Women's Basketball Preview: Richmond at St. Bonaventure

Feb. 5, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -

Richmond Spiders (10-11, 3-3 A-10)

St. Bonaventure Bonnies (15-7, 3-4 A-10)

Reilly Center • Olean, N.Y.

February 6, 2008 • 7 p.m. ET

Fast Breaks:

• The Spiders head to upstate N.Y. to take on the Bonnies of St. Bonaventure Wednesday, February 6 at 7 p.m. ET. Richmond is coming off its tenth win overall and third Atlantic 10 win as the Spiders took down the Fordham Rams, 80-64. Richmond had five players earn double-figures in the victory, led by Christina Campion, Johanna McKnight and Danielle Bell all contributed 10 points a piece.
• Richmond leads the all-time series with St. Bonaventure 6-3. In 2007, the Bonnies earned the win at the Robins Center 72-69. Both Katie Holzer and Christina Campion led the Spiders with 14 points in last year's loss.
• St. Bonaventure is coming off a 1-1 week, getting a win over Duquesne, 62-61 and then falling to Dayton 64-51. Dana Mitchell is leading the Bonnies averaging 19.5 ppg. Katelyn Murray is also averaging double-figures putting up 10.7 ppg. The Bonnies have lost only one game at home in the Reilly Center this season, to St. Joe's (1/12) 68-61.
• McKnight put up another solid performance in Richmond's lone game last weekend against Fordham. The junior was one of five players to put up double-figures, scoring 10. The guard also pulled down six rebounds and contributed four assists in the 80-64 Spider victory.
• Christina Campion and Danielle Bell are both tied for 6th in that nation for individual game high three-point field goal percentage. Both making 6-7 (.857) from behind the arc, Camps vs. UMBC (12/28) and Bell at UMass (1/20).
• Freshman Brittani Shells has also made a name for herself among the nation's best. She is currently the No. 13 freshman in the country in points per game averaging just over 13.

Up Next: Richmond continues play on the road as the Spiders travel to our nation's capital to take on George Washington Sunday, February 10 at 2 p.m. ET.

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