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Spiders To Compete At UCF Thanksgiving Tournament
11/23/2018 | Women's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's basketball team will participate in the UCF Thanksgiving Tournament hosted by UCF on Nov. 24-25 at the CFE arena.
Richmond will face UCF on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 2:30 p.m. and finish the tournament against Virginia Tech on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 11 a.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Richmond women's basketball team fell to 1-4 on the season after a slow start on the road at Florida Atlantic. The Spiders lost 69-55 and were outrebounded 54-36 against the Owls.
Graduate student Daijia Ruffin earned her first double-double as a Spider with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Ruffin dished out three assists and was 5-for-12 from the field at Florida Atlantic. Freshman Emma Squires finished with 10 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. Junior Jaide Hinds-Clarke scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds. Freshman Claire Holts scored a season-high nine points off the bench and played a season-high 30 minutes.
Richmond had a tough shooting night making only four three-pointers and shot 24.3 percent from the field off 18-for-74. The Spiders did come away with a season-high 13 steals as a team and forced 27 turnovers by Florida Atlantic.
RUFFIN CONTINUES HOT PLAY
Graduate student Daijia Ruffin led the team with 17 points off the bench against Maryland Eastern Shore. Ruffin followed up that performance with her first career double-double as a Spider with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Florida Atlantic. Ruffin also dished out three assists in 27 minutes against the Owls. Ruffin is fourth on the team in scoring at 7.0 points per game.
LAST TIME VS. UCF
The last time these two teams met UCF earned a 79-53 win in the 2010 edition of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. Assistant coach Kara Powell played in the game and former Spider Genevieve Okoro (1,337 career points). Richmond's bench outscored UCF, 23-20. The Spiders and UCF are tied in the all-time series at 1-1. The only other meeting came on December 30, 1994, when Richmond earned a 75-60 road victory in Orlando.
LAST TIME VS. VIRGINIA TECH
The last time these two teams met Richmond earned a 64-56 road win in Blacksburg, Virginia on November, 27, 2013. The Spiders handed the Hokies their first loss of the season after former player Janelle Hubbard scored 15 points and junior Keri Soppe added 12 points. Genevieve Okoro finished with 11 points. Richmond has won two-straight in the all-time series and holds a 6-5 record overall against Virginia Tech.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Richmond will face UCF on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 2:30 p.m. and finish the tournament against Virginia Tech on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 11 a.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Richmond women's basketball team fell to 1-4 on the season after a slow start on the road at Florida Atlantic. The Spiders lost 69-55 and were outrebounded 54-36 against the Owls.
Graduate student Daijia Ruffin earned her first double-double as a Spider with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Ruffin dished out three assists and was 5-for-12 from the field at Florida Atlantic. Freshman Emma Squires finished with 10 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. Junior Jaide Hinds-Clarke scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds. Freshman Claire Holts scored a season-high nine points off the bench and played a season-high 30 minutes.
Richmond had a tough shooting night making only four three-pointers and shot 24.3 percent from the field off 18-for-74. The Spiders did come away with a season-high 13 steals as a team and forced 27 turnovers by Florida Atlantic.
RUFFIN CONTINUES HOT PLAY
Graduate student Daijia Ruffin led the team with 17 points off the bench against Maryland Eastern Shore. Ruffin followed up that performance with her first career double-double as a Spider with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Florida Atlantic. Ruffin also dished out three assists in 27 minutes against the Owls. Ruffin is fourth on the team in scoring at 7.0 points per game.
LAST TIME VS. UCF
The last time these two teams met UCF earned a 79-53 win in the 2010 edition of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. Assistant coach Kara Powell played in the game and former Spider Genevieve Okoro (1,337 career points). Richmond's bench outscored UCF, 23-20. The Spiders and UCF are tied in the all-time series at 1-1. The only other meeting came on December 30, 1994, when Richmond earned a 75-60 road victory in Orlando.
LAST TIME VS. VIRGINIA TECH
The last time these two teams met Richmond earned a 64-56 road win in Blacksburg, Virginia on November, 27, 2013. The Spiders handed the Hokies their first loss of the season after former player Janelle Hubbard scored 15 points and junior Keri Soppe added 12 points. Genevieve Okoro finished with 11 points. Richmond has won two-straight in the all-time series and holds a 6-5 record overall against Virginia Tech.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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