Spiders Minutewomen at a Glance 2014-15 Schedule
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2014-15 RICHMOND SPIDER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | 11 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES | AVERAGE 18 WINS LAST 5 YRS 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS AT A GLANCE Overall: 17-12 (.586) A-10: 9-7 (.563) TIP TIME ...................................... 2:00 p.m. PLACE ................................Richmond, Va. NOVEMBER (3-2) VENUE ...................Richmond Coliseum 14 PROVIDENCE W, 75-59 LIVE STATS ...........RichmondSpiders.com 16 GEORGETOWN W, 65-57 LIVE VIDEO. ..........RichmondSpiders.com 20 LONGWOOD W, 80-50 RICHMOND (17-12, 9-7 A-10) SERIES ................................ 18th Meeting MASSACHUSETTS (12-17, 5-11 A-10) 27 vs. Central Michigan ^ L, 56-61 SPIDERS MINUTEWOMEN 29 vs. Arkansas ^ L, 55-74 DECEMBER (5-2) GAME 30: MASSACHUSETTS RICHMOND, VA (RICHMOND COLISEUM) 3 at James Madison L, 68-79 THE SERIES 6 HAMPTON L, 53-64 Thursday’s contest marks the 18th meeting between Richmond and Massachusetts in a series that dates back to 1998. 14 WAKE FOREST W, 79-72 Overall the Spiders have dominated the series, 15-2, including 10-straight victories. In a 64-44 win over UMass on 17 at UNC Wilmington W, 77-67 January 24, Genevieve Okoro scored a team-high 12 points while grabbing a team-best seven rebounds. 21 at Eastern Kentucky W, 70-56 28 at William & Mary W, 59-56 THE SPIDERS 30 at UAB W, 71-65 (OT) The University of Richmond Spiders women’s basketball team finished the regular season on a high-note, defeating JANUARY (5-4) the VCU Rams on the road, 55-49. With the victory, Richmond heads into this week’s Atlantic 10 Tournament as the No. 4 at Fordham *% L, 64-65 (OT) 5 seed with an overall record of 17-12 and a mark of 9-7 in league play. Janelle Hubbard leads the team in scoring at 7 ST. BONAVENTURE * W, 67-61 14.1 points per game, while Genevieve Okoro is averaging 11.4 points and a team-best 8.1 rebounds a contest. 10 at George Washington * L, 67-77 THE MINUTEWOMEN 14 at University of Pennsylvania L, 47-49 The Massachusetts Minutewomen come into Thursday’s contest having won two-straight games, including an upset 18 GEORGE MASON *& W, 77-49 win over St. Bonaventure in the opening round of the A-10 Tournament, 55-49. UMass earned the No. 13 seed in the 21 at Davidson * W, 56-48 tournament after finishing the season with an overall record of 11-17 and a mark of 5-11 in conference play. 24 MASSACHUSETTS * W, 64-44 28 DAYTON * L, 62-76 UP NEXT 30 at Rhode Island * W, 54-50 With a victory on Thursday, the No. 5-seeded Richmond Spiders advance to the Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals on FEBRUARY (3-4) Friday to face the No. 4-seeded Fordham Rams at 2 p.m. 4 VCU * W, 67-63 7 SAINT LOUIS * W, 75-72 (OT) PROJECTED RICHMOND STARTERS 11 at Dayton * L, 41-79 KYLIE MURPHREE NOTES: 14 LA SALLE * W, 72-60 Freshman • 5-9 • G « Matched her career-high six assists at Duquesne 18 at Duquesne * L, 51-58 0 Fairfax, Va. « Had a career-high six assists in the win against La Salle 21 at Saint Joseph’s * L, 59-61 « Notched a then career-high five assists in the win at URI 26 #21 G. WASHINGTON * L, 69-81 (OT) PTS REB AST MIN « Recorded a career-high five steals in the win vs. George Mason MARCH (1-0) 1.7 1.5 2.5 23.4 1 at VCU *% W, 55-49 LAUREN TOLSON NOTES: 5 Massachusetts # 2 PM Junior • 5-8 • G « Had a career-high 21 pts after going 8-of-8 in FTs in the win vs. SLU 6 Fordham # 2 PM 23 Frederick, Md. 7 Semifinals#% 11 AM « Scored 16 points with an 8-of-10 FT performance vs. VCU 8 Chamionship#& 1 PM PTS REB AST MIN « Went 7-for-7 in FTs to tally team-high 16 points at Davidson 12.8 5.0 2.0 31.9 « Had her first double-double (13pts, 11 rbs) at UAB ^ South Point Thanksgiving Shootout: Las Vegas, Nev. * A-10 Opponent JANELLE HUBBARD NOTES: % CBS SN Sophomore • 5-8 • G « Averaging 14.8 points per game in league play & ESPNU 4 Glenn Dale, Md. « Surpassed her 700th-career point with 21 points at Duquesne # A-10 Tournament: Richmond Coliseum PTS REB AST MIN « Matched her season-high 24 points in the win against VCU All times are set in the Eastern Time Zone « Scored a season-high 24 points in the win against the Bonnies 14.1 2.5 1.4 29.4 GENEVIEVE OKORO NOTES: R-Senior • 6-0 • F « Recorded her sixth double-double (24pts, 11rebs) of the season at SJU RICHMOND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Gibbsboro, N.J. 34 « Matched her career-high 27 pts and had 15 rebs vs. La Salle MEDIA CONTACT PTS REB AST MIN « Matched the school FT record, going 19-of-22 against La Salle Scott Burns 11.4 8.1 1.5 26.1 « Had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals in the OT win over SLU Assistant Director of Athletic PR LIZ BROWN Office - 804.287.6313 NOTES: Senior • 6-3 • F « Went 6-of-8 from the field to score 15 points in the win vs. VCU Email - [email protected] Baltimore, Md. 52 « Scored 15 points and had 8 rebounds in the win against Mason www.RichmondSpiders.com PTS REB AST MIN « Had 11 