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Quoteof theday Stat of theday “i’m going on my 10th year in the league. i obviously would love to 1: Time in Florida panthers franchise history in which they play with a great, great, great quarterback. i think Kirk cousins is a won every game of a trip of five or more games. With their 2-1 great quarterback; he’s done crazy things the past couple of years win monday over the st. Louis blues, the panthers swept their SPORTS2 as far as statistics.” five-game trip — it was the 31st time in franchise history they — redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson, on his teammate played five or more consecutive games on the road.

COLLEGES ROUNDUP TODAY’S EVENTS COLLEGE BASEBALL ♦randolph-macon at christopher newport, 2 p.m. Tech blanks Marshall to reach 4-0 ♦Longwood at richmond, 2:30 ♦southern at roanoke, 3 ♦marymount at hampden-, 3 Virginia rallies eighth innings, escaping a three. Tennis won the second 6-3 and ♦ southern Virginia at roanoke, 3 four-run hole to beat the Dan Ginestro added a took the third 7-6 (4). ♦norfolk state past VMI to visiting Keydets and re- goal and two assists for the at north carolina a&T, 4 main undefeated at 4-0. Spiders, and Teddy Hat- U.Va.capturesITA soccer ♦ Washington and Lee at LaGrange, 5 remain unbeaten Noah Murdock, a field had two goals and an MEN’S Indoor crown ♦ From staf reports freshman from Colonial assist. Goalkeeper Benny Hampden-Sydney saint Louis at Vcu, 7 p.m. ♦ Heights, earned his first Pugh made eight saves, in- CHARLOTTESVILLE — Vance-Granville at richard bland, 7 namesDiNuzzocoach ♦Woford at Vmi, 7 BLACKSBURG — Starting career victory, pitching cluding three in the fourth Top-ranked Virginia (9-0) pitcher Connor Coward one inning and allow- quarter. prevailed in a four-day, HAMPDEN-SYDNEY — WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ♦George Washington struck out five in six score- ing one run. Coach Brian four-match battle in the Hampden-Sydney College at richmond, 7 p.m. less innings, and Virginia O’Connor earned his Virginia 20, Siena 13: Intercollegiate Tennis As- interim athletics director ♦ciaa tournament glance, page c5 Tech shut out Marshall 600th career victory. The Cavaliers blitzed sociation National Men’s Davis Yake announced the HIGH SCHOOLS 7-0 at English Field on ahead with eight first- Team Indoor Champion- hiring of Tommy DiNuzzo Boys basketball Tuesday. The win gave the men’s Lacrosse quarter goals, and the No. ship at the Boyd Tinsley as the college’s new head ♦playof schedule, page c5 Hokies their first 4-0 start 6 Cavaliers downed the Courts at the Boar’s Head coach. Girls basketball since 2013. UR pullsoutwin visiting Saints in the first Club on Sunday. Coach DiNuzzo spent ♦playof schedule, page c5 After a scoreless first in- meeting of the teams to The Cavaliers downed the past four seasons as Indoor track and field EMMITSBURG, Md. — ning, Tech scored five runs improve to 3-0. Utah State, No. 7 UCLA coach of the University of ♦1a/2a state championships at in the second, four with With the score knotted at Zed Williams collected and No. 5 North Carolina, Maine at Farmington. roanoke college, 6 p.m. two outs. Sam Fragale de- 5 through three quarters, four goals to lead Virginia all by 4-0 shutouts, in the DiNuzzo took over a livered an RBI double to Richmond put together a scorers. Michael Kraus first three rounds to reach Maine Farmington team TODAY’S TV cap the surge. five-goal fourth quarter to and Joe French added Sunday’s final. They cap- that won just two games, MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Fragale made it 5-0 with defeat Mount St. Mary’s three goals apiece. Wil- tured the title by downing and he tripled that win ♦7 p.m. — saint Louis at Vcu, a sacrifice fly in the fourth. 10-7. liams, Kraus and French No. 3 Ohio State 4-1. total in his third year while WrLh-dT2 Coward (1-0) allowed The Spiders needed just each scored twice in the Senior J.C. Aragone also reaching the confer- ♦7 — depaul at Georgetown, cbssn three hits and walked one. seven shots in the final first quarter. clinched the title for the ence semifinals for the ♦7 — at Wake Forest,csn+ quarter to find the net five Kraus added a team- Cavaliers with a victory at first time since 2011. ♦7 — duke at syracuse, Virginia 9, VMI 7: The times. Ryan Lee tossed in high three assists, and No. 4 singles. He dropped ♦7 — Tcu at Kansas, ♦ Cavaliers totaled seven the final two goals and fin- goalkeeper Will Railey had his first set, 6-4, to No. 47 Baseball, lacrosse summaries, 7 — Xavier at seton hall, Fs1 Page C5 ♦7 — central Florida at Temple, runs in the seventh and ished with a team-high 13 saves. to Herkko Pollanen, but ♦9 — connecticut at , cbssn ♦ 9 — Louisville at n. carolina, espn ♦9 — oregon vs.california, espn2 ♦9 — butler at Villanova, Fs1 Rams year. With it being our last ♦9 — providence at creighton, masn2 SENIOR SAINT LOuISAT VCu year, we just want it to be ♦9 — oklahoma state From Page C1 our best.” at Kansas state, espnu SuPERLATIVES When: 7 p.m. Where: siegel center (cap. 7,637) ♦11 — Fresno state men’s basketball senior TV: WrLh-dT2 Radio: