Doogan’s Dominant Performance Grounds Owls Inside Robins Center

Tuesday, November 18

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

4-1,0-0Atlantic 10

Temple

3-2,0-0American

Temple

Richmond

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Doogan’s Dominant Performance Grounds Owls Inside Robins Center

11/18/2025 | Women's Basketball

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RICHMOND, Va. – Behind a near triple-double from Maggie Doogan, who finished with 31 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, the University of Richmond women's basketball team returned to the Robins Center and earned a 72-57 win over visiting Temple Tuesday night. With the win, the Spiders improved to 4-1 while the Owls fell to 3-2.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Simon, Doogan

How It Happened
Doogan opened Richmond's scoring with a triple before the Owls answered with a layup. Rachel Ullstrom followed with a layup of her own that sparked a 7-2 run to build a 10-4 lead. Temple converted two free throws, but Ullstrom and Sam Dewey combined for six straight points to push the margin to 16-6. After two more Temple free throws, Newell added a layup and a free throw around an Owl three as Richmond ended the quarter ahead 19-11.

Newell opened the second with a layup and Sweeney added one of her own for a 23-11 lead. After a Temple jumper, Doogan scored at the rim, but the Owls answered with back-to-back threes to cut the lead to 25-19. Ullstrom knocked down a three, but Temple responded with one of its own. Temple added three more points before Doogan's layup sent Richmond into the half up 30-25.

Temple opened the third quarter with a jumper to cut the lead to three before Newell converted a three-point play to push it back to 33-27. Another Temple triple trimmed the margin to three, but Tierra Simon responded with a three on the other end. The Owls then used a 5-0 stretch to come within one, 36-35, before Doogan ended the drought with a three. Two more Temple free throws cut it to two, but Doogan answered with a layup for a 41-37 lead with 5:27 left in the quarter. After trading baskets, another Doogan three pushed the margin to 51-42 with just over a minute remaining. Two Temple free throws sent Richmond to the final quarter ahead 51-44.

Temple again opened the scoring with a layup before Simon knocked down a jumper. After trading points, Doogan sparked an 11-0 run with contributions from Sweeney and Ullstrom to build a 14-point advantage. Temple added a layup, but Sweeney buried a late three as the Spiders closed out the 72-57 win. Doogan scored 24 points in the second half as Richmond outscored the Owls 21-13 in the fourth.

Notes on the Game

Doogan recorded her 14th career double-double and third of the season, and posted her 25th career 20-point game. She finished with a team-high 31 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists while shooting 12-of-21 from the field and 6-of-12 from three.
Two other Spiders reached double figures: Ally Sweeney with 10 points and Rachel Ullstrom with 13. Alicia Newell added eight points and a team-high three steals.
Richmond shot 28-of-66 (42.4 percent) from the field and 12-of-32 (37.5 percent) from three, and totaled 42 rebounds, 18 assists, eight steals and two blocks. The Spiders scored 30 points in the paint and 11 points off 14 Temple turnovers.
Richmond held Temple to 28 percent shooting from three and 30.6 percent from the field.
The Spiders handed Temple its first loss against an Atlantic 10 opponent this season. The Owls entered the contest 3-0 against A-10 teams George Mason, George Washington and La Salle.
The game marked Richmond's first home appearance since its season-opening win against Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 4.
Richmond made at least 10 threes (12) for the third time this season.
Rayne Wright recorded two steals, two boards and two assists in 15 minutes off the bench.
Richmond held Temple to its lowest scoring output of the season to date.

WBB Postgame Press Conference: Temple

Highlights vs Temple

Up Next
Richmond remains home Sunday to host Navy at 2 p.m. for Taylor Swift Night and Camper Reunion. The Spiders then travel for Thanksgiving Week, taking on No. 10 TCU and Green Bay in Cancun, Mexico on Nov. 27-28 in the Cancun Challenge.

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