Shafer breaks record with 167th win
“Players,” head coach Michael Shafer said after pausing to gather his thoughts. “Players win basketball games.”
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“Players,” head coach Michael Shafer said after pausing to gather his thoughts. “Players win basketball games.”
After a disappointing 2013-14 season that was plagued by injuries, Richmond’s women’s basketball team hopes to win the A-10 conference with strength and depth this season.
Derrick Gordon, a University of Massachusetts starter, became the first openly gay men's Division I basketball player last week - another positive step for gay student-athletes in what hasn't always been a welcoming environment.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team took on the Duquesne Dukes looking for their third consecutive victory against the Dukes, but fell short 55-45, Saturday night. Both the Spiders and Dukes were coming off wins Wednesday and wanted to extend that fortune.
The University of Richmond Spiders women's basketball team suffered a 53-49 loss to the visiting St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Saturday afternoon. Coming into the series, Richmond led the all-time series, 10-6.
James Madison University (3-0) out-rebounded University of Richmond 55-30 as it beat the Spiders, 78-70, in the Robins Center Thursday night.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team came up short against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers, 53-49, Sunday in the team's first game in the recently renovated Robins Center. Richmond freshman Olivia Healy was superb, but the Blazers (2-2) were too much for the Spiders (1-2) in the end.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced rule changes for the 2013-14 men's and women's basketball season intended to increase scoring and tempo of game-play, according to its online announcement.
The women's basketball team will face a high level of nonconference competition this year, taking on nine teams that saw postseason action last year.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team struggled offensively and was unable to stop the Charlotte 49ers, and lost 64-55 Sunday at the Robins Center.
The University of Richmond's women's basketball team triumphed over St. Bonaventure, 51-46, Wednesday night.
Richmond guard Kris King's jump shot at the end of the first half put the Spiders ahead for the first time; the team didn't trail for the rest of the game.
Picked to finish second in the Atlantic-10 by a preseason coaches' poll, Richmond women's basketball looks to take the next big step under eighth-year head coach Michael Shafer.
Richmond picked up its first postseason victory in two years with a 76-54 win over Miami (OH) University Thursday night at the Robins Center.
University of Richmond sophomore Becca Wann wasn't a starter at the beginning of the year, but several injuries pushed her into the lineup of the Atlantic 10's youngest team.
Bouncing back from its first loss in six games, University of Richmond was able to pull away from Fordham University late in the game Sunday afternoon with a pair of hustle plays and some timely field goals.
The University of Richmond women's basketball team took care of business Tuesday, taking down a University of Rhode Island team that came into the game having lost 18 games in a row.
Coming off a tough loss to St. Bonaventure University, the Spiders bounced back, winning an Atlantic 10 Conference game, 74-70, against La Salle University.
As renovations to the varsity basketball suite in the Robins Center begin, Richmond men's coach Chris Mooney and women's coach Michael Shafer anticipate the project's recruiting benefits and overall contributions to the campus community.
Seven seconds in, the tone of Wednesday night's game was already set: Rachael Bilney was going to shoot three-pointers, and she was going to make three-pointers.