HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Richmond fought off JMU for a crucial road win over its Commonwealth rival,70-66, Sunday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Kristina King scored a career-high 29 points, going 10-of-19 from the field, 8-of-10 from the line. King’s drives to the basket could not be contained as she poured in her game-high total. The Spiders improved to 5-4, while JMU fell to … [Read more...] about Gritty Spiders outlast James Madison, 70-66
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Richmond battle undefeated Hartford but fall, 59-54
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Richmond battled an undefeated Hartford to the end, but fell 59-54, Sunday afternoon at Chase Arena. The Spiders fell to 1-3 on the season, while Hartford improved to 4-0, remaining undefeated at home. Hartford maintained a 30-23 lead going into the break, but it was the Spiders who struck early to get the score to within 34-31 with … [Read more...] about Richmond battle undefeated Hartford but fall, 59-54
Glass Cleaner Brown Helps Spiders Dominate
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond cruised past Rhode Island, 68-49, Tuesday afternoon at the Robins Center. The Spiders improved to 17-5, 5-3 while the Rams fell to 1-21, 0-7 all. The loss extended Rhode Island’s losing streak to 19 games, a school record. Abby Oliver scored 23 points and tied a career-high with 10 field goals. Oliver also went 3-for-6 from long … [Read more...] about Glass Cleaner Brown Helps Spiders Dominate
Richmond Rights Ship, Beats La Salle
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -- Genevieve Okoro posted her second-straight double-double as the Spiders survived La Salle, 74-70 Saturday. Okoro finished with 21 points and 11 boards, marking her sixth double-double this season, eighth of her career. Okoro got half of her points at the line, as she went 11-for-13 from the charity stripe. Okoro also dished a career-high four … [Read more...] about Richmond Rights Ship, Beats La Salle
Soppe – A-10’s Top Frosh
Freshman Keri Soppe was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week as announced by the league office Monday afternoon. Soppe scored a career-high 12 points to help Richmond defeat ACC foe N.C. State in Raleigh. In just her third career start, the Rochester, N.Y. native posted career-bests in assists (7) and rebounds (6), while shooting 50 percent (5-10) from the floor. With the … [Read more...] about Soppe – A-10’s Top Frosh