By Kyle Soppe With the Richmond Spiders riding a five game win streak and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks the champion of the past three Christmas City Classic's, this was as highly anticipated as any non conference game. The two teams did not disappoint in the early going, with the young Spiders being led by their lone senior and the Hawks being guided by their most … [Read more...] about Richmond Rolls, Ready For Conference Play
Becca Wann
Spiders Scorching, Now 10-2
By Kyle Soppe The Richmond Spiders overcame a slow start to win their fourth consecutive game. Richmond improved to 10-2 without starting point guard Keri Soppe (ankle) in the lineup, by taking care of the ball and feeding off the energy from reserve guard Becca Wann. The Spiders won 69-56, and are peaking as they head to conference play. Nine lead changes in … [Read more...] about Spiders Scorching, Now 10-2
Sharp Spiders Shooting Puts Out Flame
By Kyle Soppe "I realistically would have been happy with 6-4 mark at this point. Learning from winning is much better than learning from losing." Coach Michael Schafer isn't the only one surprised with the upstart Spiders. They defeated Liberty 66-54 for their third straight win, and ninth in 11 contests. Richmond controlled the game early, and despite a … [Read more...] about Sharp Spiders Shooting Puts Out Flame
Double Dip At The Robins Center
Richmond hosts Liberty Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader with the men’s team. The Latest: • Richmond used a pivotal first-half run to silence N.C. State, 72-58, Thursday night at Reynolds Coliseum. • The Spiders served the Wolfpack their first home loss of the season.N.C. State was previously 5-0 at home. Richmond improved to 8-2 on the … [Read more...] about Double Dip At The Robins Center
Spiders Take On Wolfpack
The Spiders (7-2) play at North Carolina State Thursday at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The Latest: • Four Spiders finished in double figures to lead Richmond to a 75-60 win over UNC Greensboro on Saturday. • Richmond led by as many as 25 points in the second half as the team improved to 7-2 on the season. Senior Abby Oliver finished with a game-high 19 … [Read more...] about Spiders Take On Wolfpack