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Time for October baseball

By Barrett Neale | October 2, 2008

The major league baseball playoffs started last night, and as good as this year's postseason teams are, there are a number of other talented teams whose playoff dreams ended because of the way playoff teams are determined. If you follow one of the teams that knew in August that it would be statistically impossible for it to still be playing in October, you may have lost interest in watching baseball during the last few weeks. It's especially difficult to maintain an interest in a losing team when you're relying on the University of Richmond cable channels, away from the regional networks that broadcast your team when you're at home. But don't worry, my friends, because as of last night, all remaining major league baseball games will be televised on campus channels for your viewing pleasure.

Logan Turner, '09
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Two seniors recruiting students to play frisbee golf

By admin | September 28, 2008

By Jennifer Hoffman Collegian Reporter Trade in your golf clubs and balls for a flying disc, place a pole with a metal basket in each hole on the course and voila!, you get Frisbee golf, or "frolf," a sport played by millions of people around the world, according to the Freestyle Frisbee Association's Web site. Just ask University of Richmond seniors Jeff Russell and Logan Turner, who have been flinging Frisbees together twice a week since their freshman year. The goal of Frisbee golf, known as disc golf by professionals, is to hit the parabolic-shaped chains on the top half of a 3-foot pole with the disc so it drops into the basket.

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Women's soccer team beats Xavier, improves to 1-1 in conference

By Andrew Prezioso | September 28, 2008

Senior Jessie Wolfe scored two goals and had an assist for the University of Richmond women's soccer team Sunday afternoon at First Market Stadium, carrying the team to a 3-1 win against Xavier University. Freshman Kat Russell scored the first goal of her collegiate career and gave the Spiders a 1-0 lead during the 18th minute of play.

Sports

Don't give up on sports

By Barrett Neale | September 25, 2008

Though the accomplishments of Richmond student-athletes continue to impress me each week, the first month of the fall sports season has not gone exactly as I would have hoped. Ordinarily, I love it when sports stories make it to the front page.

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Field hockey team confident after 3-2 loss to No. 7 JMU

By Dan Petty | September 25, 2008

The University of Richmond field hockey team may have suffered its fifth consecutive defeat Friday, but senior Alexa Malatesta considered it a victory for the Spiders. "This is a big win for Spider hockey, even though the score didn't fall our way," she said after the team's 3-2 overtime loss to No.

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Richmond student-athletes excel in multiple varsity sports

By Jacki Raithel | September 25, 2008

Cass Meadows, a sophomore defender on the men's soccer team, has started five of the Spiders' six games this season and had been identified by his coach as an important part of the team's success at the Duquesne Invitational earlier this month. Last fall he competed for the varsity cross country team. "That just shows how talented a kid he is," soccer coach Jeff Gettler said.

Christina Gray, '11
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Sophomore golfer leads team at both of its tournaments

By admin | September 25, 2008

By Taylor Engelson Collegian Reporter A student who did not compete in tournaments a year ago shot the lowest score in University of Richmond women's golf history at the Towson Women's Invitational in Maryland earlier this month. The Richmond women's golf team placed second and sophomore Christina Gray was the individual runner-up with a score of 69 -- a score she was shocked to hear about, she said. Gray didn't know how well she was doing until the 16th hole, she said.

Justin Forte (20)
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Richmond beats Maine 44-17, gets No. 1 ranking

By admin | September 25, 2008

By Stephen Utz Collegian Reporter Richmond wide receiver Jordan Mitchell knew exactly how to beat Maine's defenders when they started playing 12 yards off him: one quick move to the sideline. That's all it took for him to get open for an 87-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Eric Ward, a play that tied for the second-longest scoring play in school history and was part of a 44-17 victory against the University of Maine Saturday at home. "It was a play we saw all week in practice," Mitchell, a junior, said of Maine's defensive coverage on the play. Ward completed 16 of 25 passes for three touchdowns and a career-high 273 yards while Mitchell earned a career high in reception yards and scored two touchdowns.

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Men's soccer loses to Longwood

By Andrew Prezioso | September 25, 2008

Despite taking an early 1-0 lead, the University of Richmond men's soccer team missed scoring chances at the end of regulation, leading to a 2-1 overtime loss against the Longwood Lancers at First Market Stadium on Wednesday. The deciding goal was scored during the 96th minute of play by Longwood freshman Kevin Chico from 25 yards away, his second goal of the season.

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Richmond trounces Maine 44-17 at home, Mitchell scores 2 TDs

By admin | September 20, 2008

By Stephen Utz Collegian Reporter Richmond wide receiver Jordan Mitchell knew exactly how to beat Maine's defenders when they started playing 12 yards off him: one quick move to the sideline. That's all it took for him to get open for an 87-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Eric Ward, a play that tied for the second-longest scoring play in school history and was part of a 44-17 Richmond victory against the University of Maine Saturday at home in front of more than 8,000 people. "It was a play we saw all week in practice," Mitchell, a redshirt junior, said of Maine's defensive coverage right before the reception, which led to the game's first touchdown. Mitchell earned a career-high 139 reception yards off four catches and scored two touchdowns.

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Women's soccer team defeats U.Penn off penalty kick in 2nd OT

By Reilly Moore | September 20, 2008

A double-overtime penalty kick goal from senior halfback Sarah Hilt lifted the University of Richmond women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the University of Pennsylvania Quakers Friday night at First Market Stadium. The penalty kick was awarded midway through the second overtime period after a Quakers defender tackled Richmond junior midfielder Kelsey Rdzanek inside the goal box.

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Offensive-minded play gets men's soccer its first win of the season

By Jacki Raithel | September 18, 2008

The University of Richmond men's soccer team earned its first win of the season Saturday during a game against Marshall University (2-6) as a part of the Duquesne Invitational, during which the Spiders also played Lafayette College (2-3-1). Last night's 1-0 loss to Virginia Commonwealth University brought the team's record to 1-5.

Pamela Duran, '09, and Isabel Arana, '11, playing as doubles partners
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Women's tennis season starts tomorrow at W&M

By admin | September 18, 2008

By Jennifer Hoffman Collegian Staff Last year's top six women's tennis players will return to the court this season with three promising freshmen, creating an intricate web of experience and new talent for the Spiders' competitors. "The team will be a level up from where we were last year," head coach Mark Wesselink said.

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Calling all quarterbacks

By Barrett Neale | September 18, 2008

It happened during "Remember the Titans." It happened during the "Friday Night Lights" pilot. And now, it's happening to NFL teams across the country. Back-up quarterbacks, and back-up back-up quarterbacks, are shedding the headphones and clipboards and actually getting some use out of their helmets.

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Men's soccer team falls to Rams 1-0

By Andrew Prezioso | September 17, 2008

The University of Richmond men's soccer team lost its home opener at First Market Stadium to rival Virginia Commonwealth University 1-0 Wednesday night in front of more than 500 people. The loss dropped the Spiders to 1-5 this season, while the Rams evened their record to 3-3. VCU freshman defender Michael Denkewitz scored the lone goal of the game in the 34th minute by redirecting a free kick off his head from senior Gerson Dos Santos. An aggressive VCU squad dominated the first half.

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Women's soccer wins 1-0 against American University

By Reilly Moore | September 17, 2008

The first half lone goal gave the University of Richmond women's soccer team all it needed to defeat the American University Eagles 1-0 Tuesday night at First Market Stadium. In the 12th minute, senior halfback Sarah Hilt crossed the ball in front of the goal, and it deflected off an Eagles defender into the goal. "We put their defense under pressure," Richmond coach Peter Albright said.

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