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Budnik and Doogan Highlighted on A-10 End of Season Awards
02/28/2023 | Women's Basketball
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The University of Richmond Women's Basketball team has the honor of highlighting junior Addie Budnik and freshman Maggie Doogan on the Atlantic 10 Conference End of Season Award list, announced by the league office Tuesday.
Budnik, a native of Highland Park, Ill., was named to the All-Conference second team as well as the All-Academic team. This season, the junior hit the buzzer-beater three-pointer for the win over Ball State on Dec. 20, 2022, and posted career-high 28 points on near perfect shooting from the field against Tarleton State on Dec. 21, 2022, at the Puerto Rico Clasico. She was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after posting her second career double-double against Longwood on Dec. 11, 2022, with 15 points and 13 rebounds, alongside four assists and a season-high four blocks. Prior to the 2022-2023 season, she was named to the Preseason A-10 First Team Selection, named the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, presented by Her Hoop and opened the season posting 21 points, two points shy of her career high, 7 rebounds and 3 assists at Liberty on Nov. 7, 2022. She finished the regular season third in the A-10 in Blocks (49) and blocks per game (1.81). With a .466 field goal percentage, she averaged 12.7 points per game, 1.1 thefts per game, and 5.6 rebounds per game through 27 games.
Doogan, a native of Broomall, Pa., was named to the All-Conference third team as well as the All-Rookie team and found her groove within the Spider starting five this season. As a freshman, she averaged 11.1 points per game, 24.9 minutes, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.1 thefts and 1.1 blocks through 20 games. She hit a three-pointer against Liberty for her first collegiate points on Nov. 7, 2022 and posted six points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists against Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 10, 2022. Against Idaho on Nov. 26, 2022, she tallied game-highs in points (13), rebounds (5), assists (3) and minutes (24). In her first game back from injury this season, she posted 12 points and seven rebounds against Loyola Chicago on Jan. 4, 2023. She posted her first career double-double against Rhode Island on Jan. 18, 2023, and her second against George Mason on Jan. 21, 2023. She had the honor of being named A-10 Rookie of the week twice (1/23/23, 1/30/23) and recorded a career-high points, minutes, field goals, three-pointers made and attempted, free throws and assists against Saint Joseph's on Jan. 29. 2-23. Finally, the standout went on a double-digit, eight-game scoring streak, scoring in double figures from 1/18/23-2/18/23.
The Spiders are back in action at the A-10 Women's Basketball Championship Mar. 1-5 in Wilmington, De. The Spiders, at the No. 5 seed, will have a bye on day one of the tournament and play their first game on Mar. 2 at 1:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 12 Dayton and No. 13 VCU, slated for Mar. 1 at noon. The Spiders will be streamed on ESPN+, and tickets can be purchased on the A-10 Championship page, or the Women's Basketball schedule page.
Budnik, a native of Highland Park, Ill., was named to the All-Conference second team as well as the All-Academic team. This season, the junior hit the buzzer-beater three-pointer for the win over Ball State on Dec. 20, 2022, and posted career-high 28 points on near perfect shooting from the field against Tarleton State on Dec. 21, 2022, at the Puerto Rico Clasico. She was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after posting her second career double-double against Longwood on Dec. 11, 2022, with 15 points and 13 rebounds, alongside four assists and a season-high four blocks. Prior to the 2022-2023 season, she was named to the Preseason A-10 First Team Selection, named the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, presented by Her Hoop and opened the season posting 21 points, two points shy of her career high, 7 rebounds and 3 assists at Liberty on Nov. 7, 2022. She finished the regular season third in the A-10 in Blocks (49) and blocks per game (1.81). With a .466 field goal percentage, she averaged 12.7 points per game, 1.1 thefts per game, and 5.6 rebounds per game through 27 games.
Doogan, a native of Broomall, Pa., was named to the All-Conference third team as well as the All-Rookie team and found her groove within the Spider starting five this season. As a freshman, she averaged 11.1 points per game, 24.9 minutes, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.1 thefts and 1.1 blocks through 20 games. She hit a three-pointer against Liberty for her first collegiate points on Nov. 7, 2022 and posted six points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists against Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 10, 2022. Against Idaho on Nov. 26, 2022, she tallied game-highs in points (13), rebounds (5), assists (3) and minutes (24). In her first game back from injury this season, she posted 12 points and seven rebounds against Loyola Chicago on Jan. 4, 2023. She posted her first career double-double against Rhode Island on Jan. 18, 2023, and her second against George Mason on Jan. 21, 2023. She had the honor of being named A-10 Rookie of the week twice (1/23/23, 1/30/23) and recorded a career-high points, minutes, field goals, three-pointers made and attempted, free throws and assists against Saint Joseph's on Jan. 29. 2-23. Finally, the standout went on a double-digit, eight-game scoring streak, scoring in double figures from 1/18/23-2/18/23.
The Spiders are back in action at the A-10 Women's Basketball Championship Mar. 1-5 in Wilmington, De. The Spiders, at the No. 5 seed, will have a bye on day one of the tournament and play their first game on Mar. 2 at 1:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 12 Dayton and No. 13 VCU, slated for Mar. 1 at noon. The Spiders will be streamed on ESPN+, and tickets can be purchased on the A-10 Championship page, or the Women's Basketball schedule page.
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