2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (6th season);
Associate head coach	Jeanine Radice
Assistant coaches	Brittany Pinkney; Ariel Stephenson; Alex Louin; John Studer;
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team is representing the University of Richmond during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by sixth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at the Robins Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Richmond	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
George Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
VCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Dayton	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Davidson	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Fordham	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
UMass	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2025 A10 tournament winner As of November 28, 2024

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 29–6, 16–2 in A-10 play to win the outright regular-season championship.^[1] In the A-10 women's tournament, they earned the No. 1 seed and received first- and second-round byes before defeating No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals and No. 5 seed Duquesne in the semifinals.^[2]^[3] The Spiders claimed the A-10 tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating No. 6 seed Rhode Island in the championship final.^[4]

The Spiders earned a 10-seed in the NCAA tournament, where they fell to 7-seed Duke in the first round in Columbus, Ohio.^[5]

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league head coaches, Richmond was chosen to repeat as champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2024–25. Forwards Addie Budnik and Maggie Doogan were selected first-team preseason all-conference, and forward Rachel Ullstrom was named to the second team.^[6]

The Spiders took advantage of an NCAA rule allowing for preseason international training and competition trips, taking a 10-day trip to Spain in August and winning both exhibition games.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Alicia Newell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Elizabeth Seton	Clinton, MD
F	8	Jada Green	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	11	Anna Camden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Shipley School Penn State	Downingtown, PA
G	12	Faith Alston	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Paul VI Catholic Appalachian State	Centreville, VA
F	13	Sam Dewey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Brooks School Illinois	Melrose
G	14	Ally Sweeney	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Sparta	Sparta, NJ
G	15	Payton Richard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rivers School	Bolton, MA
F	20	Addie Budnik	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Highland Park	Highland Park, IL
F	21	Courtney Swider	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Tabor Academy	Portsmouth, RI
G	22	Rachel Ullstrom	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Marianapolis Prep	Auburn, MA
G	23	Alyssa Jimenez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Horizon Florida Gulf Coast	Thornton, CO
F	24	Annika Manthy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	John Hersey	Arlington Heights, IL
G	25	Katie Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Saint John Vianney	Colts Neck, NJ
F	33	Steph Ouderkirk	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Spotswood James Madison	Penn Laird, VA
F	44	Maggie Doogan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Cardinal O'Hara	Broomall, PA

Head coach

Aaron Roussell (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeanine Radice (Fordham)
Brittany Pinkney (VCU)
Ariel Stephenson (Wake Forest)
Alex Louin (Villanova)
John Studer (Illinois)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2024

Schedule

Richmond's 2024–25 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a pair of games in the Daytona Beach Classic at the end of November and another pair in the West Palm Beach Classic in late December.^[8]

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 Davidson, Dayton, Saint Joseph's, and VCU. In addition, Richmond is scheduled to host George Mason, George Washington, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure, while the Spiders will travel to Duquesne, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, and UMass.^[9]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple	W 79–72	1–0	32 – Ullstrom	7 – Newell	7 – Budnik	Liacouras Center (3,485) Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Morgan State	W 93–39	2–0	15 – Tied	9 – Doogan	5 – Sweeney	Robins Center (971) Richmond, VA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield	W 62–39	3–0	17 – Ullstrom	11 – Ullstrom	5 – Sweeney	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,443) Fairfield, CT
November 15, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb	W 92–44	4–0	17 – Doogan	6 – Camden	6 – Ouderkirk	Robins Center (2,914) Richmond, VA
November 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	William & Mary	W 82–47	5–0	12 – Tied	7 – Doogan	4 – Tied	Robins Center (1,054) Richmond, VA
November 24, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State	W 73–61	6–0	23 – Doogan	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (158) Boone, NC
November 29, 2024* 11:00 am, BallerTV	vs. Oakland Daytona Beach Classic						Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 5:45 pm, BallerTV	vs. Oklahoma State Daytona Beach Classic						Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/Monumental	Georgetown						Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Columbia						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+/Mounmental	Texas						Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 20, 2024* 2:15 pm, BallerTV	vs. Tennessee West Palm Beach Classic						Massimino Court West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024* 1:15 pm, BallerTV	vs. Alabama West Palm Beach Classic						Massimino Court West Palm Beach, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 29, 2024 2:00 pm	Dayton						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
January 5, 2025 1:00 pm	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm	George Mason						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 12, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN Networks	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm	St. Bonaventure						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN	VCU Capital City Classic						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 26, 2025 1:00 pm	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm	Rhode Island						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 5, 2025 6:30 pm	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, Peacock	Saint Joseph's						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm	Saint Louis						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm	George Washington						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm	Davidson						Robins Center Richmond, VA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA	vs.						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "Richmond Wins First Ever Regular Season Title, Earns Top Seed In A-10 Women's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com. March 2, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Spiders Break Record for Most wins in a Season, Pick up A-10 Championship Quarterfinal win over No. 8 Loyola Chicago Friday Morning". RichmondSpiders.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Spiders Bound for Atlantic 10 Championship Game, Clinch First Championship Appearance Since 2009". RichmondSpiders.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Spiders Clinch Program's First Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Title". RichmondSpiders.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Spiders Conclude Historic Season in NCAA First Round Versus No. 7 Duke". RichmondSpiders.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ O'Connor, John (October 7, 2024). "A-10 women's poll: Spiders women expected to pick up where they left off". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ O'Connor, John (September 16, 2024). "Spiders' trip to Spain reinforced Aaron Roussell's belief in offseason team travel". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Unveils Non-Conference Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Conference Slate". RichmondSpiders.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[1] "Richmond Wins First Ever Regular Season Title, Earns Top Seed In A-10 Women's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com. March 2, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[2] "Spiders Break Record for Most wins in a Season, Pick up A-10 Championship Quarterfinal win over No. 8 Loyola Chicago Friday Morning". RichmondSpiders.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[3] "Spiders Bound for Atlantic 10 Championship Game, Clinch First Championship Appearance Since 2009". RichmondSpiders.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[4] "Spiders Clinch Program's First Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Title". RichmondSpiders.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[5] "Spiders Conclude Historic Season in NCAA First Round Versus No. 7 Duke". RichmondSpiders.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[6] O'Connor, John (October 7, 2024). "A-10 women's poll: Spiders women expected to pick up where they left off". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[7] O'Connor, John (September 16, 2024). "Spiders' trip to Spain reinforced Aaron Roussell's belief in offseason team travel". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[8] "Women's Basketball Unveils Non-Conference Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[9] "Women's Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Conference Slate". RichmondSpiders.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[10] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

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