Scott Has Career Day in Kresge’s First Richmond Victory

Monday, November 2

Charlotte, NC

7 PM

University of Richmond

1-0,0-0Atlantic 10

Charlotte

0-1,0-0American

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Richmond	21	20	22	20	83
Charlotte	14	16	18	23	71

Alisa Kresge squads court side watching the game

11/02/2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLOTTE, NC – Aneisha Scott posted a career-high 30 points to lead Richmond women's basketball to a season opening 83-71 victory Monday evening over Charlotte at Halton Arena. The squad also got the Alisa Kresge era of Spider Basketball kicked off with a win.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney – Persichetti – Scott – Fontana - Ihara

How it happened
After Charlotte got the first bucket of the game, UR took over. Ally Sweeney scored the Spiders first points of the season with a three-pointer to pace UR with 10 in the quarter. Josie Fontana packed the stats with her first collegiate points on two three pointers, a block, a rebound and an assist. UR limited turnovers to just two while forcing five on the 49ers to take a 21-14 lead into the first quarter break.

Richmond pushed their advantage out to 12 points in the second quarter. Aneisha Scott got into a groove, pouring in 13 of her 15 first half points on 5-of-6 shooting and 2-of-2 from long range. Charlotte made a run late in the period, whittling down UR's 12-point lead to three with 2:14 left, taking advantage of an icy period for the Spiders. Scott had two defensive rebounds that lead to four points while Fontana picked up a defensive rebound to feed Rayne Wright's second quarter bucket. Scott put the dagger into the 49ers, closing the half with a buzzer beating three-point bucket for a 41-30 Richmond lead.

The Spiders kept the offensive pressure on the 49ers to start the third quarter. Scott chipped in 10 more points on 4-for-4 shooting with a three pointer for 25 points through three quarters, surpassing her 20-point high from last season against La Salle. Sweeney added five more points, while pulling down three rebound and dishing out two helpers as Fontana added two more buckets and two more defensive buckets to keep Richmond's advantage to 15 points, 63-48.

Arisa Ihara's first collegiate bucket in the fourth quarter that gave Richmond a 20-point lead forced a Charlotte time out. Ihara would finish the game with three points, five boards, two assists and a steal as she worked with fellow posts Fontana and Shaneka Campbell keep pressure under the basket. The trio had all nine Richmond boards in the fourth quarter. Scott tallied her final five points on 3-from-3 for the line and a jumper to tally her 30 points. Charlotte made a late run as Richmond emptied the bench but still held a double figure lead. Richmond finished the game shooting 54.7 percent from the field on 29-for-53 from the floor, 12-for-24 from beyond the arc and 13-for-20 from the charity stripe.