Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ Richmond Spiders
Doogan scores 28 points as No. 24 Richmond rolls past Mount St. Mary's 83-49 in opener
RICHMOND, Va. -- — Maggie Doogan, the reigning Atlantic-10 player of the year, had 28 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, leading No. 24 Richmond to an 83-49 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night in its season opener.
Coming off a 28-7 season that included the first NCAA Tournament win and a program-record 17-game winning streak, the Spiders got right back to business with a dominating win.
Rachel Ullstrom and freshman reserve Ava Persichetti both hit four 3-pointers and added 12 points for the Spiders, who went 15 of 38 behind the arc.
Berlynn Carlson scored 12 points for the Mountaineers, who were 3 of 17 from deep and had 17 turnovers.
The Spiders were 6 of 12 on 3-pointers — 1 of 6 inside the arc — and raced to a 20-6 lead after one quarter. The Mountaineers were 2 of 11 from the field with six turnovers.
Doogan scored 12 points in the second quarter, all in a row for the Spiders in a 14-3 run that pushed the Richmond lead to 36-17 at the break.
Ally Sweeney, Doogan, Ullstrom and Alicia Newell all hit 3s and Doogan converted a three-point play as the Spiders opened the second half with 12 straight points and a 21-2 run for a 57-19 lead and they coasted home.
The Spiders visit No. 4 Texas on Friday.
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Game Information
Richmond, VA
Referee:Kevin Farlow
Referee:Bobby Ray
Referee:Utahya Drye
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 19-1 | - | 28-5 |
| Quinnipiac | 19-1 | - | 27-7 |
| Merrimack | 15-5 | 4 | 19-13 |
| Iona | 12-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
| Siena | 11-9 | 8 | 13-17 |
| Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 9 | 13-18 |
| Manhattan | 10-10 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Marist | 8-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Saint Peter's | 6-14 | 13 | 7-23 |
| Rider | 5-15 | 14 | 7-22 |
| Canisius | 3-17 | 16 | 5-24 |
| Niagara | 1-19 | 18 | 1-28 |
| Atlantic 10 ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 16-2 | - | 28-5 |
| George Mason | 16-2 | - | 23-10 |
| Richmond | 15-3 | 1 | 26-8 |
| Davidson | 12-6 | 4 | 21-12 |
| Saint Joseph's | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| La Salle | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Dayton | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Loyola Chicago | 9-9 | 7 | 16-18 |
| St. Bonaventure | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| George Washington | 7-11 | 9 | 18-18 |
| Saint Louis | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Duquesne | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| VCU | 4-14 | 12 | 8-23 |
| Fordham | 2-16 | 14 | 10-20 |
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