Oliver nabs final honor »

Oliver nabs final honor

The Roanoke, Va. native finished her decorated four-year career as the program’s seventh leading scorer (1,488 points) and the nation’s best at the charity stripe (106-113,94%)…

Cavaliers cruise, Spiders season ends »

Cavaliers cruise, Spiders season ends

The Spider senior subbed out at the 12:48 mark, with the score even at 9, and returned four minutes later to a 16-12 deficit…

Richmond rolls, awaits Virigina rematch »

Richmond rolls, awaits Virigina rematch

Sophomore Genevieve Okoro scored a team-high 19 points to lead four Spiders in double figures as Richmond rolled past Miami (OH), 76-54, on Thursday night at the Robins Center…

Baker cooks Richmond, St. Joseph’s advances »

Baker cooks Richmond, St. Joseph’s advances

The Hawks dynamic duo of Baker and Kuester threatened to put this game to rest in the first half, as they set each other up on consecutive trips, pushing the lead to 11. Kuester hooked up with Baker on a flawless back door cut for an easy two, and Baker returned the favor as she beat her defender baseline and fired a pass into the weak side corner.

A-10 Quarterfinal Ticker – St. Joseph’s vs. Richmond »

A-10 Quarterfinal Ticker – St. Joseph’s vs. Richmond

The Spiders won the only meeting this year: 78-59 at the on January 18, 2012. St. Joseph’s leads the head to head series 8-5. The Hawks have a 4-2 record in the series at home.

Spiders Sputter, Charlotte Cruises »

Spiders Sputter, Charlotte Cruises

By Kyle Soppe The Richmond Spiders, already locked into the four seed in next weeks A-10 tournament, traveled to North Carolina to play the Charlotte 49ers. The game was important both ways, as the Spiders looked to strengthen their NCAA resume while the 49ers looked to assure themselves of the sixth seed in next weekends [...]

Spiders spy 4 seed »

Spiders spy 4 seed

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va– Richmond grinded out a 59-45 decision over Duquesne Wednesday night to conclude their home slate at the Robins Center.   Richmond improved to 22-6, 9-4, while Duquesne fell to 19-9, 7-6. The 22 wins is the Spiders’ most since 2004-05, the last time the program went to the NCAA tournament. Richmond [...]

Spiders continue dominance of Rams »

Spiders continue dominance of Rams

Senior night at UR was all about their lone senior, Abby Oliver. She was recognized before the game with a ceremony, and wasn’t properly recognized by Fordham’s defense, as the Roanoke native buried the Rams, 63-50.

Xavier Stuns Spiders »

Xavier Stuns Spiders

The Musketeers were led by senior Tyeasha Moss who contributed a game-high 26 points, one shy of tying her career high, and four assists.

Spiders Record Benchmark 20th Win »

Spiders Record Benchmark 20th Win

The Richmond Spiders just keep plugging away, as they notched their 20th victory on Monday night in their final non-conference game against the Longwood Lancers…

Insight of the week

Rey: "15 seconds left, tie ball game. If Carolina shoots a three on this last possession, I’m throwing my TV out the window."


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