2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach Aaron Roussell , played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference .
Richmond went undefeated at home en route to the Atlantic 10 regular-season conference and A-10 Tournament titles. The team qualified for its fourth-ever NCAA tournament and first since 2005, earning a #10 seed and a rematch with against Duke , who beat the Spiders by 30 in the season opener. In the NCAA Tournament, Richmond raced out to a 37–28 halftime lead, before fading in the second half to drop the game 72–61.[ 1]
Previous season
The Spiders finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–11, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A-10 women's tournament , they received a first-round bye before defeating No. 12 seed Dayton in the second round and No. 4 seed Fordham in the quarterfinals.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The Spiders then received an at-large invitation to the 2023 WNIT , where they defeated Penn in the first round before being eliminated by conference foe Rhode Island in the second round.[ 5] [ 6]
Roster
2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Laren VanArsdale 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
GS Hillgrove Hampton
Powder Springs, GA
G 1
Grace Townsend 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr James River
Midlothian, VA
F 2
Anna Camden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS Shipley School Penn State
Downingtown, PA
F 4
Jada Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Parkland, FL
F 10
Melissa Mwanza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Life Christian Academy
Harare, Zimbabwe
G 11
Torin Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Murphy
Brasstown, NC
G 14
Ally Sweeney 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr Sparta
Sparta, NJ
F 20
Addie Budnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Highland Park
Highland Park, IL
G 21
Kylee Lewandowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr North Catholic
Pittsburgh, PA
G 22
Rachel Ullstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Marianapolis Prep
Auburn, MA
F 23
Courtney Swider 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Tabor Academy
Portsmouth, RI
F 24
Faye Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS Tabor Academy Penn
Swampscott, MA
G 25
Katie Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Saint John Vianney
Colts Neck, NJ
G 32
Siobhan Ryan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Sacred Heart
Buffalo, NY
F 44
Maggie Doogan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Cardinal O'Hara High School
Broomall, PA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Richmond's 2023–24 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a trio of games in the Drake Thanksgiving Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa , and another pair in the Cherokee Invitational in Cherokee, North Carolina .[ 7]
In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond is scheduled to play a total of 18 games, including both home and away games against Duquesne, George Washington, Rhode Island, and VCU. In addition, Richmond is scheduled to host Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, and Massachusetts, while the Spiders will travel to Davidson, George Mason, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure.[ 8]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023 *11:00 am, ACCNX
at Duke
L 53–83 0–1
17 – Budnik
6 – Budnik
3 – Hill
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 12, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Delaware State W 105–44 1–1
15 – Ryan
5 – Tied
8 – Townsend
Robins Center Richmond, VA
November 15, 2023 *11:00 am, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb
W 80–53 2–1
25 – Doogan
10 – Doogan
8 – Townsend
Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
November 18, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 76–44 3–1
20 – Ryan
11 – Budnik
3 – Tied
Robins Center (410)Richmond, VA
November 24, 2023 *5:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Maine Drake Thanksgiving Invitational W 77–43 4–1
27 – Doogan
8 – Tied
3 – Tied
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023 *3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake Drake Thanksgiving Invitational W 74–66 5–1
17 – Budnik
7 – Tied
7 – Townsend
Knapp Center (1,861)Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023 *12:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Louisiana Tech Drake Thanksgiving Invitational W 83–56 6–1
21 – Doogan
6 – Doogan
6 – Budnik
Knapp Center (580)Des Moines, IA
November 30, 2023 *7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Villanova
L 57–67 6–2
18 – Doogan
8 – Townsend
6 – Towsend
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 3, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Le Moyne W 69–40 7–2
18 – Doogan
7 – Budnik
5 – Townsend
Robins Center (478)Richmond, VA
