University of Richmond Athletics
Saturday, November 16
Robins Center
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Squires’ Game Winner Lifts Spiders In Home Opener Against FAU
11/16/2019 | Women's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. – Sophomore Emma Squires (Kingston, Mass.) made the game-winning layup with seven seconds remaining to give the University of Richmond women's basketball team a 57-55 win against Florida Atlantic in the 2019-20 home opener Saturday at Robins Center.
"I give a lot of credit to our staff and to our players," head coach Aaron Roussell said. "I think we are now comfortable in these positions. Emma had the defender pinned and made a great play. I was really proud of our team there at the end getting that defensive stop."
With 25 seconds left, FAU's Abby Voss nailed a game-tying three-pointer but the Spiders would answer. Squires drove to the basket off the inbounds pass and scored to give Richmond the 57-55 lead with seven seconds.
The Spiders would make one last stop against the Owls forcing a jumper off the mark by Juliette Gauthier as time expired.
Senior Jaide Hinds-Clarke (Westwood, N.J.) led the team with 14 points and four rebounds. Hinds-Clarke also had two steals. Sophomore Kate Klimkiewicz (Oakton, Va.) added 11 points and grabbed five rebounds. Sophomore Aniyah Carpenter (Baltimore, Md.) had nine points and seven rebounds.
Richmond improves to 3-1 on the season and it marks the first time with a 3-1 record or better since the 2015-16 season. The Spiders outrebounded FAU 46-43, including 15 offensive rebounds. On the defensive end, Richmond forced 17 turnovers and came away with 11 steals.
The Spiders got out to a fast start with a 14-8 lead after the first quarter. Freshman Elaina Chapman (Richmond, Va.) hit two free throws with 2:02 on the clock to go up 11-5. Carpenter hit a three-pointer with under a minute left in the first quarter to go ahead 14-8.
Richmond used a 7-0 run in the second quarter to lead 33-16 capped by a layup from Carpenter. The Spiders went into halftime with a 36-19 lead entering the third quarter.
FAU would start to make a run out of halftime cutting the lead to 12 points at 44-32 off a free throw from Lotta Vehka-Aho. FAU's Crystal Primm made a layup with nine seconds left in the third quarter to make the score 47-36.
In the final quarter, the Owls opened with a 12-4 run to get within three points at 51-48 with 5:06 remaining. Primm, FAU's leading scorer in the game with 19 points, hit a jump shot to trim Richmond's lead to 51-50.
The Spiders responded as Chapman scored a basket plus the foul to give the Spiders a 54-50 lead. FAU would not go away tying the game at 55-55 off a 5-1 run late in the game. The Spiders were outscored 19-10 in the fourth quarter but held on for the victory.
Richmond will host William & Mary on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Robins Center.
For all the latest information on the team, follow SpiderWBBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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"I give a lot of credit to our staff and to our players," head coach Aaron Roussell said. "I think we are now comfortable in these positions. Emma had the defender pinned and made a great play. I was really proud of our team there at the end getting that defensive stop."
With 25 seconds left, FAU's Abby Voss nailed a game-tying three-pointer but the Spiders would answer. Squires drove to the basket off the inbounds pass and scored to give Richmond the 57-55 lead with seven seconds.
The Spiders would make one last stop against the Owls forcing a jumper off the mark by Juliette Gauthier as time expired.
Senior Jaide Hinds-Clarke (Westwood, N.J.) led the team with 14 points and four rebounds. Hinds-Clarke also had two steals. Sophomore Kate Klimkiewicz (Oakton, Va.) added 11 points and grabbed five rebounds. Sophomore Aniyah Carpenter (Baltimore, Md.) had nine points and seven rebounds.
Richmond improves to 3-1 on the season and it marks the first time with a 3-1 record or better since the 2015-16 season. The Spiders outrebounded FAU 46-43, including 15 offensive rebounds. On the defensive end, Richmond forced 17 turnovers and came away with 11 steals.
The Spiders got out to a fast start with a 14-8 lead after the first quarter. Freshman Elaina Chapman (Richmond, Va.) hit two free throws with 2:02 on the clock to go up 11-5. Carpenter hit a three-pointer with under a minute left in the first quarter to go ahead 14-8.
Richmond used a 7-0 run in the second quarter to lead 33-16 capped by a layup from Carpenter. The Spiders went into halftime with a 36-19 lead entering the third quarter.
FAU would start to make a run out of halftime cutting the lead to 12 points at 44-32 off a free throw from Lotta Vehka-Aho. FAU's Crystal Primm made a layup with nine seconds left in the third quarter to make the score 47-36.
In the final quarter, the Owls opened with a 12-4 run to get within three points at 51-48 with 5:06 remaining. Primm, FAU's leading scorer in the game with 19 points, hit a jump shot to trim Richmond's lead to 51-50.
The Spiders responded as Chapman scored a basket plus the foul to give the Spiders a 54-50 lead. FAU would not go away tying the game at 55-55 off a 5-1 run late in the game. The Spiders were outscored 19-10 in the fourth quarter but held on for the victory.
Richmond will host William & Mary on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. 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
FAU
UR
FG%
.328
.308
3FG%
.238
.174
FT%
.706
.565
RB
43
46
TO
17
14
STL
9
11
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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