University of Richmond Athletics
GAME DAY: No. 4 Richmond vs. No. 8 Dayton
03/08/2009 | Women's Basketball
March 8, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -
The fourth-seeded Richmond Spiders (22-8) face the eighth-seeded Dayton Flyers today at noon on CBS College Sports. Richmond returns to the semifinals for the first time since 2005.
Richmond won this year's meeting, 60-51 in February. Junior Nikita Thomas recorded the sixth double-double of her career in the win, scoring 10 points and grabbing a career-best 16 boards. The Spiders outrebounded the Flyers 51-32.
Richmond owns a 9-3 record in the series, and has never faced the Flyers in the Atlantic 10 tournament. The Spiders improved to 3-3 in conference tournament play, and make their first appearance in the semifinal round under head coach Michael Shafer.
The winner of today's game will face the winner of Temple/Charlotte tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. The game is set to be televised on ESPN 2.
