Spiders Post Revenge win over Duquesne, Finish Regular Season Home Slate at 14-0

Wednesday, February 28

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

25-5,15-2Atlantic 10

Duquesne

18-10,13-4Atlantic 10

Duquesne

Richmond

Spiders Post Revenge win over Duquesne, Finish Regular Season Home Slate at 14-0

02/28/2024 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – In the second-straight game with five players scoring in double digits, the University of Richmond women's basketball team avenged a loss earlier in the season at Duquesne and toppled the Dukes inside the Robins Center Wednesday evening, 90-74, to finish the regular season home slate undefeated at 14-0. With the win, the Spiders posted the program's first undefeated regular season home season in the NCAA era (joined 1983-84) and moved to 25-5 on the year and 15-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference play while the Dukes fell to 18-10 overall and 13-4 in conference action. In addition, the team pushed its overall home winning streak to 21-straight games, dating back to the 2022-23 season, the sixth-longest home win-streak of NCAA D-I teams.

Richmond Starters
Budnik, Doogan, Ryan, Hill, Townsend

How it Happened
Maggie Doogan set the precedent, with a wide-open triple to start the game, 24 seconds into the contest. Duquesne would respond with a triple on the other coast to tie the game at three. After exchanging another pair of three pointers, the Dukes were able to build a small lead, 9-6, but Richmond would respond with efforts from Laren VanArsdale and Addie Budnik to put UR back in the lead, 11-9. Duquesne would then go ahead 13-11, before a jumper from Grace Townsend sparked a 6-0 run for the Spiders. DUQ scratched back to come within one, 17-16, but two back-to-back jumpers from Townsend would end the first quarter with Richmond ahead 21-17.

Budnik sparked an 8-0 run to open the second quarter as the Spiders built their lead to double digits, 29-17. Rachel Ullstrom then responded to a Duquesne jumper with a triple to push the lead to 13, 32-19. After exchanging a few points, back-to-back jumpers from Ullstrom and VanArsdale brought the lead back to 13, 42-29. The Dukes slowly chipped away at the Richmond lead as a final three pointer from the opposition would send UR into the locker room ahead 46-38.

Out of the break, Ryan sparked a 5-0 run for Richmond while a triple from Townsend following a three pointer from DUQ sparked a 7-0 run to give Richmond a 58-41 lead. The Dukes cut the deficit to 60-46, but couldn't withstand the offensive power from the home team, as VanArsdale posted six points under a minute and Townsend netted two free throws, sending UR into the final 10 minutes ahead 76-54.

Duquesne was able to cut the lead back under 20, 77-62, after an 8-1 run to open the final frame. Doogan posted back-to-back layups to put UR back ahead by 21, 84-63. After both teams put points up on both coasts throughout the quarter, four free throws from Torin Rogers and Ally Sweeney would give Richmond the victory, 90-74.

Inside the Box Score

Following the win, the Spiders finished the 2023-24 home slate undefeated for the first time in the NCAA era.
Head Coach Aaron Roussell posted his 90^th win at Richmond in five seasons.
Richmond again sits alone at the top of the A-10 standings at 15-2, following the Saint Joseph's loss to Fordham tonight.
Richmond is one win shy of matching the most wins in a season (Most wins: 26, 1990-91)
The Spiders also avenged a loss to the Dukes earlier in the year, as the Spiders fell 72-59 in Pittsburgh on 1/24/24.
The Spiders were paced by Townsend, who posted 19 points on 6 of 11 from the field and 3 of 7 from deep. Townsend and Doogan also posted a team-high six assists each.
Four other Spiders, VanArsdale (15), Doogan (14), Budnik (13) and Ullstrom (12) also finished the game in double figures, the team's second-straight game with five players scoring in double figures.
Doogan posted a team-high six boards while VanArsdale picked up a team-high three thefts.
As a team, Richmond shot 29 of 53 (54.7%) from the field, 12 of 31 (38.7%) from deep and 20 of 23 (87%) from the charity stripe. In addition, the team also recorded 29 rebounds, 18 assists, six blocks, four steals and 19 points off 12 Duquesne turnovers.
The Spider bench posted 31 points, as all 13 active Spiders saw action on the court.

From Laren VanArsdale, Grace Townsend and Head Coach Aaron Roussell

Up Next
The Spiders look to round out the regular season on Saturday at St. Bonaventure with tipoff slated at 1 p.m. The Atlantic 10 Championship is set for March 6-10 in Henrico, Va. at the Henrico Sports and Events Center.

Graphic Displaying undefeated at home for women's basketball