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No. 7 Spiders Set For 'Rock' Rematch
Dec. 2, 2008
No. 7 Richmond Spiders (10-3) Kidd Brewer Stadium (16,650) • Boone, N.C.
Television: ESPN GamePlan & ESPN360.com with Mike Gleason (play-by-play) and John Congemi (analyst) **In Richmond and Central Va. on WUPV Ch. 65 (Comcast Cable Ch. 13)** Weekly Releases: Weekly Audio/Video: Quick Slants: • The Spiders are making their seventh all-time appearance in the FCS Playoffs, their second-straight and third in the last four years. • Richmond is one of just five schools with three or more FCS Quarterfinal appearances in the last four years -- the others are App. State, New Hampshire, Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois. • The pairing with App. State is a rematch of last year's NCAA Semifinal, won by the Mountaineers, 55-35, at Kidd Brewer Stadium after the Spiders had rallied for a 35-35 tie in the third quarter. • The Spiders are ranked seventh in the Sports Network final regular-season poll, marking the 18th-straight poll that Richmond has appeared in the nation's Top-10 -- the third-longest active streak in the FCS. • First Team All-CAA CB Justin Rogers is one of the most versatile threats in the FCS, with six interceptions, 16 pass breakups, three defensive TDs, a blocked punt, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. • Senior TB Josh Vaughan is the FCS' 10th-leading rusher (115.6 yards/game). He is second at UR in career rushing TDs. • Anchored by senior DEs Lawrence Sidbury and Sherman Logan, the Spiders rank fifth in the FCS in total defense. Six-straight UR opponents (and 10 this season) have failed to rush for more than 100 yards. Up Next:
The winner of this game meets the winner of the New Hampshire vs. Northern Iowa game in the NCAA Semifinals.
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