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Schedule/Results Richmond 4-2 at Old Dominion 1-3 4-2 (.667), 0-0 (.000) A-10 Dec. 3, 2008 X Constant Center (8,424) XNorfolk, Va. X 7 P.M. Date Opponent Time LIVE COVERAGE: X TV: Comcast Sports Net Plus (Comcast Ch. 19, DirectTV Ch. 11/15 RANDOPH-MACON W, 81-57 643, Dish Network Ch. 449) with John Castleberry and Greg Beckwith. X RADIO: ESPN 11/18 at Syracuse # (ESPN) L, 71-76 Radio 950 AM, 93.1 WOLF FM with Bob Black and Matt Smith. 11/24 at Florida Gulf Coast # W, 69-58 11/25 vs. UMKC # W, 85-74 The Latest 11/26 vs. Bradley (COM Ch. 19)# L, 66-80 X This is the Spiders second 4-2 start under fourth-year head 11/30 COPPIN STATE W, 78-67 Inside 12/3 at Old Dominion (CSN+) 7 p.m. coach Chris Mooney. With a victory against Old Dominion on 12/6 DELAWARE STATE 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Spiders would be off to their best start since the The Match-Up ......... 2 12/13 VCU (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 2000-01 team opened 7-1. The Coaches ............ 2 12/19 WAKE FOREST (ESPNU) 7 p.m. X Richmond plays its fifth game away from home through the Last Games ............. 2 12/22 BUCKNELL 7 p.m. first seven contests, but the Spiders are in the second game of a Current Players vs. 2 12/28 at UNC-Wilmington (MASN) 5:30 p.m. stretch of playing six-straight games in the Commonwealth of Scouting the Teams 2 Virginia. This is the second game in a 13-contest span during 12/31 at VMI (MASN) 7 p.m. Series History .......... 2 which Richmond will play just two times outside of the state. 1/3 RICE 12 p.m. Notes .................... 3-6 1/10 at G. Washington* (MASN) 2 p.m. X Richmond has scored at least 66 points in all six games for the first time since scoring 66 points in six-straight games during two Highs and Lows ...... 3 1/14 at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. Record When ........... 3 1/17 ST. BONAVENTURE* 7 p.m. stretches in the 2000-01 season. The last time the Spiders scored at least 66 points in seven-straight games was during a 13-game Chris Mooney .......... 4 1/21 RHODE ISLAND* 7 p.m. stretch of doing so in the 1993-94 season. The Spiders are averaging Lead/Deficit ........... 5 1/25 at Saint Louis* 3 p.m. 75.0 points per game, which ranks third in the Atlantic 10. Double-Figures........ 5 1/28 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 7 p.m. Richmond leads the conference in field goal percentage at 51.6 Crunch Time FTs .... 5 1/31 at Temple* (CBS CS) 6:30 p.m. percent and is third in the league in three-point percentage (37.9). 2/4 at Massachusetts* 7 p.m. Superlatives ............. 6 Richmond leads the nation in two-point field goal percentage (63.3). 2/8 SAINT LOUIS* 2 p.m. Individual Highs ..... 6 X Chris Mooney’s Richmond teams hold two of the top seven 2/11 DUQUESNE* 7 p.m. Misc. Stats ............... 7 field goal percentage performances in Atlantic 10 Conference 2/14 at Dayton* 7 p.m. Spiders In OT .......... 7 history. Last Tuesday, the Spiders shot 68.6 percent from the field 2/18 at La Salle* 7 p.m. The Last Time ......... 8 in the win over UMKC, which ranks as the seventh-highest shooting 2/21 CHARLOTTE* (CBS CS) 6 p.m. Robins Center .......... 8 percentage in A-10 history. It was the Spiders highest shooting 2/25 at Fordham* 7 p.m. Pts.-Reb.-Ast. .......... 8 percentage since making 71.8 percent of its shots against 2/28 G. WASHINGTON* 7 p.m. Roster ....................... 9 Longwood on Nov. 20, 2006, which ranks second on the A-10 3/3 at Charlotte* (CBS CS) 6 p.m. Player Bios ....... 10-17 single-game list. The Spiders have shot at least 44 percent from 3/7 XAVIER* (MASN) 7 p.m. the field in all five games and over 50 percent in two games. Box Scores........ 18-19 3/11-14 Atlantic 10 Tourney X All three of Richmond’s victories have been by double-figures. Statistics ................20 All times are EST and subject to change % - Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic HOME GAMES IN CAPS * - A-10 game The Spiders # - CBE Classic CBS CS - CBS College Sports PROBABLE STARTERS *assists CSN+ - Comcast Sports Net Plus (Ch. 19 in Richmond) P Name PPG RPG MPG Notes COM Ch. 19 - Comcast Cable Channel 19 G 14-Kevin Anderson (6-0, 170, So.) 16.3 3.5* 33.7 15-straight gms in double figures G 5-David Gonzalvez (6-4, 200, Jr.) 16.7 4.0 32.3 .552 FG%, .444 3FG% Media Contacts F 12-Kevin Smith (6-5, 190, So.) 5.3 2.2 25.5 9 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assts vs. Coppin F 32-Justin Harper (6-9, 210, So.) 8.2 4.2 22.2 Career-high 19 points vs. UMKC RICHMOND C 4-Jarhon Giddings (6-9, 235, Sr.) 8.7 3.8 20.8 Double-figures 2 of last 3 games OFF THE BENCH Mark Kwolek F 44-Ryan Butler (6-7, 200, Jr.) 4.2 2.2 11.2 7-7 FGs and 6-6 3FGs at home Cell: 804-349-3353 C 11-Josh Duinker (6-11, 220, r-Fr.) 5.7 3.8 18.8 11-of-23 FG (.478) Office: 804-289-8320 F 31-Conor Smith (6-8, 200, r-Fr.) 5.2 3.3 16.3 Has 8 threes in six games Email: [email protected] G 15-Francis-Cedric Martel (6-6, 200, Fr.) 3.0 2.0 10.2 7-15 FG (.467) Web: RichmondSpiders.com G 21-Kevin Hovde (6-6, 200, Jr.) 3.0 2.3 11.5 5-6 FG (.833) F 1-Darrius Garrett (6-9, 200, Fr.) 1.0 1.0 5.5 First-career bucket vs. Coppin St. OLD DOMINION G 10-Duncan McLean (6-1, 185, Sr.) 0.0 0.0 2.0 Walk-on has played in 56 games Carol Hudson G 3-Mark McGonigal (6-0 195, Sr.