# 2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by sixth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at the Robins Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 29–6, 16–2 in A-10 play, to win the outright regular-season championship. In the A-10 women's tournament, they earned the No. 1 seed and received first- and second-round byes before defeating No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals and No. 5 seed Duquesne in the semifinals. The Spiders claimed the A-10 tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating No. 6 seed Rhode Island in the championship final.
The Spiders earned a 10-seed in the NCAA tournament, where they fell to 7-seed Duke in the first round in Columbus, Ohio.

## Preseason

In a preseason poll of league head coaches, Richmond was chosen to repeat as champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2024–25. Forwards Addie Budnik and Maggie Doogan were selected first-team preseason all-conference, and forward Rachel Ullstrom was named to the second team.
The Spiders took advantage of an NCAA rule allowing for preseason international training and competition trips, taking a ten-day trip to Spain in August and winning both exhibition games.

## Schedule

Richmond's 2024–25 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a pair of games in the Daytona Beach Classic at the end of November and another pair in the West Palm Beach Classic in late December.
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 Davidson, Dayton, Saint Joseph's and VCU. In addition, Richmond is scheduled to host George Mason, George Washington, Rhode Island, Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure, while the Spiders will travel to Duquesne, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago and UMass.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 79–72 | 1–0 | 32 – Ullstrom | 7 – Newell | 7 – Budnik | Liacouras Center (3,485) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 93–39 | 2–0 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Doogan | 5 – Sweeney | Robins Center (971) Richmond, VA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 62–39 | 3–0 | 17 – Ullstrom | 11 – Ullstrom | 5 – Sweeney | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,443) Fairfield, CT |
| November 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 92–44 | 4–0 | 17 – Doogan | 6 – Camden | 6 – Ouderkirk | Robins Center (2,914) Richmond, VA |
| November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 82–47 | 5–0 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Doogan | 4 – Tied | Robins Center (1,054) Richmond, VA |
| November 24, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 73–61 | 6–0 | 23 – Doogan | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Holmes Center (158) Boone, NC |
| November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV | | vs. Oakland Daytona Beach Classic | W 76–49 | 7–0 | 35 – Ullstrom | 6 – Tied | 7 – Hill | Ocean Center (75) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 5:45 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Oklahoma State Daytona Beach Classic | W 57–53 | 8–0 | 22 – Doogan | 7 – Tied | 4 – Sweeney | Ocean Center (120) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/Monumental | | Georgetown | L 53–55 | 8–1 | 20 – Doogan | 7 – Doogan | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (801) Richmond, VA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/Monumental | | vs. Columbia | W 85–76 | 9–1 | 21 – Doogan | 7 – Tied | 7 – Tied | Henrico Sports & Events Center (814) Henrico, VA |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+/Monumental | | No. 6 Texas | L 54–65 | 9–2 | 20 – Ullstrom | 6 – Ullstrom | 5 – Hill | Robins Center (2,714) Richmond, VA |
| December 20, 2024* 2:15 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. No. 18 Tennessee West Palm Beach Classic | L 67–92 | 9–3 | 19 – Ullstrom | 6 – Doogan | 5 – Sweeney | Massimino Court (373) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21, 2024* 1:15 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Alabama West Palm Beach Classic | L 68–75 | 9–4 | 15 – Doogan | 7 – Ullstrom | 4 – Tied | Massimino Court (121) West Palm Beach, FL |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 55–37 | 10–4 (1–0) | 14 – Budnik | 9 – Budnik | 4 – Sweeney | Robins Center (1,466) Richmond, VA |
| January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 78–80 | 10–5 (1–1) | 24 – Budnik | 5 – Tied | 7 – Doogan | Rose Hill Gymnasium (278) New York, NY |
| January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 82–52 | 11–5 (2–1) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Doogan | 7 – Budnik | Mullins Center (1,100) Amherst, MA |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 88–86 | 12–5 (3–1) | 37 – Doogan | 6 – Tied | 8 – Doogan | Robins Center (114) Richmond, VA |
| January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Davidson | W 63–41 | 13–5 (4–1) | 26 – Doogan | 7 – Doogan | 3 – Alston | John M. Belk Arena (896) Davidson, NC |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 98–60 | 14–5 (5–1) | 30 – Ullstrom | 12 – Doogan | 6 – Tied | Robins Center (877) Richmond, VA |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | VCU Capital City Classic | W 75–42 | 15–5 (6–1) | 18 – Hill | 8 – Tied | 5 – Hill | Robins Center (3,462) Richmond, VA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Chicago | W 85–45 | 16–5 (7–1) | 19 – Sweeney | 7 – Doogan | 7 – Sweeney | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (409) Chicago, IL |
| January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | W 83–72 | 17–5 (8–1) | 26 – Doogan | 11 – Doogan | 6 – Tied | UD Arena (1,978) Dayton, OH |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 79–56 | 18–5 (9–1) | 17 – Doogan | 6 – Doogan | 7 – Doogan | Robins Center (2,496) Richmond, VA |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 72–53 | 19–5 (10–1) | 22 – Doogan | 11 – Doogan | 4 – Sweeney | Tom Gola Arena (189) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Duquesne | W 82–58 | 20–5 (11–1) | 21 – Ullstrom | 12 – Doogan | 7 – Sweeney | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,416) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | Saint Joseph's | W 59–51 | 21–5 (12–1) | 12 – Budnik | 7 – Budnik | 4 – Doogan | Robins Center (1.325) Richmond, VA |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 59–49 | 22–5 (13–1) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Doogan | 4 – Sweeney | Robins Center (2,422) Richmond, VA |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 67–57 | 23–5 (14–1) | 26 – Doogan | 11 – Doogan | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (849) Richmond, VA |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | W 68–55 | 24–5 (15–1) | 33 – Doogan | 6 – Doogan | 4 – Tied | Siegel Center (2,383) Richmond, VA |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 59–46 | 25–5 (16–1) | 15 – Budnik | 8 – Doogan | 3 – Doogan | Robins Center (1,522) Richmond, VA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 73–65 | 26–5 (17–1) | 13 – Tied | 8 – Doogan | 5 – Sweeney | Hagan Arena (1,785) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 11:00 a.m., Peacock | (1) | vs. (9) Duquesne Quarterfinals | W 63–58 | 27–5 | 15 – Budnik | 7 – Doogan | 6 – Sweeney | Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA |
| March 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | (1) | vs. (4) Saint Joseph's Semifinals | L 49–50 | 27–6 | 16 – Ullstrom | 5 – Tied | 3 – Doogan | Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,611) Henrico, VA |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPNEWS | (8 S1) | vs. (9 S1) Georgia Tech First round | | | | | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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