Spiders Knock Out Davidson in Semi-Finals, Advancing to Second Consecutive Atlantic 10 Title Game

Friday, May 3

Pittsburgh, Pa.

3:00 p.m.

University of Richmond

12-5

No. 3 Davidson

11-7

Davidson

Richmond

Complete team photo of women's lacrosse after the 2024 Atlantic 10 semi-finals win, the scoreboard is behind them

Spiders Knock Out Davidson in Semi-Finals, Advancing to Second Consecutive Atlantic 10 Title Game

05/03/2024 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Pittsburgh, Pa. – The No. 2 ranked University of Richmond women's lacrosse program took down the No. 3 seeded Wildcats of Davidson in the Atlantic 10 Championship semi-finals 16-5, advancing to its second consecutive conference championship title game.

Richmond opened first quarter action with a hot start, ending the period with a 5-1 lead on Davidson. The second quarter proved to be just as successful with the Spiders scoring four goals compared to the Wildcats' two, setting the Richmond lead to 9-3 at the half. Third quarter play remained even between the programs as both found the back of the net once as the score moved to 10-4 with the final fifteen minutes approaching. A few young Spiders joined the action to end the game, yet the scoring didn't stop. Richmond outpaced Davidson 6-1 in quarter four, securing the Spider win with a 16-5 final. The programs record extends to 12-5 with the win. Twelve different Spiders found scores on Friday.

Charlotte Edwards led the Richmond offensive unit with 4 points on the day. She posted a career high 3 goals and contributed with 1 assist. Edwards was greatly efficient, shooting 100% against the Wildcats. She went 1-1 from the free position and aided on the defensive end of the field with 1 ground ball.

Grace Muldoon, the 2024 Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year defended her recognition with a complete day on both sides of the ball. Muldoon found success on offense as she contributed 3 points from 2 assists and 1 goal. On defense she posted 6 draw controls, 4 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls.

Colleen Quinn and Ali Susskind each found the back of the net twice. Quinn totaled 3 points coming from her 2 goals and adding an assist. Quinn went 1-1 from the free position. Susskind shot for 100% on the day, scoring 2 goals.

Eight other Spiders were able to find the back of the net for individual goals through the game, aiding in other stat categories as well:

Marymargaret Quinn – 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist
Juliana Stanley – 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
Alexis Morton – 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist, .500 shooting percentage, 2 ground balls, 1-1 from the FPS
Amadi Higgins – 1 goal, 100% shooting percentage
Sarah Roycroft – 1 goal, 100% shooting percentage
Maggie Jordan – 1 goal, 100% shooting percentage, 5 draw controls, 1 caused turnover
Megan Rice – 1 goal, 100% shooting percentage
Leah Kenny – 1 goal, 1-1 from the FPS

Abby Francioli had a successful outing between the pipes, securing another win in her freshman campaign. She netted 8 saves allowing only 4 Davidson goals for a .667 save percentage. Nicole Burney jumped into the cage in quarter four, posting a save percentage of .750 with 3 saves.

The No. 2 Spiders will advance to the Atlantic 10 Championship finals on Sunday, May 5 as they will recreate the 2023 title game, facing the No. 1 ranked Minutewomen of UMass at Noon. This will be the 11^th meeting between the programs in the final game of the tournament. The Spiders look to repeat history in Pittsburgh, Pa. at Rooney Field. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.