2018–19 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by fourteenth year head coach Michael Shafer, play their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 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 Saint Louis.

2018–19 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record9–21 (6–10 A-10)
Head coachMichael Shafer (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • John Miller
  • Kara Powell
  • Martina Wood
Home arenaRobins Center
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham133 .813  259  .735
VCU133 .813  2410  .706
Duquesne115 .688  1913  .594
Dayton106 .625  1714  .548
Davidson106 .625  1715  .531
Saint Louis97 .563  1516  .484
George Mason88 .500  1614  .533
Massachusetts79 .438  1616  .500
Saint Joseph's79 .438  1219  .387
George Washington79 .438  1020  .333
Richmond610 .375  921  .300
St. Bonaventure511 .313  822  .267
La Salle313 .188  625  .194
Rhode Island313 .188  821  .276
2019 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

It was announced that on March 10 that Shafer would not return, ending his 14-year coaching tenure at Richmond. Shafer leaves as the all-time winningest coach of the program with 223 wins, but never led the Spiders to the NCAA tournament during his time.[1]

2018–19 media

All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on Spider TV.

Roster

2018–19 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Jaide Hinds-Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWestwood Westwood, NJ
G 2 Aniyah Carpenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrRoland Park Country Baltimore, MD
G 3 DaiJia Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSacred Heart Academy
Alabama
Lexington, KY
F 5 Ragan Wiseman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrFloyd County Floyd, VA
F 10 Madelyn Neff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHayward Hayward, WI
F 11 Kaila Clark  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrArchbishop Spalding
Navy
Hughesville, MD
G 12 Claire Holt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSpain Park Hoover, AL
G 13 Alex Parson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMonacan North Chesterfield, VA
F 15 Emma Squires 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrTabor Academy Marion, MA
F 21 Imani Mustaf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrMaret School Washington, D.C.
G 22 Molly Mraz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrVilla Maria Academy Erie, PA
F 23 Autumn Truesdale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoThe Berkshire School New York, NY
G 25 Jayana Ervin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBellarmine Prep
Harcum College
Tacoma, WA
F 30 Kailyn Fee 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoOakton Vienna, VA
F 33 Amy Duggan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNoble and Greenough Norwood, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgetown L 53–73  0–1
Robins Center (1,006)
Richmond, VA
Nov 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairfield L 40–58  0–2
Robins Center (527)
Richmond, VA
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest L 48–62  0–3
LJVM Coliseum (407)
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 57–55  1–3
Robins Center (454)
Richmond, VA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 55–69  1–4
FAU Arena (555)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 24, 2018*
2:30 pm
at UCF
UCF Thanksgiving Tournament
L 48–70  1–5
CFE Arena (761)
Orlando, FL
Nov 25, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Virginia Tech
UCF Thanksgiving Tournament
L 57–85  1–6
CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 55–65  1–7
Kaplan Arena (634)
Williamsburg, VA
Dec 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard W 67–60  2–7
Robins Center (673)
Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2018*
5:30 pm
at Quinnipiac L 48–65  2–8
People's United Center (453)
Hamden, CT
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Ohio L 58–109  2–9
Robins Center (505)
Richmond, VA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Drexel L 35–58  2–10
Robins Center (635)
Richmond, VA
Jan 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro W 59–48  3–10
Robins Center (454)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 60–66  3–11
(0–1)
Robins Center (659)
Richmond, VA
Jan 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Fordham L 49–60  3–12
(0–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,538)
Bronx, NY
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
VCU
Capital City Classic
L 43–68  3–13
(0–3)
Robins Center (1,393)
Richmond, VA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 55–78  3–14
(0–4)
John M. Belk Arena (731)
Davidson, NC
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 54–80  3–15
(0–5)
Palumbo Center (743)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 46–45  4–15
(1–5)
Robins Center (551)
Richmond, VA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 74–60  5–15
(2–5)
Tom Gola Arena (324)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Massachusetts W 62–58  6–15
(3–5)
Robins Center (576)
Richmond, VA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 50–71  6–16
(3–6)
UD Arena (1,818)
Dayton, OH
Feb 9, 2019
6:00 pm
at VCU
Capital City Classic
L 37–58  6–17
(3–7)
Siegel Center (2,033)
Richmond, VA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 55–47  7–17
(4–7)
Robins Center (355)
Richmond, VA
Feb 17, 2019
3:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Louis L 48–78  7–18
(4–8)
Chaifetz Arena (5,786)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm
George Mason L 52–67  7–19
(4–9)
Robins Center (548)
Richmond, VA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm
La Salle W 56–51  8–19
(5–9)
Robins Center (667)
Richmond, VA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Massachusetts L 38–64  8–20
(5–10)
Mullins Center (541)
Amherst, MA
Mar 2, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
George Washington W 56–48  9–20
(6–10)
Robins Center (629)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) at (6) Saint Louis
First Round
L 49–58  9–21
Chaifetz Arena (608)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. Robertson, Sean (March 10, 2019). "Michael Shafer out as Spiders' women's basketball coach". WTVR.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. "2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Richmondspiders.com.
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