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Richmond Spiders women's basketball

Richmond Spiders
2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
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University University of Richmond
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Richmond, VA
Head coach Michael Shafer (12th year)
Arena Robins Center
(Capacity: 7,201)
Nickname Spiders
Colors Blue and Red
         
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
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Alternate jersey
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Team colours
Alternate
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 2005
Conference tournament champions
CAA
1990, 1991
Conference regular season champions
CAA
1984, 1990

The Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond began play in 1919. They were a member of the ECAC South from 1983 to 1985. They joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985. During their time in the CAA, they won two tournament titles, beating James Madison 47-46 in 1990 and East Carolina 88-70, while finishing as runner up in 1984 (losing 54-39 to East Carolina) and 1989 (losing 55-45 to James Madison). They also won the regular season title in 1984 and 1990. They joined the Atlantic-10 Conference in 2001. The Spiders have made the NCAA Tournament three times (1990, 1991, 2005) and the Women's National Invitation Tournament nine times (1989, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015). As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Spiders have an all-time record of 914-653-5.


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