2022–23 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by fourth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 21–11, 8–6 in A-10 play, to finish in fifth place.

2022–23 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
WNIT, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–11 (8–6 A-10)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice Ka'lia Johnson Brittany Pinkney
Home arena	Robins Center

2022–23 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
UMass	14	–	2		.875			27	–	7		.794
Fordham	10	–	6		.625			19	–	13		.594
Saint Louis†	10	–	6		.625			17	–	18		.486
Richmond	8	–	6		.571			21	–	11		.656
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
George Washington	9	–	7		.563			18	–	13		.581
La Salle	8	–	7		.533			17	–	14		.548
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
George Mason	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Davidson	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Dayton	5	–	10		.333			7	–	21		.250
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			6	–	26		.188
Loyola Chicago	1	–	15		.063			6	–	24		.200
† 2023 A10 Tournament winner As of March 24, 2023

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 16–14, 7–9 in A-10 play, to finish in eighth place. In the A-10 women's tournament, they received a first-round bye before falling to No. 9 seed Davidson in the second round.

Roster

2022–23 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) Jr James River Midlothian, VA G 2 Sydney Boone 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Highland Springs Richmond, VA F 4 Jada Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Parkland, FL F 11 Cayla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Episcopal Gainesville, VA G 13 Torin Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Murphy High School Brasstown, NC F 20 Addie Budnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Highland Park Highland Park, IL G 21 Kylee Lewandowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr North Catholic Pittsburgh, PA G 22 Rachel Ullstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Auburn, MA F 24 Emilija Krista Grava 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Liepajas Papirisk SSS Wagner Līgatne, Latvia G 25 Katie Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Saint John Vianney Colts Neck, NJ F 31 Elaina Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA G 32 Siobhan Ryan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sacred Heart Buffalo, NY G 41 Angel Burgos 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA F 44 Maggie Doogan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cardinal O'Hara High School Broomall, PA	Head coach Aaron Roussell (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Jeanine Radice (Fordham) Ka'lia Johnson (Duke) Brittany Pinkney (VCU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 13, 2024

Schedule

Richmond's 2022–23 non-conference schedule featured 13 games, including a pair of games in the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Maryland, and another pair in the Puerto Rico Clasico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond was scheduled to play a total of 16 games, including home and away games against VCU and Davidson. In addition, Richmond was scheduled to host George Washington, George Mason, Saint Joseph's, La Salle, Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure, while the Spiders traveled to Loyola Chicago, Rhode Island, Fordham, Massachusetts, Dayton and Duquesne. However, the away games at Davidson and Dayton were canceled due to COVID-19 issues in opponents' programs.

The Spiders finished in fifth place in Atlantic 10 play and faced No. 12 seed Dayton in the second round of the A-10 women's tournament, advancing by a score of 71–60. The Spiders defeated No. 4 seed Fordham in the quarterfinals, 70–65, before falling to No. 1 seed Massachusetts in the semifinals, 80–60.

The Spiders were selected to participate in the 2023 WNIT, hosting Penn in the first round in the Spiders' first postseason appearance since the 2014–15 season. The Spiders defeated Penn, 75–52, and advanced to play conference foe Rhode Island in the second round where they fell, 74–64.

