Tennis allows comeback in loss to Blue Raiders
Nile McNair, Contributing Writer Sunday Men’s Tennis defeated George Washington 6-1 Sunday afternoon in Foggy Bottom. Starting off, VCU dominated the Colonials in doubles. Senior Arvid Noren and sophomore Inigo Torre Martin took care of business, winning their doubles match with a final score of 6-2. Then, teammates senior Philip Mobius and junior Inaki Rivero […]
Track and Field successful on senior day
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Track and Field dominated at the Ram Invite March 22-23, winning six events, on senior daya. Women’s Redshirt-freshman thrower Kayla Merkel won the javelin throw, logging 41.59 meters. Senior thrower Camora Sanders took the crown in discus after posting a 46.66-meter toss. Freshman jumper Amari Jackson placed first in triple jump, […]
Evans played through pain against UCF
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Entering last night’s game against UCF, there was uncertainty whether or not redshirt-junior guard Marcus Evans would play after suffering a deep bone bruise in the Atlantic 10 Tournament against Rhode Island March 15. Evans entered the season under a similar scenario after having an offseason Achilles surgery, but he played […]
Offensive struggles hurt Rams in first round, downed by UCF
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor For a stretch of 8 minutes and 52 seconds, the Rams did not make a single shot from the floor or the free throw line. UCF took advantage of the scoring drought, scoring 18 unanswered points. The drought proved to be the difference as VCU fell to UCF 73-58 in the […]
Rams advance to second round in WNIT
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor The Rams knocked off Charlotte 65-52 for the first win over the 49ers in 11 years Thursday night in the first round of the WNIT tournament at the Siegel Center. The last time the Rams came out on top against the 49ers was in the first round of the 2008 WNIT […]
Proposed VCU budget projects no tuition increase for undergrad students
Hannah Eason, Contributing Writer For the first time in several years, VCU’s proposed budget does not include a tuition increase for undergraduate students. The plan was introduced at the Student Tuition and Budget Forum at the Student Commons Monday. The Tuition Affordability Plan, which is part of the proposed 2019-2020 budget, allocates money from the […]
Tribe downs Lacrosse, hands Rams third straight loss
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Lacrosse fell to William & Mary 17-13 at Cary Street Field March 17, as the Rams’ comeback came up short after being down by seven late in the first half. The Black and Gold trailed 9-2 with about two minutes left in the first half before going back and forth with […]
Women’s Basketball to host Charlotte in WNIT
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Women’s Basketball’s season will continue March 21 in the WNIT First Round when the Rams host Charlotte at the Siegel Center. VCU (23-9, 13-3 Atlantic 10) won the A-10 regular season title via a tiebreaker with Fordham — beating the Bronx Rams head-to-head — earning an automatic bid to the WNIT […]
Time to Dance: Rams earn eighth at-large bid to NCAA tournament
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor A year ago, coach Mike Rhoades set a challenge for his team to achieve in a year’s time — making the NCAA tournament. “I told these guys this time last year that we can play in the NCAA tournament next year,” Rhoades said. “We really can, but all of you have […]
Rams drop two of three at UCF
Ryan Grube, Contributing Writer Baseball dropped two games in a three-game series against UCF, bringing its record to 14-5. The Rams battled all weekend, playing two one-run games on Friday and Saturday — splitting the pair with the Knights — before losing handily, 8-2, on Sunday. Sunday Sunday marked the second of two losses for […]