Second-Half Surge Lifts Richmond Past St. Bonaventure

Wednesday, February 11

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

21-4,11-1Atlantic 10

St. Bonaventure

14-12,5-9Atlantic 10

St. Bonaventure

Richmond

Second-Half Surge Lifts Richmond Past St. Bonaventure

02/11/2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Maggie Doogan recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds as the University of Richmond women's basketball team used a dominant second half to defeat St. Bonaventure 75-52 Wednesday night inside the Robins Center, extending its win streak to 10 games. With the victory, the Spiders improved to 21-4 overall and 11-1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play while moving to 11-1 at home. The Bonnies fell to 14-12 overall and 5-9 in league play.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Newell, Ullstrom, Dewey, Doogan

How It Happened
St. Bonaventure opened the game with a three-pointer before Rachel Ullstrom answered with one of her own. The Bonnies added a jumper, but Maggie Doogan connected from beyond the arc to give Richmond a 6-5 edge. After two free throws from Ullstrom, St. Bonaventure cut the margin to one on a layup. Doogan pushed the lead back to three, yet the Bonnies continued to respond and trimmed the deficit to 10-9 at the 5:25 mark. Alicia Newell added a layup before St. Bonaventure tied the game at 12 with a three-pointer to close the first quarter.

Ullstrom opened the second quarter with a triple to put Richmond back in front, but the Bonnies answered again to make it 15-14. After several lead exchanges, Doogan scored four straight points to give the Spiders a 24-23 advantage. A three-pointer from Ava Persichetti stretched the lead to four, but St. Bonaventure used a 9-0 run to build a 32-27 edge. Ullstrom knocked down a three-pointer in the final minute of the half to pull Richmond within 32-30 at the break.

Doogan tied the game and retook the lead for the Spiders with an and-one play to open the third quarter, and Newell followed with a layup to give Richmond a 35-32 lead. The Bonnies trimmed the margin to two at the free throw line, but Ullstrom answered with a layup to maintain control. After St. Bonaventure cut the lead to 40-39, Ullstrom buried a three-pointer at the 3:42 mark to spark a decisive run. Tierra Simon and Newell combined for five late points as Richmond closed the quarter on an 8-0 spurt to take a 48-39 advantage into the fourth.

Richmond pulled away in the final period, opening on a 9-0 run as Doogan, Newell and Ullstrom all scored to extend the lead to 58-39. The Bonnies briefly stopped the run at the charity stripe, but Ally Sweeney answered with two free throws to push the margin to 20. Doogan and Persichetti hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Simon and Newell added layups to stretch the lead to 70-45. Aneisha Scott added a jumper with 1:39 remaining, and Annika Manthy recorded her first collegiate point at the free throw line to seal the home victory, 75-52.

Notes on the Game

Maggie Doogan led Richmond with 23 points, marking her 36th career 20-point game. She added 11 rebounds for her 20th career double-double and ninth of the season, along with seven assists and one steal. She now has 1,980 career points, 20 shy of 2,000.
Rachel Ullstrom scored 21 points for her 18th career 20-point game. She added five rebounds and a team-high three steals. Ullstrom knocked down five three-pointers, her fourth game this season with at least five.
Alicia Newell added 11 points for her sixth career double-digit scoring performance and first since Jan. 14 at Dayton. She also contributed five rebounds, one assist and two steals.
Ally Sweeney dished out six assists, moving her career assist total to 240.
Annika Manthy recorded her first collegiate point and her first career block, Richmond's lone block of the game.
Richmond shot 40 percent from the field at 24-of-60, 34.5 percent from three at 10-of-29 and 81 percent from the free throw line at 17-of-21.
The Spiders recorded 38 rebounds, 17 assists and 11 steals while scoring 12 points off 18 St. Bonaventure turnovers.
Richmond outscored the Bonnies 45-20 in the second half.
The game featured four ties and seven lead changes.
The Spiders extended their home conference win streak to 31 games and improved to 21-9 in the all-time series against St. Bonaventure, winning five straight overall and seven straight at the Robins Center.
Sam Dewey is one point shy of 200 career points at Richmond with 199.

From Head Coach Aaron Roussell and Maggie Doogan

Up Next
Richmond hits the road for three consecutive games, beginning with a matchup at Davidson on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. The Spiders then travel to George Mason on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. before closing the stretch at George Washington on Feb. 18 at 6 p.m.