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Recent and archived stories about the University of Richmond's women's basketball team.

Mar 4, 2010, 1:16 am

Women’s basketball heads to A-10s as eighth seed

The women’s basketball team heads into the A 10 Tournament as the eighth seed after defeating Saint Louis University on Sunday. The team was picked third to start the season but struggled through injuries.

Feb 24, 2010, 10:35 pm

Richmond loses to Temple in final home game of season

»By Nick Mider

Three days after losing in the final seconds, the University of Richmond women’s basketball team lost another tight ball game to Temple University, 77-67, on Wednesday night at the Robins Center.

Feb 21, 2010, 5:05 pm

Richmond loses heartbreaker to St. Joseph’s University

»By Nick Mider

A last-second shot by Brittany Ford gave St. Joe’s a 67-66 victory over Richmond Sunday afternoon at the Robins Center. Abby Oliver scored a career-high 21 points.

Feb 18, 2010, 7:39 pm

Richmond falls to St. Bonaventure, 58-45

»By Matt McMaster

The University of Richmond women’s basketball team dropped a road conference game at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, and its record fell to 5-5 in the Atlantic 10 and 16-9 overall.

Feb 13, 2010, 9:54 pm

Richmond wins 10th straight over URI, 70-46

»By Andrew Prezioso

The women’s basketball team had its best offensive night in nearly a month en route to a 70-46 win over the University of Rhode Island.

Jan 30, 2010, 2:28 pm

Second-half struggles against Duquesne sink Spiders

»By Brenton Lewis

The Richmond women were outscored 51-27 during the second half en route to its third consecutive loss, 79-60, on Saturday afternoon against Duquesne University.

Jan 21, 2010, 1:00 am

Consistency, depth keys to success for women’s hoops

»By Ashley Graham

As the women’s basketball team starts Atlantic-10 play, the team is looking to be more consistent. The team has met that goal so far with a 3-0 in A-10.

Jan 20, 2010, 1:43 am

Spiders defeat George Washington, stay perfect in A-10

»By Amelia Vogler

Tough, relentless defense lead to quick, transition baskets in Tuesday’s women’s basketball game at the Robins Center as Richmond handily defeated Atlantic-10 foe George Washington 76-47.

Dec 12, 2009, 4:42 pm

Georgetown’s three-point shooting sinks Richmond

»By Matt McMaster

Richmond’s women’s basketball team lost to Georgetown 78-63. Before the game, junior Brittani Shells was honored for scoring 1,000 career points.

Dec 6, 2009, 7:29 pm

Spiders win second in a row over rival VCU

»By Andrew Prezioso

Junior Brittani Shells recorded her first career double-double as the Spiders defeated VCU 66-52 for the second consecutive year.

Nov 22, 2009, 5:32 pm

Spiders fall to Drexel after second-half collapse

»By David Larter

The women’s basketball team lost 67-52 against Drexel University. The loss was the first for the Spiders this year.

Nov 17, 2009, 12:50 am

Women’s basketball goes to 2-0 after win against George Mason

»By Andrew Prezioso

The University of Richmond used double digit scoring from three players to defeat George Mason University 78-52 Monday night at the Robins Center.

Nov 13, 2009, 7:32 pm

Richmond wins season opener against Western Carolina

»By Brenton Lewis

The University of Richmond came out with a strong defensive effort to beat Western Carolina University 65-42 in the season opener for both teams.

Nov 11, 2009, 11:00 am

Spider basketball will be fun

»By Reilly Moore

Believe it or not, college basketball season starts this week and there is reason to be excited.

Nov 11, 2009, 12:00 am

Women’s basketball not content with A-10 runner-up

»By Barrett Neale

Last year, the team finished with a 24-10 record, the third-best record in program history. The team returns all five of its starters from last year, as well as two players – juniors Katie Holzer and Kara Powell – who started in the past but redshirted last year because of injuries.

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