MEN’S BASKETBALL
Seniors B.A. Walker (Onancock, Va./Nandua) and Jesse Pellot-Rosa (Richmond, Va./George Wythe) will participate in the Commonwealth Collegiate Challenge on Saturday, April 21 at Benedictine High School in Richmond. The game matches seniors from the CAA against seniors from the ACC. Tickets cost $12 and go on sale Wednesday, April 18 in the school’s main office. Tip off is at 6:30 p.m.
In recruiting news, head coach announced the addition of two members to the 2006-2007 recruiting class. Shooting guards Brandon Rozzell (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) and Ed Nixon (St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood) both signed during the NCAA spring signing period earlier this month. Rozzell averaged 20.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in leading Highland Springs to the Virginia AAA state title. He was also named AAA state player of the year. Nixon averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 steals, and 5.0 rebounds per game, helping Lakewood win the Florida 5A state championship. He was named Pinellas County player of the year and first team all-state.
BASEBALL
First baseman Jared Bolden (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) and pitcher Phillip Deane (Richmond, Va./Varina) were honored for their outstanding play in last week’s games. Bolden was named CAA co-player of the week after batting .800 in four games with Old Dominion and Richmond. He finished the week with two doubles, two triples, a home run and six runs scored. Deane was named CAA rookie of the week after a solid outing against Richmond. The freshman pitched 7.1 innings and struck out seven while only giving up one hit – a solo homer in the top of the eighth.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
The 26th-ranked Rams failed to put together two straight wins and lost to No. 16 William & Mary 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon. The Tribe looked to have early momentum when they swept the doubles matches, but wins by Olena Leonchuck (Kiev, Ukraine), Olga Borisova (Minsk, Belarus) and Marianna Yuferova (St. Petersburg, Russia) gave VCU a 3-2 lead with two singles matches to play. However, William & Mary won the final two matches to take the win. VCU drops to 18-7 with the loss.