Richmond Spiders women's basketball
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|current =2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
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|university = University of Richmond
|conference = Atlantic 10
|location = Richmond, Virginia
|coach = Aaron Roussell
|tenure = 6th
|arena = Robins Center
|capacity = 7,201
|nickname = Spiders
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The Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center.{{cite web|url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=91947|title=University of Richmond|website=www.richmondspiders.com}}
History
Richmond began play in 1919. They were a member of the ECAC South from 1983 to 1985. They joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985. During their time in the CAA, they won two tournament titles, beating James Madison 47–46 in 1990 and East Carolina 88–70, while finishing as runner up in 1984 (losing 54–39 to East Carolina) and 1989 (losing 55–45 to James Madison). They also won the regular season title in 1984 and 1990. They joined the Atlantic-10 Conference in 2001. The Spiders have made the NCAA Tournament five times (1990, 1991, 2005, 2024, 2025) and the Women's National Invitation Tournament ten times (1989, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023). As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the Spiders have an all-time record of 1,012–735–7.{{cite web|url=https://richmondspiders.com/documents/2024/10/5/2024-25_Women_s_Basketball_Record_Book.pdf|title=Richmond Women's Basketball Record Book|publisher=RichmondSpiders.com|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}
NCAA tournament results
Richmond has appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times.
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| rowspan=1 | 1990 | 10 | First Round | (7) Tennessee Tech | L 59–77 |
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| rowspan=1 | 1991 | 7 | First Round | (10) George Washington | L 62–73 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2005 | 11 | First Round | (6) Florida State | L 54–87 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2024 | 10 | First Round | (7) Duke | L 61–72 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2025 | 8 | First Round Second Round | (9) Georgia Tech (1) UCLA | W 74–49 L 67–84 |
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References
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