Persichetti Paces Spiders in 90-67 Win Over Old Dominion

Thursday, November 12

Richmond, Va.

6 PM

University of Richmond

2-2,0-0Atlantic 10

Old Dominion

3-1,0-0Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Old Dominion	21	21	12	13	67
Richmond	19	25	26	20	90

Ava Persichetti shoots over an ODU defender

11/12/2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Four Spiders scored in double figures as the University of Richmond women's basketball team defeated Old Dominion 90-67 at Robins Center Thursday night.

Ava Persichetti led the way with a career-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including four three-pointers, and two assists. Ally Sweeney chipped in 15 points, including two three-pointers, five rebounds and four assists while Aneisha Scott also tallied 15 points, including 11-for-13 from the charity stripe, five assists, and four rebounds. Arisa Ihara scored 12 points, pulled down five rebounds and dished out five assists.

Richmond took a slim 44-42 lead into the break. Scott went 7-for-7 from the in line the first half. Rayne Wright tallied seven of her nine in the second quarter, including a big three-pointer to start UR's run at the 4:11 mark. Persichetti picked up five points in the final three and a half minutes of the quarter to lead UR with 11 points.

It was all Spiders in the second half, forcing a faster pace offensively to keep ODU off balance. UR opened on a 12-2 run to extend the lead to 56-44 at the 5:11 mark in the third. Josie Fontana tallied five, including opening the half with a three-pointer, of her nine total points in the third. She also finished with five rebounds, three steals and a block. UR forced six turnovers in the quarter and flipped them into 12 points to take a 70-54 lead heading into the fourth.

The Spiders were able to extend the lead out to 26 points at 81-55, allowing only an ODU free throw through the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. The Monarchs attempted to slow the Spiders momentum, but UR answered every ODU bucket to keep the lead at 20-plus points. Emma Schoen hit one of her two three-pointers late in the quarter while Kate Schindler drained both of her free throw attempts to push the UR to a 90-63 advantage.

UR closes out the four-game home stand Sunday, Nov. 15, hosting William & Mary at Robins Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and fans can purchase tickets at richmondspiders.com. The game will also be streamed on ESPN+.