2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Richmond Spiders
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:15–17
Conf Record:7–9
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Jeanine Radice
Asst Coach2:Darren Guensch
Asst Coach3:Brittany Pinkney

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaron Roussell Named Head Women's Basketball Coach . University of Richmond Athletics . April 2, 2019 . November 5, 2019.
  2. Web site: Spiders name Aaron Roussell, from Bucknell, women's basketball coach . O'Connor . John . Richmond Times-Dispatch . April 2, 2019 . November 5, 2019.
  3. Web site: Roussell leaving Bucknell, to be new coach at Richmond . The Daily Item . April 3, 2019 . November 5, 2019.
  4. News: Michael Shafer out as Spiders' women's basketball coach. WTVR.com. Sean. Robertson. March 10, 2019. November 5, 2019.
  5. Web site: Spiders Late Fourth-Quarter Rally Falls Short In A-10 First Round Loss At Saint Louis . RichmondSpiders.com . March 5, 2019 . November 5, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020 #A10WBB Championship Central . Atlantic 10 Conference . November 5, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule . June 3, 2024 . RichmondSpiders.com.