Wade’s reign begins
The men’s basketball team competed against California University of Pennsylvania in an exhibition match at the Siegel Center on Friday night, defeating the visiting Blaze 96-60. In what was head coach Will Wade’s first official contest at the helm, more than 7,600 Ram fans came out to support the first year coach. Seniors Melvin Johnson […]
Transfer Billbury ready to bring “bully” mentality to VCU
Excitement: the feeling Korey Billbury has as the season approaches. Billbury a redshirt senior guard who transferred from Oral Roberts University came to VCU and surprised everyone with his level of play. While basketball is fun for Billbury, he is also focused. For him, this is business. Billbury’s excitement for the season to start was […]
Men’s soccer falls 2-0 to Tribe in home closer
Peter Mason, Contributing Writer Wednesday night wasn’t the finish the Rams were hoping for in men’s soccer’s final home game of the season. The College of William and Mary bested VCU 2-0, improving their record to 7-7-2, while VCU fell to 4-9-4. In the first nine minutes of the match, VCU sophomore midfielder Luc Fatton fired […]
Women’s soccer finishes fourth in A-10
With eight minutes left in the regular season finale and the game tied at 2-2, University of Richmond’s Ashley Riefner bolted past VCU’s defense, took one touch and tucked in the game winner for the Spiders. The loss, along with Thursday’s draw at home to Saint Louis University, means that the Rams conclude the season […]
Volleyball wins against A-10 rival
Malinka Walters, Contributing Writer Volleyball started its Friday night hoping for a much-needed victory against La Salle University at home and to the Rams benefit, ended the night victorious. The Rams fell behind 3-1 in the fifth, but came out strong with seven straight points to take the 8-3 lead. La Salle fought back to […]
Field hockey falls short to defending champions
Zach Joachim, Field hockey went 1-2 in its last home-stand of the season. Facing the third-ranked TarHeels was a daunting task for the 4-9 Rams, and one that head coach Laura Baker and her girls couldn’t overcome. “We have to clean up some mental errors, but I’m proud of the way our team fought against […]
Gold Rush dancers excited to hit the court
Erika Robinson Contributing Writer Of the athletes on VCU’s campus, there are some that may go unnoticed; they appear hidden amongst the other 31,000 students, but at halftime of the men’s basketball games, they are in plain sight. They are the Gold Rush Dance Team. Chelcy Hedgspeth, started dancing at the age of thirteen. She […]
Women’s soccer on hot streak in A-10 play
Peter Mason Contributing Writer Victories against Duquesne University and Fordham University allowed women’s soccer to maintain an undefeated streak in the Atlantic 10 after taking down the Duquesne Dukes 1-0, and then defeating the Fordham Rams 3-2 in overtime. The women were able to defeat Fordham despite trailing 1-0 in the first half of the […]
Looking forward with Will Wade
I can’t come here and try to be like Shaka Smart, the previous coach, that’s not me. I’m Will Wade. The silent thrum of energy pulsed through a fourth floor classroom in the Honors College last Wednesday. Eight students, relative strangers to one another, sat at their swivel desks in a haphazard crescent as their […]
VCU volleyball finds its “quiet storm”
“The quiet storm.”