Atlantic 10 teams go 5-1 and give a Top 25 team a scare on Wednesday night. Plus Coach Daynia La-Force picks up her first win at Rhode Island and La Salle wins a "Big Five" showdown! Here are the results:
#23 Syracuse 90, Duquesne 84
UMass 68, Maine 60
George Mason 110, Delaware State 91
Rhode Island 75, UMass Lowell 66
George Washington 88, Bowie State 45
La Salle 57, Penn 29
THURSDAY:
VCU at Maryland Eastern Shore, 6pm
Davidson at Gardner-Webb, 7pm
Longwood at Richmond, 7pm
St. Bonaventure at Toledo, 7pm
RVA Sports Network Coverage of Women's Basketball, Part of Our Year Of Women's Sports Initiative!
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
TUESDAY FINALS...
In a matinee in Lynchburg, VCU fell for the first time this season at the hands of the Liberty Flames, 69-53. Camille Calhoun led the Rams, now 2-1, with 17 points.
In a "Big Five" battle in Philly in their home opener, Saint Joseph's missed a chance to win in regulation, but made up for it with tough play in the final minute of overtime to knock off rival Temple 78-74. Ciara Andrews and Kathleen Fitzpatrick each scored 14 points for the Hawks (1-1).
Defending tournament champion Fordham notched their first win of the season, 61-37 at home over Mount St. Mary's. The Rams (1-2) next host Hofstra of the CAA on Friday night.
Updated non-conference standings are to the right of the page.
In a "Big Five" battle in Philly in their home opener, Saint Joseph's missed a chance to win in regulation, but made up for it with tough play in the final minute of overtime to knock off rival Temple 78-74. Ciara Andrews and Kathleen Fitzpatrick each scored 14 points for the Hawks (1-1).
Defending tournament champion Fordham notched their first win of the season, 61-37 at home over Mount St. Mary's. The Rams (1-2) next host Hofstra of the CAA on Friday night.
Updated non-conference standings are to the right of the page.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Weekend Results: VCU, Richmond Lone Unbeatens....
SATURDAY:
East Carolina 66, Rhode Island 38
SUNDAY:
Richmond 65, Georgetown 57 (Spiders improve to 2-0)
VCU 55, Presbyterian 36 (Rams improve to 2-0)
Princeton 79, Duquesne 62
Syracuse 59, Fordham 42
James Madison 76, St. Bonaventure 43
Gonzaga 75, Dayton 65
Morehead State 79, George Mason 70
Central Michigan 72, UMass 70
East Carolina 66, Rhode Island 38
SUNDAY:
Richmond 65, Georgetown 57 (Spiders improve to 2-0)
VCU 55, Presbyterian 36 (Rams improve to 2-0)
Princeton 79, Duquesne 62
Syracuse 59, Fordham 42
James Madison 76, St. Bonaventure 43
Gonzaga 75, Dayton 65
Morehead State 79, George Mason 70
Central Michigan 72, UMass 70
Friday, November 14, 2014
OPENING NIGHT FINALS:
On an emotional afternoon at the Robins Center, Richmond women's basketball honored the memories of Associate Head Coach Ginny Doyle and Director of Basketball Operations Natalie Lewis, lost in a May hot-air balloon accident, with ceremonies, and with victory.
Liz Brown scored 17 points as the Spiders (1-0) knocked off Providence from the Big East 76-59 in their season opener.
VCU got their first victory for new head coach Beth O'Boyle, 84-75 over Wagner Friday at the Siegel Center. Camille Calhoun had 21 points and 16 rebounds for the 1-0 Rams, who host Presbyterian Sunday afternoon.
George Mason, meanwhile, knocked off Virginia Tech 77-69 at the Patriot Center to move to 1-0. Taylor Brown scored a career-high 35 points as the Patriots beat the Hokies for the first time in 25 years.
OTHER FINALS:
Marshall 61, Rhode Island 45
Iona 72, Fordham 51
Temple 75, La Salle 72
Furman 67, Davidson 60
Florida Gulf Coast 88, George Washington 75
St. Bonaventure 62, Canisius 46
Western Michigan 61, UMass 43
Washington State 76, Dayton 60
Indiana State 63, Saint Louis 60
Rutgers 76, Saint Joseph's 52
Liz Brown scored 17 points as the Spiders (1-0) knocked off Providence from the Big East 76-59 in their season opener.
VCU got their first victory for new head coach Beth O'Boyle, 84-75 over Wagner Friday at the Siegel Center. Camille Calhoun had 21 points and 16 rebounds for the 1-0 Rams, who host Presbyterian Sunday afternoon.
George Mason, meanwhile, knocked off Virginia Tech 77-69 at the Patriot Center to move to 1-0. Taylor Brown scored a career-high 35 points as the Patriots beat the Hokies for the first time in 25 years.
OTHER FINALS:
Marshall 61, Rhode Island 45
Iona 72, Fordham 51
Temple 75, La Salle 72
Furman 67, Davidson 60
Florida Gulf Coast 88, George Washington 75
St. Bonaventure 62, Canisius 46
Western Michigan 61, UMass 43
Washington State 76, Dayton 60
Indiana State 63, Saint Louis 60
Rutgers 76, Saint Joseph's 52
OPENING DAY SCHEDULE!
