Basketball
Game Recap: Richmond Spiders lose to Howard University 65-54
By Anabella Pelaez | December 26, 2020The Spiders move to 3-3 as they enter conference play at the start of the new year.
The Spiders move to 3-3 as they enter conference play at the start of the new year.
“We didn’t execute very well,” said head coach Aaron Roussell. “VCU came in locked in, ready, realizing this was a rivalry game and I think that was the story.”
The Spiders men’s basketball team lost their first game of the season 71-87 against 11th-ranked West Virginia University on Dec. 13.
Despite a delayed start to the season, the women's basketball team boasts a 3-1 record.
It’s a statement victory for UR, who have made a strong case for a national ranking in next week’s Associated Press Poll.
Midway through the first half, the Spiders were able to pick up their intensity and began attacking the basket.
Sherod missed the final 27 games of the 2018-19 season because of a previous ACL tear. This is Sherod’s second ACL injury.
Outside of regularly scheduled practices, each player spends time working on individual skills in preparation for the upcoming season.
Gilyard, who led the NCAA in steals per game last season, is already UR’s career steals leader with 275.
“You want to make sure the coach is going to be there all four years,” Gilyard said. “It’s something you definitely want as a player.”
The NCAA Woman of the Year program recognizes women collegiate athletics' excellence in their sport, academics and community.
March is a beautiful, agonizing, stress-inducing, heart-pounding rollercoaster ride of a month.
Jacob Gilyard, Blake Francis and Grant Golden, all juniors, declared for the 2020 NBA draft yesterday via posts on their Instagram accounts.
The University of Richmond’s athletic department has created a new series of UR men's basketball game reruns available on YouTube.
Juniors Blake Francis, Jacob Gilyard and Grant Golden were all selected to the NABC District 4 Second-Team.
At the University of Richmond, the remainder of 10 varsity sports teams' seasons were canceled because of COVID-19.
Every year, the men's basketball team hires managers to work for and with the team to do whatever the coaches need.
Updates on the various men's and women's sports competitions from the past week.
Jaide Hinds-Clarke is a forward on the basketball team, but she's also involved in organizations that deal with issues of diversity and inclusion.
Updates on the various men's and women's sports competitions from the past week.