University of Richmond NCAA News

Armanti Edwards threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Matt Cline with 10 seconds to play, capping a wild last few minutes and giving Appalachian State a 35-31 victory against defending champion Richmond in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.

Jerry Moore, Appalachian State's coach for 21 years, spent Monday night -- the entire night -- in his office.

Round three of the budding rivalry between FCS powerhouses Appalachian State and Richmond kicks off Saturday when they meet in the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

The finalists for the Dudley Award, given annually to the top Division I college football player in the state of Virginia, are a trio of seniors: Virginia Tech linebacker Cody Grimm, James Madison defensive end Arthur Moats and University of Richmond quarterback Eric Ward.

Appalachian State has seen only two defenses that statistically rank better than the one theya ll line up against in Saturdaya s quarterfinal and one of those was when the Mountaineers squared off with the nationa s top defense three weeks ago at Elon.

David Gonzalvez cut inside for a three-point play. Ryan Butler hit a 20-footer. Dan Geriot swished a 10-footer. Justin Harper had a tip-in before Butler struck again from 3-point distance.

The Mountaineers will take on the Spiders once again in the second round of the playoffs-this time in Richmond-on Saturday, December 5, at 7:00 p.m. Photo by James Fay If you can't make it to the game at UR Stadium in Richmond, Va., this Saturday, December 5, you still have several options for viewing or listening to the Mountaineers take on the ...

For the third time this season, the hand of a University of Richmond football player helped the Spiders hold a late-game lead.

The ninth-ranked Elon Phoenix faced an early deficit, but battled valiantly and had a chance to send the game to overtime before falling 16-13 to the fourth-ranked and fourth-seeded Richmond Spiders in the first round of the 2009 NCAA FCS playoffs.

Darrius McQueen was released Sunday from a Richmond, Va., hospital following an overnight stay for precautionary reasons, Elon University football coach Pete Lembo said.

RICHMOND - Despite Eric Ward passing for 140 yards and rushing for a career-high 136, the Richmond-Elon game came down to field-goal kicking.

David Gonzalvez scored 18 points to lead Richmond to a thrilling 59-52 win over Missouri on Saturday night to clinch the South Padre Island Invitational.

The University of Richmond football team kicks off the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs this afternoon at 1 p.m. at UR Stadium against Elon University.

Junior guard Kevin Anderson scored with less than 30 seconds remaining to give Richmond a 63-62 victory over Mississippi State on Friday in the semifinals of the South Padre Island Invitational.

Mississippi State's basketball team is on the road today to play the Richmond Spiders in the South Padre Island Invitational in South Padre Island, Texas.

Kevin Anderson scored six of his 22 points during an 18-2 spurt late in the game as Richmond defeated Longwood 65-52 on Tuesday night.

Spiders QB Eric Ward arrived as a member of the 2005 recruiting class. Fifteen individuals from of that class now start for UR.

Kevin Anderson scored 23 points and Richmond took advantage of 23 turnovers to roll over Chattanooga 75-49 in the South Padre Island Invitational on Sunday.

The University of Richmond football team earned the fourth seed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs and will face Elon University during the first round at 1 p.m. this Saturday at UR Stadium.

UPDATE: Richmond and the Tribe are continuing a defensive battle. The team's have traded punts in the third quarter and the Spiders have the ball at their own 21-yard line with 5:57 to go in the third quarter.