VCU women’s basketball wins first A-10 championship
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Women’s basketball won its first-ever Atlantic 10 championship title, beating UMass 81-69 Sunday afternoon at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. “It’s just an incredible feeling to finally cut down those nets,” coach Beth O’Boyle said. Senior guard Taya Robinson was named Most Outstanding Player after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and […]
Rams advance to third consecutive conference championship
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Women’s basketball is heading to its third-straight Atlantic 10 championship game after knocking top-seeded Dayton 56-50 Saturday afternoon at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. The Rams lost to the Flyers in the last two A-10 title games. This year is only the second time Dayton has not reached the finals since […]
Former pitcher returns to bullpen, joins coaching staff
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Former pitcher Sean Thompson will return to the VCU bullpen as director of pitching development after two years of playing in the minor leagues. Thompson earned the second most wins in program history with 27 in 37 appearances. He posted 249 strikeouts in 300.1 innings pitched over his four years at […]
Walk-on hurdler’s persistence pays off
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Sebastian Evans enrolled at VCU without the promise of a spot on the track and field team, but the junior hurdler was determined to continue participating in the sport that he loves. “I’m just passionate about the sport,” Evans said. “With my mindset there was no way that I wasn’t going […]
Bloom gains confidence with new team
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Before redshirt-sophomore forward Chloe Bloom ever considered moving to the U.S. from Australia to pursue her dreams of playing college basketball, she was a competitive netball player. Growing up in Wedderburn, Australia, Bloom was encouraged by her parents to play netball as a way to stay active. The sport consists of […]