The 2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the

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during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the

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. Richmond went undefeated at home en route to the Atlantic 10 regular-season conference and A-10 Tournament titles. The team qualified for its fourth-ever NCAA tournament and first since 2005, earning a #10 seed and a rematch with against

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, who beat the Spiders by 30 in the season opener. In the NCAA Tournament, Richmond raced out to a 37–28 halftime lead, before fading in the second half to drop the game 72–61.

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–11, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A-10 women's tournament, they received a first-round bye before defeating No. 12 seed Dayton in the second round and No. 4 seed Fordham in the quarterfinals. The Spiders ultimately fell to No. 1 seed Massachusetts in the semifinals. The Spiders then received an at-large invitation to the 2023 WNIT, where they defeated Penn in the first round before being eliminated by conference foe Rhode Island in the second round.

Roster

Schedule

Richmond's 2023–24 non-conference schedule features 13 games, including a trio of games in the Drake Thanksgiving Invitational in

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, and another pair in the Cherokee Invitational in

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. 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 Duquesne, George Washington, Rhode Island, and VCU. In addition, Richmond is scheduled to host Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, and Massachusetts, while the Spiders will travel to Davidson, George Mason, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure. , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Atlantic 10 regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Atlantic 10 Tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA tournament Source:

Rankings

References

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