Richmond Knocks Off Davidson In Stellar Defensive Effort

Sunday, January 26

Robins Center

2PM

University of Richmond

9-11,2-4Atlantic 10

Davidson

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Davidson

Richmond

Richmond Knocks Off Davidson In Stellar Defensive Effort

01/26/2020 | Women's Basketball

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RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's basketball team outscored Davidson 22-10 in the fourth quarter to earn a 69-57 home win against Davidson Sunday afternoon at the Robins Center.

"Proud of the way our defense played in the fourth quarter," head coach Aaron Roussell said. "It wasn't perfect but we kept our poise. The big thing was contesting their shots and really proud of how we defended."

Richmond (9-11, 2-4 A-10) has won two-straight Atlantic 10 games and knocked off Davidson, who was previously unbeaten in league play. Senior Jaide Hinds-Clarke (Westwood, N.J.) had an all-around great game with 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and five steals.

"I was really proud of her today," Roussell said. "She gave us a ton of energy and had to be on the floor."

Sophomore Claire Holt (Hoover, Ala.) finished with 14 points off 6-for-11 shooting and sophomore Kate Klimkiewicz (Oakton, Va.) added 12 points. Sophomore Madelyn Neff (Hayward, Wis.) started for the second-straight game and had nine points and three rebounds. Freshman Angel Burgos (Richmond, Va.) gave the Spiders a spark in the first half with a fast break layup, a steal and an assist.

The Spiders outrebounded Davidson 39-33 and forced 19 turnovers from the Wildcats. Richmond shot 41.0 percent from the field (25-for-61) and held the Wildcats to 3-for-15 shooting from the three-point line in the final two quarters.

Davidson got out to a 20-14 lead in the first quarter. The game was tied at 11-11 with 4:13 left in the first quarter before the Wildcats closed the quarter on a 9-3 run.

In the second quarter, Richmond fell behind 25-16 off a jumper from Ally Welling with 7:04 remaining in the quarter. The Spiders answered with a 13-2 run capped by a fast break layup from Burgos with 2:31 on the clock. Sophomore Aniyah Carpenter (Baltimore, Md.) gave Richmond the lead at 32-29 with under a minute left until halftime. The Wildcats were held to just four points after holding a 25-16 lead. Richmond outscored Davidson 16-4 to end the second quarter.

Davidson battled back to tie the game at 47-47 after three quarters. The Wildcats outscored Richmond 18-15 but Hinds-Clarke kept the game tied with a final seconds three-pointer to go into the fourth tied at 47-47.

The Spiders defense was great in the fourth quarter holding Davidson to just 10 points and 4-for-18 shooting. The Wildcats shot 18.2 percent from the three-point line (2-for-11). Junior Alex Parson (North Chesterfield, Va.) scored six points in the fourth quarter and Neff chipped in with six points also. The Spiders held a two point lead at 54-52 but went on a key 7-2 run to put the game out of reach.

Richmond will head out on the road for a game at UMass on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Noon on the NBC sports network.

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