Schedule/Scoreboard: November 27--December 3

MONDAY 11/27:

William & Mary 73, Davidson 55

TUESDAY 11/28:

Quinnipiac 72, Dayton 66

WEDNESDAY 11/29:

William & Mary 78, Richmond 64
George Mason 82, Maryland Eastern Shore 68
La Salle 66, Penn 59
UMass 64, Incarnate Word 45
UNC Wilmington 83, VCU 67
Fordham 54, Manhattan 48
Temple 69, Saint Joseph's 66
Delaware 53, St. Bonaventure 52
Vanderbilt 74, Saint Louis 69

THURSDAY 11/30:

Duquesne 87, St Francis (PA) 68

FRIDAY 12/1:

Quinnipiac 81, Richmond 65
Saint Louis 48, Little Rock 45
UTRGV 67, UMass 59

SATURDAY 12/2:

Wisconsin 71, La Salle 60
UMass 85, Mississippi Valley State 46
Bryant 58, Rhode Island 52
South Florida 83, George Washington 78
Duquesne 83, Central Connecticut State 58

SUNDAY 12/3:

Villanova 79, Saint Joseph's 44
Mercer 69, Davidson 54
Fordham 58, Pittsburgh 55
Providence 65, Rhode Island 41

Thanksgiving Week Honor Roll: George Mason Takes Top Honors

George Mason’s Natalie Butler, Nic Cardaño-Hillary Earn A-10 Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Awards are for games played Nov. 20-26

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — George Mason’s Natalie Butler was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while teammate Nic Cardaño-Hillary earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards were for games played Nov. 20-26.

Butler helped the Patriots to a 3-1 week, averaging 17.8 points, 13.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 assists while recording four double-doubles last week. The graduate transfer from Fairfax Station, Va., had one of the best games of her career against Drake in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic on Friday in Boulder, Colo. She scored a career-high 26 points and shot a personal-best 10-of-13 from the field. She also grabbed 11 rebounds as the Patriots won their sixth straight for their longest winning streak in six years. She capped off the week with 17 points, 17 rebounds - the most by a Mason player in four years - three blocks and two assists in a loss to Colorado in the championship game of the Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic. Butler has posted seven straight double-doubles, which is tied for the most in the country. She also leads all of Division I with 107 rebounds.

Cardaño-Hillary continued her great start to her freshman season, averaging 16.3 points and 3.3 assists in four games last week. The freshman from Madrid, Spain, has now scored in double figures in all eight games of her collegiate career. On Friday, she scored 21 points in a 87-75 victory over Drake for the Patriots' sixth straight win in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic in Boulder, Colo. It marked the third time this year she has scored more than 20 points. She made four 3-pointers and was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. She also dished out a career-high six assists against the Bulldogs. She followed that performance with 17 points and three assists in a loss on Saturday against Colorado in the championship game of the tournament.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Davidson’s Justine Lyon averaged a team-best 16.0 points for the week and a had a season-high 23 points against Princeton. Freshman Katie Turner averaged 11.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in games against UNC Asheville and Princeton…Dayton’s Jenna Burdette averaged 15.5 points and shot 60 percent from the field last week. She had a team-high 19 points in a loss to Toledo Wednesday…Duquesne’s Chassidy Omogrossotied a career-high with 25 points en route to earning MVP honors at the Cavalier Classic. For the week, she averaged 22.3 points as the Dukes recorded wins over Iona, NC A& T and Virginia…Fordham’s G’mrice Davisrecorded her fourth consecutive double-double to begin the 2017-18 season with 14 points and 17 rebounds in a win over (RV/RV) Northern Colorado. Freshman Bre Cavanaugh posted 10 points, four rebounds and two assists over 35 minutes in the win against Northern Colorado…George Washington’s Kelli Prange was named to the All-Tournament teams at the Paradise Jam after averaging 13.0 points and 5.7 rebounds over three games. Freshman Neila Luma led George Washington with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting in a win over Wisconsin…Amy Griffin led La Salle to the Christmas City Classic title and earned MVP honors after averaging 23.0 points over two games. La Salle freshman Shaquana Edwards averaged 8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals in a 2-1 week for the Explorers…Massachusetts’ Genesis Rivera had a team-high 19 points and also added six rebounds in a thrilling win over Liberty. Freshman Paige McCormick hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lead UMass over Liberty. She finished with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting…Richmond’s Micaela Parsonled the Spiders in a 2-2 week by averaging 15.3 points and 5.8 rebounds. Freshman Alex Parson scored a career-high 27 points in a loss to Wright State…St. Bonaventure’s Mckenna Maycock averaged 19.7 points and 9.0 rebounds over three games this past week. She scored a career-high 23 points and matched a career-high with 12 rebounds in the win over UMBC…Sara Veilleux led Saint Joseph’s to a 2-0 week averaging 19.0 points per game while earning Hawk Classic MVP honors…Saint Louis’ Jackie Kemph averaged 15.7 points and 9.0 assists over three games last week…VCU’s Tera Reed recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Mercer.

