Players Of The Week Announced

Two seniors share Co-Players of The Week honors, while surging Duquesne enjoyed a second winner over Thanksgiving Week.

Duquesne senior April Robinson and George Washington senior Jonquel Jones share the Player of The Week award. Robinson averaged over 18 points and nearly nine rebounds in three victories while being named Most Valuable Player at the New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament. The Dukes improved to 5-1 as Robinson moved into third place on the all-time program list in three-pointers (185) and assist (408).

Jones helped the Colonials to three wins in a tough four-game stretch, scoring 23 points and grabbing a school-record 26 rebounds in an 81-77 double overtime victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes. Jones' 26 boards are the most in all of women's basketball so far this season, and the second-highest total ever in Atlantic 10 history. At the Lone Star Showcase, Jones averaged 20 points and 19.3 rebounds per game.

Kadri-Ann Lass earned her second straight Rookie of The Week honor, averaging 14.7 points and eight rebounds per game for Duquesne over their three wins on the week, including a career-high 25 points (on 11-of-16 shooting) in their win over Howard. Lass was named to the New Mexico Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team.

Included on the Weekly Honor Roll:

--Richmond guard (and Monacan High School graduate) Micaela Parson, who registered a career-high 20 points in a win over Wichita State, followed by 18 points against Marquette in Miami.

--Saint Louis' Jackie Kemph, who shot 61 percent from the field, 83 percent at the line, in two wins this week to put the Billikens at 5-0 for the first time in nine years.

--VCU's Camille Calhoun, who averaged ten points, 7.5 rebounds per game in home wins over Campbell and Furman.

--Dayton guard Amber Deane, who scored a career-high 29 points in Sunday's victory over #22 Louisville.

Holiday Weekend Action....

Wednesday 11/25:
Wake Forest 61, La Salle 53
Saint Louis 62, Indiana State 52
George Mason 71, Pepperdine 63 (Great Alaska Shootout)

Thursday 11/26:
George Washington 82, Houston 78 (Lone Star Showcase)

Friday 11/27:
Dayton 58, Maine 37 (Gulf Coast Showcase)
Davidson 60, Bowling Green 56 (UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Tourney)
Richmond 63, Wichita State 50 (Florida Int'l Tourney, Miami)
George Washington 81, Iowa 77 (2 OT) (Lone Star Showcase)
Duquesne 81, North Carolina A&T 67 (UNM Thanksgiving Tourney, New Mexico)
Texas Tech 62, Fordham 48 (South Point Shootout, Las Vegas)
Colorado 90, UMass 63 (Omni Hotels Classic, Boulder)

Saturday 11/28:
Milwaukee 69, La Salle 53 (Miami Thanksgiving Classic)
Davidson 77, UNC Wilmington 50 (UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Tourney)
Rhode Island 72, UMass-Lowell 64
Wright State 77, George Washington 71 (Lone Star Showcase)
UNLV 67, George Mason 59 (Lady Rebel Round-Up)
Saint Louis 78, Eastern Illinois 47
Stanford 74, Dayton 66 (Gulf Coast Showcase)
Duquesne 78, New Mexico 69 (UNM Thanksgiving Tourney, New Mexico)
Ball State 81, UMass 54 (Omni Hotels Classic, Boulder)
Syracuse 76, Fordham 54 (South Point Shootout, Las Vegas)

Sunday 11/29:
VCU 67, Furman 45
Dayton 79, Louisville 66 (Gulf Coast Showcase)
Marquette 98, Richmond 80 (Florida Int'l Tourney, Miami)
George Mason 64, Tulsa 63 (Lady Rebel Round-Up)
Miami 86, La Salle 58 (Miami Thanksgiving Classic)
St. Bonaventure 74, Toledo 63
Saint Joseph's 70, Temple 67

Tuesday Finals

VCU 57, Campbell 34--The Rams use a stifling defense and a second half offensive surge to defeat the Camels at Siegel Center and improve to 3-1 on the season.

Duquesne 87, Howard 62

Davidson 62, High Point 60

Villanova 55, Saint Joseph's 49

Fordham 61, Lafayette 49

St. Bonaventure 84, Detroit 73

Western Kentucky 84, George Mason 58 (Great Alaska Shootout)

Second Weekend of The Season: Results, More....

