University of Richmond Athletics
Women's Basketball Gameday - Old Dominion, Eastern Kentucky
11/12/2015 | Women's Basketball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond women's basketball team is finally set to begin the 2015-16 season on Friday night when it welcomes Old Dominion to the Robins Center at 3 p.m. It will be the first of four-straight home games the Spiders host to begin the regular season.
The Spiders return their top two scorers from a season ago in junior guard Janelle Hubbard (13.9) and senior guard Lauren Tolson (13.1). Both of which will likely take on an even larger scoring role this season. Hubbard was recognized by the coaches of the Atlantic 10 in the preseason as a second-team All-Conference choice.
The season-opening weekend continues on Sunday when Richmond welcomes Eastern Kentucky to the Robins Center for a 1 p.m. matinee tipoff.
Live Stats, Live Audio and Live Video for Saturday's game can be found on RichmondSpiders.com. For complete gameday coverage of Richmond basketball, be sure to scroll down for Gameday Central.
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | |
| Who |
Richmond (A-10) vs. Old Dominion (C-USA) |
| When | Friday, November 13 - 3 PM Sunday, November 15 - 1 PM |
| Where | University of Richmond, Va. |
| Venue | Robins Center (7,201) | Directions |
| Radio | RichmondSpiders.com |
| Live TV/Video | RichmondSpiders.com |
| Live Stats | RichmondSpiders.com |
| Game Notes | Richmond | A-10 |
| SpiderTV | Coach Shafer | Karleigh Wike | Janelle Hubbard | Lauren Tolson |
| Social Media | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram |
| Hashtags | #OneRichmond | #UnitedInRed |
Janelle Hubbard
Hubbard led the Spiders with 13.9 points per game last season and collected 2.4 rebounds to go with 1.5 assists per game. The team posted a 19-14 record a season ago to go with a 9-7 mark in A-10 play and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. With just two seasons under her belt, Hubbard has already scored 803 points, averaging 12.7 for her career in 63 games. She has made 40 starts and is shooting 39 percent from the floor and a 35.9 percent clip from beyond the arc. Last season she hit a team-high 59 three balls, improving her total from her freshman season by 30.
Preseason A-10 Coaches Poll
The team has been picked to finish sixth in the annual Atlantic 10 Preseason Coaches Poll behind George Washington, which received 12 first-place votes, Dayton, which nabbed the two remaining first-place votes, Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis. Saint Joseph's, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, VCU, George Mason, La Salle, Massachusetts and Davidson, respectively, round out the poll behind the Spiders.
Old Dominion
The Spiders welcome in-state foe Old Dominion for the 30th time in series history and first since 2011. ODU currently holds a 23-6 edge in the series that began in 1967 with a 50-48 Richmond victory. The Spiders posted a 78-63 victory on the road in the most recent tilt with the Monarchs. ODU posted a 21-13 record last season with an 11-7 mark in the C-USA and would go on to upset Virginia in the opening round of the WNIT before going down at Villanova.
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky, which calls Richmond, Ky. home, struggled to a 9-17 record a season ago with a 4-12 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference. It will be the second meeting between the two programs. The first came last year at EKU where the Spiders would come away with a 70-56 victory. Janelle Hubbard led the way for UR posting 20 in 26 minutes while handing out three assists.
