Women's basketball slipping despite hot start
Despite starting 5-0, Richmond women's basketball has slipped to an uncomfortable spot with a 9-10 overall record and a 2-4 record against other Atlantic-10 teams.
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Despite starting 5-0, Richmond women's basketball has slipped to an uncomfortable spot with a 9-10 overall record and a 2-4 record against other Atlantic-10 teams.
Richmond basketball is back in full swing and both the men’s and women’s teams are off to solid starts, sitting at 4-3 and 5-2 respectively.
When Richmond’s basketball season officially starts Friday at 3 p.m. as the women’s team takes the floor against Old Dominion, some fans might be confused if they look at the scoreboard at tipoff and see 10 minutes on the clock.
When the final whistle blew marking the end of the Monacan High School Chiefs’ 2013 basketball season, sisters Micaela and Alex Parson cried because they had thought they would never get the chance to play basketball together again.
The visiting Saint Louis Billikens scored the first 20 points of Saturday’s game, but it was the Richmond women's team who came out on top thanks to an inspired second-half performance.
Richmond women’s basketball defeated rival VCU 67-63 on Wednesday.
“Players,” head coach Michael Shafer said after pausing to gather his thoughts. “Players win basketball games.”
University of Richmond's women's basketball team has won four of its last five games and will begin conference play against St. Bonaventure this Tuesday. The Spiders are getting stronger and more formidable as the season progresses.
Points were at a premium for both teams on Sunday as Richmond women’s basketball held on in the second half to defeat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Richmond managed to protect its first half lead with solid defense in the second half, hanging on to beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 78-70 in a shootout.
Despite leading by a point at halftime, Richmond women’s basketball lost to Hampton by double digits on Saturday, negating a solid first half by letting Hampton score at will in the second half.
Richmond women’s basketball lost to Hampton, watching a one-point halftime lead evaporate as the Spiders couldn’t keep up with the Pirates in the second half.
The Richmond Spiders showed that they have the depth and offensive explosiveness to compete in the Atlantic 10 this season with a dominant win over the Longwood Lancers, extending their season-opening win streak to three games.
The Spiders played with intensity and composure down the stretch in Sunday’s win over Georgetown, shutting down the Hoya offense in crunch time and making 11 free throws to seal the victory.
Richmond women's basketball defeated Georgetown 65-57 in a back-and-forth game Sunday afternoon.
Richmond women’s basketball chose to remember the past before focusing on the future Friday afternoon.
University of Richmond honored the memories of Ginny Doyle and Natalie Lewis on Saturday by holding a celebration of life service for the two beloved women’s basketball staff members who died in a hot air balloon accident in May.
Ginny Doyle, a senior guard on the women's basketball team, stepped to the foul line at the Robins Center looking to complete a three-point play against Old Dominion Jan. 22, 1992. Doyle had not missed a foul shot since March 1, 1991, so, naturally, her teammates anticipated a make.
Two of the three passengers who were in a deadly hot air balloon crash in Caroline, Va., Friday night were University of Richmond women's basketball staff members, according to the Henrico Citizen and additional sources. Police have found two bodies and the third one is missing, according to police.
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.