Sports Blog

Zachary Holden Staff Writer In a gritty match against George Washington in the finals, the top-seeded VCU men’s tennis team brought home the school’s second Atlantic 10 title in seven days. The road to the finals began on Friday with a quarterfinal match against Butler in Mason, Ohio. A pair of early wins from Max [...]

Zachary Holden Staff Writer Fresh off the emotional victory over Old Dominion in the Key Dog Strikeout Cancer Classic on Tuesday, VCU baseball traveled to Philadelphia, Pa. for a tough road series against top-ranked La Salle. Sitting in tenth place, the Rams needed at least two wins over the Explorers to keep the postseason within [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Here are three burning questions to ponder during the offseason.

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.