Sports Briefs

Man from Manchester claims CAA honor

Senior forward Nick George (Manchester, England) was named the conference’s player of the week. George averaged 25.5 points during the Rams’ victories over William & Mary and Towson last week.

Larkin to be inducted into hall of fame

Former VCU standout goalkeeper Jim Larkin will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame during halftime of the men’s basketball game on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Larkin, who plays for the California Cougars of the Major Indoor Soccer League, was a three-time all-CAA selection.
Women’s soccer has high RPI

VCU finished 28th of 308 schools in Rating Percentage Index. The Rams were first in the CAA and second in the commonwealth following the University of Virginia.
Women’s tennis to host tourney

Virginia Commonwealth University’s women’s tennis team will host the 4-1 Invitational at Thalhimer Tennis Center beginning Friday.
Teams participating include East Carolina, Campbell, George Mason, Georgetown, Drexel, Longwood, Winthrop and Norfolk State.
The team features national-ranked doubles team Marianna Yuferova (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Olga Borisova (Minsk, Belarus).

Rams scheduled matches:

 vs. East Carolina 10 a.m. Friday
 vs. George Mason 4 p.m. Friday
 vs. Winthrop Noon Saturday
 vs. Drexel 4 p.m. Saturday
 vs. Longwood Noon Sunday
 vs. Georgetown 6 p.m. Sunday

VCU prevailed 5-0 in all six matches during the men’s portion of the tournament held last weekend.