RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — The Richmond women’s basketball team used a decisive third-quarter surge to defeat George Mason 71-57 in an Atlantic 10 Conference game Saturday at Robins Center.

The Spiders (20-4, 8-1 A-10) broke open a 28-28 halftime tie by outscoring the Patriots 22-12 in the third period. Maggie Doogan led Richmond with 20 points, while Rachel Ullstrom added 18 and Ally Sweeney scored 16. Mary Amoateng paced George Mason (15-7, 7-2) with 17 points.

Richmond shot 50% from the field and made 12 of 13 free throws. George Mason was hampered by 32.8% shooting. Attendance was 2,148.