RVA Sports Network Coverage of Women's Basketball, Part of Our Year Of Women's Sports Initiative!

RVA Sports Network Coverage of Women's Basketball, Part of Our Year Of Women's Sports Initiative!

Monday, November 28, 2016

Washington, Alston Lead The Way In Weekly Honors

GW’s Caira Washington and La Salle’s Jasmine Alston Named A-10 Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week

Massachusetts’ Leidel Earns Rookie of the Week Honors


NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — George Washington’s Caira Washington and La Salle’s Jasmine Alston were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while Massachusetts’ freshman Hailey Leidel earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, announced Monday, were for games played Nov. 21-27.

Alston recorded the fourth triple-double in college basketball this season in Saturday's win over Miami (OH) with 15 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists. For the week, the senior guard from Long Island City, N.Y., averaged 13.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists as the Explorers went 2-0 in the UNCW Thanksgiving Classic to share the tournament title with Providence. Her 18 rebounds on Saturday were a career-high and she followed that performance with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists in win over UNC Wilmington on Sunday.

Washington converted on 68 percent of her field goals and posted three consecutive double-figure scoring efforts to lead the Colonials to a 2-1 weekend at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. The senior forward from Brandywine, Md., opened her weekend with a strong performance against #11/18 Syracuse posting her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds as GW's furious comeback attempt fell just short. She also dished out three assists with two blocks against the Orange. Washington hit 7-of-10 field goals for 14 points and pulled down eight boards in Saturday's win over Florida Gulf Coast before finishing with 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Western Kentucky. For the week, she averaged 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game along with 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks.  

Leidel helped UMass win a pair of games surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday with victories over Central Connecticut State and Merrimack. The freshman guard from Browstown, Mich., averaged 21 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the week. In the win over CCSU, Leidel scored 16 points with four rebounds and a season-high seven assists. She followed that with a season-high 26 points, her second 20-point game of the year, in the win over Merrimack. Against the Warriors she hit 9-of-12 field goals including 4-of-6 three-pointers while collecting eight rebounds and handing out four assists.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

DavidsonMackenzie Latt averaged 15.5 points per game and five rebounds during Davidson's two games vs. Toledo and Idaho State at the Cancun Challenge last week. Davidson freshman Ally Welling recorded a season-high five points and eight rebounds coming off the bench against ToledoDuquesne’s Chassidy Omogrosso was named to the Cal Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 19.5 points over two games and recording five 3-pointers against CaliforniaFordham’s G’mrice Davis had a career-setting weekend as she pulled down 17 rebounds against Texas Tech on Friday followed by 21 rebounds against Grambling State on SundayKara Wright averaged 13 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals in three games for George Mason last week. Mason freshman Sarah Kaminski scored a career-high 17 points in a 79-75 loss at Towson on SundayMassachusetts’ Maggie Mulligan had a career week in leading UMass to a 2-0 record with wins over Central Connecticut and Merrimack. The junior averaged 24 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 51.4 percent (18-of-35) from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) from the free throw line Rhode Island’s Charise Wilson scored 26 points, had six rebounds and dished out six assists in the Rams’ win over FairfieldRichmond’s Janelle Hubbard carried the Spiders to the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament title this weekend by averaging 24.0 points per game over two games, including a 30-point effort in the championship game against FAU. Richmond freshman Jaide Hinds-Clarke averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Spiders last week in wins over Florida A&M and FAUSt. Bonaventure’s Mariah Ruff led the Bonnies to a 2-0 record at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic with wins over Austin Peay and Rider averaging 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 13-23 (.565) overall and 5-7 (.714) from three-point range. Freshman teammate Jalisha Terry averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game for the weekSaint Joseph’s Chelsea Woods led the Hawks to a 2-1 record this week and posted a career-best performance against New Mexico on Saturday with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting with 10 rebounds and six assistsSaint Louis Jordyn Frantz shot .542 (13-of-24) from the field and averaged 14.5 points per game for the Billikens.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

THANKSGIVING WEEK SCOREBOARD

Monday November 21:
George Mason 60, Norfolk State 33

Tuesday November 22:
IUPUI 71, VCU 62 (OT)
Buffalo 71, Duquesne 69
#2 Connecticut 98, Dayton 65
Fordham 89, Albany 82 (2 OT)
Saint Joseph's 57, Penn 53

