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- ↑ "Towson names Diane Richardson women's basketball coach". The Baltimore Sun . June 28, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Richardson Named Women's Basketball Head Coach". Towson University. June 28, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Tigers Welcome Incoming Class of Six for 2018-19". Towson University. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ↑ "CLOSING BURST LIFTS TOWSON TO CAA CHAMPIONSHIP". March 16, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Richardson Named Women's Basketball Head Coach". Towson University. June 28, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Diane Richardson Named Temple University Women's Basketball Head Coach". Temple University. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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