Swimming and diving prepares for lone home meet
By Dani Pycroft | January 29, 2009After showing they were more than comfortable competing against the elite women's four at the Swimming World Magazine's College Conference Carnival on Jan.
After showing they were more than comfortable competing against the elite women's four at the Swimming World Magazine's College Conference Carnival on Jan.
The remainder of the season for the University of Richmond's men's basketball team will be played against schools in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The streak, which started Jan.
The national championship wasn't the only first for the 2008 University of Richmond football team. In addition to the football team winning its first NCAA Football Championship Subdivision National Championship in 2008, two members of the team achieved firsts for the school. Head Coach Mike London was voted the American Football Coaches Association's FCS Coach of the Year, and senior defensive end Lawrence Sidbury Jr.
In a match-up of the two Atlantic 10 Conference players of the week, senior Ahmad Nivins of Saint Joseph's University outplayed University of Richmond sophomore Justin Harper as the Hawks beat the Spiders 68-58 Wednesday night at the Robins Center. Nivins, a 6-foot-9 forward, was called the "best player in the Atlantic 10" by St.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team lost Tuesday afternoon at the Robins Center 62-55 to the Charlotte 49ers, falling to third place in the Atlantic 10 conference. The Spiders (16-5) shot poorly throughout the game, but nevertheless managed to stay in contention, even after Charlotte (14-6) pulled ahead several times.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team used a 28-10 run at the end of the first half to propel it to an 82-68 victory over the University of Massachusetts Saturday afternoon at the Robins Center. Sophomores Brittani Shells and Crystal Goring and junior Danielle Bell led the charge during the final 7:33 of the first half.
When I heard something on "SportsCenter" last Wednesday about 54 points being scored during a basketball game, I assumed the anchor was talking about a final score. But actually, the final score was the University of Kentucky 90, the University of Tennessee 72.
This weekend the University of Richmond women's tennis team will play its first matches of the spring season, following a productive fall semester spent competing in four different tournaments. The team will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., to play Wake Forest University at 3 p.m.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team finally found a way to win a close game, beating the University of Rhode Island 78-75 at the Robins Center. Freshman Francis-Cedric Martel hit a game-winning jumper with 15 seconds left on the clock.
The University of Richmond men's and women's indoor track and field teams, each with a full team of athletes returning to competition after an exhausting fall season, will travel to Hampton University to compete in the Hampton Invitational, to be held on Jan.
With 15 wins so far, the University of Richmond women's basketball team will take on the University of Massachusetts on Jan.
You know you've done something right when someone names a day after you. That's just one of the ways the city and University of Richmond are honoring the 2008 Football Championship Subdivision National Champions now that they're back on campus.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team defeated St. Bonaventure on Tuesday 71-64 at the Robins Center. The Spiders led by as many as 11 early in the second half before the Bonnies started to chip away at the lead.
Despite junior Ryan Butler's best effort, the University of Richmond men's basketball team lost another close game as it fell to St.
The women's basketball team upset No. 25 Wake Forest University 45-33 on Jan. 6 at the Robins Center. Contact staff photographer Dan Petty at dan.petty@richmond.edu
Sloppy play highlighted Tuesday's women's basketball game at the Robins Center against the No. 25 Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, but Richmond nevertheless earned a 45-33 win, defeating a ranked opponent for the first time in nearly two years. "We did what we had to do," coach Michael Shafer said.
Former senior football captain Will Healy will be named Friday as either the tight end or running back coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, he confirmed in an e-mail to The Collegian. He is following former University of Richmond defensive coordinator Russ Huesman, who accepted the head coaching position at Chattanooga -- his alma mater -- just days after Richmond won its first NCAA national championship there by beating the University of Montana 24-7 on Dec.
University of Richmond defensive coordinator Russ Huesman has accepted the head coaching position for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, just three days after his defense held Montana to 39 yards rushing in the team's 24-7 national championship win. Huesman, a 1983 graduate of Chattanooga, was announced as coach during a Monday press conference at the same stadium where 48 hours earlier, he had helped Richmond win its first NCAA national championship in any sport in school history. "This is my dream job," Huesman said.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- After it became clear the University of Richmond would win its first national championship over the Montana Grizzlies 24-7, players doused coach Mike London in water, then charged the field to congratulate Montana and begin celebrating. Students, parents, alumni and other fans dropped from the stands at Finley Stadium, rushing the field to celebrate with the championship Spiders.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- University of Richmond fans traveled from near and far to witness their team win its first National Championship, while others watched from places as diverse as New York City, Washington, D.C., Ecuador and Singapore.