Final Score: Gardner-Webb 12 - Richmond 10 What Happened: The Spiders lost its second consecutive heartbreaker at the hands of Gardner-Webb tonight.
4th Quarter- Jordi's kick is just short and the Spiders fall 12-10. I'll get a Rapid Recap up as soon as I can.
Storylines: 1) Response to NC State Loss - Richmond's players looked pretty down following their close loss to North Carolina State last week.
After the dismantling of the men's varsity soccer program last year, former players are filling up new free time with other campus activities. From last year's 26-man roster, five students graduated and seven others transferred.
While many students enjoyed a summer at home, more than 70 football players remained on a deserted University of Richmond campus--more than 40 of whom were lifting their way into the 1,000-pound club. Head strength and conditioning coach Chris Stewart said athletes aren't required to be at school over the summer; however, when head coach Danny Rocco came to campus in 2012, he brought hopes for returning the winning culture to Richmond--a culture that would be built with a foundation in the weight room. Stewart navigates through NCAA rules and restrictions that attempt to level the playing field at all schools and keep athletes safe. "Training is a year-round process," Stewart said, "but summer is huge because we're setting the players up.
The score was the same, but the number next to Richmond on the final box score was reversed. Richmond opened its 2011 season in Durham, N.C., with a 23-21 upset win over ACC-opponent Duke University.
Final Score: NC State 23 - Richmond 21 What Happened: After leading for the majority of the game, Richmond suffered a heartbreaking loss to the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday night.
4th Quarter 0:00- Thanks for reading The Collegian's live blog. I will post a Rapid Recap as soon as I can. 4th Quarter 0:00: Strauss completes the pass to the NC State 40.
Storylines: 1) NC State Quarterback Situation - NC State starting quarterback Brandon Mitchell suffered a foot injury in NC State's 40-14 win over Louisiana Tech last Saturday and will be out for 4-6 weeks.
The women's soccer team will be without its All-American senior Becca Wann for the remainder of the season. Wann, who wears soccer-specific protective headgear during games, suffered a concussion Aug.
The No. 14 ranked University of Richmond Spiders shutout the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, 34-0, in the season opener this past Saturday at Robins Stadium. The Richmond defense was suffocating, allowing only 174 total offensive yards (39 rushing, 135 passing) and nine first downs.
The University of Richmond men's tennis team has added a talented group of freshmen after losing six of eight players from last year's team, according to head coach Ben Johnson. Among this year's eight-man team are six freshmen, which co-captain Dylan Trent said was quite uncommon.
University of Richmond's field hockey team failed to nab its first victory of the season, losing to the University of Louisville Cardinals 1-2 Sunday afternoon.
This fall marks the first season that the football players on the current University of Richmond roster were not members of the national championship team, but the effects of the 2008 win are stronger now than they were five years ago. Before quarterback Eric Ward led the Spiders to their big win, the football program did not have a great reputation.
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The women's soccer team took the field at Robins Stadium Friday night against the Longwood Lancers in its first home game of the season.
Final Score: University of Richmond- 34, Virginia Military Institute- 0 What Happened: Richmond had no problems defeating a subpar VMI team.
4th Quarter 0:00-Final score 34-0 UR. Thanks for following along. You can read my thoughts in my Rapid Recap, which will be posted very soon. 4th Quarter 0:12- Richmond gives it right back with a fumble by TJ Moon. 4th Quarter 1:05- Winston Craig picks off the VMI pass and brings the ball to VMI's 7 yard line. 4th Quarter 4:02- Richmond punts the ball into the endzone.
Richmond football's 2012 season ended in bittersweet fashion. The Spiders vastly improved from 2011 and earned a share of the conference title, yet the team failed to make the FCS postseason tournament.
"We're going to win here. I'll tell you that right now," said Tracy Woodson, who was formerly introduced as Richmond's head baseball coach on Tuesday. "We are going to be competitive.