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists at Penn @Richmondwbball 7.4 5.6 0.6 27.5 « Brought down 12 rebounds in the win at UNCW 2014-15 Richmond Women’s Basketball LAST TIME OUT RICHMOND QUICK FACTS Sophomore guard Janelle Hubbard put up a game-high 17 points and the Richmond defense held VCU to a 30 percent Location .................................................Richmond, Va. shooting day as the Spiders clinched the five-seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championships after Founded ..................................................................1830 a 55-49 win on the final day of the regular season at the Siegel Center. The win gave Richmond a 17-12 regular season Enrollment .............................................................2,950 record, finishing 9-7 in the A-10. The Spider defense was terrific in the victory, holding the Rams to just 30 percent Nickname ...........................................................Spiders shooting for the game. Colors ............................................................... Red, Blue Arena (Cap.) ...........................Robins Center (7,201) SPIDERS EARN NO. 5 SEED IN A-10 TOURNAMENT Conference...............................................................A-10 With a 55-49 victory over VCU on Sunday, the Richmond Spiders earned the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. President ...........................................................Ed Ayers Richmond’s No. 5 seed and league record of 9-7 is the best for the team since it finished 9-5 and earned the No. 4 seed A.D......................................................................Keith Gill in 2011-12. BASKETBALL STAFF HUBBARD, OKORO EARN ALL-ATLANTIC 10 HONORS After outstanding 2014-15 seasons, Richmond’s Janelle Hubbard and Genevieve Okoro earned All-Atlantic 10 Team Head Coach ........................................ Michael Shafer honors. Hubbard was named Second-Team All-Atlantic 10, while Okoro was named third-team all-conference. The honor Record at Richmond ......................... 172-139 (.553) is the first for Hubbard, while Okoro’s third-team honor is the second of her storied Richmond career. .......................................................................10th season Assistant Coaches ..................Ebony Tanner Moore VCU DOMINATION ................................................................. Cori Chambers With Richmond’s win over VCU on Sunday, the women’s basketball team completed a 4-0 sweep for the Richmond .........................................................................John Miller basketball teams over VCU this season. The 4-0 mark over their cross-town rivals marks the first time that the UR men’s Dir. of Bask. Ops. ...............................Crystal Williams and women’s basketball teams have swept the Rams since 2001. Dir. of Bask. Ops. .....................................Danielle Bell Athletic Trainer ...........................Lauren Hawkinson PARSON POSTS CAREER GAME VS. COLONIALS Strength & Conditioning ............... Beacher Porter Freshman Micaela Parson posted a career game against the No. 21 George Washington Colonials on February 26. In an Basketball Office ................................. 804-289-8355 81-69 loss in overtime, Parson scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. Parson also set career marks in rebounds (6), steals (3) and minutes (35) against the Colonials. TEAM INFORMATION RVA WELCOMES A-10 TOURNAMENT 2013-14 Record ....................................... 14-16 (.467) Last season was the start of a three-year partnership with the Atlantic 10 Conference and the City of Richmond to host 2013-14 A-10 Rec./Finish ............................8-8 (8th) the A-10 Women’ s Basketball Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum. The tournament had been played the previous All-time A-10 Tournament Record .......8-10 (.444) two years at Hagan Arena on the campus of Saint Joseph’s. Last year, Richmond finished eighth in the 13-team event Starters Returning/Lost ......................................... 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................. 9/3 that took place March 5-9 with an overall record of 14-16 and 8-8 in the conference when it fell to city-rival VCU in the first round. TEAM HISTORY OKORO NEAR PERFECT FROM THE LINE AGAINST LA SALLE First Year of Basketball ..................................1919-20 Redshirt-senior Genevieve Okoro was near perfect from the free throw line to lead the Spiders past the La Salle Explorers All-Time Record .............................. 898-635-5 (.586) Saturday, Feb. 14 on Senior Day. Okoro went 19-for-22 from the charity stripe to tie the Richmond women’s basketball NCAA Tournament Appearances ........................... 3 record for free throws made in a contest. The Gibbsboro, N.J., native matched Karen Elsner’s performance from Dec. 10, WNIT Appearances ..................................................... 8 1983 when Richmond fell to Wake Forest at the Robins Center.