“Everything was kind of going downhill,” sophomore forward Valen Luna Paratore said after the game.
“The goal went by really quick,” sophomore forward Clara Larripa said. “I didn’t even know it happened until Valen [Luna Paratore] started to celebrate. I was really happy with today.”
“We knew we had to give 100% to win this game and we did that so we’re really excited to be 4-0 in the conference,” sophomore forward Valen Luna Paratore said.
Chances for UR were fleeting as the half progressed while the Ramblers found their footing, although Loyola Chicago’s back line was kept busy by senior forward Emma Coleman and a badgering Spiders’ offensive front.
“I’m a little disappointed,” junior midfielder Madelyn Curtis said. “This is a rivalry so we all wanted to win, but there was a lot to learn from the game. We have a lot to focus on for our upcoming game on Friday."
UR just picked up its fourth victory in a row, completely flipping the script from its first two games and moving to 4-2 after taking down North Carolina A&T University 20-17.
Playing against La Salle was personal for several UR players. Sophomore midfielder Camila Daud and forward Clara Larripa transferred from La Salle to UR this season.
From the outset, the contest appeared to have the back-and-forth quality befitting two teams projected to finish neck-and-neck in conference play.
This victory leaves the Spiders 7-2 leading into their next game against La Salle University, a fellow Atlantic 10 team previously helmed by Coach Martu Loncarica.
Fighting in rain and wind, the Spiders quickly put points on the board when first-year midfielder Grace Wiggins succeeded in a penalty corner shot within the first few minutes of the game.
The duo started a joint TikTok account geared towards international students considering college in the United States where they share content about studying and playing field hockey abroad.
Danny Heifetz, ‘17, who co-hosts “The Ringer Fantasy Football Show” for the popular media platform, spoke with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore during a surprise interview just over a week before the start of the 2024 NFL regular season.
Atkinson will forever be heralded as one of the most accomplished players in UR men’s basketball history, as not only does he sit fifth on the school’s all-time assists list, but he also helped lead the Spiders to two NCAA Tournaments.
The Dukes got rolling early with plenty of possession in the attacking third of the field, testing graduate goalie McKenna DalFonso with a handful of strikes from distance within the first eight minutes.
Well, flashback to a couple months ago and the dominoes officially fell with regard to the Spiders’ roster. It was only a matter of time before the core of UR’s team would inevitably shake up after the season it just had.
The University of Richmond field hockey team won its match against Temple University 3-2 on Sunday.
An 89th-minute set-piece goal helped to lift American University past the University of Richmond women’s soccer team on Sept. 8.
For the second-straight year, the University of Richmond football team finds itself 0-2 through its first two games of the regular season, as the Spiders lost a one-score game to Wofford College in their home opener Sept. 7.
The University of Richmond women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to the University of Delaware at home Sept. 1 in what was the Blue Hens’ first win and the Spiders’ first loss on the season.
The University of Virginia proved too much for the University of Richmond football team two years ago in the Spiders’ 2022 season opener, and two years later, an almost identical result on the scoreboard ensued.
