{"id":212721,"date":"2026-03-31T08:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212721\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:29:38","slug":"no-23-richmond-tops-south-florida-in-monday-morning-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212721\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 23 Richmond Tops South Florida in Monday Morning Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

RICHMOND, Va.\u00a0\u2013 The No. 23 Richmond Spiders defeated the University of South Florida 15-14 on Monday at Robins Stadium. The win marks Richmond’s seventh straight victory.
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\nWith the win, the Spiders improve to 9-2 overall, while the Bulls fall to 7-3. Richmond now leads the all-time series 1-0.
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\nMeghan Rode<\/a> led the team with a career high of eight points on two goals and a personal-best six assists. Juliana Stanley<\/a> also notched a career high with five goals. Alexis Morton<\/a> tallied four assists, while Bridget Lonsinger<\/a> and Rileigh Meyer<\/a> each scored two goals. Charlotte Edwards<\/a>, Emma Kroneberger<\/a>, Stella Axe<\/a> and Keating Hopkins<\/a> each added one goal.
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\nLonsinger led the team with six draw controls and five ground balls.
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\nDefensively, CC Jacobs<\/a> led the team with two caused turnovers and one ground ball.
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\nIn goal, Abby Francioli<\/a> earned the win and tallied 11 saves in 60 minutes of play.
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\nSouth Florida struck first, scoring three straight goals in the opening minutes to take a 3-0 lead. In response, the Spiders tied the game at 3-3 before the Bulls scored to close the first quarter. In the second quarter, both teams scored four goals, and Richmond trailed 8-7 at halftime.
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\nAt the start of the second half, Richmond took its first lead of the game, scoring three straight goals to open the third quarter for a 10-8 advantage. The Spiders outscored South Florida 5-1 in the quarter to take a 12-9 lead into the fourth. In the final frame, both teams exchanged goals until the Bulls scored four straight to tie the game at 14-14. Off an assist from Rode, Rileigh Meyer<\/a> scored the game-winning goal to seal the 15-14 victory.
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\nRichmond returns to action Saturday, April 4, in Philadelphia to face La Salle.
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