Spiders Drop Overtime Rock Fight at George Washington

Wednesday, February 18

Washington, D.C.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

22-6,12-3Atlantic 10

George Washington

14-14,6-9Atlantic 10

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Richmond

George Washington

Spiders Drop Overtime Rock Fight at George Washington

02/18/2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Richmond women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought overtime battle at George Washington, 57-54, Wednesday night. With the loss, Richmond fell to 22-6 overall and 12-3 in Atlantic 10 Conference play while the Revolutionaries improved to 14-14 overall and 6-9 in league action.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Dewey, Doogan

How It Happened
Rachel Ullstrom opened the scoring with a three-pointer before George Washington answered with a layup. After the teams traded baskets, the Revolutionaries took a 6-5 lead on another layup. The back-and-forth continued until a 7-0 GW run closed the quarter, sending Richmond into the second trailing 15-9.

Aneisha Scott opened the second quarter with a jumper at the 7:12 mark. Alicia Newell and Ava Persichetti combined for five points to give Richmond a 16-15 advantage, but George Washington tied the game at 16 from the free throw line. Ally Sweeney added a layup to briefly restore the lead before the Revolutionaries used a 6-0 surge to take a 22-18 edge into halftime.

George Washington extended its lead with two layups to open the third quarter before Rayne Wright answered at the rim. Scott followed with a jumper to trim the deficit to four, 26-22, but the Revolutionaries responded with a 7-0 run to push the margin to 33-22. Wright completed an and-one opportunity late in the frame and Maggie Doogan added a layup, yet GW carried a 36-27 advantage into the fourth.

Newell sparked Richmond's rally with an and-one play to begin the final period. After George Washington pushed the lead to eight, Sweeney connected on a jumper to ignite a 12-0 Spider run. Richmond reclaimed the lead, 42-38, midway through the quarter. The Revolutionaries answered with a jumper before Doogan knocked down a three-pointer and Sweeney converted two free throws to move back in front, 47-40. GW chipped away with a 6-0 run to pull within one, 47-46, but Doogan converted inside to extend the UR lead to three. The Revolutionaries then answered with an and-one to tie the game at 49. Sweeney's final attempt in regulation did not fall, sending the contest to overtime tied at 49.

George Washington opened overtime with a jumper before Doogan drilled a three-pointer to put Richmond in front, 52-51. The Revolutionaries responded with consecutive layups to regain the lead. Sweeney added a basket to keep the Spiders within one, but two late free throws from GW sealed the 57-54 final score.

Notes on the Game

Maggie Doogan led Richmond with 14 points and five rebounds. Rachel Ullstrom added 11 points.
Alicia Newell and Sam Dewey each pulled down six rebounds. Doogan dished out a team-high two assists. Rayne Wright and Newell recorded two steals apiece.
Richmond shot 22-of-59 from the floor, 5-of-27 from three-point range and 5-of-7 at the free throw line. The Spiders finished with 35 rebounds, six assists and 20 points off 17 George Washington turnovers.
The game featured four ties and 13 lead changes.
George Washington now leads the all-time series 30-23.
Richmond suffered back-to-back conference losses for the first time since 2023.
The Spiders outscored GW 22-13 in the fourth quarter.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell

Up Next
The Spiders return home for Senior Day on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. against La Salle inside the Robins Center before hosting league-leader Rhode Island on Feb. 25 for a 6 p.m. tipoff.