Doogan’s Double-Double Leads No. 24 Richmond Past Mount St. Mary’s in Season Opener

Tuesday, November 4

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

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Mount St. Mary's

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Mount St. Mary's

Richmond

Doogan’s Double-Double Leads No. 24 Richmond Past Mount St. Mary’s in Season Opener

11/04/2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. — In her 96th career appearance, senior forward Maggie Doogan posted 28 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead the No. 24 University of Richmond women's basketball team to an 83-49 victory over Mount St. Mary's Tuesday night inside the Robins Center. With the win, the Spiders improved to 1-0 to open the 2025-26 campaign, while the Mountaineers fell to 0-1.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Simon, Doogan

How It Happened
Richmond set the tone early, jumping out to a 9-2 lead behind a pair of threes from Rachel Ullstrom and one from Ally Sweeney. After Mount St. Mary's cut the deficit to five, the Spiders responded with an 11-2 stretch highlighted by a Sam Dewey triple and a corner three from Ava Persichetti to take a 20-6 lead after the opening quarter following two free throws from the opposition to end the opening 10 minutes.

The Mount opened the second period with back-to-back scores to pull within nine, but Maggie Doogan took over from there. The senior forward poured in 12 of her 28 points in the quarter, including an and-one finish, a deep three and a late layup as Richmond rebuilt its double-digit cushion. Skylah Travis knocked down two free throws in the closing minute to send the Spiders into halftime ahead 36-17.

Richmond broke the game open in the third quarter with a 21-2 burst to start the half, sparked by a Sweeney three, a Tierra Simon layup and a Doogan triple in transition. Ullstrom and Alicia Newell later added consecutive threes to extend the margin to 57-19. The Spiders outscored the Mount 29-14 in the period while shooting 62.5 percent from the field and 4-of-9 from three, entering the final frame with a commanding 65-31 lead.

The Spiders maintained their rhythm in the fourth, getting perimeter makes from Persichetti and steady contributions from their reserves to close out the win. Richmond led by as many as 36 and secured the 83-49 victory, its first 30-point season-opening win since 2005 and largest since 1976-77.

Notes on the Game

Maggie Doogan led all scorers with 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting, including 2-of-5 from three and a perfect 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. She added 13 rebounds and 6 assists for her 12th career double-double and 14th career game with five or more assists.
Rachel Ullstrom scored 12 points with 7 rebounds and 2 assists, while Ava Persichetti tallied 12 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting in her collegiate debut.
Ally Sweeney contributed 9 points and 4 assists, and Sam Dewey added 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Tierra Simon and Skylah Travis each scored 4 points in their first game as Spiders, while Rayne Wright, Annika Manthy and Persichetti all made their collegiate debuts.
Richmond shot 28-of-63 (44.4 percent) from the field, 15-of-38 (39.5 percent) from three and 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) from the line.
The Spiders finished with 45 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards, their most since Feb. 16, 2015 vs Saint Louis, and added 22 assists, 8 steals and 2 blocks (Doogan, Simon).
Richmond's 34-point victory marked its first 30-point season-opening win since Nov. 11, 2005 against Hampton (77-47) and its largest season-opening margin since 1976-77 versus Randolph-Macon (52-16).
The Spiders also recorded their highest rebound total (45) since Feb. 21, 2024 against La Salle.
Richmond improved its all-time series record against Mount St. Mary's to 5-6.

From Ava Persichetti, Maggie Doogan and Aaron Roussell

Up Next
The Spiders travel to Austin, Texas, to face the No. 4 Longhorns on Friday at 8 p.m. ET inside the Moody Center before taking on William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.