Regular Season Champions! Spiders Stretch Win Streak to 14, Claim Outright A-10 Crown with Win Over VCU

Sunday, February 23

Richmond, Va.

1:30 p.m.

University of Richmond

24-5,15-1Atlantic 10

VCU

12-16,6-10Atlantic 10

Richmond

VCU

Regular Season Champions! Spiders Stretch Win Streak to 14, Claim Outright A-10 Crown with Win Over VCU

02/23/2025 | Women's Basketball

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RICHMOND, Va. Maggie Doogan dropped 33 points Sunday afternoon as the University of Richmond women's basketball team picked up a crosstown rivalry win at VCU, 68-55, en route to securing the outright Atlantic 10 Conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed in next week's A-10 Championship in Henrico, Va. The Spiders also pushed their win streak to 14-straight games following the win, one shy of the program record (15 straight), and improved to 24-5 overall and 15-1 in A-10 action while the Rams fell to 12-16 overall and 6-10 in conference play.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Hill, Ullstrom, Doogan, Budnik

How it Happened
VCU opened the game with a layup before Ally Sweeney responded on the other end with a layup of her own to tie the game at two. VCU then managed to net a triple before Doogan kept the game within one with a layup on the other end. After VCU recorded another triple and layup, Doogan and Faith Alston combined for seven points to give Richmond its first lead of the game, 9-8. Another triple from the Rams gave VCU back the lead, 11-9, but Ullstrom responded with a layup and two free throws with 2:30 left in the opening frame. Anna Camden and Doogan combined for five points to end the quarter as the Rams answered each Spider bucket, ending the quarter deadlocked at 18-18.

Each team opened the second 10 minutes with a layup before a 5-0 spurt from the opposition gave VCU a five-point lead, 25-20. Addie Budnik ended the scoring drought for the Spiders with a layup, while Katie Hill brought Richmond back within one with a layup of her own. Doogan then gave UR back the lead with two points, 26-25. The Rams then connected on a triple to go ahead by two, but a layup from Budnik tied the game at 28, sparking a 6-0 run that pushed the Spiders ahead 34-28 and forced VCU into a timeout. Out of the timeout, VCU hit a triple to cut the UR lead to 34-31. Alston added a free throw while VCU added another trey, sending UR into the locker room with a 35-34 advantage.

Doogan opened the third quarter with a layup before VCU hit a mid-range jumper on the other end to stay within one, 37-36. A triple from Doogan then pushed the lead to four, 40-36. After exchanging a few more points, Doogan posted five points while Budnik chipped in two to give the Spiders a 50-41 advantage. VCU ended the third quarter with a jumper, cutting the Spider lead to 50-43 heading into the final 10 minutes.

VCU cut the Richmond lead to five, 50-45, to open the fourth quarter before Doogan responded on the other end with a layup. VCU added another layup before a triple from Sweeney pushed the UR lead to eight, 55-47. After another two points from VCU, Ullstrom and Doogan combined for four points for a 10-point Spider lead, 59-49, with 5:39 remaining. Budnik then sparked a 9-0 run for the Spiders, pushing the UR lead to 19, 68-49. VCU ended the game with a 6-0 run, but the Spider reserves held on for the 68-55 win.

Notes on the Game

With the win, Richmond clinched its second straight regular season title, the first consecutive titles in program history. Previously, Richmond won the regular season in 1984, 1990 and earned co-regular season champions in 1991 in the CAA and also adds to the program's first A-10 regular season title in 2024.
The Spiders extended their win streak to 14-straight games, one win shy of the program record of 15-straight games during the 1989-90 season.
Richmond evened the all-time series against VCU at 47-47, dating back to 1941, and has won the past five meetings against the Rams.
The Spiders were led by Maggie Doogan, who finished the game with 33 points on 12 of 16 from the field and 3 of 5 from deep. She also led the team in rebounds with six and added four assists and two blocks.
Ally Sweeney also recorded four assists in addition to five rebounds while Addie Budnik added nine points and led the team with three steals.
As a team, the Spiders shot 25 of 46 (54.3%) from the field, 7 of 17 (41.2%) from deep and 11 of 12 (91.7%) from the charity stripe. In addition, the team posted 27 rebounds, 17 assists, three blocks and four steals. Richmond scored 36 points in the paint and 20 points off 19 VCU turnovers. The game was tied five times with seven lead changes.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell

Richmond at VCU: Gallery

Gallery: (2-23-2025) Richmond at VCU, Regular Season Champion

Up Next
The Spiders round out regular season action this week, as the team plays host to Davidson on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. inside the Robins Center for the home finale before the final road matchup of the season at Saint Joseph's on March 1 at 2 p.m.

Graphic depicting Spider WBB as A-10 Regular Season Champs