2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeanine Radice
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany Pinkney
  • Ariel Stephenson
  • Alex Louin
Home arenaRobins Center
2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 4   .875
George Mason 16 – 2   .889 23 – 9   .719
Richmond 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765
Davidson 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
La Salle 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Dayton 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Loyola Chicago 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
St. Bonaventure 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
George Washington 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
Duquesne 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
VCU 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
Fordham 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2026 A10 tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by seventh-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 2024–25 season with an overall record of 28–7, including 17–1 in regular-season A-10 play, to win the outright regular-season championship for the second straight season.[1] In the A-10 women's tournament, they earned the No. 1 seed and received first- and second-round byes before defeating No. 9 seed Duquesne in the quarterfinals and falling to No. 4 seed Saint Joseph's in the semifinals.[2][3] Despite failing to secure an automatic bid through the A-10 tournament, the Spiders earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.[4]

The Spiders earned an 8-seed in the NCAA tournament, where they defeated 9-seed Georgia Tech in the first round in Los Angeles, California before falling to 1-seed UCLA in the second round.[5][6]

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league head coaches, Richmond was voted to repeat as champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference for a third straight season in 2025–26. Forward Maggie Doogan, the reigning A-10 Player of the Year, and guard Rachel Ullstrom were selected first-team preseason all-conference, while guard Ally Sweeney was named to the second team and transfer forward Tierra Simon was named to the third team.[7]

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Richmond 188 (9)
2 George Mason 185 (4)
3 Davidson 167 (1)
4 Rhode Island 137
5 Dayton 123
6 Saint Joseph's 120
7 VCU 110
8 Duquesne 95
9 Saint Louis 86
10 George Washington 75
11 Fordham 63
12 La Salle 56
13 Loyola Chicago 43
14 St. Bonaventure 22
(#) first-place votes

Preseason All-A10 Teams

Preseason All-A10 Team
Team Player Year Position
First Maggie Doogan Senior Forward
First Rachel Ullstrom Senior Guard
Second Ally Sweeney Junior Guard

The Spiders were ranked No. 19 in the ESPN Preseason Top 25 and tied at No. 24 in the AP Preseason Poll.[8][9]

Roster

2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tierra Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Heights High School
Saint Louis 		Houston, TX
G 1 Rayne Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Manchester High School Midlothian, VA
G 3 Alicia Newell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Elizabeth Seton High School Clinton, MD
G 4 Ava Persichetti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr River Valley High School Blairsville, PA
F 8 Jada Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 12 Aneisha Scott 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr DeLaSalle High School Minneapolis, MN
F 13 Sam Dewey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brooks School
Illinois 		Melrose, MA
G 14 Ally Sweeney 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Sparta High School Sparta, NJ
G 15 Payton Richard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Rivers School Bolton, MA
F 21 Shaneka Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Harry S. Truman High School The Bronx, NY
G 22 Rachel Ullstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Marianapolis Preparatory School Auburn, MA
F 24 Annika Manthy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So John Hersey High School Arlington Heights, IL
F 25 Skylah Travis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Weldon High School
Louisiana 		Weldon, NC
F 44 Maggie Doogan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Cardinal O'Hara High School Broomall, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2025

Schedule

Richmond's 2025–26 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a pair of games in the Cancun Classic at the end of November and another pair in the 4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic in December.[10]

