2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–17 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeanine Radice
  • Darren Guensch
  • Brittany Pinkney
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
2019–20 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton† 15 – 1   .938 25 – 8   .758
VCU 13 – 3   .813 20 – 12   .625
Fordham 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677
Duquesne 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Massachusetts 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
Davidson 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
George Washington 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
Richmond 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
La Salle 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
Rhode Island 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
St. Bonaventure 4 – 12   .250 7 – 23   .233
Saint Joseph's 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310
George Mason 3 – 13   .188 9 – 21   .300
† 2020 A10 Tournament winner
As of January 15, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by first-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished their season with a record of 15–17, 7–9 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie with La Salle for ninth place.

Roussell was announced as Richmond's head coach on April 2, 2019, after having spent seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University.[1][2][3] Roussell succeeded Michael Shafer, who had spent 14 years as the head coach of the Spiders.[4]

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 9–21, 6–10 in A-10 play, to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to No. 6 seed Saint Louis.[5]

Roster

2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Jaide Hinds-Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Westwood Westwood, NJ
G 2 Aniyah Carpenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Roland Park Country Baltimore, MD
G 3 Celia Sater 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Loyola Academy Glencoe, IL
F 5 Ragan Wiseman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Floyd County Floyd, VA
F 10 Madelyn Neff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hayward Hayward, WI
F 11 Kaila Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Archbishop Spalding
Navy 		Hughesville, MD
G 12 Claire Holt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Spain Park Hoover, AL
G 13 Alex Parson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Monacan Chesterfield County, VA
F 15 Emma Squires 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tabor Academy Marion, MA
F 21 Imani Mustaf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Maret School Washington, D.C.
G 22 Molly Mraz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA
G 24 Kate Klimkiewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Paul VI
Boston College 		Oakton, VA
G 25 Jayana Ervin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Bellarmine Prep
Harcum College 		Tacoma, WA
F 30 Kailyn Fee 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Oakton Vienna, VA
F 31 Elaina Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA
F 33 Amy Duggan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Noble and Greenough Norwood, MA
G 41 Angel Burgos 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 3, 2024

Schedule

Richmond's 2019–20 non-conference schedule consisted of 14 games, including two tournaments: two games in the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament in Conway, South Carolina, and three games in the Anne Donovan Classic in Norfolk, Virginia.

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond played a total of 16 games, including home-and-away games against VCU, La Salle and St. Bonaventure. In addition, Richmond hosted Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis, while the Spiders traveled to George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's.

