2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
2025–26 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–3 (1–0 A-10)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (7th season);
Associate head coach	Jeanine Radice
Assistant coaches	Brittany Pinkney; Ariel Stephenson; Alex Louin;
Home arena	Robins Center

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Richmond	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
La Salle	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	3	.727
Davidson	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
George Washington	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
George Mason	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Saint Louis	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	7	.417
St. Bonaventure	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Saint Joseph's	0	–	1	.000	6	–	3	.667
Fordham	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Dayton	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Duquesne	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Loyola Chicago	0	–	1	.000	4	–	7	.364
VCU	0	–	1	.000	4	–	7	.364

† 2026 A10 tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

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]

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

Aaron Roussell (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeanine Radice (Fordham)
Brittany Pinkney (VCU)
Ariel Stephenson (Wake Forest)
Alex Louin (Villanova)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
December 21, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Penn State 4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
December 30, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m.		Fordham						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 10, 2026 6:00 p.m.		Davidson						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m.		at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 18, 2026 noon, CBSSN		VCU Capital City Classic						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN Networks		at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m.		Duquesne						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 1, 2026 noon, ESPN Networks		at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond VA
February 4, 2026 8:00 p.m.		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 7, 2026 6:00 p.m.		George Mason						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 11, 2026 6:00 p.m.		St. Bonaventure						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m.		at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m.		at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m.		La Salle						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 25, 2026 6:00 p.m.		Rhode Island						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBD		vs.						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	24т	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—

References

^ "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.
^ "Richmond Wins Nail-Biter, Advances to A-10 Women's Basketball Semifinals". Atlantic10.com. March 7, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Historic First: Richmond Dominates Georgia Tech for First NCAA Tournament Win". RichmondSpiders.com. March 22, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Richmond Fights to the Finish, Falls to No. 1 UCLA in NCAA Second Round". RichmondSpiders.com. March 24, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Richmond Tabbed A-10 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite; Preseason Awards Announced". Atlantic10.com. September 30, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Richmond Ranked No. 19 in ESPN Preseason Top 25". Atlantic10.com. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Richmond Women's Basketball Ranked No. 24 in AP Preseason Poll". Atlantic10.com. October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2025–26 Non-Conference Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. September 5, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Atlantic 10 Conference Slate". RichmondSpiders.com. September 26, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[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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