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.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu
For University of Richmond baseball team, a "Small" absence could be making a big difference. On a rainy Friday evening at Pitt Field, the Spiders lost the opener of a three-game conference series with the University of Rhode Island, 3-2. The game was the first for Richmond since losing starting shortstop Mike Small for the season as he recently underwent surgery for a dislocated ankle and broken fibula in his right leg.
Q: What were your expectations as a team going into NC State's Wolfpack Spring Open? A: We obviously want to win every tournament and think we can do that.
Checklist: paper, project, exam, finished. I'm sure you've made a similar list in your head, eagerly awaiting beach week, graduation or summer.
For my last column this year, I felt it would be best to reflect on 2010-11 University of Richmond sports in its entirety.
The Collegian interviews lacrosse players after the team's senior night for its nine graduating seniors. Contact videographer Rachael Bilney at rachael.bilney@richmond.edu
Down by one with 27 minutes left in the game and its undefeated conference record on the line, the University of Richmond put together a 7-0 run against the Saint Joseph's University during the next 10 minutes.
Nine seniors were honored from the University of Richmond lacrosse team before its 12-6 victory Friday afternoon at Robins Stadium against Saint Joseph's University.
Mayor Dwight C. Jones called for a citywide celebration on Tuesday, April 12, to honor the Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond men's basketball teams and their success in the NCAA tournament. Hundreds of students, athletes and fans arrived at 4 p.m.
Above freshman Kristen Lybert's bed hangs a 2011 women's soccer schedule with the date Sept. 30 highlighted. Each night as she props her left leg onto a stack of pillows and tightens her leg brace, it is one of the last things she looks at before she falls asleep.
Q: Did you do anything different to prepare for the A-10 Tournament? What was your mindset going into the matches? A: For me personally, I had to focus on staying relaxed in order to play my best tennis.
We all probably know of Dennis Rodman for different reasons. Some know him for being that other guy on the '90s Chicago Bulls team alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Charl Schwartzel looked pretty fashionable at the Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday when he wore a bright green blazer. If Schwartzel had browsed Glamour.com, he would have realized that one of Spring 2011's most wearable trends is bold-colored, '60s inspired coats. Though it's doubtful the South African had time to peruse the latest runway looks in between time on the green, in addition to winning the 75th Annual Masters Tournament, Schwartzel won some major style points with his blazer. The green jacket, awarded to the Masters Tournament Champion each year, has to be one of the most unique trophies in the sports world-- it's much cooler than a hunk of metal. Last year, during the Shackelford household's annual spring cleaning, my mother decided it was time to throw out some of the dusty, plastic trophies my sisters and I had accumulated over the years. Sorting through the "hardware," we discovered basketball players with broken arms, plaques embroidered with "Schackelford" instead of "Shackelford," seventh place ribbons from summer swim team, participation trophies from youth soccer, and even a pair of bobble head tigers on pedestals, whose origin was unknown. Needless to say we scrapped all of these items with little hesitation.
While the rest of campus activities wind down and the end of the school year approaches, the University of Richmond men's golf team is working hard to prepare for its conference championship tournament. The team's head coach, Adam Decker, said the men had been playing well at home this season. "At any time, any one of them can step up and play really well for us," he said. The Spiders play in the Wofford Intercollegiate tournament in Spartanburg, S.C.
The University of Richmond football team held its annual Spring Football Game Saturday afternoon at Robins Stadium to bring an end to its spring practice.
The University of Richmond women's tennis team is taking advantage of an innovative fitness strategy and team unity to try and claim its third consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference title in Charlottesville, Va., this weekend. As the top-seeded team, the Spiders are going into the tournament expecting to win.
Richmond's club crew teams competed in the Occoquan Sprints Regatta in Fairfax, Va., at the Sandy Run Marina on Sunday, April 3, 2011.
University of Richmond graduates and former football players Justin Rogers and Martin Parker, have been preparing for the NFL draft, which will take place April 28 to April 30 in New York City. Parker, a defensive lineman, said the best outcome would be to hear his name called on TV. "It really doesn't really matter what I wear," he said.
There were many moments in Brittani Shells' career that felt like a Hollywood film. The University of Richmond women's basketball senior guard scored 2,029 points in her career, more than any other player in program history, but the most important part of her game is not in the stat book.
