to turn a 1-1 tie into a 7-1 Terrapin lead.
For those of you who argued that games at the University of Richmond would be more fun if the Spiders had a legitimate rival, I hope you've been watching ESPN this week. This is the week that I start to dream about in October: Rivalry Week.
Sean Casey, a University of Richmond graduate who played major league baseball for 12 years, announced his retirement on Jan.
The University of Richmond's swimming and diving team and women's basketball team don't usually share many similarities, but this year they share something rare. After welcoming their freshmen last fall, both teams have become more like family with a pair of sisters on each of their rosters.
The renovation of the Roger Millhiser Memorial Gymnasium will continue to wait until enough money is raised to complete its construction. "It is not accurate to say that the [Millhiser Gym] restoration is on hold," said Jim Miller, director of athletics.
The Richmond Spiders baseball team is going into its season with quiet confidence after a disappointing 20-31-2 season in 2008, coach Mark McQueen said at Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center on Wednesday. VCU hosted a college baseball forum for local college baseball players and coaches to answer questions from the media. "We didn't do so well last year, in terms of wins and losses," McQueen said.