SATURDAY:
Rhode Island 56, Harvard 52
Seton Hall 66, Saint Joseph's 54
#15 Stanford 84, #22 George Washington 63
Drexel 58, St. Bonaventure 46 (Preseason WNIT)
Buffalo 56, UMass 48
Robert Morris 76, La Salle 45
IUPUI 70, VCU 69

SUNDAY:
Albany 67, Rhode Island 58
Saint Louis 68, Mercer 60
Dayton 87, Wisconsin 64
N.C. State 58, Davidson 42

MONDAY:
Richmond 63, UNC Wilmington 53
George Washington 61, Fresno State 53

Tuesday Results....

VCU 74, Iona 58: All five Rams starters go for double figures as VCU moves to 2-0 with a win over the Gaels. Adaeze Alaeze and Camille Calhoun each had 16 points.

George Mason 88, Towson 76: Kristi Mokube had 22 points while Taylor Brown added 17 as the Patriots earned their first victory of the season Tuesday night in their home opener.

Saint Louis 82, Tulsa 73: Denisha Womack and Sadie Stipanovich each had 16 points, while Jackie Kemph and Jamesia Price each scored 14 as the Billikens moved to 2-0.

Wake Forest 77, Davidson 58: Mackenzie Latt led the Wildcats (1-1) with 16 points. Prince George grad Ariel Stephenson, the ACC Rookie of The Week, had 16 for the Deacons (3-0), while Hermitage grad Destini Walker added six.

George Washington 78, American 48: Caira Washington had 21 points while Kelli Prange added 18 as the #22 ranked Colonials ran past their DC rivals to improve to 2-0 ahead of their cross-country trip to battle #15 Stanford on Saturday.

Friday Finals, Weekend Schedule

FRIDAY:
VCU 73, Coppin State 42
Richmond 62, Old Dominion 57
Dayton 81, Yale 75
Syracuse 57, Rhode Island 54
Rutgers 78, Saint Joseph's 65
Davidson 69, Furman 51
St. Bonaventure 57, Siena 40
Duquesne 63, Saint Peter's 38
Radford 66, George Mason 63 (OT)
Fairfield 62, La Salle 59

SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
#21 George Washington 85, Grambling State 58
Saint Louis 67, Southeast Missouri State 52

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
Richmond 81, Eastern Kentucky 62
Princeton 94, Duquesne 66
Penn State 75, Fordham 59
UMass 74, Holy Cross 60
Virginia Tech 80, George Mason 63
DePaul 77, St. Bonaventure 54

Opening Day of 2015-16 Season!

George Washington becomes the hunted, Dayton looks to reload, while Saint Louis looks to take it to the next level, while local teams VCU and Richmond look for top-tier finishes as the Atlantic 10 Conference's 40th Anniversary season of women's basketball beings non-conference play Friday!

Two morning tip-offs begin the season as Beth O'Boyle begins her second season at the Siegel Center, leading the VCU Rams into battle against Coppin State at 11am, while, at the same time, Dayton, coming off their run to the Elite Eight in last year's NCAA Tournament, opens play against Yale.

VCU returns nearly every significant contributor from last year's squad, with the advantage of a full off-season under Boyle's tutelage. The Flyers will begin life without former Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Andrea Hoover and First Team All-Conference forward Ally Malott, but do return First Team Preseason All-Conference guard Amber Deane, guard Kelley Austria, and a host of inside players.

At 3pm at the Robins Center, Michael Shaffer begins his 12th season at the helm of the Spiders, who return strong perimeter play to begin their season with a 3pm home date with in-state rival Old Dominion.

Another in-state matchup features a revamped George Mason squad, starting their third season under head coach Nyla Milleson, and featuring First Team Preseason All-Conference shooting sensation Taylor Brown, traveling over I-66 and I-81 to face Radford. Rhode Island seeks to improve on their breakout season of a year ago, but faces a tough first opponent hosting Syracuse of the ACC.

Defending regular season and tournament champion George Washington begins their season on Saturday.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE:
Coppin State at VCU, 11am
Yale at Dayton, 11am
Old Dominion at Richmond, 3pm
Davidson at Furman, 5pm
Syracuse at Rhode Island, 5pm
Rutgers at Saint Joseph's, 5pm
Siena at St. Bonaventure, 5:30pm
Duquesne at Saint Peter's, 7pm
George Mason at Radford, 7pm
La Salle at Fairfield, 7pm