Sports Briefs

Women’s Soccer Team Struggles At Tourney

The VCU women’s soccer team was unable to get a win in either of their games last weekend at the Nike Tribe Invitational in Williamsburg.

Sarah Johnson scored two goals in the contest as Dartmouth went on to a 3-1 victory.

Senior Sandra Anger (France) scored the lone goal of the game for the Rams.

In the second game of the tournament, the Rams earned a 0-0 tie against Clemson. VCU’s offense put the pressure on the Tigers, but could not manage a score.

The Rams will be looking to get their first win of the season as they host the Eurosport Invitational on Sept. 9-11 at Sports Backers Stadium.

Rams Run To Second, Third Place

The VCU men’s cross country team fell one point short of first place, and the women’s team captured third at the Spider Alumni Open Sept. 3, hosted by the University of Richmond.

Jay Wyss (Richmond/J.R. Tucker) placed in second place in 5K race, Cary Chaffee (Richmond/Hermitage) finished ten seconds behind his teammate to take third and Mariusz Mostrag (Poland) ended up in fifth place.

Four other VCU men finished in the top 20. Evan Dove was the top Ram to finish, reaching the two-mile mark with a personal best 12:18. Four other VCU women finished in the Top 25.

Both teams are set to run Sept. 10, at the University of Virginia Invitational.

Former Ram Almost A Record-setter

John Rollins, a former VCU standout, shot a 28 on the back-nine Sept. 4, one shot shy of the PGA record. Rollins finished the third round with an 8-under 63, closed the round with an eagle and was tied for first place heading into the final round. He fell back to 6-under on the final day.

VCU Comes Close At Rutgers

After falling behind 2-0, freshman Nikki Lloyd (England) scored her first career goal for the Rams Field Hockey team with 26 minutes remaining in the match.

Junior Alyssa Collis (British Columbia), a defensive specialist, tied the score at two on a penalty corner with five minutes to play on her first career goal.

Lloyd and Heather McCannon (Lanexa/Lafayette High School) assisted on the play.

However, the Scarlet Knights responded by taking the lead back twenty seconds later and held on for the victory.

Freshman Nikki Hollibaugh (Spotsylvania/Massaponax High School) registered her first career defensive save during the match.

The Rams battle cross-town rival, University of Richmond, Sept. 9, at Cary Street Field.

VCU To Provide Aid

VCU Director of Athletics Dr. Richard L. Sander announced that the university will donate $1,000 from the 11th annual Charles Barkley Celebrity Golf Tournament, hosted by VCU, to the Red Cross to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.