Richmond alumnus runs Boston Marathon, unharmed by explosions
Former Richmond track and cross country runner Jeff Watson, ’03, ran the Boston Marathon, finished and was back in his hotel room when the explosions occurred.
No reported injured Spiders from marathon explosions
Many with Richmond connections were at Monday’s Boston Marathon, where two explosions went off near the finish line. No UR connections have been reported hurt.
Rapid Recap: Richmond 83, St. Bonaventure 80 (OT)
University of Richmond, led by a combined 42 points from Cedrick Lindsay and Greg Robbins, fought off St. Bonaventure to win, 83-80, in overtime.
Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure first-half analysis
Derrick Williams leads the Spiders with nine points, as Richmond has the lead, 35-29, over the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies at the end of the first half.
Rapid Recap: Richmond 46, Saint Louis 56
Richmond came back to within five points late in the game, but Saint Louis was able to hold on and hand UR its first conference home loss, 56-46.
Richmond vs. St. Louis first-half analysis
The Spiders shot poorly in the first half, frustrated by the tough Saint Louis defense, but are down just 23-19 thanks to 11 Billikens turnovers.
Spiders win another close home game, edging Xavier, 73-71
Richmond had five players score in double digits and Xavier missed some key free throws down the stretch, as the Spiders pulled out the win, 73-71, on Saturday.
Rapid Recap: Richmond 73, Xavier 71
A pair of clutch shots and made free throws down the stretch helped give Richmond the conference victory at home, 73-71, over the Xavier Musketeers.
Richmond vs. Xavier first-half analysis
Richmond held a big lead early, but Xavier cut it and eventually took the lead before Kendall Anthony’s layup at the buzzer gave UR the lead, 35-34.
Spiders pull off the upset, 86-74, over rival VCU in overtime
After coming back from a 7-point deficit with under a minute to play, Richmond dominated in overtime to defeat 19th-ranked VCU, 86-74, in the Robins Center.
