VCU Men’s basketball prepares for NCAA tournament
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor For the 18th time in program history, men’s basketball is going dancing in the NCAA tournament. The Rams, who lost 74-65 to St. Bonaventure in the A-10 championship game on Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, earned an at-large selection in the tournament as a No. 10 seed. VCU will play No. 7 […]
Women’s basketball secures spot in Big Dance, A-10 title
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Nile McNair, Contributing Writer After winning its first-ever Atlantic 10 title, VCU women’s basketball has punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2009. “I’ve been a coach for 20 years, and this is my first NCAA tournament,” coach Beth O’Boyle said. “I think the best part […]
Top goal scorer measures success through team’s achievements
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Sophomore midfielder Célio Pompeu competes with the joy he had as a kid playing with his friends in Fortaleza, Brazil. “Soccer for me? It’s everything,” Pompeu said. “I remember as a kid I always had a soccer ball with me. My first gift was a soccer ball.” Pompeu started playing organized […]
Causing global rackets: Junior transfer aims to make impact in new surroundings
Yanni Kouiroukidis, Contributing Writer Shivani Manjanna is the type of person to easily adjust to any situation. And as a tennis player, she says it’s all about the mental process. Manjanna is from Bangalore, India, which is more than 8,500 miles from Richmond. When she left home and moved to the United States, she looked […]