Free tuition, books, parking and iPod nanos were awarded to select students via a raffle Friday night at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, where a crowd of about 2,500 gathered in anticipation of this basketball season following last year's team's unprecedented performance.
Field Hockey Sat., Oct. 20, vs. William and Mary, Cary Street Field, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21, vs. Old Dominion, University of Richmond, 1 p.m. Men's Soccer Fri., Oct. 19, vs. Northeastern, Sports Backers Stadium, 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21, vs. Hofstra, Sports Backers Stadium, 2 p.
A return to the floor on Oct. 10 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center after 38 days without a home match proved to be exactly what the Rams needed. The team downed Howard and then UNC Wilmington on Oct. 12, both without dropping a game. But the run came to an end Saturday night when the Rams fell to the Georgia State Panthers, 3-1.
VCU penetrated William and Mary's defense Sunday at Sports Backer Stadium, but failed to net any field goals, allowing the Tribe to outscore the Rams 1-0. The Rams' aggressive offense dominated the first half, pressing through the Tribe's defensive wall and maintaining control of the field.
BASEBALL I know I've already talked about this before, but this year's Major League Baseball playoffs are without a doubt the worst edition I've seen in a long time. Don't get me wrong, the Rockies and Diamondbacks are great teams, but the series just doesn't have the appeal to keep me interested.
FIELD HOCKEY VCU defeated Appalachian State 3-0 Friday evening, bringing to a close a six-match losing streak. Freshman Flore van Dessel (Oisterwijk, Netherlands/Odulphus Lyceum) netted her second goal of the season in the first half. Freshman Merel Kroon (Amstelveen, Netherlands/Keizer Karel College) and senior Jenna Harris (Aurora, Colo.