In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond will play a total of 18 games, including both home and away games against Davidson, Rhode Island, George Mason, St. Bonaventure and VCU. In addition, Richmond will host Loyola Chicago, Duquesne, La Salle and Fordham, while the Spiders will travel to Saint Louis, Dayton, George Washington and Saint Joseph's.[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24т Mount St. Mary's W 83–49  1–0
  28 – Doogan   13 – Doogan   6 – Doogan  Robins Center (1,251)
Richmond, VA
November 7, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 24т at No. 4 Texas L 56–85  1–1
  22 – Doogan   7 – Doogan   5 – Doogan  Moody Center (8,747)
Austin, TX
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at William & Mary W 84–58  2–1
  25 – Doogan   12 – Doogan   8 – Doogan  Kaplan Arena (996)
Williamsburg, VA
November 15, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Columbia W 77–67  3–1
  16 – Tied   9 – Doogan   9 – Sweeney  Levien Gymnasium (1,542)
New York, NY
November 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple W 72–57  4–1
  31 – Doogan   14 – Doogan   9 – Doogan  Robins Center (1,233)
Richmond, VA
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy W 69–56  5–1
  17 – Doogan   14 – Doogan   8 – Sweeney  Robins Center (2,317)
Richmond, VA
November 27, 2025*
9:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. No. 8 TCU
Cancun Challenge Yucatan Tournament 		L 52–68  5–2
  23 – Doogan   7 – Doogan   6 – Simon  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (175)
Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 28, 2025*
9:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Green Bay
Cancun Challenge Yucatan Tournament 		W 76–59  6–2
  25 – Doogan   12 – Ullstrom   4 – Simon  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Riviera Maya, Mexico
December 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago W 69–46  7–2
(1–0) 		 20 – Doogan   9 – Doogan   5 – Tied  Robins Center (1,335)
Richmond, VA
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fairfield L 73–93  7–3
  24 – Doogan   7 – Ullstrom   7 – Doogan  Robins Center (1,343)
Richmond, VA
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty W 76–61  8–3
  24 – Doogan   7 – Doogan   7 – Doogan  Liberty Arena (1,011)
Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Bethune–Cookman W 81–45  9–3
  26 – Doogan   11 – Doogan   6 – Doogan  Robins Center (2,590)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Alabama A&M
4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic 		W 72–58  10–3
  20 – Ullstrom   7 – Tied   6 – Tied  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
December 21, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Penn State
4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic 		W 70–54  11–3
  30 – Doogan   14 – Ullstrom   6 – Sweeney  Henrico Sports & Events Center (703)
Henrico, VA
December 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 61–73  11–4
(1–1) 		 26 – Doogan   7 – Doogan   3 – Tied  Ryan Center (1,146)
Kingston, RI
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 80–60  12–4
(2–1) 		 18 – Doogan   7 – Tied   6 – Tied  Reilly Center (427)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham W 84–65  13–4
(3–1) 		 27 – Ullstrom   10 – Doogan   6 – Doogan  Robins Center (1,204)
Richmond, VA
January 10, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Davidson W 91–84 3OT 14–4
(4–1) 		 48 – Doogan   13 – Doogan   5 – Simon  Robins Center (2,207)
Richmond, VA
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton W 85–67  15–5
(5–1) 		 26 – Ullstrom   7 – Doogan   13 – Sweeney  UD Arena (2,437)
Dayton, OH
January 18, 2026
noon, CBSSN 		VCU
Capital City Classic 		W 77–47  16–4
(6–1) 		 20 – Ullstrom   7 – Doogan   6 – Sweeney  Robins Center (5,224)
Richmond, VA
January 28, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne W 86–55  17–4
(7–1) 		 19 – Ullstrom   5 – Doogan   5 – Sweeney  Robins Center (1,241)
Richmond, VA
February 1, 2026
noon, ESPNU 		at VCU W 77–65  18–4
(8–1) 		 27 – Sweeney   10 – Doogan   3 – Newell  Siegel Center (5,373)
Richmond VA
February 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 92–44  19–4
(9–1) 		 16 – Tied   10 – Simon   6 – Sweeney  Chaifetz Arena (450)
St. Louis, MO
February 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+/MASN2 		George Mason W 71–57  20–4
(10–1) 		 20 – Doogan   6 – Tied   4 – Sweeney  Robins Center (2,148)
Richmond, VA
February 11, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 75–52  21–4
(11–1) 		 23 – Doogan   11 – Doogan   7 – Doogan  Robins Center (1,207)
Richmond, VA
February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson W 65–43  22–4
(12–1) 		 26 – Doogan   8 – Ullstrom   7 – Sweeney  John M. Belk Arena (1,348)
Davidson, NC
February 16, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason
Rescheduled from January 25 		L 37–46  22–5
(12–2) 		 9 – Ullstrom   8 – Doogan   4 – Sweeney  EagleBank Arena (1,386)
Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 54–57 OT 22–6
(12–3) 		 14 – Doogan   6 – Tied   2 – Doogan  Charles E. Smith Center (525)
Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Salle W 92–58  23–6
(13–3) 		 20 – Scott   7 – Ullstrom   5 – Sweeney  Robins Center (2,268)
Richmond, VA
February 25, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 72–46  24–6
(14–3) 		 20 – Newell   8 – Doogan   7 – Sweeney  Robins Center (1,944)
Richmond, VA
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 72–61  25–6
(15–3) 		 35 – Doogan   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Hagan Arena (1,604)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 6, 2026
7:30 p.m., CNBC 		(3) vs. (6) La Salle
Quarterfinals 		W 70–51  26–6
  13 – Doogan   8 – Doogan   5 – Doogan  Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,618)
Henrico, VA
March 7, 2026
1:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(3) vs. (2) George Mason
Semifinals 		L 45–60  26–7
  10 – Tied   8 – Doogan   3 – Sweeney  Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,673)
Henrico, VA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2026*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(11 S2) vs. (11 S2) Nebraska
First Four 		L 56–75  26–8
  24 – Doogan   10 – Doogan   5 – Sweeney  Cameron Indoor Stadium (730)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S2=Sacramento 2.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[12]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP24тRVRVRVRV————*————RVRVRV————
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV————————RVRVRV————

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Wins Second-Straight Regular Season Title, Earns Top Seed in A-10 Women's Basketball Championship". Atlantic10.com. March 1, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Richmond Wins Nail-Biter, Advances to A-10 Women's Basketball Semifinals". Atlantic10.com. March 7, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Saint Joseph's Buzzer-Beater Seals Spot in the A-10 Women's Basketball Championship Final". Atlantic10.com. March 8, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Spiders Earn No. 8 Seed in NCAA Tournament, Set to Face No. 9 Georgia Tech in Los Angeles March 21". Atlantic10.com. March 16, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Historic First: Richmond Dominates Georgia Tech for First NCAA Tournament Win". RichmondSpiders.com. March 22, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Richmond Fights to the Finish, Falls to No. 1 UCLA in NCAA Second Round". RichmondSpiders.com. March 24, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Richmond Tabbed A-10 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite; Preseason Awards Announced". Atlantic10.com. September 30, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "Richmond Ranked No. 19 in ESPN Preseason Top 25". Atlantic10.com. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "Richmond Women's Basketball Ranked No. 24 in AP Preseason Poll". Atlantic10.com. October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2025–26 Non-Conference Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. September 5, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Conference Slate". RichmondSpiders.com. September 26, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  12. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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