2018–19 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented 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, played 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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–21 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Michael Shafer (14th season)
Assistant coaches	John Miller Kara Powell Martina Wood
Home arena	Robins Center

2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
VCU	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Duquesne	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Davidson	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	25		.194
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.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.

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 Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.

Roster

2018–19 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) Jr Westwood Westwood, NJ G 2 Aniyah Carpenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Roland Park Country Baltimore, MD G 3 DaiJia Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sacred Heart Academy Alabama Lexington, KY F 5 Ragan Wiseman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Floyd County Floyd, VA F 10 Madelyn Neff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hayward Hayward, WI F 11 Kaila Clark  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Archbishop Spalding Navy Hughesville, MD G 12 Claire Holt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Spain Park Hoover, AL G 13 Alex Parson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Monacan North Chesterfield, VA F 15 Emma Squires 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tabor Academy Marion, MA F 21 Imani Mustaf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Maret School Washington, D.C. G 22 Molly Mraz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA F 23 Autumn Truesdale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Berkshire School New York, NY G 25 Jayana Ervin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bellarmine Prep Harcum College Tacoma, WA F 30 Kailyn Fee 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Oakton Vienna, VA F 33 Amy Duggan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Noble and Greenough Norwood, MA	Head coach Michael Shafer (William & Mary) Assistant coach(es) John Miller (Mount St. Mary's) Kara Powell (Richmond) Martina Wood (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team