2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2023–24
Team:	Richmond Spiders
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A-10
Record:	29–6
Conf Record:	16–2
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Jeanine Radice
Asst Coach2:	Brittany Pinkney
Asst Coach3:	Ariel Stephenson
Asst Coach4:	Alex Louin
Asst Coach5:	John Studer
Champion:	Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament champions
Tourney Result:	First Round

The 2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Richmond went undefeated at home en route to the Atlantic 10 regular-season conference and A-10 Tournament titles. The team qualified for its fourth-ever NCAA tournament and first since 2005, earning a #10 seed and a rematch with against Duke, who beat the Spiders by 30 in the season opener. In the NCAA Tournament, Richmond raced out to a 37–28 halftime lead, before fading in the second half to drop the game 72–61.^[1]

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–11, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A-10 women's tournament, they received a first-round bye before defeating No. 12 seed Dayton in the second round and No. 4 seed Fordham in the quarterfinals.^{[2] [3]} The Spiders ultimately fell to No. 1 seed Massachusetts in the semifinals.^[4]

The Spiders then received an at-large invitation to the 2023 WNIT, where they defeated Penn in the first round before being eliminated by conference foe Rhode Island in the second round.^{[5] [6]}

Schedule

Richmond's 2023–24 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a trio of games in the Drake Thanksgiving Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa, and another pair in the Cherokee Invitational in Cherokee, North Carolina.^[7]

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 Duquesne, George Washington, Rhode Island, and VCU. In addition, Richmond is scheduled to host Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, and Massachusetts, while the Spiders will travel to Davidson, George Mason, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure.^[8]

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spiders Conclude Historic Season in NCAA First Round Versus No. 7 Duke .
2. Web site: Budnik’s 20 Points Lifts Spiders to Victory over No.12 Dayton in A-10 Championship Second Round . RichmondSpiders.com . March 2, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
3. Web site: Spiders Reach A-10 Semifinals with Thrilling win over No. 4 Fordham . RichmondSpiders.com . March 3, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
4. Web site: Spiders fall to No. 1 UMass in A-10 Championship Semifinal . RichmondSpiders.com . March 4, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
5. Web site: Spiders Shake up Quakers in WNIT First Round Victory . RichmondSpiders.com . March 16, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
6. Web site: Spiders Fight, end Season in WNIT Second Round at Rhode Island . RichmondSpiders.com . March 20, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
7. Web site: Women’s Basketball Releases 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule . RichmondSpiders.com . August 28, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
8. Web site: Women’s Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Schedule . RichmondSpiders.com . September 19, 2023 . November 15, 2023.
9. Web site: 2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule . RichmondSpiders.com . November 15, 2023.