The scoreboard read 7-3 at the end of the first half in favor of the University of Richmond over Wagner College Saturday night, but the feeling of the game was very different from the score. Five first-half turnovers (three fumbles and two interceptions) prevented Richmond from capitalizing on its 229 yards of offense.
Overcoming five first-half turnovers, the University of Richmond football team ran away with the game in the second half, defeating Wagner College, 21-6, in the inaugural night game at Robins Stadium Saturday. Holding a slim 7-3 lead at the end of the first half because of the three lost fumbles and two interceptions, the Spiders outscored the Seahawks 14-3 during the final two quarters.
4th Quarter, 1:31- Spiders go for it again on 4th down, this time needing to pick up 5 yards, but are unsuccessful this time around, turning the ball over to the Wagner offense. 4th Quarter, 3:35- Spiders go for it on 4th and 1 near the Wagner redzone and Gaskins bursts through a hole down the middle to pick up the first down. 4th Quarter, 6:39- Surprisingly, Richmond continuing to throw the ball.
Sophomore Becca Wann, the current Atlantic 10 Conference player of the week, scored both goals for the Spiders as the University of Richmond women's soccer team edged No.
1) Make sure to not over-indulge yourself the night before. There's no quicker way to ruin your Saturday than to sleep through kick-off. 2) Meet up with your friends before you head to the lodges.
Richmond's first home football game of the season is Saturday. What do you plan on wearing? Will you dress up in pearls and a sundress or pinstripe shorts and Ray-bans? Or will you show your school spirit in a red and blue ensemble with a temporary spider tattoo emblazoned on your cheek? If you're like me, and grew up in the South, you'll probably wear something nicer to Saturday's football game than you've worn all school year.
Richmond picked up a 23-21 upset win over Duke University Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.
DURHAM, N.C. ? Let's be clear here: Richmond could have lost its season opener -- and maybe should have lost it.
DURHAM, N.C. ? They came to Durham, N.C., Saturday night with a new head coach, several new faces on defense and a plethora of doubters.
The kick falls short and that gives the Spiders the victory, 23-21, their first over an FBS opponent since 2009, also Duke. With 5 seconds left, Duke looks to line up for a 60-yard field goal attempt. The punt rolls out of bounds at Duke's 37.
The University of Richmond women's soccer team didn't have the start to the season that it wanted.
Latrell Scott was born on July 15, 1975, in Richmond, Va. He was only 14 when the likes of his future players Tre Gray and Aaron Corp were born.
Last week, Pat Summitt, 59, the Tennessee women's basketball coach, announced that she has early-onset Alzheimer's.
First, there was Dave Clawson. Then, when Clawson left before the 2008 season to coach at the University of Tennessee, in came Mike London who helped lead the University of Richmond to its first football National Championship in 2008. After a successful 2009 season, London left for the head coaching job at the University of Virginia and in stepped Latrell Scott, just 34 years old at the time.
Pick up any newspaper this time of year, and I'll bet 80 percent of the articles in the sports section are football-related, covering every aspect of the sport from the NFL to high school.
Last year, football returned to campus with much fanfare. This year, a pair of sports teams return back home with not as much attention paid to them. But I'm just as excited for them as I was for football. I'm talking about the men's and women's soccer teams.
Welcome Spider fans. Welcome to another year of Richmond sports. Welcome to the realm of A-10 titles and Sweet 16s, with some pretty great players on some damn great teams.
Former offensive coordinator Wayne Lineburg was introduced as interim football coach Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours after the resignation of head coach Latrell Scott. Lineburg, 37, who served as the offensive coordinator last year and also from 2004-2006 under former coach Dave Clawson, has no head coaching experience.
University of Richmond football coach Latrell Scott has resigned from his position Tuesday afternoon, leaving the Spiders without a permanent coach 10 days before the team's season opener.
The small group of fans that gathered around the Lower Grass Practice Field to watch the University of Richmond's football team's final open-to-the-public scrimmage saw a familiar sight: The Spider defense exerting its dominance. The defense dressed in white practice jerseys, while the offense sported red ones.