Thanksgiving Week Scoreboard

MONDAY 11/20:

George Mason 71, American 53
Jacksonville State 63, Rhode Island 53

TUESDAY 11/21:

Florida 87, Richmond 80 (Savannah Invitational)
UNC Greensboro 74, VCU 61
Duquesne 80, Iona 59
St. Bonaventure 59, Bucknell 48
SIU-Edwardsville 79, Saint Louis 72

WEDNESDAY 11/22:

Richmond 100, Savannah State 63 (Savannah Invitational)
Temple 69, La Salle 52
George Mason 56, Illinois State 37
Davidson 58, UNC Asheville 50
Toledo 68, Dayton 50

THURSDAY 11/23:

Vanderbilt 69, George Washington 59 (Paradise Jam)
Wright State 85, Richmond 69 (Savannah Invitational)

FRIDAY 11/24:

George Washington 62, Wisconsin 46 (Paradise Jam)
Northeastern 64, UMass 54
Georgia State 61, VCU 56 (Georgia State Thanksgiving Classic)
Dartmouth 70, Rhode Island 54
George Mason 87, Drake 75 (Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic)
Fordham 48, Northern Colorado 33
Saint Louis 80, Cleveland State 64 (South Point Shootout, Las Vegas)

SATURDAY 11/25:

La Salle 59, New Hampshire 51 (Christmas City Classic, Bethlehem, PA)
Colorado 76, George Mason 61 (Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic)
St. Bonaventure 63, UMBC 54 (Navy Classic, Annapolis, MD)
Syracuse 74, George Washington 62 (Paradise Jam)
UMass 64, Liberty 61
Princeton 63, Davidson 57
Saint Joseph's 80, Eastern Illinois 62 (Hawk Classic)
Dayton 81, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 43
Duquesne 73, North Carolina A&T 60 (Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, VA)
LSU 71, Saint Louis 59 (South Point Shootout, Las Vegas)

SUNDAY 11/26:

Richmond 54, Old Dominion 45
Navy 86, St. Bonaventure 48 (Navy Classic)
Duquesne 74, Virginia 63 (Cavalier Classic)
Mercer 70, VCU 54 (Georgia State Thanksgiving Classic)
Saint Joseph's 87, Saint Peter's 58
La Salle 69, Lehigh 61 (Christmas City Classic)

Weekly Honor Roll: Griffin, Layfield Nab First Awards Of Season

Dayton’s Layfield, La Salle’s Griffin Share A-10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors

La Salle’s Edwards Earns Rookie of the Week Honors

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Dayton’s JaVonna Layfield and La Salle’s Amy Griffin were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while La Salle freshman Shaquana Edwards earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, the first of the 2017-18 season, were for games played over college basketball’s opening weekend that began Friday, Nov. 10.

Layfield averaged a double-double last week with 15.0 points and 16.0 rebounds over a two-game stretch last week. The senior forward from Louisville, Ky., posted a career-high 20 points and 22 rebounds in the season opening win over Harvard. The 22 rebounds were the second-most ever recorded in a single game in program history. Layfield followed that performance with another double-double grabbing 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Tulane. She was named the Tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament team at the Maine Tip-Off Tournament.

Griffin scored 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 from 3-pt range to lead the Explorers to a season-opening win over Lafayette. The senior guard/forward from Atlanta, Ga., also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and recorded seven assists and four steals.

