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Former Richmond lacrosse player charged in drug-trafficking case

By Jack Nicholson | April 22, 2014

Timothy Brooks, a former Richmond lacrosse player, was arrested on charges of participating in the "Main Line Take Over Project" - a large operation in suburban Philadelphia that intended "to take over the marijuana drug trade in local high schools and colleges in Montgomery and surrounding counties of Pennsylvania," according to authorities. Brooks, who attended Richmond on an athletic scholarship but left after his first semester, was one of two lead suppliers in this 11-person drug-trafficking ring.

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Women's lacrosse gets first conference loss of season against UMass

By Gabriel Obregon | April 21, 2014

The Saturday afternoon contest between University of Richmond Spiders and the Massachusetts Minutewomen, the only two teams who remained undefeated in the Atlantic 10 and the two favorites to meet in the conference championship, both played strong defensive lacrosse and remained competitive until the last second of the game. At the end of the game it was the No.

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Derrick Gordon takes another step for gay student-athletes

By Jack Nicholson | April 16, 2014

Derrick Gordon, a University of Massachusetts starter, became the first openly gay men's Division I basketball player last week - another positive step for gay student-athletes in what hasn't always been a welcoming environment. "I just didn't want to hide anymore, in any way," Gordon told ESPN. "I didn't want to have to lie or sneak.

Baseball

Season-high 16 hits power baseball team to win over VCU

By Gabriel Obregon | April 14, 2014

In a matchup of left-handed starting pitchers, the baseball team was able to salvage the last game of the three-game series against the VCU Rams by a final score of 9-6. The Spiders began the game on an ominous note, allowing VCU's leadoff hitter to extend a single into a double following an error by Jansen Fraser, sophomore left fielder.

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Untimely errors hurt baseball team in loss to VCU

By Erin Flynn | April 12, 2014

Despite a strong outing by starting pitcher Zak Sterling, the baseball team's errors and its sputtering offense cost it a loss to VCU for the second time in two days, conceding the series to its Atlantic 10 rival. Sterling, a junior, pitched well for six and two-thirds innings of the 1-5 loss, giving up only two earned runs on eight hits and no walks with three strikeouts. After allowing a run in the second inning on a triple and a single, Sterling settled in and retired 11 straight batters through the fifth inning. The Rams took advantage of mistakes made in the sixth inning to break open what had previously been an uneventful pitchers' duel.

Baseball

Baseball team crushed by VCU in first game of series

By Erin Flynn | April 11, 2014

The first game of the University of Richmond's baseball team's three-game series against Atlantic 10 rival VCU did not go as hoped, to say the least. The Spiders were shut down in a 19-4 loss that saw the Rams assert their dominance on the game right from its start. VCU peppered Richmond's pitching for 22 hits with two home runs, and struck out only three times.

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Football team loses record-setting kicker

By Jack Nicholson | April 10, 2014

Richmond football suffered yet another blow, as record-setting placekicker Brandon Jordi left the team. Jordi's departure comes just over a week after starting quarterback Michael Strauss suffered an injury on his throwing shoulder.

Track & Field

Men's track runners place in Monument 10K

By Brennan Long | April 7, 2014

March 29, four former University of Richmond men's track and field athletes placed in the top ten in Collegiate Running Association's first 10-kilometer Road Race National Championship. CRA is a non-profit organization that hosts championship races in which any runner enrolled in at least one college course in the United States can compete for prize money.

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Equestrian team to compete in zone finals

By Rebecca Wilson | April 6, 2014

Two members of the University of Richmond Equestrian Team will compete in the zone finals competition Sunday, April 6. Kristen Bailey, a senior and co-president of URET, will be competing along with Barbie Savani, a freshman. Bailey said she was happy to be prolonging her time with the team and the regional competition would not be the last time she competed during her time on the team.

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Richmond synchro places 10th at nationals

By Clay Helms | April 3, 2014

Despite being the smallest team in attendance at the national championships at Miami University of Ohio, the University of Richmond synchronized swimming team achieved a 10th place finish. Over the weekend of March 21, two of the three Richmond swimmers swept the awards for which each collegiate coach votes, including senior Katy Alexander who won the Mary Jo Ruggieri $500 scholarship, and senior Dana McLachlin who won the 2014 Collegiate Athlete of the Year award. Sophomore Sophia Diamond, the youngest member of the Richmond synchro trio, won a national title in the solo routine event in her skill category. Head coach Asha Bandal said the national competition included every synchro team in the country, from club teams with little university backing to powerhouse programs at the varsity level. "We're kind of in the middle," Bandal said.

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