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'Spider born, Spider bred' rings true
By Amelia Vogler | April 1, 2010When the band strikes up the fight song, "Spider Born and Spider Bred," I can honestly say that I embody that phrase.
When the band strikes up the fight song, "Spider Born and Spider Bred," I can honestly say that I embody that phrase.
Q: Who are your baseball idols? A: I liked Ken Griffey, Jr. when I was younger, but now I am a big fan of David Wright.
The women's lacrosse team launched into its Atlantic 10 season this weekend, beating Temple University on Friday and losing to the University of Massachusetts on Sunday. The team finished out-of-conference play on March 20 with a loss to Towson University, 23-12.
Robert C. Dillard, chief of police, and Captain H. B. Norton, operations manager, confirmed that three University of Richmond baseball players charged with felonies were involved in the Gray Court thefts that occurred during Spring Break. The players, junior Andrew Lowry and freshmen Jacob Mayers and Blake Geiger, were arrested by Investigator Tim Mihalcoe on March 24, from thefts that occurred in Gray Court on March 8.
The University of Richmond baseball team lost 11-6 to Fordham University on Sunday at Pitt Field, and lost the three game series 2-1. Junior Matt Trent started the game for Richmond.
The University of Richmond synchronized swim team quietly placed at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals at Stanford University earlier this month.
The members of the University of Richmond track team are looking forward to a fresh start with the outdoor season after a disappointing outcome at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships in February. The team had the worst finish in the conference in the nine years that coaches Lori and Steve Taylor have been at Richmond, Lori said.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team lost to Saint Mary's College during the first round of the NCAA Tournament last week, but Richmond's coach offered only praise for his team. "This was a tremendous season for us," head coach Chris Mooney said.
As I sit here on a beautiful Sunday afternoon penning my last column as the sports editor for The Collegian, I can't help but think about how I got to this point. When I applied to college, I wanted to go to a school with two things: a strong athletic program and a broadcast journalism department.
In the Feb. 24 issue, The Collegian printed an article about the swim team's performance at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
During the past year, I have written about everything from the opening of new and expensive stadiums, to the lack of Richmond football during Family Weekend, to the transgressions of professional athletes and the demise of Binghamton's basketball program. I have tried to cover a wide range of sports topics and capture the attention of Richmond readers and sports fans.
Consistency will be the key to the baseball team's success as it starts its Atlantic 10 Conference play this Saturday against Fordham University. In what coach Mark McQueen called one of its most challenging early seasons, the baseball team has played better than its record reflects, he said. "We beat the teams we should have and played competitively against the higher-ranked teams," McQueen said. The biggest challenges facing the team as it heads into A-10 conference play are consistency and finding the right pitching lineup.
? Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is in the news for the wrong reasons again, this time for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old college student at a night club.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team ended its season with a 69-55 loss in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament to Syracuse University on Monday night. Richmond was leading 39-38 after junior Crystal Goring went 1-2 from the free-throw line with 10:47 left in the game.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ? It was the last time playing for Richmond for seniors David Gonzalvez and Ryan Butler, but the team knows that it won't be the last of the Spiders in the NCAA Tournament. "The biggest thing to take away from this is we all know what it feels like to make it this far and come up a little short or lose in the NCAA Tournament," junior Justin Harper said.
The No. 14 University of Richmond women's basketball team upset No. 3 University of Delaware 67-49 on Thursday night during the opening game in the Women's National Invitational Tournament. Richmond entered the tournament with a 6-6 record in the WNIT, making its second appearance under coach Michael Shafer.
Editor's Note: The Collegian is posting updates from online sports editor Andrew Prezioso, who is in Providence, R.I., for the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004 and will face Saint Mary's College during the first round on Thursday in Providence, R.I. The Spiders are the No.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The stunned look on Richmond junior Kevin Anderson's face said it all. His runner from in the lane was in-and-out and instead of only a one-point Temple lead, Richmond continued to trail 49-46.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? The University of Richmond men's basketball team had everything break right for it at the end of regulation as the Spiders defeated No.