2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by thirteenth 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 14–17, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Dayton.

2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–17 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Michael Shafer (13th season)
Assistant coaches	John Miller Kara Powell Martina Wood
Home arena	Robins Center

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

2017–18 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

2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kylie Murphree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Fairfax Fairfax, VA F 1 Jaide Hinds-Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Westwood Westwood, NJ G 3 Dee Hatcher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lake Nona Orlando, FL F 5 Ragan Wiseman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Floyd County Floyd, VA G 11 Micaela Parson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Monacan North Chesterfield, VA G 13 Alex Parson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Monacan North Chesterfield, VA F 14 Alicia Hudalla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Glen Allen Glen Allen, VA F/C 15 Karleigh Wike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr East Rowan Salisbury, NC F 22 Autumn Truesdale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr The Berkshire School New York, NY G 23 Tonysha Curry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Manual Louisville, KY F 30 Kailyn Fee 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Oakton Vienna, VA F 33 Amy Duggan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So 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 Last update: February 15, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Fairfield	W 72–67	1–0	Webster Bank Arena (788) Bridgeport, Connecticut
Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Columbia	W 85–79	2–0	Levien Gymnasium (418) New York, New York
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 81–85	2–1	Robins Center (775) Richmond, Virginia
Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 65–64	3–1	Williams Arena (1,031) Greenville, North Carolina
Nov 21, 2017* 4:30 pm		vs. Florida Savannah Invitational	L 80–87	3–2	Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, Georgia
Nov 22, 2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Savannah State Savannah Invitational	W 100–63	4–2	Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, Georgia
Nov 23, 2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Wright State Savannah Invitational	L 69–85	4–3	Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, Georgia
Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Old Dominion	W 54–45	5–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,561) Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 29, 2017* 3:00 pm		William & Mary	L 64–78	5–4	Robins Center (353) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	L 65–81	5–5	Robins Center (423) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Navy	L 56–76	5–6	Robins Center (407) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 20, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson Hatter Classic	L 67–72	5–7	Edmunds Center (353) DeLand, Florida
Dec 21, 2017* 3:00 pm		vs. Bethune–Cookman Hatter Classic	L 50–63	5–8	Edmunds Center (279) DeLand, Florida
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 74–53	6–8 (1–0)	Ryan Center (354) Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 61–79	6–9 (1–1)	Robins Center (505) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 6, 2018 6:00 pm		La Salle	W 79–51	7–9 (2–1)	Robins Center (1,075) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 10, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 72–81	7–10 (2–2)	Hagan Arena (681) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm		Davidson	L 65–68	7–11 (2–3)	Robins Center (654) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 17, 2018 11:00 am		at George Mason	L 56–77	7–12 (2–4)	EagleBank Arena (503) Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm		Fordham	L 38–43	7–13 (2–5)	Robins Center (854) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm		Dayton	L 59–60	7–14 (2–6)	Robins Center (674) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 28, 2018 7:00 pm, CBS 6.2		at VCU Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown	W 77–68 OT	8–14 (3–6)	Siegel Center (1,856) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 31, 2018 11:30 am		at UMass	W 51–39	9–14 (4–6)	Mullins Center (2,512) Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm		Duquesne	L 70–78	9–15 (4–7)	Robins Center (746) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm		at La Salle	W 60–57	10–15 (5–7)	Tom Gola Arena (446) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 79–57	11–15 (6–7)	Reilly Center (793) Olean, New York
Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm, CBS 6.3		VCU Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown	W 59–54	12–15 (7–7)	Robins Center (1,302) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm		UMass	L 49–58	12–16 (7–8)	Robins Center (418) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm		at George Washington	W 49–36	13–16 (8–8)	Charles E. Smith Center (524) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(8)	(9) Davidson First Round	W 62–53	14–16	Robins Center (451) Richmond, Virginia
03/02/2018 11:00 am	(8)	vs. (1) Dayton Quarterfinals	L 58–67	14–17	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 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

• 2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team