Photos – VCU defeats ODU
January 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hot new VCU gear
January 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
This tee by xJones just dropped featuring Rodney’s cross town cousin on the front and “Broad Street Brawlers – Richmond, VA” on the back. Very limited quantities were made and are only available at West Coast Kix and Need Supply Co. in Carytown and a special edition lot with the Run VCU logo at Kulture in Shockoe Bottom. S-3XL.
Sellout crowd watches Rams down Monarchs, most leave depressed
January 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Rams headed to Norfolk a 6-point underdog in the CAA’s biggest rivalry this afternoon. The only thing at stake for the Black-and-Gold? Weeks worth of bragging rights and control of first place in the CAA.
VCU started the game by out ODUing ODU, winning the battle on the glass in the first half and jumping out to a 31-27 lead. While ODU threatened midway through the second, VCU continued to hit big shot after big shot, eventually icing the game at the line for a 59-50 win, VCU’s 15th of the season and 6th straight.
Chris Cooper’s layup with 6:50 to play gave the Monarchs a 46-45 lead and brought ODU faithful to their feet. A minute later Ed Nixon hit one of his many floaters on the evening, followed by a Bradford Burgess 3-pointer that extended the lead to four.
ODU kept the game within a 2-point arms reach until senior Joey Rodriguez nailed a deep 3 with 1:56 left to play, extending the lead to five.
Two missed Kent Bazemore threes later and an Ed Nixon rebound sent the Rams to the line where they extended their lead to 7, and eventually the 9-point difference that ended the game.
Bradford Burgess lead all players with 15 points on the evening.
The Rams defense held all Monarch to single digit scoring in their second lowest point total of the season.
Jamie Skeen lead all players with 10 rebounds, and contributed 14 points for the Rams, good for his 5th double-double of the season. Skeen matched Joey Rodriguez’s team high 5 assists in a game that saw him double teamed on a consistent basis.
Rodriguez added 9 points in the effort and a game high 3 steals for the Rams.
Ed Nixon rounded out VCU’s double-digit scorers with 13 points on the evening. The senior guard known for his lock down defense saw 31 minutes of play without committing a foul.
VCU moves to 15-5 on the season and gets just a days rest before heading back on the road to face the 4-13 Towson Tigers in a rare Monday tip.
The Rams then have just a couple of days rest before heading back to the Siegel Center to face a Hofstra team currently tied with VCU at 7-1 in CAA play.
Liveblog: VCU @ ODU
January 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
VCU leads the all-time series by 2 but heads to Norfolk to face an ODU squad hot off a CAA Championship and a first round NCAA tournament upset of Notre Dame.
The Monarchs come into this one as the preseason favorite to win the conference, yet find themselves a game behind current CAA leader, VCU.
The Rams have been hot as of late, riding a 5-game win streak including two road wins, a win over a hot Drexel team who knocked of Louisville on the road, a revenge home W over Georgia State, and their first home win against Northeastern in three years.
Brandon Rozzell remains sidelined with a broken hand, but VCU gets Toby Veal back for his second game in a row after knee surgery, and a hot Rob Brandenberg who’s looking for his 2nd freshman of the week honor after dropping a career high 23 points in VCU’s most recent victory.
Join us in our live blog today at 4 to talk about the action as it goes down.
Video: VCU v Georgia State
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
VCU road a 4-game win streak into tonight’s rematch against Georgia State and looked to avoid the season sweep by taking out a GSU team that handed the Black-and-Gold their only loss in the history of the rivalry just weeks ago.
VCU did just that by scoring on their first possession and going on a 71-54 run that lasted all of 40 minutes.
Like his injured mentor, freshman Rob Brandenberg came off the bench to lead the Rams with 23 points on the evening, 16 of which came in the first half…just 2 shy of GSU’s team total.
VCU’s stifling defense frustrated the Panthers early and often, as GSU turned the ball over 24 times on the evening and saw Eric Buckner held to 6 points, all of which came from the free throw line. Buckner dropped 28 on the Rams, a career high in their previous meeting.
Jamie Skeen posted just over his average by contributing 15 points for the Rams and grabbed a team high 7 rebounds.
Sophomore Troy Daniels rounded out the list of double digit scorers for VCU, hitting 3-of-7 three point attempts to go along with his one free throw on the evening.
The win moves VCU to 14-5 on the season, but perhaps more importantly 6-1 in conference play, good for a share of 1st place with the Pride of Hofstra.
VCU will hope to keep their win streak alive in the always tricky road trip to Norfolk to face rival Old Dominion this Saturday.
ODU sits a game behind VCU along with two other teams heading into this weekend’s action.
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