2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

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

2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2019–20 record	15–17 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice Darren Guensch Brittany Pinkney
Home arena	Robins Center

2019–20 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton†	15	–	1		.938			25	–	8		.758
VCU	13	–	3		.813			20	–	12		.625
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
Duquesne	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Massachusetts	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Davidson	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
George Washington	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
La Salle	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Rhode Island	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			7	–	23		.233
Saint Joseph's	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
George Mason	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
† 2020 A10 Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Roussell was announced as Richmond's head coach on April 2, 2019, after having spent seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University.[1][2][3] Roussell succeeded Michael Shafer, who had spent 14 years as the head coach of the Spiders.[4]

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 9–21, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to No. 6 seed Saint Louis.[5]

Roster

2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jaide Hinds-Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Westwood Westwood, NJ G 2 Aniyah Carpenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Roland Park Country Baltimore, MD G 3 Celia Sater 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Loyola Academy Glencoe, IL F 5 Ragan Wiseman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Floyd County Floyd, VA F 10 Madelyn Neff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hayward Hayward, WI F 11 Kaila Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Archbishop Spalding Navy Hughesville, MD G 12 Claire Holt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Spain Park Hoover, AL G 13 Alex Parson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Monacan North Chesterfield, VA F 15 Emma Squires 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tabor Academy Marion, MA F 21 Imani Mustaf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Maret School Washington, D.C. G 22 Molly Mraz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA G 24 Kate Klimkiewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Paul VI Boston College Oakton, VA G 25 Jayana Ervin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Bellarmine Prep Harcum College Tacoma, WA F 30 Kailyn Fee 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Oakton Vienna, VA F 31 Elaina Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA F 33 Amy Duggan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Noble and Greenough Norwood, MA G 41 Angel Burgos 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr 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: November 5, 2019

Schedule

Richmond's 2019–20 non-conference schedule consists of 14 games, including two tournaments: two games in the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament in Conway, South Carolina, and three games in the Anne Donovan Classic in Norfolk, Virginia.

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond plays a total of 16 games, including home and away games against VCU, La Salle, and St. Bonaventure. In addition, Richmond hosts Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis, while the Spiders travel to George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Saint Joseph's.