Wednesday November 23:
Rhode Island 72, Fairfield 65
UMass 76, Central Connecticut State 37
Saint Louis 71, Morgan State 43
Stephen F. Austin 77, George Mason 76

Thursday November 24:
Toledo 76, Davidson 41
VCU 68, American 62

Friday November 25:
Georgia Tech 81, Dayton 68 (Junkanoo Jam, Bahamas)
Texas Tech 59, Fordham 50 (Miami Thanksgiving Tourney)
Richmond 64, Florida A&M 51 (Florida Atlantic Tournament)
Idaho State 70, Davidson 58 (Cancun Challenge, Mexico)
Duquesne 65, Western Carolina 50 (Cal Classic, Berkeley, CA)
BYU 71, Saint Joseph's 56 (Thanksgiving Classic, Albuquerque, NM)
#11 Syracuse 74, George Washington 71 (Gulf Coast Showcase, Florida)
VCU 68, Villanova 66 (San Juan Shootout, Daytona Beach, FL)

Saturday November 26:
La Salle 79, Miami (OH) 70
St. Bonaventure 58, Austin Peay 57
Little Rock 56, Saint Louis 43
Creighton 56, Dayton 53
California 86, Duquesne 66
George Washington 76, Florida Gulf Coast 47
Richmond 77, Florida Atlantic 67
Saint Joseph's 79, New Mexico 67

Sunday November 27:
St. Bonaventure 60, Rider 47
Towson 79, George Mason 75
La Salle 64, UNC Wilmington 48
UMass 73, Merrimack 44
Fordham 59, Grambling State 53
George Washington 68, Western Kentucky 49





Wednesday, November 16, 2016

THE WEEK: November 14-20

Here's a look at score and schedules as this first full week of non-conference action is underway!

MONDAY NOVEMBER 14TH:
Temple 86, La Salle 70
#1 Notre Dame 67, Fordham 36 (Preseason WNIT)
UMass 70, North Dakota State 58

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH:
Toledo 65, Rhode Island 60
Minnesota 79, VCU 69
George Mason 64, LIU-Brooklyn 48

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16TH:
Central Florida 57, Davidson 38
George Washington 77, Coppin State 46
Virginia 63, Richmond 56
Canisius 74, St. Bonaventure 57
Iona 58, Saint Joseph's 57
Dayton 83, Wisconsin 64

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17TH:
Saint Louis 90, SIU-Edwardsville 49
Duquesne 71, St. John's 65
Rider 74, La Salle 61

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18TH:
Arizona 81, George Mason 70
William & Mary 67, Richmond 39
Penn 75, Rhode Island 43

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH:
Dayton 62, Princeton 56 (OT)
Fordham 65, Little Rock 43
Iowa 71, UMass 30
Duquesne 61, Iona 58
VCU 66, Campbell 53
Radford 44, Davidson 40
Delaware 43, St. Bonaventure 40

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH:
George Washington 72, Villanova 69
La Salle 63, American 59
Rhode Island 78, Samford 63
Saint Louis 68, Bradley 58
Richmond 55, Appalachian State 46
UMass 59, Montana 58

Thursday, November 10, 2016

OPENING WEEKEND: 2016-17 SEASON

It's time to tip off the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball season! Here is the schedule of games beginning with the season opener right here in RVA!

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11TH:
VCU 73, Coppin State 44
#7 Ohio State 89, Duquesne 69
#14 Syracuse 95, Rhode Island 49
Saint Louis 79, UC Irvine 69
Niagara 65, St. Bonaventure 43
Michigan State 70, Davidson 34
Fordham 60, Furman 47 (Preseason WNIT)
George Mason 70, Radford 56
Georgetown 68, George Washington 57
Lafayette 56, La Salle 49 
Temple 86, Saint Joseph's 70
Buffalo 61, UMass 47

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13TH:
George Washington 56, Princeton 45
Western Michigan 76, Davidson 63
St. Bonaventure 70, Colgate 57
Delaware 67, George Mason 51
Bucknell 64, Saint Joseph's 61
Duquesne 63, Lehigh 49
Quinnipiac 63, Dayton 60
Columbia 65, Richmond 58
Rhode Island 82, Marist 61
Saint Louis 90, Loyola Marymount 76