University of Richmond Athletics
Saturday, January 26
Philadelphia, PA
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5-15, 2-5 A-10
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Hot Shooting Leads Spiders Past La Salle, 74-60
01/26/2019 | Women's Basketball
Richmond Wins Second-Straight A-10 Game & Snaps Road Losing Streak
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Richmond women's basketball team scored a season-high 74 points and shot a season-high 47.5 percent from the field in a 74-60 win on the road at La Salle Saturday at Tom Gola Arena.
Graduate student Daijia Ruffin (Louisville, Ky.) had a career-high 20 points off the bench going 8-for-16 from the field and had five steals. Junior Jaide Hinds-Clarke (Westwood, N.J.) posted her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Alex Parson (North Chesterfield, Va.) scored 14 points and dished out a career-high eight assists.
Richmond played their best game of the season with season highs in points (74), shooting percentage (47.5), assists (20) and 16 steals. The Spiders (5-15) have won two-straight Atlantic 10 games and hold a 2-5 record with nine conference games remaining.
The third quarter explosion proved to be the difference as Richmond outscored La Salle 24-10, including a 20-2 run to end the quarter. Ruffin finished with 12 points in the third quarter and was 5-for-7 from the field. The quarter ended with a buzzer beating three-pointer from freshman Aniyah Carpenter (Baltimore, Md.).
La Salle tried to get back into the game but Richmond answered every time. With 7:39 remaining in the game, junior Amy Duggan (Norwood, Mass.) hit a three-pointer to give the Spiders a 20-point lead at 67-47.
The Explorers cut the lead to 12 points at 70-58 with 2:32 on the clock but Ruffin scored on a layup to build the lead back to 72-58. Duggan would score the final points for Richmond off a steal and a layup with 1:08 remaining. Richmond would cruise to a 74-60 victory.
Richmond used hot shooting to jump out to a 37-35 lead after two quarters against La Salle. The Spiders outscored the Explorers 17-15 in the first quarter and were even 20-20 in the second quarter.
Parson couldn't miss scoring 12 points off 4-for-5 shooting and dished out three assists. Hinds-Clarke scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds. Freshman Emma Squires (Kingston, Mass.), playing in her second game since an injury, added five points off the bench.
The Spiders took a 6-3 lead early in the first quarter off two free throws from Ruffin with 7:47 left on the clock.
La Salle answered with a 5-0 run to go up 8-6 but Parson nailed a three-pointer just 17 seconds later to regain the lead at 9-8. The Explorers again took the lead at 14-11 before Richmond ended the quarter on a 6-1 run to lead 17-15.
In the second quarter, both teams continued to exchange baskets as Carpenter put Richmond ahead 23-19 with a jumper at the 6:48 mark.
La Salle tied the game again at 23-23 but Parson hit another jumper to lead 25-23 with 5:34 left in the second quarter. The Explorers kept battling taking the lead at 35-34 with 1:13 remaining in the quarter. Freshman Molly Mraz (Erie, Pa.) responded with a three-pointer with 47 seconds left to give Richmond a 37-35 lead.
Richmond forced 22 turnovers for La Salle and scored 24 points off those miscues.
The Spiders will have seven days to prepare for a home contest against UMass on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, at Noon at the Robins Center.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Graduate student Daijia Ruffin (Louisville, Ky.) had a career-high 20 points off the bench going 8-for-16 from the field and had five steals. Junior Jaide Hinds-Clarke (Westwood, N.J.) posted her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Alex Parson (North Chesterfield, Va.) scored 14 points and dished out a career-high eight assists.
Richmond played their best game of the season with season highs in points (74), shooting percentage (47.5), assists (20) and 16 steals. The Spiders (5-15) have won two-straight Atlantic 10 games and hold a 2-5 record with nine conference games remaining.
The third quarter explosion proved to be the difference as Richmond outscored La Salle 24-10, including a 20-2 run to end the quarter. Ruffin finished with 12 points in the third quarter and was 5-for-7 from the field. The quarter ended with a buzzer beating three-pointer from freshman Aniyah Carpenter (Baltimore, Md.).
La Salle tried to get back into the game but Richmond answered every time. With 7:39 remaining in the game, junior Amy Duggan (Norwood, Mass.) hit a three-pointer to give the Spiders a 20-point lead at 67-47.
The Explorers cut the lead to 12 points at 70-58 with 2:32 on the clock but Ruffin scored on a layup to build the lead back to 72-58. Duggan would score the final points for Richmond off a steal and a layup with 1:08 remaining. Richmond would cruise to a 74-60 victory.
Richmond used hot shooting to jump out to a 37-35 lead after two quarters against La Salle. The Spiders outscored the Explorers 17-15 in the first quarter and were even 20-20 in the second quarter.
Parson couldn't miss scoring 12 points off 4-for-5 shooting and dished out three assists. Hinds-Clarke scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds. Freshman Emma Squires (Kingston, Mass.), playing in her second game since an injury, added five points off the bench.
The Spiders took a 6-3 lead early in the first quarter off two free throws from Ruffin with 7:47 left on the clock.
La Salle answered with a 5-0 run to go up 8-6 but Parson nailed a three-pointer just 17 seconds later to regain the lead at 9-8. The Explorers again took the lead at 14-11 before Richmond ended the quarter on a 6-1 run to lead 17-15.
In the second quarter, both teams continued to exchange baskets as Carpenter put Richmond ahead 23-19 with a jumper at the 6:48 mark.
La Salle tied the game again at 23-23 but Parson hit another jumper to lead 25-23 with 5:34 left in the second quarter. The Explorers kept battling taking the lead at 35-34 with 1:13 remaining in the quarter. Freshman Molly Mraz (Erie, Pa.) responded with a three-pointer with 47 seconds left to give Richmond a 37-35 lead.
Richmond forced 22 turnovers for La Salle and scored 24 points off those miscues.
The Spiders will have seven days to prepare for a home contest against UMass on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, at Noon at the Robins Center.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Team Stats
UR
LAS
FG%
.475
.439
3FG%
.476
.278
FT%
.500
.833
RB
35
32
TO
16
22
STL
16
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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