Hyland named A-10 Player of the Year
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball took home four awards the Atlantic 10 announced on Wednesday, including Player of the Year. Sophomore guard Bones Hyland won A-10 Player of the Year, becoming the first Ram to win the award. He’s the first Ram to win conference player of the year since Eric Maynor won CAA Player […]
VCU men’s basketball advances to A-10 championship
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor From the preseason ranking of No. 9 to the Atlantic 10 championship game, men’s basketball proved the doubters wrong over the weekend, winning two A-10 tournament games to advance to the title game next Sunday. The Rams beat Dayton on Friday afternoon and Davidson in the semifinals on Saturday night. They […]
‘Think like a winner’: King makes instant impact, sweeping A-10 weekly awards
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Freshman opposite hitter and middle blocker Lauren King wasn’t expecting to hear her name called as a part of the starting lineup so early in her VCU career. Once she got a taste of starting at the collegiate level early in the season, she didn’t want to leave it. “I was […]
Women’s basketball ‘excited’ to play in A-10 tournament at home
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor When women’s basketball takes the court Thursday, it will have been 11 days since the team last played. The Rams will enter the Atlantic 10 tournament as the No. 5 seed, playing on the home floor at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. “There’s a special feeling to be playing in March,” […]
VCU men’s basketball advances to semifinals behind Hyland’s toughness
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Sophomore guard Bones Hyland looked as if he was in pain as he was bent over, holding onto the back of the basketball hoop in men’s basketball’s Atlantic 10 quarterfinal win on Friday. The officials stopped play for Hyland, who walked toward the sideline and pleaded his case to stay in […]