Despite losing 68-55 to the University of Virginia Cavaliers in the second round of the postseason WNIT tournament, Richmond's women's basketball team exceeded expectations this season.
Just three days after his preliminary hearing for getting arrested on felony hit-and-run charges, University of Richmond football player Jimmy Speros was back at practice. A redshirt sophomore offensive lineman, Speros had been absent from team activities since his arrest nearly a month ago.
The University of Richmond baseball team lost, 15-10, to Northeastern University today in the first of a three-game series this weekend. "Clearly, pitching defense has been hurting us," Richmond first baseman Bryan Conway said.
Only 10 days after their senior season came to an end, Josh Duinker and Francis-Cedric Martel returned to the courts to participate in the Pi Beta Phi sorority's annual spring philanthropy event, "Ballin for Books." Martel, Duinker and their team, "JD, Fran and the Managers," left the gym Friday night as champions of the 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a different environment than their typical night at the Robins Center. "Playing college basketball is very stressful," Martel said.
Q: How long have you been playing basketball? A: I have been playing basketball since I was in 5th grade. Q: What has been the most challenging part of playing basketball with the Spiders? A: The most challenging part was the adjustment from high school to college basketball play.
Danny Rocco, who is preparing for his first season as head coach of the Richmond Spiders football team, said that there have been a lot of changes since he arrived at Richmond. "There are a number of things that we have adjusted, and the first changes were with the personnel," he said.
The University of Richmond baseball team's 11-game winning streak ended last week after losing to the George Mason Patriots. Although the Patriots were able to walk off of Pitt Field victorious, that didn't change the mindset of the Spiders heading into this weekend's series against Princeton. "We went into the Princeton series with a ton of confidence coming off the winning streak," redshirt junior Adam McConnell said.
Saturday March 3, 2012, 7:20 p.m. Equipped with an old laptop that somehow only has a battery life of an hour, an iPod touch that won't connect to the internet, homework that I know I won't do and seven hours of time to waste, my plane took off from Charlotte, heading for London, Gatwick.
The University of Richmond lacrosse team capped its out-of-conference schedule with a with a season-high 18 goals in its victory over The College of William & Mary Wednesday night at Robins Stadium. Before the start of the game, the chances that the game would be able to be played appeared slim.
The trial of University of Richmond football player Jimmy Speros is set for 9:30 a.m. on June 11, following his preliminary hearing in the John Marshall Courts Building on Monday. Speros arrived at the courthouse early Monday accompanied by his father, Jim.
After losing in a high-scoring contest Saturday, the Richmond Spiders had a similar performance on Sunday as they lost the third and final game of the series against Princeton University, 15-9. In the early innings, the game was low scoring.
The Richmond Spider football team held an open tryout the week before spring break in an effort to fill out its roster with non-scholarship players. "The NCAA mandates our number of scholarship athletes," head coach Danny Rocco said.
The University of Richmond football team will play its annual spring game on April 14, when the team will put new strategies, brought on by a new coaching staff, into action.
The University of Richmond hosted its NFL Pro Day on Friday. Coaches from nine NFL teams watched six former Spiders practice in Robins Stadium. The six players who participated in the Pro Day activities were Aaron Corp, Tremayne Graham, Tre Gray, Richard Muldrow, Michael Parker and Colin Pehanick. In addition to the Richmond players, there were also four players from Liberty University and two players who were independently represented. "We had a really good turnout of NFL coaches for our Pro Day this year," said Danny Rocco, Richmond's new head football coach. The NFL teams represented at Pro Day were the Browns, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Jets, Redskins, Saints and Vikings. The players were assessed in various drills, including the bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yard dash, shuttle run, long-shuttle and three-cone drill.
Richmond picked up its first postseason victory in two years with a 76-54 win over Miami (OH) University Thursday night at the Robins Center. Facing a team that averaged just under 70 points per game in its 21-win season, Richmond coach Michael Shafer added some wrinkles to his defense by pressing the Red Hawks all game and switching on defense.
The University of Richmond baseball team gave up eight runs in the final two innings to lose, 12-10, to George Mason University on Tuesday, ending its 11-game winning streak. Pitcher Andrew Blum was able to overcome a shaky start to give the Spiders five strong innings.
In its first full season under varsity status, the University of Richmond men's lacrosse team moved to 3-0 to start the season after a recent trip to Florida. The team posted a season-opening win at Eastern Carolina, 17-5, before traveling to the University of Miami Feb.
The University of Richmond swimming and diving team won its 10th Atlantic 10 conference championship in 11 years Saturday night, making it one of the most decorated athletic teams in Richmond's history. Richmond remained in first place throughout the four-day competition.
Richmond football offensive lineman sophomore Jimmy Speros was arrested Wednesday afternoon on felony charges of a hit-and-run causing personal injury -- a class five felony -- according to Dionne Waugh of the Public Affairs Unit of the Richmond Police Department. According to the Crime Incident Information Center of the Richmond Police Department, Speros was driving a 2011 Dodge pickup truck that collided with a 2003 Nissan SUV at the intersection of Patterson Avenue and Charles Street at approximately 9:09 Saturday night. Speros's truck eventually came to a stop after crashing into a utility pole, and the driver of the SUV crashed his car into the brick wall of a parking lot nearby, Waugh said.
University of Richmond offensive lineman Jimmy Speros is scheduled to appear in court at 9:30 a.m.