The first round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament will be played at campus sites on March 3, 2020, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the second round. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will be played March 6–8, 2020, at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 5:30 p.m.		at UNC Greensboro	W 70–62	1–0	14 – Hinds-Clarke	6 – Hinds-Clarke	2 – Tied	Fleming Gymnasium (221) Greensboro, NC
Nov 9, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 59–78	1–1	19 – Squires	7 – Hinds-Clarke	3 – Parson	Halton Arena (692) Charlotte, NC
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Georgetown	W 51–49	2–1	17 – Hinds-Clarke	5 – Tied	7 – Parson	McDonough Gymnasium (239) Washington, D.C.
Nov 16, 2019* 6:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 57–55	3–1	14 – Hinds-Clarke	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Robins Center (594) Richmond, VA
Nov 20, 2019* 6:30 p.m.		William & Mary	W 76–73	4–1	21 – Klimkiewicz	9 – Clark	4 – Klimkiewicz	Robins Center (468) Richmond, VA
Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 52–58	4–2	14 – Squires	7 – Squires	5 – Carpenter	Daskalakis Athletic Center (701) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament	W 79–67	5–2	22 – Squires	7 – Hinds-Clarke	4 – Tied	HTC Center (332) Conway, SC
Dec 1, 2019* 11:30 a.m.		vs. Bradley Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament	L 57–61	5–3	15 – Parson	9 – Chapman	2 – Tied	HTC Center (44) Conway, SC
Dec 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m.		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 64–52	6–3	18 – Hinds-Clarke	10 – Squires	6 – Squires	Hytche Athletic Center (169) Princess Anne, MD
Dec 8, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		Furman	L 69–70	6–4	17 – Klimkiewicz	7 – Duggan	4 – Tied	Robins Center (5,056) Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion Anne Donovan Classic	L 51–73	6–5	12 – Klimkiewicz	7 – Chapman	3 – Tied	Chartway Arena (1,795) Norfolk, VA
Dec 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Mount St. Mary's Anne Donovan Classic	L 67–75	6–6	17 – Holt	9 – Chapman	4 – Klimkiewicz	Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
Dec 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Hampton Anne Donovan Classic	L 65–69	6–7	20 – Holt	8 – Chapman	4 – Tied	Chartway Arena (1,885) Norfolk, VA
Dec 30, 2019* 6:30 p.m.		Norfolk State	W 77–69	7–7	21 – Hinds-Clarke	8 – Hinds-Clarke	5 – Parson	Robins Center (620) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 56–67	7–8 (0–1)	18 – Hinds-Clarke	4 – Duggan	3 – Squires	Hagan Arena (467) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 7, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island	L 70–76 ^OT	7–9 (0–2)	23 – Holt	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (312) Kingston, RI
Jan 12, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Dayton	L 51–65	7–10 (0–3)	15 – Parson	8 – Chapman	2 – Squires	Robins Center (767) Richmond, VA
Jan 17, 2020 6:00 p.m.		at VCU Crosstown Showdown	L 50–53	7–11 (0–4)	19 – Hinds-Clarke	8 – Chapman	6 – Parson	Siegel Center (1,406) Richmond, VA
Jan 23, 2020 11:00 a.m.		La Salle	W 63–61	8–11 (1–4)	11 – Hinds-Clarke	8 – Tied	5 – Klimkiewicz	Robins Center (1,926) Richmond, VA
Jan 26, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Davidson	W 69–57	9–11 (2–4)	14 – Holt	8 – Hinds-Clarke	3 – Tied	Robins Center (765) Richmond, VA
Jan 29, 2020 noon, NBCSN		at UMass	L 50–64	9–12 (2–5)	15 – Klimkiewicz	6 – Neff	5 – Hinds-Clarke	Mullins Center (3,664) Amherst, MA
Feb 2, 2020 1:00 p.m.		St. Bonaventure	W 63–59 ^OT	10–12 (3–5)	15 – Holt	10 – Chapman	4 – Chapman	Robins Center (680) Richmond, VA
Feb 5, 2020 6:30 p.m.		VCU Crosstown Showdown	L 42–57	10–13 (3–6)	16 – Holt	7 – Hinds-Clarke	3 – Chapman	Robins Center (1,450) Richmond, VA
Feb 9, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at La Salle	W 67–61	11–13 (4–6)	20 – Holt	11 – Hinds-Clarke	4 – Hinds-Clarke	Tom Gola Arena (508) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 12, 2020 6:30 p.m.		Duquesne	W 67–64 ^OT	12–13 (5–6)	21 – Carpenter	11 – Chapman	3 – Tied	Robins Center (568) Richmond, VA
Feb 16, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Fordham	L 47–64	12–14 (5–7)	14 – Hinds-Clarke	10 – Hinds-Clarke	3 – Parson	Robins Center (782) Richmond, VA
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at George Mason	W 75–70	13–14 (6–7)	24 – Holt	7 – Hinds-Clarke	3 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (932) Fairfax, VA
Feb 23, 2020 1:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	W 72–58	14–14 (7–7)	22 – Hinds-Clarke	12 – Hinds-Clarke	4 – Holt	Reilly Center (352) St. Bonaventure, NY
Feb 26, 2020 6:30 p.m.		Saint Louis	L 57–60	14–15 (7–8)	20 – Hinds-Clarke	5 – Tied	5 – Neff	Robins Center (522) Richmond, VA
Feb 29, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at George Washington	L 40–50	14–16 (7–9)	9 – Hinds-Clarke	9 – Klimkiewicz	2 – Squires	Charles E. Smith Center (981) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	at (8) George Washington First round	W 57–49	15–16	15 – Klimkiewicz	11 – Hinds-Clarke	3 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (454) Washington, D.C.
Mar 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(9)	at (1) Dayton Quarterfinal	L 68–79	15–17	20 – Hinds-Clarke	8 – Klimkiewicz	3 – Tied	UD Arena (2,955) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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3. "Roussell leaving Bucknell, to be new coach at Richmond". The Daily Item. April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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