By Kyle Soppe With top seeded Saint Bonaventure already advancing, both of these March Madness bubble teams knew that with two wins, they would put themselves in a favorable position for the selection crew one week from Monday. Richmond handled the Hawks less than a month ago, when Becca Wann led the Spiders to a 78-59 victory. They dominated the glass, as Wann combined with … [Read more...] about Baker cooks Richmond, St. Joseph’s advances
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Spiders Sputter, Charlotte Cruises
By Kyle Soppe The Richmond Spiders, already locked into the four seed in next weeks A-10 tournament, traveled to North Carolina to play the Charlotte 49ers. The game was important both ways, as the Spiders looked to strengthen their NCAA resume while the 49ers looked to assure themselves of the sixth seed in next weekends tournament. The home team came out with a game … [Read more...] about Spiders Sputter, Charlotte Cruises
Richmond Flexes A-10 Muscle; Blows Out St. Joe’s
By Kyle Soppe This game saw two of the better teams in the A-10 do battle in Richmond's Robins Center on a nationally televised game. Richmond (18-5, 6-3) hosted St. Joseph's (14-8, 4-4) in an important game as far as seeding for the season ending A-10 tournament is concerned. Once the Spiders got their offense rolling, it was a long night for the Hawks. Richmond … [Read more...] about Richmond Flexes A-10 Muscle; Blows Out St. Joe’s
Richmond Rolls, Ready For Conference Play
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
Richmond Rises to Occasion
By Kyle Soppe The Richmond Spiders traveled 20 minutes on a bus to VCU, and returned home on cloud nine. The crosstown rivals played an intense back and forth game, and "claimed the city" with a 78-77 win. Richmond's tremendous trio of Gen Okoro, Abby Oliver, and Rachael Bilney combined for 52 points, including netting all 15 of their free throws. The Rams led by as much as … [Read more...] about Richmond Rises to Occasion