On May 25, the University of Richmond basketball program announced that Beckwith had passed away a day earlier. He was 60 years old, and had dedicated much of his life to the Spiders.
The University of Richmond baseball team came to play in this year’s conference postseason tournament, winning its first game against The George Washington University on May 21 and now its second game against the top-seeded team in the bracket, Saint Louis University, in a 13-10 victory on May 22.
A dominant second inning saw the Spiders take control of the game and ultimately defeat The George Washington University Colonials 12-4 on May 21.
The University of Richmond announced on May 14 that its football program will be joining the Patriot League beginning in the 2025 season.
After a thrilling 14-13 victory over the University of Massachusetts on May 5 to claim a second-straight Atlantic 10 Championship, the University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team fell short in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to the University of Pennsylvania 16-5 on May 10.
UR knocked off the University of Massachusetts 14-13 to claim the program’s seventh all-time Atlantic 10 Championship on May 5 at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In a contest where UR was looking for its sixth all-time and third-straight NCAA Tournament berth, the Spiders lost a 17-13 heartbreaker in Amherst, Massachusetts.
The University of Richmond men’s basketball team recently added Jonathan Beagle to its roster. Beagle, who just finished his sophomore season at the University at Albany, announced his commitment to UR on April 7.
In a short blip of time, King captured A-10 Conference Player of the Week honors on three separate occasions, he won A-10 Co-Player of the Year and he made the A-10 First Team All-Conference, as well as the A-10 All-Academic Team.
