2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at the Robins Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–2 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice Brittany Pinkney Ariel Stephenson Alex Louin John Studer
Home arena	Robins Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	1		.900
Duquesne	1	–	0		1.000			6	–	3		.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0		–			9	–	1		.900
VCU	0	–	0		–			9	–	1		.900
George Mason	0	–	0		–			8	–	1		.889
Richmond	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Rhode Island	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
George Washington	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
La Salle	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
UMass	0	–	0		–			2	–	9		.182
Dayton	0	–	1		.000			5	–	5		.500
Fordham	0	–	1		.000			5	–	6		.455
† 2024 A10 tournament winner As of December 15, 2023

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–11, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A-10 women's tournament, they received a first-round bye before defeating No. 12 seed Dayton in the second round and No. 4 seed Fordham in the quarterfinals.^[1][2] The Spiders ultimately fell to No. 1 seed Massachusetts in the semifinals.^[3]

The Spiders then received an at-large invitation to the 2023 WNIT, where they defeated Penn in the first round before being eliminated by conference foe Rhode Island in the second round.^[4][5]

Roster

2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Laren VanArsdale 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) GS Hillgrove Hampton Powder Springs, GA G 1 Grace Townsend 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr James River Midlothian, VA F 2 Anna Camden   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Shipley School Penn State Downingtown, PA F 4 Jada Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas High School Parkland, FL F 10 Melissa Mwanza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Life Christian Academy Harare, Zimbabwe G 11 Torin Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Murphy Brasstown, NC G 14 Ally Sweeney 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Sparta Sparta, NJ F 20 Addie Budnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Highland Park Highland Park, IL G 21 Kylee Lewandowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr North Catholic Pittsburgh, PA G 22 Rachel Ullstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marianapolis Prep Auburn, MA F 23 Courtney Swider 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Tabor Academy Portsmouth, RI F 24 Faye Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Tabor Academy Penn Swampscott, MA G 25 Katie Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Saint John Vianney Colts Neck, NJ G 32 Siobhan Ryan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sacred Heart Buffalo, NY F 44 Maggie Doogan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cardinal O'Hara High School Broomall, PA	Head coach Aaron Roussell (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Jeanine Radice (Fordham) Brittany Pinkney (VCU) Ariel Stephenson (Wake Forest) Alex Louin (Villanova) John Studer (Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule

Richmond's 2023–24 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a trio of games in the Drake Thanksgiving Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa, and another pair in the Cherokee Invitational in Cherokee, North Carolina.^[6]

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond is scheduled to play a total of 18 games, including both home and away games against Duquesne, George Washington, Rhode Island, and VCU. In addition, Richmond is scheduled to host Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, and Massachusetts, while the Spiders will travel to Davidson, George Mason, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure.^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		at Duke	L 53–83	0–1	17 – Budnik	6 – Budnik	3 – Hill	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,864) Durham, NC
Nov 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware State	W 105–44	1–1	15 – Ryan	5 – Tied	8 – Townsend	Robins Center (909) Richmond, VA
Nov 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 80–53	2–1	25 – Doogan	10 – Doogan	8 – Townsend	Paul Porter Arena (2,167) Boiling Springs, NC
Nov 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	W 76–44	3–1	20 – Ryan	11 – Budnik	3 – Tied	Robins Center (410) Richmond, VA
Nov 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Maine Drake Thanksgiving Invitational	W 77–43	4–1	27 – Doogan	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Knapp Center (1,734) Des Moines, IA
Nov 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake Drake Thanksgiving Invitational	W 74–66	5–1	17 – Budnik	7 – Tied	7 – Townsend	Knapp Center (1,861) Des Moines, IA
Nov 26, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Louisiana Tech Drake Thanksgiving Invitational	W 83–56	6–1	21 – Doogan	6 – Doogan	6 – Budnik	Knapp Center (580) Des Moines, IA
Nov 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Villanova	L 57–67	6–2	18 – Doogan	8 – Townsend	6 – Towsend	Finneran Pavilion (2,241) Villanova, PA
Dec 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Le Moyne	W 69–40	7–2	18 – Doogan	7 – Budnik	5 – Townsend	Robins Center (478) Richmond, VA
Dec 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 80–77 ^OT	8–2	28 – Doogan	8 – Ullstrom	3 – Tied	Robins Center (1,395) Richmond, VA
Dec 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Liberty						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Dec 20, 2023* 9:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Michigan State Cherokee Invitational						Harrah's Cherokee  Cherokee, NC
Dec 21, 2023* TBA		vs. Chattanooga or Coastal Carolina Cherokee Invitational						Harrah's Cherokee  Cherokee, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2023 noon		at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/MASN		VCU						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Jan 6, 2024 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Jan 10, 2024 11:00 a.m.		UMass						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Jan 14, 2024 noon, CBSSN		Rhode Island						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Jan 17, 2024 7:00 p.m.		at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
Jan 20, 2024 6:00 p.m.		Dayton						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2024 6:00 p.m.		at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse  Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 28, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
Feb 3, 2024 6:00 p.m.		Fordham						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Feb 7, 2024 6:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island						Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
Feb 11, 2024 1:00 p.m.		George Washington						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Feb 14, 2024 6:00 p.m.		at VCU						Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
Feb 17, 2024 6:00 p.m.		Loyola Chicago						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Feb 21, 2024 6:00 p.m.		La Salle						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Feb 24, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at George Mason						EagleBank Arena  Fairfax, VA
Feb 28, 2024 6:00 p.m.		Duquesne						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Mar 2, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 6–10, 2024 TBA		vs. TBD						Henrico Sports & Events Center  Glen Allen, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[8]

References

1. "Budnik's 20 Points Lifts Spiders to Victory over No.12 Dayton in A-10 Championship Second Round". RichmondSpiders.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
2. "Spiders Reach A-10 Semifinals with Thrilling win over No. 4 Fordham". RichmondSpiders.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
3. "Spiders fall to No. 1 UMass in A-10 Championship Semifinal". RichmondSpiders.com. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
4. "Spiders Shake up Quakers in WNIT First Round Victory". RichmondSpiders.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
5. "Spiders Fight, end Season in WNIT Second Round at Rhode Island". RichmondSpiders.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
6. "Women's Basketball Releases 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
7. "Women's Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. September 19, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
8. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.