The first round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was played at campus sites on March 3, 2020, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the second round. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals were played March 6–8, 2020, at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[6]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
5:30 p.m. 		at UNC Greensboro W 70–62  1–0
  14 – Hinds-Clarke   6 – Hinds-Clarke   2 – tied  Fleming Gymnasium (221)
Greensboro, NC
November 9, 2019*
4:00 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 59–78  1–1
  19 – Squires   7 – Hinds-Clarke   3 – Parson  Halton Arena (692)
Charlotte, NC
November 12, 2019*
7:00 p.m. 		at Georgetown W 51–49  2–1
  17 – Hinds-Clarke   5 – tied   7 – Parson  McDonough Gymnasium (239)
Washington, D.C.
November 16, 2019*
6:00 p.m. 		Florida Atlantic W 57–55  3–1
  14 – Hinds-Clarke   7 – tied   3 – tied  Robins Center (594)
Richmond, VA
November 20, 2019*
6:30 p.m. 		William & Mary W 76–73  4–1
  21 – Klimkiewicz   9 – Clark   4 – Klimkiewicz  Robins Center (468)
Richmond, VA
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m. 		at Drexel L 52–58  4–2
  14 – Squires   7 – Squires   5 – Carpenter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (701)
Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m. 		at Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 79–67  5–2
  22 – Squires   7 – Hinds-Clarke   4 – tied  HTC Center (332)
Conway, SC
December 1, 2019*
11:30 a.m. 		vs. Bradley
Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 57–61  5–3
  15 – Parson   9 – Chapman   2 – tied  HTC Center (44)
Conway, SC
December 5, 2019*
6:00 p.m. 		at Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–52  6–3
  18 – Hinds-Clarke   10 – Squires   6 – Squires  Hytche Athletic Center (169)
Princess Anne, MD
December 8, 2019*
5:00 p.m. 		Furman L 69–70  6–4
  17 – Klimkiewicz   7 – Duggan   4 – tied  Robins Center (5,056)
Richmond, VA
December 19, 2019*
5:00 p.m. 		at Old Dominion
Anne Donovan Classic 		L 51–73  6–5
  12 – Klimkiewicz   7 – Chapman   3 – tied  Chartway Arena (1,795)
Norfolk, VA
December 20, 2019*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. Mount St. Mary's
Anne Donovan Classic 		L 67–75  6–6
  17 – Holt   9 – Chapman   4 – Klimkiewicz  Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. Hampton
Anne Donovan Classic 		L 65–69  6–7
  20 – Holt   8 – Chapman   4 – tied  Chartway Arena (1,885)
Norfolk, VA
December 30, 2019*
6:30 p.m. 		Norfolk State W 77–69  7–7
  21 – Hinds-Clarke   8 – Hinds-Clarke   5 – Parson  Robins Center (620)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 4, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		at Saint Joseph's L 56–67  7–8
(0–1) 		 18 – Hinds-Clarke   4 – Duggan   3 – Squires  Hagan Arena (467)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		at Rhode Island L 70–76 OT 7–9
(0–2) 		 23 – Holt   7 – tied   3 – tied  Ryan Center (312)
Kingston, RI
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		Dayton L 51–65  7–10
(0–3) 		 15 – Parson   8 – Chapman   2 – Squires  Robins Center (767)
Richmond, VA
January 17, 2020
6:00 p.m. 		at VCU
Crosstown Showdown 		L 50–53  7–11
(0–4) 		 19 – Hinds-Clarke   8 – Chapman   6 – Parson  Siegel Center (1,406)
Richmond, VA
January 23, 2020
11:00 a.m. 		La Salle W 63–61  8–11
(1–4) 		 11 – Hinds-Clarke   8 – tied   5 – Klimkiewicz  Robins Center (1,926)
Richmond, VA
January 26, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		Davidson W 69–57  9–11
(2–4) 		 14 – Holt   8 – Hinds-Clarke   3 – tied  Robins Center (765)
Richmond, VA
January 29, 2020
noon, NBCSN 		at UMass L 50–64  9–12
(2–5) 		 15 – Klimkiewicz   6 – Neff   5 – Hinds-Clarke  Mullins Center (3,664)
Amherst, MA
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m. 		St. Bonaventure W 63–59 OT 10–12
(3–5) 		 15 – Holt   10 – Chapman   4 – Chapman  Robins Center (680)
Richmond, VA
February 5, 2020
6:30 p.m. 		VCU
Crosstown Showdown 		L 42–57  10–13
(3–6) 		 16 – Holt   7 – Hinds-Clarke   3 – Chapman  Robins Center (1,450)
Richmond, VA
February 9, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		at La Salle W 67–61  11–13
(4–6) 		 20 – Holt   11 – Hinds-Clarke   4 – Hinds-Clarke  Tom Gola Arena (508)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2020
6:30 p.m. 		Duquesne W 67–64 OT 12–13
(5–6) 		 21 – Carpenter   11 – Chapman   3 – tied  Robins Center (568)
Richmond, VA
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		Fordham L 47–64  12–14
(5–7) 		 14 – Hinds-Clarke   10 – Hinds-Clarke   3 – Parson  Robins Center (782)
Richmond, VA
February 19, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		at George Mason W 75–70  13–14
(6–7) 		 24 – Holt   7 – Hinds-Clarke   3 – tied  EagleBank Arena (932)
Fairfax, VA
February 23, 2020
1:00 p.m. 		at St. Bonaventure W 72–58  14–14
(7–7) 		 22 – Hinds-Clarke   12 – Hinds-Clarke   4 – Holt  Reilly Center (352)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 26, 2020
6:30 p.m. 		Saint Louis L 57–60  14–15
(7–8) 		 20 – Hinds-Clarke   5 – tied   5 – Neff  Robins Center (522)
Richmond, VA
February 29, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		at George Washington L 40–50  14–16
(7–9) 		 9 – Hinds-Clarke   9 – Klimkiewicz   2 – Squires  Charles E. Smith Center (981)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(9) at (8) George Washington
First round 		W 57–49  15–16
  15 – Klimkiewicz   11 – Hinds-Clarke   3 – tied  Charles E. Smith Center (454)
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2020
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(9) at (1) Dayton
Quarterfinal 		L 68–79  15–17
  20 – Hinds-Clarke   8 – Klimkiewicz   3 – tied  UD Arena (2,955)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Roussell Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Richmond Athletics. April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John (April 2, 2019). "Spiders name Aaron Roussell, from Bucknell, women's basketball coach". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Roussell leaving Bucknell, to be new coach at Richmond". The Daily Item. April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Robertson, Sean (March 10, 2019). "Michael Shafer out as Spiders' women's basketball coach". WTVR.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Spiders Late Fourth-Quarter Rally Falls Short In A-10 First Round Loss At Saint Louis". RichmondSpiders.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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  7. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.