This page consists of coverage of everyone’s favorite sports team – the Maroons! Check here for athlete spotlights and updates on how our teams are doing over the course of the season.
by Libby Bowman Scott Allison, Roanoke College’s current athletic director, has had an eventful and memorable journey as a Maroon. Allison described his experience as a Maroon to be “transformative”. His journey started in August of 1975 when he first became a student at Roanoke College. He went forward to graduate in 1979. During his…
by Logan Tyler An unusual topic being discussed around the Thanksgiving table this year is not only professional football games, but also the other kind of football: soccer. With the 2022 Men’s World Cup set in Qatar this year, FIFA made a controversial decision to host the tournament during the country’s winter months to prevent…
by Tim Hoffstaetter The women’s basketball team had their first game on November 11 where they visited nearby Mary Baldwin and soundly won by 38 points. This game was already decided by the end of the first quarter when Roanoke was up 23-5 and caused 17 turnovers and had ten steals. During the game, Roanoke…
by Alexis Barton The men’s soccer team put on several stellar performances during this year’s ODAC playoffs. Against Bridgewater, Hampden-Sydney and Washington & Lee the team showed off their skill on both ends of the field and defended their reputation as a fast-paced, competitive team. The Maroons starred in the quarterfinal, semifinal and final games…
by Suzanne Jackson Following a 13-13 season, the Maroons headed into the ODAC playoffs as the eighth seed in the tournament. They first traveled to Virginia Beach to take on Virginia Wesleyan. The team put on a stellar performance and knocked off the first seed Marlins in the quarterfinals. The team then took on the…
by Logan Tyler There’s a picture of me at my mom’s house taken when I was about 4 or 5. I was playing soccer in a park in West Virginia, my purple jersey – we were creatively named the Purple Grapes – swallowing my tiny body. The ball is at my feet, it’s almost bigger…
by Suzanne Jackson The New York Yankees were eliminated from the ALCS playoffs after getting swept by the Houston Astros. With big hits in Game 4 from the Astros and a defensive error made by Gleyber Torres in the seventh inning, the Astros were able to have a go-ahead rally to win the game 6-5. …
by Logan Tyler Carrington Lippi is a senior captain and goalkeeper on the women’s soccer team from Stafford, VA. So far in her career at Roanoke, Lippi has appeared in 37 regular-season games with a total of 2,571 minutes in goal. She has an average save percentage of 72.3% in her college career. Lippi is…
by Alexis Barton In the month of October, the women’s field hockey team was nearly unstoppable. After a six-game streak of shutout wins in September, the Maroons took this momentum with them into the new month with two smaller winning streaks. The team was stellar in conference play despite close losses towards the end of…
by Logan Tyler The athletic department announced in the summer of 2021 that men’s volleyball will be the 23rd NCAA sport offered at Roanoke. This announcement follows the decision to add men’s wrestling to the list of sports offered at RC, which started competition in the fall of 2021. The men’s volleyball team will have…