Richmond men's lacrosse defeated University of Kentucky, 26-2, in its home opener on Sunday. This was the first home game for Richmond since the school announced the lacrosse team would become a varsity team next year. Richmond exerted its dominance over Kentucky early and led, 17-0, at the half.
Richmond survived a late run and was able to outlast the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 83-80, in an overtime thriller, Saturday night at the Robins Center. Darien Brothers stepped to the free throw line with just over 24 seconds left in the overtime period, and made three straight to give the Spiders a two-point lead.
Final Score: University of Richmond- 83, Saint Bonaventure University- 80 What Happened: Richmond won another close game by sinking its free throws at the end, similar to its win two weeks ago against Xavier.
First-half score: University of Richmond- 35, Saint Bonaventure University- 29 Important Stats: UR's Derrick Williams (4-6, 9 pts), Cedrick Lindsay (4-4 FT, 7 pts), SBU's Eric Mosley (6-10, 17 pts), UR leads, 12-8, in points in the paint and teams are tied at 16 rebounds a piece. Analysis: This is looking like a bounce-back game for Williams, who's playing in just his third game back since missing nine games with a leg injury.
In Coach Mark McQueen's six years of coaching the University of Richmond baseball team, he has never had a bigger turnover year.
Brandon Jordi is trading in a soccer ball for a football, as the longtime soccer player joins the Richmond Spiders football team as a kicker. Since the university administrators announced their decision to cut the men's soccer program last semester, freshman soccer player Brandon Jordi has decided to stay and pursue other athletic opportunities.
The women's lacrosse team faced one of its toughest challenges in its opening game. The University of Maryland came into Robins Stadium on Sunday ranked 4th in the country, and it showed why. Despite four goals and one assist from senior attacker Sam Stevenson, the Terrapins got the best of the Spiders, 20-7. "We need to win more draws and hold the ball on attack to keep the pressure off us and on our opponents," Stevenson said. Sophomore midfielder Emily Doyle scored one minute and 46 seconds into the first half to tie the game at one, but then Maryland attackwoman Alex Aust scored back-to-back goals, and the Terps never looked back. After Maryland midfielder Beth Glaros scored and Stevenson put the Spiders back in the game with her first goal of the game to make the score 4-2, Aust began an eight-goal run for the Terrapins with a sharp pass to set up midfielder Katie Schwarzmann's second goal of the game.
The Richmond men's lacrosse team will play as a member the Atlantic Sun Conference when it begins Division-I play next spring, Richmond Director of Athletics Keith Gill announced on Monday. In a press conference held alongside new men's lacrosse coach Dan Chemotti, Gill made the announcement that Richmond would become the sixth member of the Atlantic Sun for men's lacrosse. "We are very excited to be joining such a great group of southern schools," Gill said.
A sign in the Richmond student section read, "Where there's D-Will, there's a way," but despite the return of Spider forward, Derrick Williams, the Spiders were unable to find a way to defeat the St.
University of Richmond's synchronized swimming team hosted The Ohio State University and George Mason University in a meet on Saturday. The meet consisted of four events: trios, duets, solos and teams.
Final Score: University of Richmond- 46, Saint Louis University- 56 What Happened: Richmond stages a nice late-game comeback, but it was too little, too late, as Saint Louis made its free throws and quickly tightened up its defensive effort.
First-half score: University of Richmond- 19, Saint Louis University- 23 Important Stats: UR's Cedrick Lindsay (7 pts), UR shooting 5-24 (20.8 percent), SLU's Jordair Jett (6 pts), SLU shooting 8-19 (42.1 percent), SLU outrebounding UR, 22-11, UR winning turnover battle, 11-3. Analysis: It's very obvious to everyone present for that half why Saint Louis is leading the A-10 in scoring defense.
Richmond football coach, Danny Rocco, said on Wednesday that his 2013 recruiting class exhibited three characteristics: length, speed and versatility. "It's an outstanding class," Rocco said.
The parents of a former Richmond soccer player gave DePauw University $5 million as their son prepared to transfer there after the Richmond soccer program was dropped. Marshall Reavis gave the money to the soccer and lacrosse programs to fund a multipurpose stadium for the men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams, their son Mitch, who left Richmond during winter break, said.
University of Richmond's head football coach, Danny Rocco, received a contract extension through 2017, Athletic Director Keith Gill announced on Monday.
On Feb. 2, Kendall Gaskins participated in the Texas vs. The Nation Bowl in Allen, Texas, in preparation for the 2013 NFL Draft. Gaskins spent the week leading up to the game partaking in drills, interviewing with scouts of professional teams, signing autographs and practicing with some of the best college seniors in the NCAA.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team lost 72-64 on Sunday Feb 3. to conference opponent the University of Dayton, whose strong defense prevented the Spiders from making inside shots. Dayton pressured the Spiders at the arc, forcing them to drive or look inside.
Richmond made the free throws it wanted to make down the stretch, while Xavier did not. "We make free throws when we need to miss them, and we miss free throws when we need to make them," Xavier coach Chris Mack said. Musketeers freshman Semaj Christon missed two free throws with 50 seconds remaining with his team trailing, 64-62.
Final Score: University of Richmond- 73, Xavier University- 71 What Happened: Timely buckets by Richmond's Greg Robbins and Cedrick Lindsay, along with a few too many missed free throws by Xavier, turned a very hard-fought, close game in the Spiders' favor.
First-half score: University of Richmond- 35, Xavier University- 34 Important Stats: UR's Kendall Anthony (4-5, 11 pts), Alonzo Nelson-Ododa (5 pts, 5 rebounds), XU's Travis Taylor (7-9, 15 pts), XU leading points in the paint, 22-8. Analysis: Richmond made the free throws it wanted to make down the stretch, while Xavier did not. "We make free throws when we need to miss them, and we miss free throws when we need to make them," Xavier coach Chris Mack said. Musketeers freshman Semaj Christon missed two free throws with 50 seconds remaining with his team trailing, 64-62.
