University of Richmond Athletics
Women's Basketball Hosts Cross Town Rival VCU Sunday
12/03/2010 | Women's Basketball
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Dec. 3, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -
The Richmond women's basketball team hosts cross-town rival VCU Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Robins Center. The Spiders have won 10 of the past 11 meetings, including the last two.
The Latest:
• A tenacious Richmond women's basketball team pushed No. 12 Georgetown to the brink but came up just short, falling 65-64 Wednesday night at McDonough Arena. The Spiders made a season-high 10 threes and Brittani Shells poured in a game-best 26 points.
• Shells, the 16th leading scorer in the nation, sunk a season-high five threes (only one shy of her career-high) at Georgetown. Shells was nearly flawless from the field in the first half, scoring a head-turning 20 points and going 8-for-10 from the field.
• Shells has led the Spiders in all but one game this season, and has six game-high performances.
• Not to be outdone, Abby Oliver provided support with her season-high 22 points, off 6-for-13 from the field. Oliver sunk a season-best 8-of-9 tries from the charity stripe.
• Richmond knocked down a season-high 10 threes, its most long-range production since Jan. 16, 2010 when it netted 10 treys against UMass.
• The Spiders shot a season-high 56 percent from the field all the while netting a season-best 67 percent of long range shots.
• Shells, Oliver and Kara Powell accounted for nine of the 10 threes and each player is impressive from long distance. Powell is leading the pack at 52 percent accuracy (12-for-23) while Oliver follows at 43 percent (13-for-30) and Shells makes 42 percent (16-for-38).
The Series:
• Richmond welcomes cross-town rival VCU to the Robins Center in an attempt to win its third straight in the series. The Spiders hold an overpowering advantage, 50-36 in all-time games and head coach Michael Shafer is 4-1 against the Capital City rival.
• The Spiders have won 10 of the past 11 meetings, including the last two.
• The Spiders relied on strong showings by Brittani Shells and Abby Oliver to propel Richmond over VCU, 66-52, in last year's meet-up in the Seigel Center. Shells recorded a double-double, the only one of her career, with an 18-point, 11 rebound performance. Oliver chipped in with 15.
• The Spiders won 23 of the first 25 meetings between the two schools.
• Only with William & Mary do the Spiders have more history in the all-time series in this year's 2010-11 schedule.
Up Next:
• The Spiders remain at the Robins Center as they host Old Dominion Dec. 12 at noon.
