WEEKEND ACTION:

SATURDAY:
Fordham 50, Rhode Island 42
George Mason 64, UMass 59
Saint Joseph's 64, La Salle 55

SUNDAY:
St. Bonaventure 25, Richmond 15, End 1Q (Comcast SportsNet)
Duquesne at VCU, 1pm
Davidson at Dayton, 2pm
Saint Louis at George Washington, 2pm

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY FINALS:

WEDNESDAY:

VCU 61, Fordham 51
Rhode Island 80, UMass 79
St. Bonaventure 65, Saint Joseph's 51
George Washington 79, Davidson 60
Dayton 67, La Salle 51

THURSDAY:

Duquesne 65, Richmond 44
Saint Louis 61, George Mason 50

Headlines: Week's Schedule, Injuries, More.....

The winter storm got us a bit behind, so let's update you on the latest happenings across the Atlantic 10 Conference as we approach the midway point of the regular season.

--Monday's VCU/Richmond game, moved from Sunday due to the weather, as well as moved to the Siegel Center, was won by the Rams 53-42 despite a 23-point performance from Richmond's Micaela Parson. Parson, a Monacan High School graduate, is averaging 12.9 points per game and is one of only two Spiders to start all 19 games this season (Janelle Hubbard), one filled with injury issues for Richmond.

--No word yet on when reigning Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones of George Washington will return to action. Jones injured her shoulder in a victory over UMass a week ago and missed Friday's Colonials win over George Mason before the storm. George Washington is at Davidson on Wednesday.

Speaking of Wednesday, here's the schedule:

Rhode Island (3-3, 9-9) at UMass (0-6, 6-12), 12pm
Fordham (3-3, 8-11) at VCU (3-4, 14-6), 7pm
Dayton (2-5, 9-9) at La Salle (0-6, 3-16), 7pm
George Washington (7-0, 17-3) at Davidson (3-4, 9-11), 7pm
Saint Joseph's (3-4, 9-10) at St. Bonaventure (6-1, 17-3), 7pm

Here's the rest of the week's schedule:

THURSDAY:
Duquesne (5-1, 17-2) at Richmond (2-4, 9-10), 7pm
Saint Louis (6-1, 16-4) at George Mason (3-4, 8-12), 7pm

SATURDAY:
Rhode Island at Fordham, 2pm
Saint Joseph's at La Salle, 2pm
UMass at George Mason, 2pm

SUNDAY:
Richmond at St. Bonaventure, 12:30pm, (TV: CSN Mid-Atlantic)
Duquesne at VCU, 1pm
Saint Louis at George Washington, 2pm
Davidson at Dayton, 2pm

Jones Powers To Player Of The Week Honors....

(From The Atlantic 10....)

George Washington senior Jonquel Jones was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while Dayton freshman Lauren Cannatelli earned the league’s Rookie of the Week honors.  The awards were announced Mondayfor games played Jan. 11-17.

Jones led GW to a pair of wins over A-10 rivals La Salle and Duquesne this week averaging 18.5 points, 17.0 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game. She tallied 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in the Colonials' 83-59 win over La Salle on Wednesday, then followed with another double-double - her NCAA-best 15th of the season - with 24 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots at #25 Duquesne. Her seven blocked shots set a Palumbo Center record for rejections as the Colonials defeated the Dukes, 70-52, to snap their 15-game winning streak. The Freeport, Bahamas, native leads the nation with 15.4 rebounds per game.  

Cannatelli averaged 16.5 points per game shooting 11-of-24 (.458) from the field and 6-of-16 (.375) from beyond the arc in Dayton’s two games last week. Against VCU on Wednesday, she scored 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting followed by a 21-point performance against Saint Louis where she was 4-of-11 from 3-point range. The freshman guard from Cincinnati, Ohio is averaging 8.4 points per game on the season.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Dakota Dukes helped Davidson go 1-1 for the week averaging 13 points and 9.5 rebounds a game, while shooting 57.9 percent to go with four assists and four blocks. The senior tallied her fourth double-double of the season on game highs of 18 points (7-for-10 shooting) and 11 rebounds against VCU ... Davidson freshman Justine Lyon had nine points, five rebounds and three assists in a road victory over VCU on Sunday … Duquesne’s Kadri-Ann Lass had 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in a loss against George Washington on Sunday… Fordham senior Samantha Clark averaged 13.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 3.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game in the Rams' two home victories over George Mason and Saint Joseph's this week. Clark ranks second in the A-10 in double-doubles with eight on the season … George Mason’s Kristi Mokube recorded a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds in 66-54 loss to Fordham … Freshman forward Chinyere Bell came off the bench to average 7.5 points and three rebounds for George Mason against Fordham and St. Bonaventure ... La Salle freshman Adreana Miller averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games last week … Rhode Island’s Samantha Tabakman scored a career-high 30 points and had 10 rebounds in a 79-70 loss to No. 25 Duquesne. For the week, she averaged 21.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks … Freshman Amari Johnson had seven points, four rebounds and two steals in the Rams’ victory over La Salle … Richmond’s Janelle Hubbard moved into 16^th place all-time on the Richmond scoring list (1,104 points) after recording scoring performances of 25 points and 32 points last week … Richmond freshman Salita Greene averaged 9.5 points and 7.5 rebounds last week. She scored nine points and contributed four rebounds in the Spiders' win over UMass and picked up her first career double-double in the matchup opposite Saint Joseph's with 10 points and 11 rebounds … Nyla Rueter became the 21^st player in St. Bonaventure history to reach 1,000 career points following a game-high 16 points in a win at Davidson on Wednesday. She added 14 points and five rebounds against George Mason on Saturday … Aaliyah Covington of Saint Louis posted a career high 21 points (tied game high), four 3-pointers (4-of-8), eight rebounds and seven free throws made in just 22 minutes in a win over Dayton on Saturday.

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD:

Some teams, even in mid-January, are in must-win mode to keep the top of the conference standings in sight. Here's a look at Saturday and Sunday action with scores updated as they go final. Three big games are being televised on Sunday, including VCU's home encounter with Davidson.

Remember, the 2016 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament is March 2nd through 6th at the Richmond Coliseum!

SATURDAY:
St. Bonaventure 70, George Mason 55
Richmond 74, UMass 68
Rhode Island 72, La Salle 61
Saint Louis 70, Dayton 56

SUNDAY:
Davidson 56, VCU 50
George Washington 70, Duquesne 52
Fordham 47, Saint Joseph's 40
Davidson (1-3, 7-10) at VCU (2-2, 13-4), 6pm (CBS Sports Network)

WEDNESDAY SCOREBOARD

A full slate of action on this chilly Wednesday across the Atlantic 10 as teams will hit the quarter pole after tonight's conference play!

Fordham 66, George Mason 54
Saint Joseph's 64, Richmond 53
VCU 74, Dayton 72
#25 Duquesne 79, Rhode Island 70
Saint Louis 69, UMass 49
George Washington 83, La Salle 59
St. Bonaventure 59, Davidson 47

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

SATURDAY:
Rhode Island 57, Richmond 50

SUNDAY:
Duquesne 55, Fordham 40
Saint Joseph's 66, VCU 63
Saint Louis 79, Davidson 50
George Washington 62, Dayton 61
George Mason 79, La Salle 70
St. Bonaventure 66, UMass 41

THURSDAY FINALS:

Saint Louis 77, VCU 72

Duquesne 72, George Mason 56

St. Bonaventure 55, Fordham 41

WEDNESDAY FINALS:

Dayton 60, Richmond 48
Saint Joseph's 62, UMass 58
George Washington 68, Rhode Island 52
Davidson 66, La Salle 58