University of Richmond coach Chris Mooney knew that the University of Rhode Island was a better 3-point shooting team than its 7 for 50 mark over the past two games indicated.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team secured an easy victory over the University of Massachusetts, 89-63, Wednesday night at the Robins Center, extending the team's home winning streak to five games. The Spiders scored their points early and often.
The last time the University of Richmond men's basketball team hosted the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, on Jan.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team had not beaten Atlantic Coast Conference foe Wake Forest University since Jan.
Senior Justin Harper scored a season-high 24 points as Richmond defeated Seton Hall University, 69-61, Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Spiders ended the game on a 14-2 run over the last 5:33 of the game after they had struggled to contain Seton Hall's size all game long.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team may have played the first-ever regular season NCAA basketball game in The Bahamas, but it was a forgettable experience for the Spiders.
As a native Richmonder, I have grown up knowing the Richmond vs. VCU basketball rivalry. Though it may not be as nationally well-known as, say, the Tobacco Road rivalry of Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill, this little East vs.
Finishing with a combined 34 fouls between both team, the University of Richmond women's basketball team's 65-43 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Robins Center over Old Dominion was physical from start to finish.
Virginia Commonwealth University's campus is only a 10-minute drive to the Robins Center, but for the first half on Saturday night, Virginia Commonwealth played like a team that had just arrived from a cross-country flight.
Starting the second half on a 10-3 run, the University of Richmond women's basketball team was able to pull away from the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams on Sunday evening at the Robins Center.
Normally, a basketball player going eight-for-nine from the free-throw line is a positive contribution to her team.
The University of Richmond held an eight-point lead with 9 minutes left against Old Dominion University, but the Monarchs went on a 15-5 run over the next five minutes to propel them to a 77-70 victory Wednesday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Kent Bazemore intercepted an inbound pass intended for Richmond's Kevin Anderson and took it the length of the court for a one-handed dunk to give the Monarchs a 63-61 and the lead for good. The Spiders' late-game comeback attempt fell just short as they pulled within four with 30 seconds left in the game after freshman Cedric Lindsay hit a 3-pointer.
Richmond stunned No. 8 Purdue Saturday night at the Sears Centre in Chicago, 65-54, giving the Spiders their first win over a top-10 team since 2004. Senior guard Kevin Anderson led Richmond (6-1) with 28 points, but Richmond did not rely solely on him.
Before departing for Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in its first NCAA Cross Country Championships, the men's cross country team set a goal of finishing among the top 25 teams in the nation.
Needing a win against the College of William & Mary to keep its playoff chances alive, the University of Richmond instead lost, 41-3, Saturday evening in Williamsburg, Va.
As if the University of Richmond men's basketball team needed to get any deeper, the return of senior forward Kevin Smith gave the Spiders a new dimension in their 82-71 victory against Charleston Southern University Sunday evening at the Robins Center. Smith, a reserve defensive specialist, played his first game of the season and although his stats were modest (five points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals), he made his presence felt in other ways. "I thought Kevin Smith really changed the game," Richmond coach Chris Mooney said.
With 18 seconds left in the game, Richmond senior Brittani Shells emerged through a crowd of tired players bumping into each other to claim the inbound pass, stutter stepped and laid the ball perfectly off the backboard to give the Spiders a five-point lead. The inbound play, drawn up by Richmond coach Michael Shafer, proved to be the dagger in the latest women's basketball team victory over the North Carolina State University Wolfpack. A few seconds later, after forcing a Wolfpack turnover, the Spiders ran the same play with Shells again claiming the ball successfully but missing the layup.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. ? For the first time since 2006, there won't be any playoff football in Richmond this year. Needing a win against the College of William & Mary to keep its playoff chances alive, the University of Richmond instead lost, 41-3, Saturday evening in Williamsburg, Va. "Well obviously it didn't turn out the way we expected it to," Richmond coach Latrell Scott said.
With the way the defense has played so far this season, it should come as no surprise that linebacker Eric McBride and defensive tackle Martin Parker helped set up a Richmond touchdown.
The University of Richmond's men's cross country team was ranked 28th in the nation on Tuesday by the Pre-NCAA Championship Division I Coaches' Poll for the first time in team history. The ranking was announced on Tuesday, giving Richmond 46 points as the only team represented in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
