2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2020–21 record	13–9 (9–6 A-10)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice; Darren Guensch; Brittany Pinkney;
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 →

The 2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team is representing the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by second-year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at the Robins Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[]

The Spiders finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 15–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They earned the ninth seed in the A-10 Women's Tournament by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker over La Salle and defeated No. 8 seed George Washington on the road in the first round.^[1] The Spiders then fell to No. 1 seed Dayton in the second round.^[2]

Roster[]

2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Grace Townsend	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	James River	Midlothian, VA
G	2	Aniyah Carpenter	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Roland Park Country	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Celia Satter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Loyola Academy	Glencoe, IL
F	10	Madelyn Neff	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Hayward	Hayward, WI
G	12	Claire Holt	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Spain Park	Hoover, AL
G	13	Alex Parson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Monacan	North Chesterfield, VA
F	15	Emma Squires	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Tabor Academy	Kingston, MA
F	20	Addie Budnik	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Highland Park	Highland Park, IL
G	21	Kylee Lewandowski	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	North Catholic	Pittsburgh, PA
G	22	Molly Mraz	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Villa Maria	Erie, PA
G	24	Kate Klimkiewicz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Paul VI Boston College	Oakton, VA
F	30	Kailyn Fee	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Oakton	Vienna, VA
F	31	Elaina Chapman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Trinity Episcopal	Richmond, VA
G	32	Siobhan Ryan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sacred Heart	Buffalo, NY
F	33	Maya Ettle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Moravian	Bethlehem, PA
G	41	Angel Burgos	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Trinity Episcopal	Richmond, VA

Head coach

Aaron Roussell (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeanine Radice (Fordham)
Darren Guensch (Radford)
Brittany Pinkney (Virginia Commonwealth)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

Schedule[]

Richmond's 2020–21 non-conference schedule was planned to include 8 games, although adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancelation of three games.

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond is scheduled to play a total of 18 games, including home and away games against VCU, George Washington, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and George Mason. In addition, Richmond hosts Fordham, Davidson, St. Joseph's and La Salle, while the Spiders travel to St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, Dayton, and Saint Louis.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 64–85	0–1	14 – Klimkiewicz	6 – Townsend	3 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
Nov 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+			Canceled due to COVID-19^[3]					Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+			W 65–49	1–1	14 – Holt	14 – Chapman	3 – Tied	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 4, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+			W 85–73	2–1	25 – Klimkiewicz	9 – Klimkiewicz	6 – Townsend	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		at	W 72–55	3–1	23 – Budnik	11 – Chapman	5 – Townsend	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+			Canceled due to COVID-19^[4]					Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 17, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at	Canceled due to COVID-19^[4]					Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU Crosstown Showdown	L 49–73	3–2 (0–1)	19 – Klimkiewicz	7 – Chapman	4 – Parson	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
Dec 22, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at	L 54–65	3–3	13 – Tied	12 – Ryan	4 – Ryan	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at	W 59–58	4–3 (1–1)	18 – Klimkiewicz	9 – Klimkiewicz	4 – Townsend	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
Jan 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at	W 80–78	5–3 (2–1)	18 – Budnik	7 – Townsend	7 – Townsend	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
Jan 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+			W 47–42	6–3 (3–1)	14 – Klimkiewicz	14 – Klimkiewicz	5 – Townsend	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 15, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+			L 53–56	6–4 (3–2)	17 – Klimkiewicz	7 – Klimkiewicz	4 – Tied	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 17, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN			Canceled due to COVID-19^[5]					Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU Crosstown Showdown	W 69–64	7–4 (4–2)	14 – Tied	8 – Klimkiewicz	4 – Budnik	Siegel Center (123) Richmond, VA
Jan 26, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+			W 86–48	8–4 (5–2)	18 – Chapman	8 – Chapman	4 – Townsend	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 29, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	W 60–49	9–4 (7–2)	13 – Budnik	11 – Chapman	3 – Townsend	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	W 67–52	10–4 (7–2)	16 – Budnik	9 – Chapman	7 – Townsend	EagleBank Arena (114) Fairfax, VA
Feb 5, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	Canceled due to COVID-19^[6]					Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+			Canceled due to COVID-19^[6]					Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 12, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at	L 54–72	10–5 (7–3)	13 – Budnik	7 – Budnik	3 – Tied	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at	L 57–62	10–6 (7–4)	21 – Budnik	9 – Budnik	4 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Feb 19, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+			W 68–58	11–6 (8–4)	23 – Klimkiewicz	13 – Klimkiewicz	4 – Budnik	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 20, 2021 noon, ESPN+			W 67–61	12–6 (9–4)	14 – Klimkiewicz	10 – Chapman	5 – Parson	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 26, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 56–70	12–7 (9–5)	16 – Klimkiewicz	6 – Tied	4 – Budnik	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 28, 2021 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UMass	L 65–70	12–8 (9–6)	23 – Klimkiewicz	10 – Chapman	4 – Klimkiewicz	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (11) George Washington Second round	W 58–54 ^OT	13–8	15 – Klimkiewicz	11 – Klimkiewicz	5 – Parson	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Mar 12, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Saint Louis Quarterfinal	L 58–59 ^OT	13–9	19 – Klimkiewicz	7 – Klimkiewicz	3 – Parson	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: ^[7]

References[]

^ "On To Dayton! Spiders Defeat George Washington In A-10 Championship First Round". RichmondSpiders.com. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Richmond Comeback Falls Short At Dayton In A-10 Championship Quarterfinal". RichmondSpiders.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Richmond Home Opener Against Georgetown Canceled". richmondspiders.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Basketball Program Paused Due To COVID Testing Results". richmondspiders.com. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "Women's Basketball Game Sunday Against UMass Postponed". richmondspiders.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Basketball Game Versus Fordham And Davidson Postponed". richmondspiders.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[1] "On To Dayton! Spiders Defeat George Washington In A-10 Championship First Round". RichmondSpiders.com. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[2] "Richmond Comeback Falls Short At Dayton In A-10 Championship Quarterfinal". RichmondSpiders.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[3] "Richmond Home Opener Against Georgetown Canceled". richmondspiders.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[pause-4] "Women's Basketball Program Paused Due To COVID Testing Results". richmondspiders.com. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[5] "Women's Basketball Game Sunday Against UMass Postponed". richmondspiders.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[FebPause-6] "Women's Basketball Game Versus Fordham And Davidson Postponed". richmondspiders.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[7] "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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v t Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
Culture & lore	History
People
	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	12	–	1	.923	14	–	3	.824
Fordham	8	–	2	.800	12	–	4	.750
	9	–	3	.750	12	–	4	.750
	11	–	4	.733	11	–	8	.579
VCU †	10	–	5	.667	16	–	10	.615
Richmond	9	–	6	.600	13	–	9	.591
	7	–	5	.583	14	–	7	.667
	7	–	10	.412	12	–	14	.462
	4	–	7	.364	5	–	11	.313
	5	–	9	.357	7	–	10	.412
	5	–	9	.357	9	–	14	.391
	5	–	10	.333	9	–	14	.391
	5	–	12	.294	6	–	15	.286
	0	–	14	.000	3	–	19	.136


† 2021 A10 Tournament winner As of March 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll