(Click on the links for game summaries, box scores and highlights....)
Monday:
Saint Joseph's 61, Cal St. Northridge 54 (Hawk Classic)
Miami (OH) 59, Davidson 58 (UVA Holiday Classic, Charlottesville)
Fordham 63, Savannah State 53 (Fordham Holiday Classic)
Tuesday:
La Salle 65, UMBC 62
Princeton 73, Fordham 57 (Fordham Holiday Classic)
VCU 60, North Carolina A&T 51
Dartmouth 54, Rhode Island 44
Richmond 71, UAB 65 (OT)
Saint Louis 73, Ball State 68 (OT)
Wednesday:
Dayton 98, Central Michigan 89
George Washington 82, Towson 48
This completes the regular non-conference schedule portion of the season. With a rare exception, Atlantic 10 teams tip off against each other for the next two months, as the Road To Richmond begins its toughest, and most important phase.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
SUNDAY GAMES....
La Salle 73, Fairfield 59
Duquesne 82, Lehigh 75
George Washington 72, Loyola 49
Towson 72, George Mason 70
Quinnipiac 69, Saint Joseph's 67
Richmond 59, William & Mary 56
Dayton 72, #24 Green Bay 66
UMass 78, Boston University 57
Saint Louis 63, Eastern Illinois 49
Davidson 67, Virginia 57
VCU 63, Coppin State 52
Duquesne 82, Lehigh 75
George Washington 72, Loyola 49
Towson 72, George Mason 70
Quinnipiac 69, Saint Joseph's 67
Richmond 59, William & Mary 56
Dayton 72, #24 Green Bay 66
UMass 78, Boston University 57
Saint Louis 63, Eastern Illinois 49
Davidson 67, Virginia 57
VCU 63, Coppin State 52
Friday, December 26, 2014
Atlantic 10 Teams: RPI....
Dayton and George Washington land in the Top 20 in the latest Collegiate Basketball News RPI Rankings.
The Flyers are #13, with the Colonials not far behind at #19.
For a look at every team, CLICK HERE.
The Flyers are #13, with the Colonials not far behind at #19.
For a look at every team, CLICK HERE.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Monday Results....
We get the final games in before Christmas on this Monday. Click the links for game recaps and box scores.
St. Bonaventure defeated Georgetown 70-64 in afternoon action. Congratulations to Katie Healy for scoring her 1,000th career point for the Bonnies!
George Mason built a big lead, then held off a Longwood surge and pulled away late for an 83-61 win. The Patriots are now 8-4. They finished 8-23 last season.
St. Bonaventure defeated Georgetown 70-64 in afternoon action. Congratulations to Katie Healy for scoring her 1,000th career point for the Bonnies!
George Mason built a big lead, then held off a Longwood surge and pulled away late for an 83-61 win. The Patriots are now 8-4. They finished 8-23 last season.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
WEEKEND GAMES....
FRIDAY:
George Mason 69, Winthrop 57 (in Wichita, KS)
Georgia State 71, UMass 66
N.C. State 82, Davidson 66
Austin Peay 86, Saint Louis 81 (in Missoula, MT)
SATURDAY:
St. Bonaventure 72, Niagra 60
George Mason 65, ULM 53 (in Wichita, KS)
Ohio 59, UMass 52 (in Atlanta, GA)
La Salle 76, Georgia State 68 (in Atlanta, GA)
Saint Louis 68, Utah Valley 66 (in Missoula, MT)
SUNDAY:
George Washington 70, St. Mary's 52
VCU 64, Texas-Pan American 43
Rhode Island 60, Bryant 55
Richmond 70, Eastern Kentucky 59
Providence 67, Duquesne 56
#5 Notre Dame 64, Saint Joseph's 50
Charlotte 86, Davidson 51
Dayton 71, Vanderbilt 67
George Mason 69, Winthrop 57 (in Wichita, KS)
Georgia State 71, UMass 66
N.C. State 82, Davidson 66
Austin Peay 86, Saint Louis 81 (in Missoula, MT)
SATURDAY:
St. Bonaventure 72, Niagra 60
George Mason 65, ULM 53 (in Wichita, KS)
Ohio 59, UMass 52 (in Atlanta, GA)
La Salle 76, Georgia State 68 (in Atlanta, GA)
Saint Louis 68, Utah Valley 66 (in Missoula, MT)
SUNDAY:
George Washington 70, St. Mary's 52
VCU 64, Texas-Pan American 43
Rhode Island 60, Bryant 55
Richmond 70, Eastern Kentucky 59
Providence 67, Duquesne 56
#5 Notre Dame 64, Saint Joseph's 50
Charlotte 86, Davidson 51
Dayton 71, Vanderbilt 67
Thursday, December 18, 2014
VCU Stays Unbeaten at Home on Education Day
With over one thousand Richmond-area schoolchildren, complete with homemade signs, cheering them on, Beth O'Boyle's VCU Rams stay undefeated at the Siegel Center, pulling away from High Point in the second half Thursday afternoon for an 81-59 victory.
The Rams (6-4) were led by Isis Thorpe, who had 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting. The sophomore's shooting prowess was needed on a day where VCU, other than Thorpe, shot just 14-of-54 from the floor.
"They kept daring me to shoot, so it was pretty easy," Thorpe explained after the game.
Where they took advantage was at the free throw line, converting 30 of 35 opportunities. The Panthers (6-4) only got fourteen shots at the line the entire game, converting only eight.
High Point forward Stacia Robertson scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and was, from the opening tip, the focal point of the Panthers offense. Robertson scored eight of their first nine points over the first four minutes of the game. After that, she was limited to six points.
"Robertson is a great back to the basket post player," head coach O'Boyle said. "In the women's game, you don't always get to see that. In the second half, we started to go get her. We really tried to take away her space."
With Robertson out of the scoring mix, High Point leaned on Latrice Phelps, who led High Point with 15 points, and Lindsay Puckett, who had 12. The Panthers came out strong in the second half, down 37-29, outscoring VCU 13-6 in the first four minutes.
But the Rams responded. With twelve minutes left, the game was at would be its last one-point margin at 47-46. Monnaz Finney-Smith drained a three, Melanie Royster followed with a pair of free throws. Another Finney-Smith jumper pulled the Rams out to a nine point lead at 62-53 with 6:52 to go.
After the Panthers made eight of their first twelve shots in the second half, they tired, making only two of their next thirteen. The Rams scored ten unanswered over the next 2:48 to lead 72-53 with four minutes to go.
Thorpe explained that philsophies and assignments offensively are different this year under O'Boyle.
"Last year, I just came off screens and shot the ball. This year, it's more about creating your play, so what was really hard for me to be consistent in was analyzing the floor, taking good shots. Having an IQ to feel the space was hard, because this is the first year learning how to just read rather than having a coach tell me where to go. It's exciting; I want to learn those things," Thorpe said.
VCU had four players in double figures as Finney-Smith had eleven, Adaeze Alaeze ten, and Meadowbrook product Ashley Pegram had twelve before a hard collision on a fastbreak with Robertson sent her to the floor, hitting her head in the process midway through the second half. She was carried off the court. There was no word on her condition postgame, but O'Boyle was confident the sophomore would bounce back quickly.
The Rams host Texas-Pan American on Sunday for a 1pm game at the Siegel Center, before breaking for Christmas. They'll travel to Coppin State on December 28th as the Atlantic 10 conference season schedule looms on the horizon.
The Rams (6-4) were led by Isis Thorpe, who had 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting. The sophomore's shooting prowess was needed on a day where VCU, other than Thorpe, shot just 14-of-54 from the floor.
"They kept daring me to shoot, so it was pretty easy," Thorpe explained after the game.
Where they took advantage was at the free throw line, converting 30 of 35 opportunities. The Panthers (6-4) only got fourteen shots at the line the entire game, converting only eight.
High Point forward Stacia Robertson scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and was, from the opening tip, the focal point of the Panthers offense. Robertson scored eight of their first nine points over the first four minutes of the game. After that, she was limited to six points.
"Robertson is a great back to the basket post player," head coach O'Boyle said. "In the women's game, you don't always get to see that. In the second half, we started to go get her. We really tried to take away her space."
With Robertson out of the scoring mix, High Point leaned on Latrice Phelps, who led High Point with 15 points, and Lindsay Puckett, who had 12. The Panthers came out strong in the second half, down 37-29, outscoring VCU 13-6 in the first four minutes.
But the Rams responded. With twelve minutes left, the game was at would be its last one-point margin at 47-46. Monnaz Finney-Smith drained a three, Melanie Royster followed with a pair of free throws. Another Finney-Smith jumper pulled the Rams out to a nine point lead at 62-53 with 6:52 to go.
After the Panthers made eight of their first twelve shots in the second half, they tired, making only two of their next thirteen. The Rams scored ten unanswered over the next 2:48 to lead 72-53 with four minutes to go.
Thorpe explained that philsophies and assignments offensively are different this year under O'Boyle.
"Last year, I just came off screens and shot the ball. This year, it's more about creating your play, so what was really hard for me to be consistent in was analyzing the floor, taking good shots. Having an IQ to feel the space was hard, because this is the first year learning how to just read rather than having a coach tell me where to go. It's exciting; I want to learn those things," Thorpe said.
VCU had four players in double figures as Finney-Smith had eleven, Adaeze Alaeze ten, and Meadowbrook product Ashley Pegram had twelve before a hard collision on a fastbreak with Robertson sent her to the floor, hitting her head in the process midway through the second half. She was carried off the court. There was no word on her condition postgame, but O'Boyle was confident the sophomore would bounce back quickly.
The Rams host Texas-Pan American on Sunday for a 1pm game at the Siegel Center, before breaking for Christmas. They'll travel to Coppin State on December 28th as the Atlantic 10 conference season schedule looms on the horizon.
LIVE COVERAGE: VCU vs. High Point
Students from around the 804 are at the Siegel Center, which will provide an exciting, and loud, home court advantage, as the VCU Rams look for their sixth win of the season against High Point, who, at 6-3, already has two Big South Conference wins, an overtime victory over William & Mary and a four-point loss to North Carolina State of the ACC.
FINAL: VCU 81, High Point 59 (Rams move to 6-4, shooting 30-of-35 from the free throw line. Isis Thorpe leads with 22 points, 7 rebounds.)
Later tonight, Duquesne is home to St. Francis (PA) at 7pm.
FINAL: VCU 81, High Point 59 (Rams move to 6-4, shooting 30-of-35 from the free throw line. Isis Thorpe leads with 22 points, 7 rebounds.)
Later tonight, Duquesne is home to St. Francis (PA) at 7pm.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Twas The Week Before Christmas...
...and Atlantic 10 teams look for momentum as the conference schedule looms in less than 20 days...
MONDAY FINALS:
George Washington 63, Memphis 44 (GW now with best overall record in A-10)
Buffalo 51, St. Bonaventure 44
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
Richmond 77, UNC-Wilmington 67
St. Bonaventure 78, UNC-Greensboro 60
MONDAY FINALS:
George Washington 63, Memphis 44 (GW now with best overall record in A-10)
Buffalo 51, St. Bonaventure 44
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
Richmond 77, UNC-Wilmington 67
St. Bonaventure 78, UNC-Greensboro 60
Friday, December 12, 2014
THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE....
Nine games were played this past weekend as the non-conference portion of Atlantic 10 team schedules begins to wind down; just three weeks away from the start of league play!
SATURDAY:
Dayton 86, Central Michigan 76
Winthrop 75, Davidson 60
SUNDAY:
VCU 80, UNC-Greensboro 73
Duquesne 71, Robert Morris 57
Fordham 70, Manhattan 41
UMass 72, Holy Cross 61
Richmond 79, Wake Forest 72
Indiana State 68, Saint Louis 58
Villanova 70, La Salle 36
SATURDAY:
Dayton 86, Central Michigan 76
Winthrop 75, Davidson 60
SUNDAY:
VCU 80, UNC-Greensboro 73
Duquesne 71, Robert Morris 57
Fordham 70, Manhattan 41
UMass 72, Holy Cross 61
Richmond 79, Wake Forest 72
Indiana State 68, Saint Louis 58
Villanova 70, La Salle 36
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Early Week Action...
