VCU field hockey falls to A-10 rival St. Joseph’s University, 2-0
Thailon Wilson, Staff Writer The Rams lost in a close contested game 2-0 against their Atlantic 10 championship rivals, No. 13 St. Joseph’s University Redhawks. St. Joseph’s started off the game with possession, instantly passing the ball between their players as they pushed with aggression towards the Rams’ goal. The Rams maintained focus even with […]
‘It’s best case scenario’: Former field hockey player returns to VCU
Arrick Wilson, Sports Editor VCU assistant coach Shannon Pereira played her graduate season for the black and gold after three years at Saint Francis University. After a professional field hockey and coaching career Pereira is back with the Rams. “I definitely loved my time at VCU. And just being back, especially with the coaching staff […]
McKinney begins junior year season with offensive explosion
Joe Dodson, Contributing Writer After her first two seasons, forward Lonica McKinney began her junior year with a bang by scoring five goals in two games. “Usually I struggle a bit with getting the ball in the back of the net so to start off like that, I was really excited for the season,” McKinney […]
Athletics returns with high vaccination rates, new COVID-19 protocol
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor As vaccination rates increase on campus this semester, they’re rising even higher within the VCU Athletic department. The department’s vaccination rate is higher than the university-wide statistic with 100% of tier-one staff and 96% of student-athletes being vaccinated, VCU Athletics spokesperson Chris Kowalczyk confirmed on Tuesday. The university-wide confirmed vaccination rate […]
Guilbert’s path to coaching developed from early relationship
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor When Megan Guilbert arrived at a field hockey camp at Providence the summer before her freshman year of college, she was just expecting the usual drills and technique workouts. Little did Guilbert know that her future boss — VCU field hockey head coach Stacey Bean — would be coaching her. The […]
After taste of NCAA tournament, field hockey is back to defend A-10 title
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor The sting of losing last season’s NCAA tournament game in double overtime is still fresh for practically the entire field hockey roster. The loss to Bucknell was just under four months ago. “I think everyone is so fresh in their minds about how that loss felt,” sophomore midfielder Bridget McCormick said. […]
Field hockey plans to carry successful season’s momentum into fall
Kaitlyn Fulmore, Contributing Writer During preseason rankings and predictions in February, VCU field hockey wasn’t on the forefront of many minds. “We’ve always been the underdog until this season,” said head coach Stacey Bean. “And even then when we got to the A-10 tournament, I felt like we were considered the underdog for some reason.” […]
UNDEFEATED: Field hockey heads to NCAA tournament with unblemished record
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Junior goalkeeper Sasha Elliott sat down to watch a field hockey game the day before the Rams played in the Atlantic 10 semifinals and stumbled across Bucknell playing in the Patriot League tournament semifinals. She continued to watch the game, not thinking much of it. Three days later, and the Rams […]
McCormick shines in freshman season, leads VCU field hockey in goals
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Growing up, freshman midfielder Bridget McCormick watched her sister, Jaimie, play field hockey in the next town over. At the time, there wasn’t a field hockey program in their hometown of Haddonfield, New Jersey. Bridget McCormick saw her older sister enjoy playing the sport, so she decided to pick up a […]
Field hockey seeks chance for improvement amid atypical schedule
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Senior forward Emily Van Hijfte was waiting for game day for more than a year, training with her teammates. After more than 450 days on Feb. 14, the wait was finally over, and field hockey beat Old Dominion 3-2. “It was just super exciting to get back on the field,” Van […]