Edwards recorded 17 points, seven assists and five rebounds in her collegiate debut in a win over Lafayette. The redshirt-freshman guard from Hartford, Conn., also collected four steals and was 7-of-14 shooting from the field including 3-of-9 from 3-pt range.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Davidson’s Justine Lyon averaged 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds this past week for the Wildcats. She has now scored in double-figures in 23 of her last 25 games overall. Davidson freshman Sarah Donovan averaged 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds over her first two collegiate appearances…Fordham’s G’mrice Davis, the nation’s returning leader in double-doubles, picked up right where she left off posting 10 points and 11 rebounds against UMBC on Friday. Freshman teammateJohanna Klug led the Rams with 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field to lead Fordham past UMBC in the season opener…George Mason freshman Nicole Cardano-Hillary scored 22 points in her collegiate debut in loss to No. 24/23 Michigan in the first round of the Preseason WNIT…George Washington’s Kelli Prange was the Colonials’ leading scorer and rebounder in both contests this weekend, averaging 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of hard-fought losses. Freshman Neila Luma averaged 6.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game for GW…UMass junior Genesis Rivera recorded a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds and was one of six scorers in double-figures against Maine-Fort Kent followed by a game-high 21 points against Towson. UMass freshman Bre-Hampton Bey averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds in two wins for the minutewomen…Rhode Island’s Elemy Colome led at scorers with 19 points, nine assists, five steals and four rebounds in URI’s win over UMass Lowell…Richmond’s Micaela Parson averaged 17.5 points per game for the Spiders on opening weekend including 23 in the road win over Columbia. Freshman teammate and younger sister, Alex Parson, averaged 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds to go along with 3.5 steals…St. Bonaventure’s Danielle Migliore scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead the Bonnies past Niagara in the season opener.  SBU freshman Emily Calabrese set a new school record for steals in a game by a freshman with four against Niagara…Alyssa Monaghan got off to the perfect start in 2017-18 after scoring a career-high 23 points on 8-of8 shooting in Saint Joseph’s 93-69 victory on Sunday. After missing the last three seasons recovering from a stroke on her freshman move-in day, SJU’s Avery Marz made her collegiate debut, playing 12 minutes and tallied three points and a pair of rebounds…Saint Louis’ Maddison Gits posted her first career double-double (16 points and 17 rebounds) in the Billikens’ 60-59 win over Indiana State.

The Week Ahead: Non-Conference Schedule/Scoreboard November 13-19

After a 14-7 start, Atlantic 10 teams look to continue a strong start to their non-conference schedules in this week before Thanksgiving. Three teams look to stay unbeaten Monday night.

MONDAY 11/13:

Loyola Marymount 62, Saint Louis 60
Minnesota 82, Rhode Island 60
American 66, La Salle 48

TUESDAY 11/14:

George Mason 80, Loyola (MD) 72 (13 pts, 7 rebs for Highland Springs grad Cam Gatling)

WEDNESDAY 11/15:

Saint Joseph's 77, Bucknell 53
Wake Forest 85, Richmond 81
Canisius 71, St. Bonaventure 69 (OT)
Furman 65, Davidson 62

THURSDAY 11/16:
Duquesne 66, Pittsburgh 53
Boston College 55, Fordham 52
George Washington 66, Towson 43
Drexel 79, La Salle 54
Minnesota 108, VCU 63

FRIDAY 11/17:

George Mason 66, Old Dominion 53
Saint Louis 79, Ole Miss 64 (Maggie Dixon Classic, Chicago)
Samford 67, Rhode Island 37
Dayton 88, Morgan State 52
North Dakota State 82, UMass 70

SATURDAY 11/18:

DePaul 86, Saint Louis 78 (Maggie Dixon Classic, Chicago)
St. Bonaventure 70, Eastern Michigan 51
Richmond 65, East Carolina 64

SUNDAY 11/19:

Saint Joseph's 73, James Madison 66
East Tennessee State 81, Duquesne 77
Davidson 59, Appalachian State 57
George Washington 65, Georgetown 54
Albany 59, Fordham 52
Dayton 61, Virginia 46
North Dakota 82, UMass 52

OPENING WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

The 2017-18 season is underway preseason favorite Dayton, the defending champions, win the Maine Tip-Off Classic, while Atlantic 10 teams overall go 14-7 in non-conference play on opening weekend.


FRIDAY 11/10:

Richmond 72, Fairfield 67  (RECAP HERE)
UMass 111, Maine-Fort Kent 45
Fordham 55, UMBC 46
Rhode Island 81, UMass Lowell 64
St. Bonaventure 76, Niagara 58
Princeton 72, George Washington 52
Charlotte 75, Duquesne 72
La Salle 74, Lafayette 47
Saint Louis 60, Indiana State 59
Davidson 70, Western Carolina 57
Michigan 75, George Mason 61
Dayton 72, Harvard 66 (Maine Tip-Off Classic)

SATURDAY 11/11:

Dayton 72, Tulane 65 (Maine Tip-Off Classic Championship)

SUNDAY 11/12:

Saint Joseph's 93, Niagara 69
Norfolk State 66, VCU 52
UMass 72, Towson 49
Duquesne 81, Winthrop 54
NC State 73, Davidson 49
Richmond 85, Columbia 79
South Dakota State 97, George Washington 88 (OT)
Siena 70, St. Bonaventure 62