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.
University of Richmond are expected to announce the hiring of new head baseball coach Tracy Woodson, according to multiple sources. Woodson, who is originally from Richmond, has been the head baseball coach at Valparisio since the 2007 season. Woodson will replace Mark McQueen, who resigned on June 20th.
Rising junior field hockey player Rebecca Barry has been nominated for ESPYS Best Play of the Year for her goal scored against Temple this past season. Barry bounced the ball up about four times off her stick before hitting it up over the Owls goalie and striking the ball mid-air into the back of the goal at Crenshaw Field. "It is definitely the most exciting goal I have scored primarily because of all that has happened since," Barry wrote in an email from her hometown of Limerick, Ireland. "I consider myself extremely lucky to be supported by a squad of fantastic, hard-working girls on the Spider hockey team [...] Something like this doesn't just happen without the support and commitment of all of these people." Barry's goal, seeded 15th in the 16-play field is up against a 55-foot buzzer-beating shot during a New York high school basketball state final.
The makeup of the Atlantic 10 is shifting once again, as Davidson announced it would join the league for the 2014-2015 season last week.
Sweeping the series against a first place team would be a monumental statement, junior pitcher Andrew Blum said.
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After salvaging the series by winning the last of three games against St. Joseph's University, the University of Richmond baseball players and coaches gathered near home plate to have their heads shaved in support of children's cancer research. Feelings of consternation showed on the faces of some of the players who were more emotionally attached to their hair, but the team was happy to support the cause, junior second baseman Adam Forrer said. "We've been pushing to get donations," Forrer said.
With three short blasts of a whistle, the Richmond Spiders' quidditch World Cup hopes came to an end.
Transfer junior quarterback Michael Rocco will not be eligible to play for the Spiders in the 2013 season, after leaving the University of Virginia this past semester. After starting all 11 games for Virginia in 2011 and eight games in 2012, Rocco decided to change schools, looking for a fresh start to his football career, he said.
