Golf team comes up short in A-10 championship
Zachary Holden Staff Writer The VCU golf team finished second in the Atlantic 10 championship over the weekend. The 54-hole tournament was played Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the combined score deciding the champion. VCU shot a 9-under 279 on Friday to finish the first day just one stroke behind leader Charlotte. Led by freshman […]
VCU wins inaugural Key Dog Strikeout Cancer Classic
Zachary Holden Staff Writer Honoring former head coach Paul Keyes, VCU and Old Dominion baseball competed in the first-ever Key Dog Strikeout Cancer Classic. The game was held at War Memorial Stadium, home of the amateur Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League, in Hampton, Va. Keyes graduated from ODU in 1984. In his four […]
Women’s tennis wins A-10 championship
Zachary Holden Staff Writer Closing the regular season with nine straight wins, success in the Atlantic 10 conference tournament was expected of the VCU women’s tennis team. Success is what they got. Sweeping aside their opposition with ease in all four matches; women’s tennis became the first VCU team to achieve A-10 title glory. The […]
Golf team takes home Black and Blue Cup
Zachary Holden Staff Writer The VCU golf team ended its regular season on a high note by taking home the Black and Blue Cup over rival University of Richmond. Held at the Kinloch Country Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va., the Black and Blue Cup is a match-play event between VCU and Richmond to determine who reigns […]
Baseball takes road series against Dayton
Zachary Holden Staff Writer It was a make-or-break road series for VCU baseball if they still believed they could break into the top seven and secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament. Sitting a couple spots outside of the coveted seventh place, the Rams needed at least a pair of wins against Dayton to […]
Baseball comes up short against Maryland again
Zachary Holden Staff Writer In the second game of what will be a three-game series spread throughout the season, the VCU baseball team lost another game to the Maryland Terrapins by one run. The Rams jumped out to an early three-run lead in the second inning, a scenario they’ve been familiar with this season. Vimael […]
Three questions facing VCU basketball this offseason
Here are three burning questions to ponder during the offseason.
Column: At VCU expectations were high in the ’80s, too
It’s hard to believe the expectations for VCU basketball this past season may have been as high as they’ve ever been. That’s likely a testament to how high the program has climbed in the past three seasons, but it’s still something to look back on.
VCU basketball racks up postseason awards
Zachary Holden Staff Writer After a very successful first season in the Atlantic 10, the VCU basketball program is garnering the postseason awards for both players and coach. It was a season that included narrow losses to teams that made the Final Four and Elite Eight –Wichita State and Duke respectively – and a huge […]
Basketball adds another recruit to the arsenal
Zachary Holden Staff Writer On Tuesday, the VCU men’s basketball team added its fourth recruit of the class of 2013. Douglas Brooks is the third three-star recruit the Rams have added this season. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard hails from Lake Wales, Fla. where he – as a junior – led the Lake Wales High School […]