University of Richmond Athletics
Postgame Notes: Richmond 68, VCU 53
12/05/2010 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2010
The Team:
• Richmond recorded a season-best 17 assists and Kara Powell recorded a season-high with five assists.
• Richmond recorded a season-high 44 rebounds, eclipsing the previous season-best 43 boards set in the Spiders' season-opening win at Western Carolina.
• The Spiders moved to 51-36 all-time versus the Rams and have won three straight and 11 of the last 12 meetings.
• Head coach Michael Shafer improved to 5-1 against the Capital City foe.
• VCU is the first of four straight CAA opponents the Spiders face this season. Richmond has winning records in every series but Old Dominion.
The Players:
• Abby Oliver recorded a season-best 22 points off 7-for-11 shooting from the field. The 4-of-6 long range production by Oliver tied a career-high previously set at GW Feb. 26.
• Oliver's eight boards marked a career-high, beating out the seven boards she pulled down against Duquense Feb. 1.
• Brittani Shells recorded double-figures for the seventh game this season, 87th of her career with 13 tallies against VCU.
• Shells moved into fourth place on Richmond's all-time scoring list, eclipsing Laurie Governor with 1,656 points. Governor played from 1984-1988 for the Spiders.
• Crystal Goring recorded a season-high 14 points, marking the fourth game in double-figures for her in the 2010-11 season, 20th of her career. Goring went a season-best 7-for-9 from the field.
