The University of Richmond baseball team came to play in this year’s conference postseason tournament, winning its first game against The George Washington University on May 21 and now its second game against the top-seeded team in the bracket, Saint Louis University, in a 13-10 victory on May 22.
A dominant second inning saw the Spiders take control of the game and ultimately defeat The George Washington University Colonials 12-4 on May 21.
The University of Richmond announced on May 14 that its football program will be joining the Patriot League beginning in the 2025 season.
After a thrilling 14-13 victory over the University of Massachusetts on May 5 to claim a second-straight Atlantic 10 Championship, the University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team fell short in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to the University of Pennsylvania 16-5 on May 10.
UR knocked off the University of Massachusetts 14-13 to claim the program’s seventh all-time Atlantic 10 Championship on May 5 at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In a contest where UR was looking for its sixth all-time and third-straight NCAA Tournament berth, the Spiders lost a 17-13 heartbreaker in Amherst, Massachusetts.
The University of Richmond men’s lacrosse team lost 10-9 against Saint Joseph's on April 27 at Robins Stadium.
It seemed only fitting that the final day of conference action would see the University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team host the University of Massachusetts in a tangle for first place in the Atlantic 10 conference. Unfortunately for the upset-minded home side, however, it was the Minutewomen who eked out a 13-12 win on April 27.
The University of Richmond baseball team secured a much-needed bounce-back win against the Norfolk State University Spartans by a score of 17-10 on April 23.
The University of Richmond men’s club rugby team has qualified for the Collegiate Rugby Championship for the third consecutive season after winning its open regional qualifiers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The University of Richmond men’s basketball team recently added Jonathan Beagle to its roster. Beagle, who just finished his sophomore season at the University at Albany, announced his commitment to UR on April 7.
On a day where nothing seemed to work, the University of Richmond Spiders baseball team lost by a score of 17-5 against the Longwood University Lancers, falling to a record of 16-21 on the season.
In a short blip of time, King captured A-10 Conference Player of the Week honors on three separate occasions, he won A-10 Co-Player of the Year and he made the A-10 First Team All-Conference, as well as the A-10 All-Academic Team.
The University of Richmond baseball team went undefeated in a three-game series against George Washington University at Pitt Field from April 12 to April 14.
A dominant second half powered the University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team to a 16-7 win over the George Washington University on April 13.
The University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team fell short of a statement win against 12th-ranked James Madison University in an 18-12 loss April 3.
“It’s good, we won the series,” UR Head Coach Mik Aoki said in a postgame interview. “The first A-10 weekend of the year. It’s always kind of tough to lose on Sundays because it gives a little bitter taste at the end of the weekend, but when it’s all said and done, we won two out of three.”
The Spiders cruised to a 17-9 win over St. Bonaventure University on March 30 to stay first-ranked in the A-10 conference.
“I could not have been prouder,” UR Head Coach Aaron Roussell said in a postgame press conference. “Everything you ask your players to do at the end of a season of playing their best basketball, playing their hardest, playing together– they were just so fun to coach here for these last few weeks."
While things may have fizzled out a little sooner than expected when the Spiders lost to Virginia Tech 74-58 in the first round of the NIT on March 19, it was a record season for the Spiders and a notable turnaround from last season’s 15-18 finish.