December 10, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 80–77 OT
8–2
28 – Doogan
8 – Ullstrom
3 – Tied
Robins Center (1,395)Richmond, VA
December 16, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty W 99–73 9–2
22 – Doogan
7 – Ullstrom
5 – Tied
Robins Center (747)Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023 *9:30 pm, BallerTV
vs. Michigan State Cherokee Invitational L 76–83 9–3
17 – Budnik
7 – Townsend
7 – Townsend
Harrah's Cherokee Cherokee, NC
December 21, 2023 *7:00 pm, BallerTV
vs. Chattanooga Cherokee Invitational W 64–60 10–3
17 – Doogan
7 – Doogan
6 – Budnik
Harrah's Cherokee (422)Cherokee, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2023 noon, ESPN+/Monumental
at George Washington
W 70–66 11–3
26 – Townsend
4 – Tied
2 – Tied
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+/MASN
VCU Capital City Classic W 72–65 12–3
21 – Townsend
7 – Doogan
8 – Doogan
Robins Center (1,226)Richmond, VA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's
W 64–59 13–3
16 – Tied
7 – Tied
6 – Townsend
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+
UMass W 79–65 14–3
26 – Ullstrom
6 – Ullstrom
7 – Townsend
Robins Center (1,904)Richmond, VA
January 14, 2024 noon, CBSSN
Rhode Island W 71–67 15–3
26 – Townsend
8 – Doogan
3 – Tied
Robins Center (1,273)Richmond, VA
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson
W 59–54 16–3
15 – Townsend
8 – Tied
4 – Townsend
John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton W 72–39 17–3
21 – Doogan
9 – Ullstrom
5 – Doogan
Robins Center (1,956)Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne
L 59–72 17–4
13 – Ryan
7 – Townsend
5 – Townsend
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis
W 72–61 18–4
21 – Budnik
10 – Hill
7 – Townsend
Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham W 79–60 19–4
18 – Ullstrom
7 – Townsend
6 – Townsend
Robins Center (1,407)Richmond, VA
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island
W 68–49 20–4
14 – Ryan
6 – Budnik
6 – Hill
Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington W 83–61 21–4
24 – Ullstrom
6 – Townsend
6 – Townsend
Robins Center (2,437)Richmond, VA
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, NBC Sports App
at VCU Capital City Classic W 65–58 22–4
23 – Townsend
7 – Doogan
4 – Townsend
Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Chicago W 75–71 23–4
20 – Doogan
8 – Tied
6 – Townsend
Robins Center (1,570)Richmond, VA
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
La Salle W 74–54 24–4
20 – Ullstrom
9 – Budnik
6 – Townsend
Robins Center (832)Richmond, VA
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason
L 76–82 OT
24–5
20 – Doogan
11 – Doogan
9 – Townsend
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne W 90–74 25–5
19 – Townsend
6 – Doogan
6 – Tied
Robins Center (1,007)Richmond, VA
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure
W 61–46 26–5
19 – Doogan
7 – Budnik
3 – Budnik
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 8, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+
(1)
vs. (8) Loyola Chicago Quarterfinals W 70–54 27–5
18 – Budnik
7 – Ullstrom
9 – Townsend
Henrico Sports & Events Center Glen Allen, VA
March 9, 2024 11:00 am, CBSSN
(1)
vs. (5) Duquesne Semifinals W 80–66 28–5
22 – Budnik
8 – Doogan
8 – Townsend
Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,271)Glen Allen, VA
March 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN2
(1)
vs. (6) Rhode Island Championship W 65–51 29–5
18 – Doogan
9 – Hill
5 – Townsend
Henrico Sports & Events Center (3,089)Glen Allen, VA
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024 *2:30 pm, ESPNews
(10 P3)
vs. (7 P3) Duke First round L 61–72 29–6
18 – Townsend
7 – Doogan
8 – Townsend
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source:[ 9]
Rankings
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References
^ "Spiders Conclude Historic Season in NCAA First Round Versus No. 7 Duke" .^ "Budnik's 20 Points Lifts Spiders to Victory over No.12 Dayton in A-10 Championship Second Round" . RichmondSpiders.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "Spiders Reach A-10 Semifinals with Thrilling win over No. 4 Fordham" . RichmondSpiders.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "Spiders fall to No. 1 UMass in A-10 Championship Semifinal" . RichmondSpiders.com. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "Spiders Shake up Quakers in WNIT First Round Victory" . RichmondSpiders.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "Spiders Fight, end Season in WNIT Second Round at Rhode Island" . RichmondSpiders.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule" . RichmondSpiders.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "Women's Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Schedule" . RichmondSpiders.com. September 19, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023 .
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