Spiders Drop Neutral-Site Test to No. 8 TCU

Thursday, November 27

Cancun, Mexico

9 p.m.

University of Richmond

5-2,0-0Atlantic 10

TCU

7-0,0-0Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Richmond	15	8	16	13	52
TCU	24	25	9	10	68

11/27/2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CANCÚN, Mexico –– Despite a 23-point output from Maggie Doogan, the University of Richmond women's basketball team suffered its second loss of the season Thursday night, dropping a 68-52 decision to No. 8 TCU in Cancún, Mexico. With the loss, the Spiders fell to 5-2 on the year while the Horned Frogs remain undefeated at 7-0.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Dewey, Doogan

How it Happened
TCU opened the scoring with a layup before Maggie Doogan responded on the other end with a jumper. The Horned Frogs then used a 6-0 spurt to build an early 8-2 lead before a pair of free throws from Ally Sweeney got the Spiders back in the scoring column at 8-4. After exchanging a few buckets, the Spiders scratched back to 16-11, but two free throws and a layup from the Horned Frogs pushed the margin to 20-11. Rachel Ullstrom posted a layup courtesy of Doogan, but four straight points from TCU made it 24-13 with 47 seconds left in the quarter. A final layup from Sweeney ended the first 10 minutes with Richmond trailing 24-15.

Sam Dewey, in her first start for the Spiders, opened the second quarter with a layup before TCU answered with a triple. Rayne Wright added another layup to cut it to 27-19, but TCU continued its offensive pressure, using an 11-0 run to stretch the margin to 40-19. A pair of free throws from Ava Persichetti ended the drought and brought Richmond within 40-21 with 4:05 left in the half. TCU again responded with a 9-0 run to push its lead to 49-21 before a late layup from Sweeney sent Richmond into the break trailing 49-23.

TCU capitalized on an and-one play to open the third quarter before back-to-back threes from Sweeney and Alicia Newell brought the deficit to 52-29. After a TCU jumper, the Spiders added four more points to make it 54-33 with 4:44 remaining. Richmond then pieced together a 6-0 spurt to pull within 56-39, but a late jumper from Olivia Miles sent the Spiders into the final quarter trailing 58-39.

Both teams traded buckets to start the fourth before a three from Ullstrom sparked an 8-0 Richmond run to bring the deficit to 63-50. A lone TCU triple pushed the margin back to 66-50 before Doogan knocked down two free throws to make it 66-52. Miles again scored late, this time on a layup, to close out the 68-52 final.

Notes on the Game

Sam Dewey made her first collegiate start and finished with four points, one rebound and one assist.
Maggie Doogan paced the team with 23 points and added seven rebounds, one assist and one block. She posted her 83rd game in double figures.
Ally Sweeney finished in double figures with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Tierra Simon added six rebounds and six assists off the bench.
Alicia Newell, Rachel Ullstrom and Sweeney each recorded one steal.
As a team, Richmond shot 19-of-52 (36.5 percent) from the floor, 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) from three and 8-of-10 (80 percent) at the free throw line. The Spiders added 30 rebounds and 11 assists.
Richmond held TCU to its lowest point total of the season. The Horned Frogs' previous low was 69 points against No. 10 NC State on Nov. 16.
The Spiders picked up their second loss to a ranked opponent and second to an AP top-10 team.
The game marked Richmond's first neutral site contest of the season.
The Spiders held TCU to 19 second-half points, including just nine in the third quarter.

Up Next
The Spiders round out their time in Mexico tomorrow, taking on Horizon League foe Green Bay at 9 p.m. ET, with the game being broadcast on FloSports.