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Women's soccer picks up first win of year, 4-0, over ODU
By Will Offit | September 1, 2011The University of Richmond women's soccer team didn't have the start to the season that it wanted.
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.
Former University of Richmond forward Justin Harper was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 32nd overall pick in the second round of the NBA Draft Thursday night. His Cleveland career was short lived though, as the Cavaliers then traded his rights to the Orlando Magic for a pair of future second round draft choices. Harper is the first Richmond forward drafted since Johnny Newman was selected in the 1986 draft, also by the Cavs. Harper averaged 10.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game over his four year career as a Spider, including career highs of 17.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game his senior season, as he helped Richmond reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Cavs made Harper their first selection of the second round and third overall in this draft.
On April 30, 2011, former University of Richmond cornerback Justin Rogers was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. However, on March 11, 2011, the National Football League entered a lockout, disallowing communication between the organizations and the players. While numerous other former Spiders, such as Lawrence Sidbury (2009, 4th round, Falcons) and Tim Hightower (2008, 5th round, Cardinals), have heard their names called on NFL draft day, Rogers's situation is unique. Due to the lockout, Rogers has been forced to delay his transformation from a collegiate to professional player. "I haven't spoke to [the Bills' organization] since the draft cause I can't with the lockout still being on," Rogers said by phone.
Two University of Richmond baseball players may have to become rivals after they were selected in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Outfielder Mike Mergenthaler became the second Spider selected in this year as the San Francisco Giants picked him in the 32nd round with the 987th overall pick, joining redshirt junior Adam McConnell who was selected the day before by the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 30th round. Mergenthaler, who played primarily right field for the Spiders this year, was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection this year after leading the team with a .305 batting average, 7 home runs and 45 RBI.
University of Richmond cornerback Justin Rogers was taken in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills in the 2011 NFL Draft Saturday.
University of Richmond freshman pitcher Andrew Brockett had plenty of time but he threw it all away -- literally -- as his sixth-inning error led to a three-run inning for La Salle University in its 7-5 win Sunday at Pitt Field. Brackett, who came on in the sixth following a lead-off single by Brendan Norton off of Richmond starter Matt Trent, to face Dan Klem, who laid down a sacrifice bunt that was hit directly to Brackett.
Earlier this season, the University of Richmond struggled to make contact when it had runners in scoring position, often time striking out and preventing any chance of scoring a run.
Former University of Richmond cornerback Justin Rogers was drafted in the seventh round of the National Football League Draft Saturday. Picked 206th overall by the Buffalo Bills, Rogers is the first Spider football player drafted since defensive end Lawrence Sidbury in the 2009 Draft. Rogers finished as the Colonial Athletic Association's all-time leader in kickoff return yards and ended his career with 12 total interceptions, three of them returned for touchdown. Rogers is joined in the draft pool by fellow Spiders: Martin Parker, Kevin Grayson and Eric McBride.
Richmond manager Mark McQueen may have no idea how Brett Williams is able to throw eight innings when he doesn't have his best stuff, but it sure came in use Friday afternoon as the Spiders took down the La Salle Explorers, 5-2, in the first game of a critical weekend series. Williams threw 109 pitches in his eight innings of work while giving up a pair of runs.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu
Part One Part Two Read the article about the making of the documentary here. The song 'Background' by Lecrae in the videos used with permission from Reach Records.