2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by second-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–9 (9–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeanine Radice
  • Darren Guensch
  • Brittany Pinkney
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 12 1   .923 14 5   .737
Fordham 8 2   .800 12 6   .667
Rhode Island 11 4   .733 11 8   .579
Saint Louis 9 3   .750 14 6   .700
VCU 10 5   .667 16 11   .593
Richmond 9 6   .600 13 9   .591
UMass 7 5   .583 16 8   .667
Duquesne 4 7   .364 5 11   .313
Saint Joseph's 5 9   .357 7 10   .412
George Washington 5 9   .357 9 14   .391
La Salle 6 11   .353 11 15   .423
St. Bonaventure 6 11   .353 8 13   .381
Davidson 5 10   .333 8 15   .348
George Mason 0 14   .000 3 19   .136
2021 A10 Tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Spiders finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 15–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They earned the ninth seed in the A-10 women's tournament by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker over La Salle and defeated No. 8 seed George Washington on the road in the first round.[1] The Spiders then fell to No. 1 seed Dayton in the second round.[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Grace Townsend 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr James River Midlothian, VA
G 2 Aniyah Carpenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Roland Park Country Baltimore, MD
G 3 Celia Satter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Loyola Academy Glencoe, IL
F 10 Madelyn Neff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hayward Hayward, WI
G 12 Claire Holt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Spain Park Hoover, AL
G 13 Alex Parson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Monacan North Chesterfield, VA
F 15 Emma Squires 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tabor Academy Kingston, MA
F 20 Addie Budnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highland Park Highland Park, IL
G 21 Kylee Lewandowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr North Catholic Pittsburgh, PA
G 22 Molly Mraz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Villa Maria Erie, PA
G 24 Kate Klimkiewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Paul VI
Boston College
Oakton, VA
F 30 Kailyn Fee 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Oakton Vienna, VA
F 31 Elaina Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA
G 32 Siobhan Ryan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sacred Heart Buffalo, NY
F 33 Maya Ettle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Moravian Bethlehem, PA
G 41 Angel Burgos 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

Schedule

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Richmond's 2020–21 non-conference schedule was planned to include 8 games, although adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancelation of three games.

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond was scheduled to play a total of 18 games, including home and away games against VCU, George Washington, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and George Mason. In addition, Richmond was scheduled to host Fordham, Davidson, St. Joseph's and La Salle and travel to St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, Dayton, and Saint Louis. The Fordham and Davidson games, as well as the home Massachusetts game, were postponed and ultimately canceled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 64–85  0–1
 14  Klimkiewicz   6  Townsend   3  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown Canceled due to COVID-19[3] Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy W 65–49  1–1
 14  Holt   14  Chapman   3  Tied  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 4, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 85–73  2–1
 25  Klimkiewicz   9  Klimkiewicz   6  Townsend  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at William & Mary W 72–55  3–1
 23  Budnik   11  Chapman   5  Townsend  Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Dec 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Francis (PA) Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 17, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
at Norfolk State Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU
Crosstown Showdown
L 49–73  3–2
(0–1)
 19  Klimkiewicz   7  Chapman   4  Parson  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
Dec 22, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
at Howard L 54–65  3–3
 13  Tied   12  Ryan   4  Ryan  Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 8, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 59–58  4–3
(1–1)
 18  Klimkiewicz   9  Klimkiewicz   4  Townsend  Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Jan 10, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne W 80–78  5–3
(2–1)
 18  Budnik   7  Townsend   7  Townsend  Kerr Fitness Center 
McCandless, PA
Jan 13, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington W 47–42  6–3
(3–1)
 14  Klimkiewicz   14  Klimkiewicz   5  Townsend  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Jan 15, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island L 53–56  6–4
(3–2)
 17  Klimkiewicz   7  Klimkiewicz   4  Tied  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Jan 17, 2021
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
UMass Canceled due to COVID-19[5] Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU
Crosstown Showdown
W 69–64  7–4
(4–2)
 14  Tied   8  Klimkiewicz   4  Budnik  Siegel Center (123)
Richmond, VA
Jan 26, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason W 86–48  8–4
(5–2)
 18  Chapman   8  Chapman   4  Townsend  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Jan 29, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington W 60–49  9–4
(7–2)
 13  Budnik   11  Chapman   3  Townsend  Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason W 67–52  10–4
(7–2)
 16  Budnik   9  Chapman   7  Townsend  EagleBank Arena (114)
Fairfax, VA
Feb 5, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham Canceled due to COVID-19[6] Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Feb 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Davidson Canceled due to COVID-19[6] Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Feb 12, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton L 54–72  10–5
(7–3)
 13  Budnik   7  Budnik   3  Tied  UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Feb 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 57–62  10–6
(7–4)
 21  Budnik   9  Budnik   4  Tied  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
Feb 19, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 68–58  11–6
(8–4)
 23  Klimkiewicz   13  Klimkiewicz   4  Budnik  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Feb 20, 2021
noon, ESPN+
La Salle W 67–61  12–6
(9–4)
 14  Klimkiewicz   10  Chapman   5  Parson  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Feb 26, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 56–70  12–7
(9–5)
 16  Klimkiewicz   6  Tied   4  Budnik  Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
Feb 28, 2021
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UMass L 65–70  12–8
(9–6)
 23  Klimkiewicz   10  Chapman   4  Klimkiewicz  Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 11, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (11) George Washington
Second round
W 58–54 OT 13–8
 15  Klimkiewicz   11  Klimkiewicz   5  Parson  Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Mar 12, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Saint Louis
Quarterfinal
L 58–59 OT 13–9
 19  Klimkiewicz   7  Klimkiewicz   3  Parson  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "On To Dayton! Spiders Defeat George Washington In A-10 Championship First Round". RichmondSpiders.com. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Richmond Comeback Falls Short At Dayton In A-10 Championship Quarterfinal". RichmondSpiders.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Richmond Home Opener Against Georgetown Canceled". richmondspiders.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Women's Basketball Program Paused Due To COVID Testing Results". richmondspiders.com. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Game Sunday Against UMass Postponed". richmondspiders.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Women's Basketball Game Versus Fordham And Davidson Postponed". richmondspiders.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.