# 2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by first-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished their season with a record of 15–17, 7–9 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie with La Salle for ninth place.
Roussell was announced as Richmond's head coach on April 2, 2019, after having spent seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University. Roussell succeeded Michael Shafer, who had spent 14 years as the head coach of the Spiders.

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 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 No. 6 seed Saint Louis.

## Schedule

Richmond's 2019–20 non-conference schedule consisted of 14 games, including two tournaments: two games in the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament in Conway, South Carolina, and three games in the Anne Donovan Classic in Norfolk, Virginia.
In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond played a total of 16 games, including home-and-away games against VCU, La Salle and St. Bonaventure. In addition, Richmond hosted Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis, while the Spiders traveled to George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's.
The first round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was played at campus sites on March 3, 2020, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the second round. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals were played March 6–8, 2020, at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 5:30 p.m. | | at UNC Greensboro | W 70–62 | 1–0 | 14 – Hinds-Clarke | 6 – Hinds-Clarke | 2 – tied | Fleming Gymnasium (221) Greensboro, NC |
| November 9, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte | L 59–78 | 1–1 | 19 – Squires | 7 – Hinds-Clarke | 3 – Parson | Halton Arena (692) Charlotte, NC |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Georgetown | W 51–49 | 2–1 | 17 – Hinds-Clarke | 5 – tied | 7 – Parson | McDonough Gymnasium (239) Washington, D.C. |
| November 16, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 57–55 | 3–1 | 14 – Hinds-Clarke | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Robins Center (594) Richmond, VA |
| November 20, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | William & Mary | W 76–73 | 4–1 | 21 – Klimkiewicz | 9 – Clark | 4 – Klimkiewicz | Robins Center (468) Richmond, VA |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | L 52–58 | 4–2 | 14 – Squires | 7 – Squires | 5 – Carpenter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (701) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament | W 79–67 | 5–2 | 22 – Squires | 7 – Hinds-Clarke | 4 – tied | HTC Center (332) Conway, SC |
| December 1, 2019* 11:30 a.m. | | vs. Bradley Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament | L 57–61 | 5–3 | 15 – Parson | 9 – Chapman | 2 – tied | HTC Center (44) Conway, SC |
| December 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 64–52 | 6–3 | 18 – Hinds-Clarke | 10 – Squires | 6 – Squires | Hytche Athletic Center (169) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 8, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | Furman | L 69–70 | 6–4 | 17 – Klimkiewicz | 7 – Duggan | 4 – tied | Robins Center (5,056) Richmond, VA |
| December 19, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | at Old Dominion Anne Donovan Classic | L 51–73 | 6–5 | 12 – Klimkiewicz | 7 – Chapman | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,795) Norfolk, VA |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Mount St. Mary's Anne Donovan Classic | L 67–75 | 6–6 | 17 – Holt | 9 – Chapman | 4 – Klimkiewicz | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Hampton Anne Donovan Classic | L 65–69 | 6–7 | 20 – Holt | 8 – Chapman | 4 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,885) Norfolk, VA |
| December 30, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | Norfolk State | W 77–69 | 7–7 | 21 – Hinds-Clarke | 8 – Hinds-Clarke | 5 – Parson | Robins Center (620) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | L 56–67 | 7–8 (0–1) | 18 – Hinds-Clarke | 4 – Duggan | 3 – Squires | Hagan Arena (467) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | L 70–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (0–2) | 23 – Holt | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Ryan Center (312) Kingston, RI |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Dayton | L 51–65 | 7–10 (0–3) | 15 – Parson | 8 – Chapman | 2 – Squires | Robins Center (767) Richmond, VA |
| January 17, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | at VCU Crosstown Showdown | L 50–53 | 7–11 (0–4) | 19 – Hinds-Clarke | 8 – Chapman | 6 – Parson | Siegel Center (1,406) Richmond, VA |
| January 23, 2020 11:00 a.m. | | La Salle | W 63–61 | 8–11 (1–4) | 11 – Hinds-Clarke | 8 – tied | 5 – Klimkiewicz | Robins Center (1,926) Richmond, VA |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Davidson | W 69–57 | 9–11 (2–4) | 14 – Holt | 8 – Hinds-Clarke | 3 – tied | Robins Center (765) Richmond, VA |
| January 29, 2020 noon, NBCSN | | at UMass | L 50–64 | 9–12 (2–5) | 15 – Klimkiewicz | 6 – Neff | 5 – Hinds-Clarke | Mullins Center (3,664) Amherst, MA |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | St. Bonaventure | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (3–5) | 15 – Holt | 10 – Chapman | 4 – Chapman | Robins Center (680) Richmond, VA |
| February 5, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | VCU Crosstown Showdown | L 42–57 | 10–13 (3–6) | 16 – Holt | 7 – Hinds-Clarke | 3 – Chapman | Robins Center (1,450) Richmond, VA |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at La Salle | W 67–61 | 11–13 (4–6) | 20 – Holt | 11 – Hinds-Clarke | 4 – Hinds-Clarke | Tom Gola Arena (508) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | Duquesne | W 67–64 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (5–6) | 21 – Carpenter | 11 – Chapman | 3 – tied | Robins Center (568) Richmond, VA |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Fordham | L 47–64 | 12–14 (5–7) | 14 – Hinds-Clarke | 10 – Hinds-Clarke | 3 – Parson | Robins Center (782) Richmond, VA |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at George Mason | W 75–70 | 13–14 (6–7) | 24 – Holt | 7 – Hinds-Clarke | 3 – tied | EagleBank Arena (932) Fairfax, VA |
| February 23, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at St. Bonaventure | W 72–58 | 14–14 (7–7) | 22 – Hinds-Clarke | 12 – Hinds-Clarke | 4 – Holt | Reilly Center (352) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| February 26, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | Saint Louis | L 57–60 | 14–15 (7–8) | 20 – Hinds-Clarke | 5 – tied | 5 – Neff | Robins Center (522) Richmond, VA |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at George Washington | L 40–50 | 14–16 (7–9) | 9 – Hinds-Clarke | 9 – Klimkiewicz | 2 – Squires | Charles E. Smith Center (981) Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) George Washington First round | W 57–49 | 15–16 | 15 – Klimkiewicz | 11 – Hinds-Clarke | 3 – tied | Charles E. Smith Center (454) Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (9) | at (1) Dayton Quarterfinal | L 68–79 | 15–17 | 20 – Hinds-Clarke | 8 – Klimkiewicz | 3 – tied | UD Arena (2,955) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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