University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
DUQUESNE
Dukes' Second-Half Surge Dooms Spiders
01/30/2010 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -
Duquesne used a 24-0 second half run to sink the Spiders, 79-60 Saturday afternoon at the Robins Center.
Both teams were rusty from the floor to start the game, only combining for three field goals in 12 tries. The Spiders soon found their rhythm going on a 11-5 run to push the lead to 19-14. The Dukes quickly responded with a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 26-21 lead with 3:09 remaining.
Richmond countered the Duquesne run with its own 12-2 run to close the half with a 33-28 edge. Abby Oliver opened the second frame with a jumper at the 19:33 mark to give Richmond a 35-28 edge.
The Spiders then went cold from the floor, failing to connect on a field goal for the next nine minutes of play. In this span, Duquesne scored 24 unanswered points to take a 52-35 lead with 10:20 remaining.
Oliver tied a career-high with her team-best 16 points. Rachael Bilney recorded a career-high 12 points off the bench. The Spider bench outscored the Duke bench, 27-15.
The loss dropped Richmond to 14-7 overall and 3-3 in league action.
Richmond hosts Fordham Wednesday at noon as part of Elementary School Day.
