Men’s soccer kicks off 2021 spring season
Joe Dodson, Contributing Writer After the men’s soccer team’s fall season was postponed due to COVID-19, VCU men’s soccer coach Dave Giffard let his players decide between staying in their hometowns for the fall semester or coming to Richmond to train for the upcoming spring season. “We have a group of guys that are highly […]
Scrimmages create competition, allow younger players to shine
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Music bellowed from Sports Backers Stadium on Friday as two teams, dressed in full uniform, warmed up on the pitch. Though the coming matchup wouldn’t count in any NCAA scorebooks, women’s soccer wanted to make it as real as possible. Women’s soccer began playing scrimmages against themselves — splitting the team […]
Former men’s soccer players battle together in professional ranks
Joe Dodson, Contributing Writer After four years of playing together at Sports Backers stadium, two former VCU men’s soccer players now walk by Super Bowl banners on their way out of the locker room. “Being where Tom Brady played, that is quite special,” Joe Rice said. “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to walking […]
Connections lead assistant coach Lucas Paulini back to VCU men’s soccer
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor For Lucas Paulini, connections in the soccer community have allowed his relationship with the game to flourish. They led him to Richmond as a player, jump-started his coaching career and last month brought Paulini back to VCU as an assistant coach. The Division II standout at Tusculum University transferred to VCU […]
Shimazaki selected in third round of MLS Superdraft
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Former men’s soccer defender Ryo Shimazaki was selected in the third round of the MLS Superdraft by the Columbus Crew on Monday afternoon, the fifth Ram to be drafted in five years. Siad Haji was the second overall pick in the 2019 MLS Superdraft, becoming the highest-drafted player ever selected from […]