MONDAY FINAL:
Missouri 74, Saint Louis 55
TUESDAY:
Penn 65, Saint Joseph's 51
Rhode Island 56, Boston University 48
Fordham 72, Central Connecticut State 36
George Washington 72, Georgetown 60*
(*--Cosby graduate, freshman Dorothy Adomako, had six points and three rebounds for Georgetown).
WEDNESDAY:
Dayton 79, Toledo 57
West Virginia 79, Duquesne 60
Missouri 74, Saint Louis 55
TUESDAY:
Penn 65, Saint Joseph's 51
Rhode Island 56, Boston University 48
Fordham 72, Central Connecticut State 36
George Washington 72, Georgetown 60*
(*--Cosby graduate, freshman Dorothy Adomako, had six points and three rebounds for Georgetown).
WEDNESDAY:
Dayton 79, Toledo 57
West Virginia 79, Duquesne 60
Friday, December 5, 2014
WEEKEND GAMES AND FINALS....
A big weekend for the conference, winning 13 of 17 games including four against teams from the ACC, Big Ten and Big East! Click the links for game summaries.
Friday:
Old Dominion 66, VCU 44
Seton Hall 56, Fordham 43
Saturday:
UMass 71, American 61
Rhode Island 58, Central Connecticut State 46
La Salle 78, William & Mary 71
St. Bonaventure 43, Drexel 32 (Brown University Classic)
George Washington 73, Fresno State 64
George Mason 86, Saint Francis (PA) 77
Hampton 64, Richmond 53
Saint Louis 68, Missouri-St. Louis 49
Sunday:
Fordham 71, Temple 64
James Madison 73, Davidson 57
Duquesne 87, Pittsburgh 77
Dayton 63, Purdue 61
Rhode Island 63, Providence 56
Saint Joseph's 58, Villanova 54
St. Bonaventure 58, Brown 56 (Brown University Classic)
Friday:
Old Dominion 66, VCU 44
Seton Hall 56, Fordham 43
Saturday:
UMass 71, American 61
Rhode Island 58, Central Connecticut State 46
La Salle 78, William & Mary 71
St. Bonaventure 43, Drexel 32 (Brown University Classic)
George Washington 73, Fresno State 64
George Mason 86, Saint Francis (PA) 77
Hampton 64, Richmond 53
Saint Louis 68, Missouri-St. Louis 49
Sunday:
Fordham 71, Temple 64
James Madison 73, Davidson 57
Duquesne 87, Pittsburgh 77
Dayton 63, Purdue 61
Rhode Island 63, Providence 56
Saint Joseph's 58, Villanova 54
St. Bonaventure 58, Brown 56 (Brown University Classic)
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Wednesday Schedule & Results
Game synopsis links are available by clicking on the team name!
Duquesne 86, Kent State 60
Saint Louis 63, Tulsa 58
ETSU 84, George Mason 71
Rhode Island 65, Brown 61
Dayton 79, Wright State 76
Harvard 75, UMass 62
La Salle 75, Robert Morris 61
James Madison 79, Richmond 68
Duquesne 86, Kent State 60
Saint Louis 63, Tulsa 58
ETSU 84, George Mason 71
Rhode Island 65, Brown 61
Dayton 79, Wright State 76
Harvard 75, UMass 62
La Salle 75, Robert Morris 61
James Madison 79, Richmond 68
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
TUESDAY SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Here's the trifecta of games for Tuesday, each with synopses of the action by clicking on the school name!
St. Bonaventure 65, Colgate 49
North Carolina A&T 62, Davidson 57
VCU 59, UNC-Wilmington 53
St. Bonaventure 65, Colgate 49
North Carolina A&T 62, Davidson 57
VCU 59, UNC-Wilmington 53
Monday, December 1, 2014
Jones Named A-10 Player Of The Week After Emotional Week Back Home
What a week to be Jonquel Jones!
Capping off her MVP performance at the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas, her hometown, the George Washington junior forward has been named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for her efforts.
See it all HERE! (Photo courtesy of BahamasWeekly.com)
Capping off her MVP performance at the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas, her hometown, the George Washington junior forward has been named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for her efforts.
See it all HERE! (Photo courtesy of BahamasWeekly.com)
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