Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at VCU Ram Nation

Game Preview: VCU at Saint Louis [INSIDER]

VCU looks to snap a three-game losing streak tonight in the Gateway City when taking on a Saint Louis Billiken team that has lost three of their last four themselves. Both won an A-10 title last season — VCU the regular season champ, SLU the tournament champ — but now find themselves fighting to stay …

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The Kids Are Alright: A Brief Advanced Analytical Look at VCU’s Freshmen

VCU suffered a tough close loss to the fifth-ranked Dayton Flyers on Tuesday, but there was an odd bit of optimism following the L and all of it had to do with VCU’s youth. The Rams were carried by their younger players on the evening. Freshman Bones Hyland got the start in senior Marcus Evans’ …

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Game Preview: VCU v No.5 Dayton [INSIDER]

What a difference a year can make. Last season VCU had just competed a season sweep of Anthony Grant’s Dayton Flyers and sat atop the A-10 conference standings at No.1. This season the Rams welcome the No.5 NATIONALLY RANKED Flyers to the Siegel Center, looking to avoid a revenge sweep of their own. A win …

Rams’ struggles continue as VCU is routed at Richmond

VCU’s cold play from earlier in the week continued as the Rams suffered yet another ugly loss, this time falling at Richmond, 77-59. The Spiders hit their first double-digit lead just over 10 minutes into the game and never looked back, locking VCU down defensively while shooting 50% from the field including a blistering 11-22 …

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Game Preview: VCU at Richmond [INSIDER]

VCU visits crosstown rival Richmond today in what is as close to a must-win game as one could imagine in terms of top-4 seeds in this year’s A-10 tournament. The Rams downed the Spiders 87-68 in their first meeting this season at the Siegel Center. A season sweep would give the black and gold the …

Flat Rams fall to Mason, damage tournament aspirations

VCU came out flat in last night’s home contest against George Mason, only to see things go from first half bad to second half worse in the shocking 72-67 home defeat. The black and gold’s top-25 defense surrendered 42 second half points against the Nation’s 176th-ranked offense to drop VCU to 17-7 on the season …

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Game Preview: VCU v Mason [INSIDER]

Game-two between VCU and Mason this year, the Rams having won the previous meeting in Fairfax, 72-59. It’s an absolute must-win for a VCU team looking to keep pace in the A-10’s top-4 to secure the crucial double-bye that comes with that. For Mason the Patriots are staring down a Wednesday A-10 tourney game in …

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Game Preview: VCU v Davidson [INSIDER]

Tonight the A-10 preseason No.1 and No.2 fight to simply finish in the top-4 when the Wildcats of Davidson come to the Stu to take on the black and gold of VCU. The duo combined for just six total conferences losses last season, a number they have already surpassed (7) with half of A-10 play …

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Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at VCU Ram Nation

Game Preview: VCU at Saint Louis [INSIDER]

The Kids Are Alright: A Brief Advanced Analytical Look at VCU’s Freshmen

Game Preview: VCU v No.5 Dayton [INSIDER]

Rams’ struggles continue as VCU is routed at Richmond

Game Preview: VCU at Richmond [INSIDER]

Flat Rams fall to Mason, damage tournament aspirations

Game Preview: VCU v Mason [INSIDER]

Game Preview: VCU v Davidson [INSIDER]