No. 24 Spiders Drop Road Test at No. 4 Texas

Friday, November 7

Austin, Texas

8 p.m. ET

University of Richmond

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Texas

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Richmond

Texas

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Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas — No. 24 Richmond battled throughout but fell 85–56 at No. 4 Texas Friday night at the Moody Center. The Spiders moved to 1–1 on the season, while the Longhorns improved to 2–0.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Simon, Doogan

How It Happened
Texas opened with a free throw and a jumper for a quick 3–0 lead, but Tierra Simon got Richmond on the board with a layup that sparked an 6–0 run for a 6–3 advantage. Madison Booker ended the drought with six straight points to swing it back to 9–8 Texas. The Spiders kept pace as Ava Persichetti and Maggie Doogan combined for six points to build a 16–11 lead before the Longhorns scored the final two buckets of the quarter to make it 16–14 after one. Richmond also saw sophomotre guard Alicia Newell exit late in the first quarter due to injury and not return.

Texas seized momentum early in the second, using an 11–0 run to go up 27–16. Doogan stopped the stretch with an and-one conversion, then knocked down a three to trim the deficit to 32–22. Rachel Ullstrom added a late layup, but Texas sank a free throw in the closing seconds to send Richmond to halftime down 35–24.

The Longhorns came out fast again in the third, scoring six straight before Simon's jumper got the Spiders going. The teams traded threes, but an 8–2 Texas push stretched the margin to 54–32. Ullstrom hit from deep to end the drought, and Richmond added buckets from Ullstrom and Doogan late, though Texas carried a 66–43 lead into the fourth.

Doogan completed another three-point play early in the final quarter and Ullstrom followed with a layup to make it 69–51, but Texas responded with a 14–0 run to put the game out of reach. Doogan and Persichetti added the final Spider points as Texas closed out the 85–56 win.

Notes on the Game

Maggie Doogan led Richmond with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, marking her 23rd career 20-point game and second straight as the team's leading scorer.
Rachel Ullstrom added 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Tierra Simon chipped in 7 points and 5 rebounds in 16 minutes.
Freshman Ava Persichetti has made a three in both of her first two collegiate games (five total threes across the two).
Alicia Newell left the game late in the first quarter due to injury and did not return.
Richmond shot 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the field and 7-for-23 (30.4%) from three.
The Spiders' seven threes came from five players (Doogan 3; Ullstrom, Dewey, Persichetti, Simon 1 each).
Texas outscored Richmond 52–27 in the second and third quarters combined after the Spiders led 16–14 after one.
Richmond committed 24 turnovers that led to 26 Texas points.
The Spiders held Texas to 4-for-12 (33.3%) from three, but the Longhorns shot 54.7% overall and won the rebounding margin 37–30.
Tonight marked Richmond's first game in the state of Texas since Dec. 2, 1994 (at Texas Tech) and first trip to Austin.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell

Up Next
Richmond stays on the road for two straight, visiting William & Mary on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m., then traveling to Columbia on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.