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	W 69–48	1–0	21 – Budnik	8 – Townsend	3 – tied	Liberty Arena (792) Lynchburg, VA
November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 87–44	2–0	16 – Budnik	6 – Budnik	6 – Townsend	Robins Center (396) Richmond, VA
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	L 40–61	2–1	13 – Hill	7 – tied	4 – Townsend	Littlejohn Coliseum (857) Clemson, SC
November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 64–57	3–1	16 – Budnik	7 – Budnik	2 – tied	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (125) Baltimore, MD
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	W 68–65	4–1	19 – Townsend	11 – Budnik	4 – Budnik	Robins Center (471) Richmond, VA
November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Idaho Navy Classic	W 80–49	5–1	23 – Ryan	11 – Townsend	4 – Townsend	Alumni Hall (174) Annapolis, MD
November 27, 2022* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Northern Illinois Navy Classic	L 64–67	5–2	16 – Budnik	7 – tied	4 – tied	Alumni Hall (173) Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at William & Mary	W 74–62	6–2	23 – Townsend	7 – tied	4 – Townsend	Kaplan Arena (229) Williamsburg, VA
December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duke	L 49–100	6–3	11 – Ullstrom	3 – tied	4 – Townsend	Robins Center (1,262) Richmond, VA
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 119–55	7–3	20 – Ryan	13 – Budnik	7 – Townsend	Robins Center (618) Richmond, VA
December 15, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		at Elon	W 63–51	8–3	15 – Budnik	5 – Townsend	6 – Townsend	Schar Center (3,087) Elon, NC
December 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Ball State Puerto Rico Clasico	W 75–73	9–3	27 – Ryan	5 – tied	9 – Townsend	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Tarleton State Puerto Rico Clasico	W 55–43	10–3	28 – Budnik	8 – tied	6 – Townsend	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022 noon, ESPN+		George Washington	L 63–65	10–4 (0–1)	14 – tied	5 – tied	2 – tied	Robins Center (627) Richmond, VA
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 68–49	11–4 (1–1)	20 – Hill	12 – Hill	4 – Boone	Gentile Arena (404) Chicago, IL
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 51–54	11–5 (1–2)	13 – Boone	9 – Budnik	2 – tied	Robins Center (703) Richmond, VA
January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 49–75	11–6 (1–3)	13 – Doogan	13 – Doogan	3 – tied	Ryan Center (904) Kingston, RI
January 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 73–58	12–6 (2–3)	18 – Doogan	12 – Doogan	4 – Townsend	Robins Center (912) Richmond, VA
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 59–68	12–7 (2–4)	12 – Hill	11 – Hill	4 – Doogan	Rose Hill Gymnasium (179) The Bronx, NY
January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	W 94–90 OT	13–7 (3–4)	28 – Doogan	6 – Doogan	10 – Townsend	Robins Center (753) Richmond, VA
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 69–73	13–8 (3–5)	27 – Budnik	9 – Townsend	11 – Townsend	Mullins Center (836) Amherst, MA
February 4, 2023 noon, ESPN+		at Dayton	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					UD Arena  Dayton, OH
February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 67–51	14–8 (4–5)	20 – Doogan	10 – Townsend	7 – Townsend	Robins Center (450) Richmond, VA
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 75–44	15–8 (5–5)	17 – Doogan	6 – Hill	4 – Townsend	Robins Center (786) Richmond, VA
February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 84–74	16–8 (6–5)	19 – Doogan	7 – Doogan	7 – Townsend	Robins Center (504) Richmond, VA
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 69–83	16–9 (6–6)	12 – tied	6 – Hill	6 – Townsend	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (781) Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	W 53–37	17–9 (7–6)	15 – Townsend	8 – Doogan	4 – Townsend	Siegel Center (904) Richmond, VA
February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		St. Bonaventure	W 87–45	18–9 (8–6)	18 – Budnik	7 – Hill	5 – Townsend	Robins Center (1,057) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 2, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (12) Dayton Second round	W 71–60	19–9	20 – Budnik	10 – Doogan	4 – tied	Chase Fieldhouse (780) Wilmington, DE
March 3, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Fordham Quarterfinals	W 70–65	20–9	20 – Doogan	12 – Hill	6 – Townsend	Chase Fieldhouse (1,300) Wilmington, DE
March 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) UMass Semifinals	L 60–80	20–10	25 – Budnik	6 – tied	5 – Townsend	Chase Fieldhouse (1,300) Wilmington, DE
WNIT
March 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Penn First round	W 75–52	21–10	23 – Budnik	13 – Doogan	5 – Townsend	Robins Center (557) Richmond, VA
March 20, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Rhode Island Second round	L 64–74	21–11	20 – Budnik	4 – tied	4 – Townsend	Ryan Center (1,222) Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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