WrnL (910), WrXL-hd2 (98.5) Note: at state, cbssn “Darius talks about the classes that have won at Wade said fresh- ♦11 — oregon state at stanford, espnu process you go through Records: saint Louis 9-18, 4-10 atlantic 10; Vcu 22-5, 12-2 man De’Riante Jen- least 100 games at Vcu: Notable: Vcu guard JeQuan Lewis has averaged 25.7 points in his GOLF and just preparing for Class Wins kins experienced “a little ♦12:30 a.m. (Thursday) — LpGa every game like you’re past three games. he’s 15 of 28 on 3-point attempts in that span. bit of pain” in his foot 2012-13 111 … Freshman malik crowfield is shooting 37.5 percent behind the Tour: LpGa Thailand, Golf channel going to win. You just 2013-14 110 arc. Forty eight of his 55 shots have been 3-pointers. … The rams after going through some NHL ♦ think about winning and 2014-15 108 are shooting 47.5 percent overall and 71.6 percent at the free throw drills in practice on Mon- 8 p.m. — Washington at , nbcsn go out there and attack. It 2011-12 108 line. … saint Louis has seven players who have launched at least 41 day and won’t play against just shows we’ve stuck to 2015-16 104 3-point attempts and five who are shooting 34.6 percent or higher Saint Louis or at Rhode Is- SOCCER behind the arc. … Guards davell roby (11.7 points) and Jermaine ♦11:50 a.m. — europa League: man- the process. 2010-11 103 land on Saturday. bishop (11.6) lead the billikens in scoring. … saint Louis averages 61.7 chester united at saint-etienne, Fs1 “It shows the winning 2009-10 103 “We’ll see about the fol- culture we have here at points, but scored just 40 in last week’s loss to Fordham. … The bil- lowing week,” Wade said. ♦2:30 p.m. — champions League: source: Vcu sports likens have beaten George mason twice this season. Leicester city at sevilla, Fs1 VCU. We’re going to win information “We’ve just got to see how games, no matter the it goes.” TENNIS ♦12:30 p.m. — aTp: delray beach coach, the players.” Jenkins has missed the open and rio open, Tennis channel T.J. Gwynn, the only se- “It’s a winning tradition,” win. Let’s hope it’s a stan- “We don’t really keep past 13 games after break- nior from coach Anthony Wade said. “It’s the culture dard, and we keep that count,” Lewis said. ing the fifth metatarsal TODAY’S RADIO Grant’s first class in 2006- of the program, We’ve had standard going.” “We wanted to make (outside part) in his left MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 07, was part of 103 wins. good players. We’ve won Alie-Cox and Lewis said this season one to remem- foot and having a screw in- ♦6:30 p.m. — duke at syracuse, Successive classes have over two conferences now. there hasn’t been much ber and go out as one of serted. He participated in WXGi (950) continued the streak under The CAA was an extremely discussion among the the best teams. I feel like practice drills for the first ♦7 — saint Louis at Vcu, WrnL Shaka Smart and good conference, and we players about winning 100 we’ve had that same goal time on Monday. (910); WrXL-hd2 (98.5) and through two confer- stepped up in weight class or more games. They only every year we’ve been ♦9:30 — Louisville at north carolina, [email protected] WXGi (950) ences, the Colonial Athletic in the Atlantic 10, and those think about it when it’s here. We’ve tried to do (804) 649-6965 Association and the A-10. guys have continued to brought up. better and better each @timpearrelltd TALK SHOWS ♦ 6 a.m. — Wes mcelroy, WrnL (910) ♦6 — mike and mike, WXGi (950) ♦8 — sportsphone with big al, WXGi (950) Fuente Augie Conte and senior expected of them on a when the expectations are to set these guys apart and ♦9 — , WrnL (910) right tackle Jonathan daily basis and have done already set.” recognize them for the ♦10 — , WXGi (950) From Page C1 McLaughlin, are all gone a good job of it so far.” Holding to way they go about their ♦noon — , WrnL (910) as Fuente prepares to And Fuente — who was those expectations is often business.” ♦1 p.m. — The russillo show, averaging 41.6 points per start his second spring as the coach at Memphis be- the task of veteran leaders, Fuente said, unlike last WXGi (950) ♦3 — The sports huddle with bob game, the Horned Frogs the Hokies’ coach March fore taking the Tech job and Tech had to replace season when the coun- black, WXGi (950) went 11-2 with Casey Pas- 21. — noted, it’s not just the a strong group of senior cil was all seniors, he’s ♦3 — , WrnL (910) chall taking his place. They “We try in everything to players that have an easier leaders from last year’s added upperclassmen ♦4 — hardly Workin’ with Greg bur- put up 40.8 points a game. evaluate what we did and go of it the second time club, with defensive end to help groom the pro- ton, WXGi (950) “Had some good see if we need to change around. Ken Ekanem and safety gram’s future leaders, jok- ♦5:30 — brian marcolini, WrnL (910) guys coming along,” it,” Fuente said. “I think “It’s everyone,” Fuente Chuck Clarke both gone in ingly calling them, “junior ♦6 — , WXGi (950) addition to the offensive members.” ♦6 — steve Gorman, WrnL (910) Fuente said. “Ended up every situation is different, said. “From the coaches ♦ each school. knowing