La Salle limited Maggie Doogan to 13 points, but Richmond still routed the Explorers, 70-51, in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament at the Henrico Sports & Events center in Glen Allen, Va. on Friday.
Doogan, the back-to-back A-10 Player of the Year and former Cardinal O’Hara graduate, rested during the fourth quarter. The third-seeded Spiders (26-6, 15-3 A-10) will face second-seeded George Mason in the tournament semifinal on Saturday.
Ashleigh Connor led La Salle (18-13, 10-8) with 18 points and five rebounds on 6-of-14 shooting. Aryss Macktoon added 13 points and 13 rebounds, while Joan Quinn scored 12.
Doogan led the Spiders with 13 points and eight rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes.
Barring an invitation to a secondary postseason tournament, La Salle’s season ended with its loss on Friday.
The Explorers won 18 games in 2025-26, the most in head coach Mountain MacGillivray‘s eight seasons as head coach. It is the most wins for the Explorers since a 19-win campaign in 2006-07.
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