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Has played in two games [email protected] G 13-Zak Estes (6-4, 185, Fr.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Freshman walk-on Cell: 757-683-3395 G 24-Liam Billings (6-4, 185, Fr.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Freshman walk-on INJURED RESERVE Web: www.ODUsports.com C 41-Dan Geriot (6-9, 235, Jr.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Out for season with knee injury The Coaches The Teams RICHMOND SCOUTING RICHMOND: While the Spiders have experience in the backcourt, with junior David Gonzalvez and sophomore Kevin Anderson each averag- Head Coach: Chris Mooney ing 16.8 points per game, Richmond is very young in the frontcourt due to the Alma Mater: Princeton ‘94 loss of junior center Dan Geriot to a season-ending knee injury. Senior Jarhon Career Record/Years: 59-69 (.461)/5th year Giddings has played well early, but joining him on the back line of the Spi- Record At School/Years: 41-57 (.418)/4th year ders’ defense are a group of sophomores and freshmen. The loss of Geriot has OLD DOMINION not hurt the offense, but it has been felt thus far on the defensive end. Head Coach: Blaine Taylor SCOUTING OLD DOMINION: The Monarchs have lost three-straight, but Alma Mater: Montana ‘81 two of those losses have come by four points or less, including an 83-82 over- Career Record/Years: 279-152 (.647)/8th year time setback at Bucknell. Gerald Lee leads ODU in scoring at 15.0 points per Record At School/Years: 137-87 (.612)/14th year game. Ben Finney is averaging 10.3 points per game and 6.5 rebounds. Last Games The Match-Up RICHMOND RICHMOND ODU Games ................................................. 6 ................................... 4 ............................ RICHMOND 78, COPPIN STATE 67 Overall/Conference Record ........... 4-2/0-0 ......................... 1-3/0-0 ................. Nov. 30, 2008 - Richmond, Va. Last 5 Games ...................................... 3-2 ................................ 1-4 ........................ David Gonzalvez scored 16 points, tied a career Last 10 Games .................................... 5-5 ................................ 4-6 ........................ high with eight rebounds and dished out four Streak .................................................. Won 1 ......................... Lost 3 ................... assists as the Spiders led by 24 points with 1:31 Scoring Offense ................................ 75.0 .............................. 69.2 ....................... left in a victory over Coppin State on Sunday. Kevin Anderson had 14 points for his 15th- Scoring Defense ................................ 68.7 .............................. 74.0 ....................... straight game in double-figures, while Jarhon Scoring Margin ................................. +6.3 .............................. -4.7 ....................... Giddings had 12 points. Richmond shot 54.5 per- Rebounds ........................................... 31.5 .............................. 36.8 ....................... cent from the field, including 69.2 percent in the Opponent Rebounds ........................ 32.5 .............................. 32.8 ....................... first half. Rebounding Margin ........................ --1.0 ............................. +4.0 ...................... Field Goal Pct. ................................... .516 .............................. .403 ....................... OLD DOMINION Oppt. Field Goal Pct. ....................... ..420 ............................. .471 ....................... MARSHALL 68, OLD DOMINION 64 3-pt FG % ........................................... .379 .............................. .373 ....................... Nov. 29, 2008 - Huntington, W.Va. Oppt. 3-pt FG % ................................ .346 .............................. .368 ....................... Ben Finney scored 16 points, grabbed five re- FT % .................................................... .688 .............................. .761 ....................... bounds and had four assists, but the Monarchs Assists ................................................. 14.7 .............................. 15.3 ....................... lost at Marshall on Saturday. Darius James had Turnovers ........................................... 14.3 .............................. 13.0 ....................... 11 points and Gerald Lee had 10 points for Old Opponent Turnovers ....................... 13.8 .............................. 10.8 ....................... Dominion, which dropped to 1-3. Steals ................................................... 6.2 ................................ 5.3 ........................