University of Richmond Tied for Third in Atlantic 10
In its highest finish in 6 years, the University of Richmond Spiders basketball team is tied for third place in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Spiders play Xavier on tomorrow at the Cintas Center.
Update from UR:
Richmond lost to No. 8 Xavier Saturday night, but the Spiders still finished fourth in the Atlantic 10 and earned a bye in the conference tournament that opens in Atlantic City on Wednesday.
The Spiders will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of fifth-seeded Saint Joseph’s and 12th-seeded Fordham. Richmond is 16-13 overall and finished 9-7 in the conference. The Spiders finished in a three-way tie for third with Charlotte and Saint Joseph’s, and earned the tiebreaker based on a 2-1 record against the two teams.
The Spiders fourth-place finish ties for the best regular-season conference finish for Richmond in seven seasons in the A-10.