University of Richmond Athletics
Spiders Host Bonnies Wednesday At 7 P.M.
01/14/2013 | Women's Basketball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond hosts St. Bonaventure Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Robins Center.
Scouting
St. Bonaventure
The Bonnies
come into Wednesday's game with a 7-9 overall mark, 0-1 in A-10 play. St.
Bonaventure dropped its A-10 opener to Temple, 67-59, Jan. 13 in Olean, N.Y.
The Bonnies have lost three-straight and are 2-5 in away games this season.
St. Bonaventure is paced by Doris Ortega's 11.8 ppg, followed by CeCe Dixon's
10.3 ppg. Ortega also pulls down a team-high 6.1 rpg, while Alaina Walker
follows with 5.8 ppg. Ortega scored a team-high 16 points in the loss to
Temple, while Emily Michael followed with 12 points. The Bonnies are shooting
37 percent from the field and 34 percent from long range. The Bonnies are
dishing 9.5 assists per game and grabbing 6.6 steals per game. St. Bonaventure is limiting opponents to 56.6 ppg, which ranks fourth in the league. St.
Bonaventure's 34 percent from long-range ties with Richmond for third-best in
the league. The Bonnies' 35.4 rpg ranks last in the conference.
Last Time
Out
Richmond
dropped its conference opener to St. Joseph's, 82-62, Saturday at Hagan Arena. It was Richmond's second-straight loss to the Hawks as they moved to 10-7,
0-1 on the year. Three Spiders scored in double-figures, with Becca Wann
leading the pack at 19 points and 10 rebounds. Wann recorded her
second-straight double-double, third of the season, eighth of her career. The
Spiders are led in scoring by Kristina King's 13.1 ppg, followed by Rachael Bilney's 11.6 ppg.
Wann follows with 10.5 ppg and a team-high 8.2 rpg. The Spiders are shooting 42
percent from the field, 34 percent from long-range. The Spiders have made 72
percent of their free-throws, and are outscoring opponents by 1.5 ppg. Richmond
enters Wednesday's game having won three of its last four games. The Spiders are
5-2 at the Robins Center this season and have won their last two games at home.
Richmond looks to win its third-straight game at home against the Bonnies.
The Teams
Richmond leads the all-time series, 9-5, and is 7-1 against
the Bonnies at the Robins Center, including winning the last two at home. St.
Bonaventure's last victory against the Spiders in the Robins Center came Jan. 21, 2007
in a double-overtime win.
Up Next
The Spiders travel to the Bronx for a 2 p.m. tip against
Fordham Sunday.