what to do, how stars. “I do think it’s part of 11 — pit reporters, WrnL (910) being pretty efficient ♦midnight — Jason smith, WrnL (910) offensively.” “There’s just different to do it, what we expect On Tuesday night, our job to facilitate lead- ♦ 2 — sportscenter all night, Last season, behind factors at play. It’s been it to look like, to the play- Fuente planned to meet ership,” Fuente said. “It’s WXGi (950) quarterback Jerod Evans, my experience, just in gen- ers doing things the way with a leadership council obviously easier for some ♦2 — ben maller, WrnL (910) wide receivers Bucky eral terms, that the sec- we like it. It’s probably the he selected for the team. people than it is for others. Subject to change Hodges and Isaiah Ford ond go-around is usually same in any business. The It’s a practice, he said, that Sam Rogers was a natural and running back Sam a little smoother, in terms first time around, it’s in- also dates to his time at leader. But I do think we WEEKLY IN THE T-D Rogers, went of people knowing what to cumbent on the person TCU. can cultivate that, develop Fridays: Tee clarkson’s outdoors 10-4, setting school re- expect. in charge to do as good a “I wanted it to be a little that, just like we develop column. Fishing report. cords with 490 points and “When you don’t know job as you can to paint the different when we did it at our biceps, triceps. I do Sundays: The sunday punch page, Memphis, so it’s changed think we can bring that looking at the best and worst of the 5,821 total yards, among what to expect, it creates picture of what it should past week, as well the viewpoints other marks. anxiety. Sometimes that look like and everybody over the years,” Fuente along.” of sports editor mike szvetitz and Those players, along affects your performance. I else mold it to fit that. said. “But I believe in that. [email protected] WrnL (910) host Wes with senior right guard think our kids know what’s It’s just, in general, easier I want it to be something @RTD_MikeBarber mcelroy.

Baseball was 3 for 3 with an RBI. He fin- ished the series 4 for 8 with two “You win Game 1 of From Page C1 RBIs. “Game 1 was closer to how a series, you want to opened some eyes with a 3-0 I expected to play, not so victory over the Seminoles in much because we beat them, win that series, no Game 1. but our starting pitching was matter who Florida State dominated the good, which was something next two games 12-3 and 11-3 we thought was going to be the you’re playing.” by piling up 25 hits and taking strength of our program,” said advantage of 16 walks and three Stiffler, whose team plays a Baseball coach Shawn Stifler, on errors. three-game series at Charleston Vcu’s season-opening weekend “You walk in and you win Southern this weekend. against Florida state Game 1 of a series, you want to “I told the team … that I had win that series, no matter who seen some practices that if they you’re playing,” Stiffler said. put together a full body of work, business on Day One,” Stiffler “We put ourselves in a good po- we’d win while we down said. “I was very proud of that. sition to do that, and we just there. Other people didn’t ex- The next two days, they adjusted didn’t take advantage. pect us to do that. That’s fine. and we did not. We pitched “We are certainly a better If you saw us on Saturday and pretty timid from there. They team than going out and losing Sunday, you’d say the same stopped swinging so much, and by the number of runs we lost by thing. we were just not able to handle the last two days.” 2015, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “As happy as I was about the that. The Rams won an NCAA re- Baseball coach Shawn Stifler of VCu says he saw what he expected win Friday night, I was more “The biggest thing for me is to gional in 2015, have won at least in the season opener at Florida State. His pitchers were dominant in disappointed about the way we be able to look at our guys and 37 games in each of the past a 3-0 victory, but the pitching in the second and third games of the played on Saturday and Sunday, say, ‘Hey look, now we’re seeing three seasons and have beaten series left a lot to be desired. The Rams lost 12-3 and 11-3. mostly on the mound.” if we do X, Y and Z, we can ac- ranked teams, so Stiffler ex- Game 2 starter Michael Dailey complish everything we want to pected his team to give Florida junior, the right-hander allowed nings, with three walks and six and four relievers yielded 12 hits accomplish. At the same time, if State a battle. a single to FSU’s No. 2 hitter, strikeouts. Jamer struck out two and nine walks. Game 3 starter we don’t do that ... we’ll go out Thompson was the winning Jackson Lueck, in the first in- in three innings, and Donko Brooks Vial and three relievers and get beat by (anybody).” pitcher as a freshman when ning. The Seminoles didn’t get picked up the save with a perfect gave up 13 hits and seven walks. [email protected] VCU beat Baptist 3-1 to another hit. inning. “We went into a very hostile (804) 649-6965 take the NCAA regional. Now a Thompson pitched five in- Freshman shortstop Paul Witt environment and took care of @timpearrelltd