Doogan Breaks Program Scoring Record, Posts NCAA Season High in Triple-Overtime Win Over Davidson

Saturday, January 10

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

14-4,4-1Atlantic 10

Davidson

12-6,4-1Atlantic 10

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Davidson

Richmond

Doogan Breaks Program Scoring Record, Posts NCAA Season High in Triple-Overtime Win Over Davidson

01/10/2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Maggie Doogan scored 48 points, breaking a University of Richmond women's basketball program record and posting the most points scored in an NCAA Division I game this season, as the Spiders picked up a marquee Atlantic 10 Conference win over Davidson, 91-84, in triple overtime Saturday night inside the Robins Center. With the win, Richmond improved to 14-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play and extended its Atlantic 10 home winning streak to 27 games, while the Wildcats fell to 12-6 overall and 4-1 in league action.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Wright, Ullstrom, Dewey, Doogan

How It Happened
Ally Sweeney opened the scoring for the Spiders with a layup before Davidson answered on the other end. A 4-0 run by the Wildcats gave the visitors a four-point lead, 6-2, before Maggie Doogan stopped the run with a layup. Rachel Ullstrom followed with a three-pointer to put Richmond back in front, 7-6. The teams continued to trade baskets throughout the opening quarter, which ended tied at 13.

Doogan opened the second quarter with a jumper, but Davidson responded with a layup to tie the game at 15. Another 4-0 spurt by the Wildcats pushed the visitors ahead, 19-15, before Doogan again answered with two points to cut the deficit to two. After a Davidson three-pointer, Doogan kept Richmond within striking distance with another layup. The Wildcats closed the half with back-to-back three-pointers to take a 30-21 lead into the break.

Out of halftime, Ullstrom knocked down a three-pointer to cut the margin to six, 30-24, but Davidson answered with a jumper to preserve its lead. A three-point play by Sweeney brought Richmond within four, and Sam Dewey followed with a layup to make it a two-point game. Davidson responded with a three-pointer and later rebuilt its advantage to seven, 42-35. Doogan then sparked an 8-0 Richmond run, as she and Ullstrom each connected from deep and Sweeney added two free throws to give the Spiders a 43-42 edge heading into the fourth quarter.

Davidson opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to regain the lead. Doogan tied the game with a layup, but the Wildcats responded with five straight points to build a 50-45 advantage. Rayne Wright and Doogan combined for six consecutive free throws to pull Richmond within one, and Ullstrom later added a layup to make it 55-51 with 6:03 remaining. Two Davidson free throws pushed the lead back to six before Doogan drilled a three-pointer to make it 57-54. Ava Persichetti added a free throw, and Sweeney finished at the rim to tie the game at 57. With 42 seconds left, Doogan converted two free throws to give Richmond a 65-63 lead, but Davidson answered at the line to force overtime.

Davidson struck first in the opening overtime before Doogan responded with a layup and later a three-pointer to give Richmond a 70-67 lead. After nearly three minutes without a basket, Davidson tied the game at 70 with 45 seconds remaining. Doogan answered with another three-pointer at the 22-second mark, but the Wildcats again responded from deep to force a second overtime.

In the second overtime, Davidson opened with two free throws before Doogan and Wright combined for four at the line to give Richmond a 77-75 advantage. Each team added a free throw before Davidson tied the game at 78 with a layup. Wright blocked a potential game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to a third overtime.

Doogan took over in the third overtime, scoring eight straight points to open the period and give Richmond an 86-78 lead. A Davidson jumper cut the margin to six, but a key three-point play by Tierra Simon pushed the advantage back to nine. Sweeney followed with a jumper to cap Richmond's scoring, as the Spiders closed out the triple-overtime victory, 91-84.

Notes on the Game

Maggie Doogan scored 48 points to set a new program single-game scoring record, surpassing Karen Elsner's 39-point performance against Radford on Feb. 2, 1983.
Doogan's 48-point performance marked the most points scored in an NCAA Division I game this season and the most ever in an Atlantic 10 Conference game, surpassing Sue Wicks' 44-point outing for Rutgers at George Washington on Dec. 5, 1987.
Doogan also tied the program single-game record with 17 field goals made. She finished the game shooting 17-of-28 from the field, 8-of-12 from deep and 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
Doogan recorded her 18th career double-double with 13 rebounds and added two steals and an assist. She logged her 94th career game in double figures and 34th career game with at least 20 points.
Ally Sweeney finished with 18 points, while Rachel Ullstrom added 12 points to round out Richmond's double-figure scorers. Tierra Simon paced the Spiders with five assists.
Rayne Wright made her first collegiate start and finished with four points, two rebounds, two assists, a steal and two blocks.
Richmond shot 30-of-64 (46.9%) from the field, 14-of-28 (50%) from three-point range and 17-of-20 (85%) from the free throw line.
The Spiders recorded 40 rebounds, 16 assists, four blocks and eight steals and scored 20 points off 14 Davidson turnovers.
The game saw 14 lead changes and 15 ties.
Richmond has now made at least 10 three-pointers in four straight games.
Richmond recorded its first triple-overtime game since a 116-111 loss to East Carolina on March 5, 1999.
The Spiders last forced a double overtime in a 78-77 win against Fordham on Feb. 11, 2014.
Richmond last played a single-overtime game on Feb. 24, 2024 at George Mason.
The Spiders last picked up an overtime win on Dec. 10, 2023 against App State.
Richmond has now won 27 consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference home games.
The Spiders handed Davidson its first Atlantic 10 Conference loss of the season.
Ally Sweeney logged 55 minutes, setting a program record for minutes played in a game, surpassing 50 by Kristina Puthoff-King on 2/11/14 against Fordham (Wot, 78-77). Doogan logged 53 minutes, while Rachel Ullstrom saw 52.
The win over Davidson marks the highest NET win to date (53).

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell and Maggie Doogan

Up Next
Richmond travels to Dayton for a midweek matchup on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. before returning home for the Operation: Code Red game, presented by CarMax, against VCU on Jan. 18 at noon inside the Robins Center.

Richmond Athletics has launched Operation: Code Red, an initiative aimed at creating a historic Red Out crowd when the Spiders host VCU. The nationally televised CBS Sports Network matchup aims to bring 5,000 fans together in support of Richmond women's basketball.

Doogan celebrating with team after win over Davidson