# 2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by second-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 15–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They earned the ninth seed in the A-10 women's tournament by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker over La Salle and defeated No. 8 seed George Washington on the road in the first round. The Spiders then fell to No. 1 seed Dayton in the second round.

## Schedule

Richmond's 2020–21 non-conference schedule was planned to include 8 games, although adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancelation of three games.
In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond was scheduled to play a total of 18 games, including home and away games against VCU, George Washington, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and George Mason. In addition, Richmond was scheduled to host Fordham, Davidson, St. Joseph's and La Salle and travel to St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, Dayton, and Saint Louis. The Fordham and Davidson games, as well as the home Massachusetts game, were postponed and ultimately canceled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 64–85 | 0–1 | 14 – Klimkiewicz | 6 – Townsend | 3 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgetown | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Dec 2, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | W 65–49 | 1–1 | 14 – Holt | 14 – Chapman | 3 – Tied | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Dec 4, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 85–73 | 2–1 | 25 – Klimkiewicz | 9 – Klimkiewicz | 6 – Townsend | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Dec 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at William & Mary | W 72–55 | 3–1 | 23 – Budnik | 11 – Chapman | 5 – Townsend | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Dec 17, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| Dec 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU Crosstown Showdown | L 49–73 | 3–2 (0–1) | 19 – Klimkiewicz | 7 – Chapman | 4 – Parson | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Dec 22, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Howard | L 54–65 | 3–3 | 13 – Tied | 12 – Ryan | 4 – Ryan | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| Jan 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 59–58 | 4–3 (1–1) | 18 – Klimkiewicz | 9 – Klimkiewicz | 4 – Townsend | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY |
| Jan 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 80–78 | 5–3 (2–1) | 18 – Budnik | 7 – Townsend | 7 – Townsend | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| Jan 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 47–42 | 6–3 (3–1) | 14 – Klimkiewicz | 14 – Klimkiewicz | 5 – Townsend | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Jan 15, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | L 53–56 | 6–4 (3–2) | 17 – Klimkiewicz | 7 – Klimkiewicz | 4 – Tied | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Jan 17, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UMass | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Jan 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU Crosstown Showdown | W 69–64 | 7–4 (4–2) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Klimkiewicz | 4 – Budnik | Siegel Center (123) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 26, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 86–48 | 8–4 (5–2) | 18 – Chapman | 8 – Chapman | 4 – Townsend | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Jan 29, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 60–49 | 9–4 (7–2) | 13 – Budnik | 11 – Chapman | 3 – Townsend | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | W 67–52 | 10–4 (7–2) | 16 – Budnik | 9 – Chapman | 7 – Townsend | EagleBank Arena (114) Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 5, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Feb 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Feb 12, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 54–72 | 10–5 (7–3) | 13 – Budnik | 7 – Budnik | 3 – Tied | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| Feb 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 57–62 | 10–6 (7–4) | 21 – Budnik | 9 – Budnik | 4 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 19, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 68–58 | 11–6 (8–4) | 23 – Klimkiewicz | 13 – Klimkiewicz | 4 – Budnik | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Feb 20, 2021 noon, ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 67–61 | 12–6 (9–4) | 14 – Klimkiewicz | 10 – Chapman | 5 – Parson | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Feb 26, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 56–70 | 12–7 (9–5) | 16 – Klimkiewicz | 6 – Tied | 4 – Budnik | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| Feb 28, 2021 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. UMass | L 65–70 | 12–8 (9–6) | 23 – Klimkiewicz | 10 – Chapman | 4 – Klimkiewicz | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) George Washington Second round | W 58–54 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 | 15 – Klimkiewicz | 11 – Klimkiewicz | 5 – Parson | Siegel Center Richmond, VA |
| Mar 12, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Saint Louis Quarterfinal | L 58–59 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 | 19 – Klimkiewicz | 7 – Klimkiewicz | 3 – Parson | Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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