Spiders Shine on Education Day with Win Over Bethune-Cookman

Tuesday, December 16

Richmond, Va.

11 a.m.

University of Richmond

9-3,1-0Atlantic 10

Bethune-Cookman

2-8,0-0SWAC

Bethune-Cookman

Richmond

Spiders Shine on Education Day with Win Over Bethune-Cookman

12/16/2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – With an electrifying crowd of 2,590 and a combined 49 points from Rachel Ullstrom and Maggie Doogan, the University of Richmond women's basketball team handled business, defeating visiting Bethune-Cookman Tuesday morning inside the Robins Center for Education Day presented by Chesapeake Bank. With the win, the Spiders improved to 9-3 on the year, while the Wildcats fell to 2-8. In addition, Richmond picked up its fifth Quad 4 win of the year.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Simon, Doogan

How it Happened
Richmond immediately set the tone, starting the game on a 12-0 run with three back-to-back triples from Maggie Doogan and Rachel Ullstrom. The Wildcats then managed to scratch back within six, 14-8, but a triple from Ava Persichetti ended the scoring drought for the Spiders. Rachel Ullstrom followed with a putback layup to build an 11-point lead, 19-8, with 1:52 left in the opening frame. The teams then exchanged free throws as Richmond ended the quarter on a 6-0 run to build a 25-10 lead heading into the second 10 minutes.

Bethune-Cookman scratched back to 25-14 to open the second quarter before Doogan posted a layup, sparking an 8-0 run. After two free throws from the Wildcats, the Spiders went on a 6-0 spurt to push the lead to 23, 39-16, with 6:19 left in the half. A short-lived run from the opposition cut the Richmond lead to 16, 40-24, but a layup and trey from Doogan and an additional layup from Ullstrom ended the half with the Spiders ahead 47-24.

Out of the break, Ullstrom knocked down two free throws for a 25-point advantage before an and-one play from the Wildcats trimmed the margin to 22, 49-27. Richmond then found its offensive rhythm, posting an 11-0 run with efforts from Sam Dewey, Alicia Newell, Tierra Simon and Ullstrom to give the Spiders a 33-point advantage, 60-27, with 5:12 left in the third quarter. After a lone free throw from Bethune-Cookman, Ullstrom knocked down another trey, while Ally Sweeney added a layup for a 65-28 lead. The Wildcats responded with a layup on the other end before Doogan got the Education Day crowd buzzing as Richmond pushed the lead to 67-30. Two final free throws from Doogan ended the third frame with the Spiders ahead 69-30.

Skylah Travis, with her first points since the season opener against Mount St. Mary's, collected an offensive rebound and capitalized under the basket to open the fourth quarter. After exchanging a pair of buckets, Dewey knocked down a triple to give the Spiders a 42-point advantage, 74-32. The Wildcats then whittled the lead down to 38, but Dewey answered with a layup to preserve a 40-point cushion, 78-38. Bethune-Cookman added seven points, while Dewey posted a final triple as Richmond ran away with the Education Day win, 78-41.

Notes on the Game

The Spiders were paced by Maggie Doogan, who posted 26 points and recorded her fifth double-double of the season, 16th of her career, with 11 rebounds while adding six assists. She shot 9-of-13 from the field and 5-of-6 from deep and added two steals and a block.
Rachel Ullstrom added a season-high 23 points and finished with four rebounds, three assists, a block and three steals.
Sam Dewey posted her second double-digit outing of the season, recording 12 points for the final Spider in double figures. She shot 4-of-5 from the field and 2-of-3 from three.
Alicia Newell matched a career-high five steals and added eight points.
Skylah Travis finished with two points, her first since the season opener against Mount St. Mary's.
Annika Manthy recorded her first collegiate rebound.
As a team, Richmond shot 28-of-66 (42.4 percent) from the field, 13-of-37 (35.1 percent) from three and 12-of-16 (75 percent) from the free throw line. The Spiders totaled 42 rebounds, 21 assists, four blocks and a season-high 15 steals.
Richmond scored 30 points in the paint and 32 points off 27 Wildcat turnovers.
The Spider bench chipped in 20 points, led by Dewey with 12 and Persichetti with six.
Richmond rounded out its non-conference slate at home with a 4-1 record, 5-1 overall.
The Spiders now have five Quad 4 wins on the season.

Up Next
Richmond will look to round out non-conference play this weekend at the 4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic inside the Henrico Sports & Events Center. The Spiders will face Alabama A&M on Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. before taking on Penn State on Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m.