Lights-Out Shooting Lifts Women’s Basketball over Delaware State in 2023-24 Home Opener

Sunday, November 12

Richmond, Va.

2 p.m.

University of Richmond

1-1,0-0Atlantic 10

105

Delaware State

0-3,0-0MEAC

Delaware St.

Richmond

105

Photo of the Women's Basketball Team celebrating after a three point shot

Lights-Out Shooting Lifts Women’s Basketball over Delaware State in 2023-24 Home Opener

11/12/2023 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Behind a 53.8% three-point percentage and a 60.6% field-goal percentage, the University of Richmond Women's Basketball team opened the 2023-24 home slate and notched its first win of the season on Sunday, 105-44, over Delaware State inside the Robins Center. With the win, the Spiders improved to 1-1 overall while the Hornets fell to 0-3.

Richmond Starters
Budnik, Townsend, Hill, Doogan, Ryan

How it Happened
After a technical foul pregame on Richmond and a quick jumper from the opposition to start the game, Katie Hill recorded a wide-open trey to tie the game at three. The Spiders held the Hornets to only seven points in the first quarter as a jumper from Maggie Doogan with 4:54 left sparked an 18-0 run, allowing the Spiders to amass a 28-7 lead through the first 10 minutes.

In the second quarter, the Hornets ended the scoring drought with another quick jumper, but a 6-0 run from the Spiders sparked by Siobhan Ryan would help Richmond preserve a 20-point lead, 32-12 with 6:44 left in the half. Richmond would then end the quarter with a 9-2 run to head into the locker room with a 57-18 lead.

Richmond continued its scoring campaign in the third quarter as a 7-0 run sparked from a Maggie Doogan trey would lift the Spiders to 64-23. Delaware State would tack on only six more points in the third quarter as Richmond headed into the final 10 minutes up 85-29.

Grace Townsend opened the third quarter with a three-pointer assisted by freshman Ally Sweeney before the Hornets went on a 6-0 run to cut the Spider lead to 88-35. Richmond eclipsed the 100-point mark from a jumper courtesy of freshman Melissa Mwanza with 2:11 remaining in the game. Delaware state would only get a pair of free throws off as the Spiders ended the game with a 6-0 run courtesy of freshman Courtney Swider and Kylee Lewandowski for the 105-44 win.

Inside the Box Score

The team's 105 points scored was the first 100+ point win inside the Robins Center since Dec. 11, 2022, against Longwood.
Following the game, Addie Budnik (1,133 pts) surpassed Jade Clarke (1,130 pts) to become the 17^thleading scorer for the Spiders in program history.
Melissa Mwanza and Courtney Swider recorded their first career-points.
Ally Sweeney recorded her first three career assists.
Siobhan Ryan paced the team with 15 points and ended the game shooting 5 of 8 from the field, 3 of 5 from deep and 2 of 3 from the line. In addition, she recorded three rebounds two assists and a theft.
Five other Spiders, Maggie Doogan, Laren VanArsdale, Grace Townsend, Addie Budnik and Rachel Ullstrom also ended the game in double figures.
Grace Townsend was just shy of a double-double with eight rebounds and 11 points.
The game marked the first time the Spiders had five or more players score in double figures since 2/25/23 against St. Bonaventure.
As a team, the Spiders shot 40 of 66 (60.6%) from the field, 14 of 26 (53.8%) from deep and 11 of 15 (73.3%) from the line.
Richmond recorded 36 rebounds, including nine offensive boards, 30 assists, five blocks and 12 steals. In addition, the team recorded 52 points in the paint, 33 points off 26 Hornet turnovers, 21 fast-break points and 46 bench points.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell and senior Siobhan Ryan

Up Next
The Spiders will look ahead towards a midweek matchup at Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15 in Boiling Springs, N.C. at 11 a.m. before returning home on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. as the team plays host to American inside the Robins Center.