Budnik Drops 20 Points in Loss to Duquesne

Wednesday, February 16

Pittsburgh, PA

5 p.m.

University of Richmond

14-12,5-8Atlantic 10

Duquesne

10-15,5-8Atlantic 10

Richmond

Duquesne

02/16/2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Addie Budnik dropped 20 points Wednesday evening as the Spiders fell 80-68 to Duquesne on the road.

The Spiders (14-12, 5-8 A-10) got on the board at 7:33 in the first with a 3-pointer from Claire Holt, and her putback layup later gave Richmond a 7-6 lead at 5:33. However, the Dukes (10-15, 5-8 A-10) responded with a 7-0 run to go up 13-7, and the Spiders would never lead again in the game. Cayla Williams knocked down a late three, but the Spiders trailed 17-14 at the end of the first.

The Spiders kept answering Duquesne to keep their deficit at three points early in the second until the Dukes hit a triple to go up 26-20, but Emma Squires later drained a three to pull the deficit back to three points. Kylee Lewandowski checked in and seconds later drilled one from deep to make it 34-30 with 2:23 to go, but then the Dukes went up by 10 on three straight buckets and Richmond trailed 42-32 at the half.

Richmond scored five straight to open the third, but then missed four straight free throws and the score stood at 42-37 until Grace Townsend swiped a Duquesne pass to set Addie Budnik up for a layup at 7:12 to make it 42-39. The Dukes then went on a 15-2 run to go up 59-43 with 2:25 to go in the frame. Katie Hill and Emma Squires combined for five free throws in the last two minutes, and the Spiders entered the final frame down 61-48.

Both teams exchanged buckets through the first four minutes of the fourth until three straight layups for the Dukes pushed their lead to 75-59 with 5:00 to go. Richmond cut its deficit down to 75-65 at 2:33 with six straight points and Budnik hit a last-minute three, but Duquesne added to the lead with a pair oof free throws to close out the game.

Notables

Addie Budnik tied the game-high in scoring with 20 points, her sixth 20+-point effort of the season. She also led the Spiders on the boards with eight rebounds.
Claire Holt also posted double-figures with 13 points alongside five rebounds and two assists.
Grace Townsend dished out a game-high eight assists and collected a career-high six steals with six rebounds.

The Spiders return to the Robins Center for their last Saturday home game of the season on Feb. 19 to host Rhode Island on senior day.

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