UR women to play in ‘Big Dance’
Fred Jeter | 3/14/2024, 6 p.m.
Grace Townsend and the rest of the University of Richmond (UR) women’s basketball team are packing their dancing shoes for what lies ahead.
As champion of the Atlantic 10 tournament last weekend at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, UR will be competing in the NCAA “Big Dance” next week. Brackets will be announced this Sunday.
Townsend, a 5-foot-5 senior point guard from James River High in Midlothian, had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists as UR scored a 65-51 win over Rhode Island in the A-10 finals.
She was named to the all-tournament team.
UR will carry a 29-5 record into the NCAAs. VCU, despite finishing 26-5 overall, was a 65-63 upset loser to St. Louis in the tourney quarterfinals.
Rams senior Sarah Te-Biasu was named A-10 Player of Year. On the season, the Montreal native averaged 16 points, four rebounds and three assists.
