OPINION: A love letter to Spider basketball
(05/10/25 11:00am)
Editor's Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian.
Use the fields below to perform an advanced search of The Collegian's archives. This will return articles, images, and multimedia relevant to your query. You can also try a Basic search
749 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
Editor's Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian.
Graduate forward Addie Budnik’s five years of playing on the University of Richmond women’s basketball abruptly ended in Los Angeles when the Spiders fell in Round 2 of March Madness.
Ariel Stephenson, an assistant coach of the University of Richmond women’s basketball team, was named one of the 2025 Women’s Basketball Coaching Association’s 30 under thirty.
College basketball in March elicits a range of emotions.
Trodding back down to the other end of the court, junior forward Maggie Doogan smiled.
University of Richmond women’s basketball senior guard Katie Hill said it best following the Spiders’ one-point loss to Saint Joseph’s University in the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinals on March 8 – that the sooner than expected exit from the tournament would not define their season.
A 10-21 record heading into play, the third worst seed in the tournament and a dislocated finger suffered in the first half on the right hand of graduate forward Dusan Neskovic, on their face, certainly don’t make up the recipe for winning a conference postseason game.
The University of Richmond men’s basketball team finished its season with a 64-60 home loss on March 8 against George Mason University.
Almost a year ago, then-senior, University of Richmond women’s basketball forward Addie Budnik, and Head Coach Aaron Roussell embraced as she checked out of the game.
Come postseason play, there’s another level of intensity on the floor.
The University of Richmond women’s basketball team claimed two major awards and two first-team selections in Atlantic 10 postseason awards on March 4.
A monumental shake-up to the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball standings was nearly on the table for the University of Richmond, which took the No. 4 University of Dayton into double-overtime in the penultimate slate of conference matchups.
The University of Richmond women’s basketball team closed out the regular season with a hard-fought 73-65 victory over Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa. on March 1, 2025.
The University of Richmond women’s basketball team secured a 59-46 victory over Davidson College on Feb. 26, matching the longest win streak in program history.
Three weeks removed from one of the worst defeats in the history of the Capital City Classic, the message to the University of Richmond men’s basketball team was simple leading into their rematch with Virginia Commonwealth University.
The University of Richmond women’s basketball team continued its 14 game win streak with big plays in the paint, winning 68-55 over Virginia Commonwealth University on Feb. 23 in VCU’s Siegel Center.
A big halftime deficit proved too much for the University of Richmond men’s basketball team to come back from in a 78-62 loss to Saint Joseph’s University Feb. 22.
The University of Richmond women’s basketball team extended its 13-game win streak with a 67-57 victory over George Washington University on Feb. 19.
In a hard-fought Senior Day game at the Robins Center, the University of Richmond women’s basketball team overcame a challenging start to defeat Saint Louis University 59-49 on Feb. 16.
The University of Richmond men’s basketball team eked out a 70-66 victory in a clash with Fordham University in the Robins Center Feb. 15.