By Kyle Soppe One week ago, the young Spiders were a team beaten at the buzzer. Their confidence shaken, the upcoming two game week had the potential to nullify the blazing 12-2 start for the Spiders. And when foul trouble limited two thirds of Richmond's "big three", the future continued to look bleak. While you can subtract 35% of a teams scoring, you can't break the heart … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | Rachael Bilney
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Performance Of The Week | Kristen McCarthy
By Kyle Soppe Senior leadership is typically hard to measure in box scores, rather a calming influence on the team as a whole. This past week however, Temple Owls (7-7, 1-0) veteran guard Kristen McCarthy made her presence known in a big way in two huge road wins. Her standout week began as Temple wrapped up its non conference schedule with a contest at Western Michigan. … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | Kristen McCarthy
Performance Of The Week | Justine Raterman
By Kyle Soppe Justine Raterman stood a bit above the rest this week, leading her Dayton Flyers to a Saint Peter's College Holiday Classic championship. Raterman was recognized as the tournaments most valuable player for her performances in back to back wins over USF and Binghamton. The senior forward lit up the USF defense with a dazzling display of long range … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | Justine Raterman
A-10 Performance of the Week | Chakecia Miller
By Kyle Soppe Freshman point guard Chakecia Miller had her best collegiate performance on Thursday against George Mason, and despite her Colonials coming up on the short end of a hotly contested 58-55 game, she has been nominated as our Pickin Splinters A-10 Performer of the Week. Miller, who calls Marietta, Georgia home, was in the George Washington starting … [Read more...] about A-10 Performance of the Week | Chakecia Miller
A-10 Performance of the Week | Keri Soppe
By Aaron M Smith If you told Richmond Spiders head coach Michael Shafer before Thursday's game at North Carolina State that for most of the first half the Spiders would be without their two main scoring threats, he would have probably passed. But that is exactly the predicament the Spiders found themselves in, as Abby Oliver and Gen Okoro were forced to the bench early … [Read more...] about A-10 Performance of the Week | Keri Soppe