Spiders Tame Runnin’ Bulldogs on the Road Wednesday Morning

Wednesday, November 15

Boiling Springs, N.C.

11 a.m.

University of Richmond

2-1,0-0Atlantic 10

Gardner-Webb

0-3,0-0Big South

Richmond

Gardner-Webb

Spiders Tame Runnin’ Bulldogs on the Road Wednesday Morning

11/15/2023 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Behind Maggie Doogan's fourth career double-double, the University of Richmond Women's Basketball team rolled past Gardner-Webb Wednesday morning, 80-53, in front of a crowd of over 2,000. With the win, the Spiders improved to 2-1 while the Runnin' Bulldogs fell to 0-3.

Richmond Starters
Budnik, Hill, Ryan, Doogan, Townsend

How it Happened
Both teams got off to a slow start as the Bulldogs held the Spider offense to eight points through the first eight minutes. Maggie Doogan sparked a stretch of offensive rhythm as she netted an open trey and Rachel Ullstrom followed the play with a layup to lift the Spiders to 13-6 with just under a minute in the first quarter. Grace Townsend would put up one more free throw in the quarter as the Spiders ended the first 10 minutes up 14-6.

The Spiders quickly got the ball rolling in the second quarter as Laren VanArsdale sparked a 7-2 run to push the Richmond lead to 21-8 with 7:37 left in the half. GWU cut the Spider lead to three, 26-23, but Townsend and Ullstrom would combine for five points to send the Spiders into the locker room up 31-23.

Out of the break, a trey from Townsend sparked a 7-2 run to give Richmond a 38-25 lead. Another 7-0 from the Spiders would see Richmond up 45-30 with 3:52 left in the quarter. The Spiders would then go on to score 10 points over four minutes to head into the fourth quarter up 55-35.

Throughout the fourth quarter, the teams exchanged back-and-forth buckets. The Runnin' Bulldogs would hold the Spiders to a 23-point lead with 6:37 left in the game before an 8-3 run sparked by Ullstrom would hand the Spiders the 80-53 victory.

Inside the Box Score

Maggie Doogan recorded her fourth career double-double and fourth-career game scoring 20 or more points, as well as her fourth career game collecting 10 or more rebounds.
Doogan finished the game as the team's leading scorer, posting 25 points, 10 rebounds and an assist. The sophomore shot 11 of 17 from the field, and 3 of 6 from deep.
Two other Spiders, Grace Townsend (18 pts) and Laren VanArsdale (12 pts), also finished the game in double figures.
Grace Townsend recorded her 37^th career game with five or more assists, ending the game with eight total.
The Spiders move to 2-0 all-time against GWU.
As a team, the Spiders shot 32 of 67 (47.8%) from the field, 7 of 27 (25.9%) from deep and 9 of 15 (60%) from the charity stripe. Richmond also posted 18 assists, five blocks, four steals, 43 rebounds and 17 points off 15 GWU turnovers.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell

Up Next
The Spiders have a quick turnaround, as the team plays host to American on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. inside the Robins Center. The Drake Thanksgiving invitational is slated for Nov. 24-26 in Des Moines, Iowa. Richmond will take on Maine on Nov. 24 at 5:30 p.m. ET, Drake on Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. ET and Louisiana Tech on Nov. 26 at 12:30 p.m. ET.