Richmond Overcomes Slow Start to Top Saint Louis on Senior Day

Sunday, February 16

Richmond, Va.

2 p.m.

University of Richmond

22-5,13-1Atlantic 10

Saint Louis

11-16,5-9Atlantic 10

Saint Louis

Richmond

Richmond Overcomes Slow Start to Top Saint Louis on Senior Day

02/16/2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – With the Spiders trailing to open the fourth quarter, Addie Budnik notched back-to-back triples to tie the game at 43 as the University of Richmond women's basketball team outpaced visiting Saint Louis 22-6 in the final frame to pick up a 59-49 win on Senior Day Sunday afternoon inside the Robins Center. With the tight victory, the Spiders picked up their 12th-straight win and improved to 22-5 overall and 13-1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play while the Billikens fell to 11-16 overall and 5-9 in conference play.

Richmond Starters
Alston, Ouderkirk, Hill, Camden, Budnik

How it Happened
Katie Hill opened up the scoring for the Spiders with a layup before a 6-0 run from the Billikens gave the opposition a 6-2 advantage. Hill ended the scoring drought for the Spiders with a triple to cut the deficit to one, 6-5, but Saint Louis immediately responded on the other end with a trey and a layup following a Richmond turnover. Two free throws from the Spiders would cut the Billiken advantage to four, 11-7, but SLU continued its offensive threat, ending the quarter with a 7-0 run to lead 18-7.

Rachel Ullstrom opened the second quarter with two made free throws before Saint Louis posted a layup to keep its lead in double digits, 20-9. Anna Camden and Faith Alston then combined for four points to trail 20-13. After exchanging a few more points, Ullstrom sparked a 4-0 spurt for Richmond while the Billikens ended the half with two made free throws to send Richmond into the locker room trailing 32-25.

Budnik opened the third quarter with a layup before an and-one play from the Billikens kept SLU ahead by eight, 35-27. Ullstrom got the Spiders back on track with a layup, but SLU had the answer on the other end, netting a layup to keep the deficit at eight. After exchanging a couple of points, Saint Louis pushed the lead back to double figures off a triple, but a triple from Ally Sweeney and a layup from Budnik sent Richmond into the final 10 minutes trailing 43-37.

The Spiders finally found their rhythm in the final 10 minutes, outpacing the Billikens 22-6. Budnik opened the scoring with two key back-to-back triples to tie the game at 43. SLU then added a layup to go up two before Faith Alston sparked an 11-0 run to give Richmond a seven-point lead, 54-47. After the Billikens got off another lone layup, Alston, Doogan and Budnik combined for five made free throws to give the Spiders a 10-point Senior Day win, 59-49.

Notes on the Game

Addie Budnik and Rachel Ullstrom paced the team with 16 points each as Budnik finished the contest with six rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. Ullstrom ended the game with a team-high seven rebounds and four steals.
Ally Sweeney dished out a team-high four assists while Maggie Doogan recorded four blocks to lead the team.
Doogan, who finished with eight points, saw her 24-game double-figure scoring streak end. Doogan last scored less than 10 points in the game against Morgan State on 11/9/24, when she had four points.
The Spiders posted their fourth-straight win over the Billikens.
As a team, the Spiders shot 19 of 51 (37.3%) from the floor, 7 of 24 (28.2%) from deep and 14 of 21 (66.7%) from the free throw line. In addition, the Spiders posted 35 rebounds, 13 being offensive, 13 assists, four blocks and 11 steals.
Head coach Aaron Roussell recorded his 60th Atlantic 10 Conference win.
Richmond celebrated seniors Addie Budnik, Katie Hill, Alyssa Jimenez, Steph Ouderkirk, Anna Camden and Faith Alston prior to tipoff. Budnik, Hill, Ouderkirk, Camden and Alston were the starting five for the Spiders.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell

Game Highlights

Up Next
The Spiders look toward the end of the regular season as the team plays host to George Washington on Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. before taking on crosstown rival VCU inside the Siegle Center on Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. Richmond then rounds out the season with the second matchup against Davidson on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. inside the Robins Center and concludes the regular season at Saint Joseph's on March 1 at 2 p.m.