Basketball
Women's basketball loses sixth straight to Davidson
By Walter Abrams | February 11, 2016Richmond loses its sixth game in a row on Dream Big Day to fall to 2-9 in A-10 play.
Richmond loses its sixth game in a row on Dream Big Day to fall to 2-9 in A-10 play.
Richmond squandered an opportunity by falling to 3-6 in conference play against a beatable George Mason team on Wednesday.
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.
JeQuan Lewis's buzzer beater gave the Rams a two-point lead over the Spiders as Richmond has squandered its early lead to trail 39-37 at the half.
Richmond is 1-2 in the A-10 after its first win of 2016 came against the Fordham Rams.
Richmond rebounded poorly and found itself in foul trouble in a 85-70 loss to Texas Tech.
The Spiders maintained an efficient, selfless, team-oriented offense to dominate in-state rival Old Dominion on the first official day of winter break.
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Despite an off-shooting night from Kendall Anthony, Richmond scraped out a 56-48 win over George Washington, thanks to its stellar defense.
Follow our live blog as the Spiders take on the Rams at 2:30 p.m. in the Robins Center.
This loss to George Washington marks the sixth time in eight losses that the Spiders have lost by a margin of six or fewer points.
After a slow first half offensively the Richmond Spiders were able to ramp up the intensity in the second half to defeat the South Alabama Jaguars 65-54.
The Richmond Spiders (4-4) take on the South Alabama Jaguars (2-5) tonight. Follow our live blog for updates!
The Richmond Spiders out-toughed the Howard Bison this evening and won the first of four games in the Gothic Classic tournament 54-41.
The Richmond Spiders (3-4) play the Howard Bisons (5-5) this evening. Follow our live blog.
Genevieve Okoro from the Spiders' women's basketball team scored her 1000th point Nov. 27 against Central Michigan.
Men's basketball suffered two losses over Thanksgiving break; the Spiders now focus on the coming William & Mary game.
The Wolfpack have scored 79 points per game, while the Spiders have scored 67. Richmond will play at NC State on Wednesday.
The Spiders dominated the High Point Panthers to improve to 2-1 on the season.
At 1 p.m. in the Robins Center, the Richmond Spiders play the High Point Panthers. Follow our live blog for updates and analysis.