University of Richmond Athletics
Women's Basketball Set To Host Hampton Saturday
12/05/2014 | Women's Basketball
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SERIES: 18th meeting – Hampton leads 11-6.
RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-3, 0-0 A-10)
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HAMPTON LADY PIRATES (0-5, 0-0 MEAC)
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THE SERIES
This is the 18th meeting between the two teams in a series that dates back to 1978. Hampton holds the 11-6 all-time advantage, but the Spiders have won the last three showings. In those three wins, Richmond has held Hampton to under 50 points each contest. The two teams last met Nov. 23, 2010 when the Spiders downed the Pirates, 71-43, at Robins Stadium.
THE SPIDERS
The Spiders have had a tough road swing these last three games as have dropped the last three contest. Richmond is still outscoring its opponents by a 3.2 margin and is shooting 40.4 percent from the field. Redshirt-senior Genevieve Okoro leads the Spiders with 12.7 ppg and 8.0 rpg and is coming off her second double-double of the season.
THE LADY PIRATES
Hampton has been struggling with its start of the season as it is 0-5 overall. The Lady Pirates will face Penn Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., before heading to Richmond to face the Spiders Saturday. Hampton is getting outscored by 21.2 points per game and are led by Malia Tate-DeFreitas who is averaging 20.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite four Spiders in double figures, Richmond fell to the James Madison Dukes, 79-68, Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. Genevieve Okoro, Liz Brown, Lauren Tolson and Olivia Healy all scored double-digit points for the Spiders, but James Madison used a 16-0 run to start the second half to secure the victory. The Dukes held the Spiders to 37.5 percent from the field, while shooting 39.7 percent and made 25-of-33 free throws. Okoro led Richmond with 13 points and 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.
SHAFER CLOSE TO BECOMING RICHMOND'S WINNINGEST HEAD COACH
Richmond head coach Michael Shafer enters his 10th season as the second winningest coach in Richmond women's basketball history. Shafer is 158-130 all-time and is just eight wins away from surpassing Fanny Crenshaw, Richmond's long-time coach of 35 years, who has an all-time record of 166-58-6 spanning from 1919-1955 that sits atop Richmond's all-time win list. In Shafer's nine years, the Spiders have recorded at least 13 wins each season.
UP NEXT
The Spiders will return to the Robins Center Sunday, Dec. 14 to host Wake Forest at 2 p.m.