It's FINALLY time to play for real! The Road To RVA hits a big milestone today as the following games will be played (all times eastern):
Iona at Fordham, 11:30AM
Providence at Richmond, 4PM
La Salle at Temple, 4:30PM
Virginia Tech at George Mason, 5PM
Davidson at Furman, 6PM
George Washington at Florida Gulf Coast, 7PM
Wagner at VCU, 7PM
Canisius at St. Bonaventure, 7PM
Saint Joseph's at Rutgers, 7PM
Saint Louis at Indiana State, 7:05PM
UMass at Western Michigan, 8:30PM
Dayton at Washington State, 10PM
NOTE: In the lone Saturday game, Rhode Island plays its first game for new head coach Daynia La-Force when they welcome East Carolina for a game at 3pm.
Score updates will be posted for all Atlantic 10 women's teams all season long on Twitter at @TheRVASportsNet as the Road To RVA is fully underway!
Iona at Fordham, 11:30AM
Providence at Richmond, 4PM
La Salle at Temple, 4:30PM
Virginia Tech at George Mason, 5PM
Davidson at Furman, 6PM
George Washington at Florida Gulf Coast, 7PM
Wagner at VCU, 7PM
Canisius at St. Bonaventure, 7PM
Saint Joseph's at Rutgers, 7PM
Saint Louis at Indiana State, 7:05PM
UMass at Western Michigan, 8:30PM
Dayton at Washington State, 10PM
NOTE: In the lone Saturday game, Rhode Island plays its first game for new head coach Daynia La-Force when they welcome East Carolina for a game at 3pm.
Score updates will be posted for all Atlantic 10 women's teams all season long on Twitter at @TheRVASportsNet as the Road To RVA is fully underway!
Monday, November 10, 2014
"14 in 14" Preview #5: Richmond Spiders
No one can understand the unique atmosphere and circumstances that face the players, coaches, and staff at the University of Richmond as the new season dawns.
There will be a hole that exists with the team no matter what, as they continue, both individually and collectively, continue to mourn, and get used to, the loss of associate head coach Ginny Doyle and director of basketball operations Natalie Lewis in a tragic hot air balloon accident near Doswell on May 9th. With this most difficult burden to bear, the team will hope to take solace and refuge by getting to work, and resolving to make this the most successful season Richmond can possibly have.
TEAM: Richmond Spiders
HEAD COACH: Michael Shaffer (10th season, William & Mary '94)
2013-14 RECORD: 14-16 (8-8 in A-10)
RETURNING STARTERS:
--Genevieve Okoro (6' redshirt senior forward): 11.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg
--Keri Soppe (5' 9" senior guard): 5.5 ppg, 86% FT percentage
--Olivia Healy (5' 11" sophomore guard): 12.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg
--Janelle Hubbard (5' 8" sophomore guard): 11.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
RVA Sports Network spoke with Coach Shaffer about this most difficult of offseasons and how the Spiders hope to respond.
1) How have you been able to find balance between the healing process and coaching responsibilites so that you can translate that balance to your players?
Shaffer: "I think the biggest thing, and I've urged our team to do this as well, is to dig deeper within ourselves. To really look inside yourself and start to deal with some emotions, deal with some feelings that I don't think people normally do, particularly in this generation, where we are culturally, and in society right now. Everything's instant, and on the surface. Our "friends" are on Facebook and not in real life, so I've urged them to allow themselves to dig, and to go deeper, and that's what I've done. What it's allowed me to do, is to be a little more compassionate, a little bit more understanding of the process as opposed to the end result. I focus more on the process and I've urged our team to do that. I think they're doing a really good job of that.
But there's days. There's days for me, there's days for the players, there's days for the staff. We're nowhere close to out of the woods, but it does feel really good to be together and be on the floor."
2) Let's talk about the players: how is Olivia returning from her injury, how is the team itself doing?
Shaffer: "I think the players are doing great. We've got five newcomers, and I think that's a positive. Now I don't know if it's a positive situation when it comes to winning games, but it's a positive thing in terms of healing, not that they weren't involved, they were recruited by Ginny and things like that, but they bring a new energy and a new life, and that's one-third of your team.
As for Liv, she's still in rehab mode. She's in practice, not in contact, but anticipate that she will be. Having her back will change our dynamics a little bit. We're different than we've been in the past. We're bigger, we have more strength, and we're actually faster, so we can put a few different combinations out there that I don't think people have seen from us in the past.
3) Does having these new abilites and traits make you have to change what you do as a coach philosophically based on what you have?
Shaffer: "What it does is, I like the way we play, I like the way we cut and move, and with the new rules and with freedom of movement being an emphasis, that's kind of where we've been. At the same time, as the season wears on, that freedom of movement kind of gets lost a little bit, and you'll need to have some strength and size, and bulk inside, so we recruited for that reason to get that. At the same time, if there's incidental contact, you still have to be able to play through it. These kids will be able to do that."
OUTLOOK: When Shaffer was asked what a "successful season" for his squad would be in the midst of all that has happened over the last six months, he quickly responded, "Winning The A-10". He also added he doesn't see a middle ground here, either they will win or, in his words, "fall on our face".
That may be tough for Spiders fans to read, but his sincerity, and his realistic look on the unique make-up of physical, psychological and emotional issues that will either help make or break the Spiders is refreshing. Many coaches would hide it away, put it in a box until the off-season.
On the court, a healthy Olivia Healy does wonders for Richmond. She was in the hunt for Atlantic 10 Rookie of The Year until she was lost to a knee injury in late January. When she does return, she'll need to make increasing shooting percentage, both from the field and the free throw line, a top priority.
Janelle Hubbard needs to have a better season after a stellar freshman campaign, and someone needs to step up to join Okoro down low so teams don't laser-focus on Genevieve.
Richmond-area fans will be rooting for two freshman to see playing, as Glen Allen grad Alicia Hudalla, a 6' 1" forward and Monacan grad Micaela Parson, a 5' 7" guard join the Spiders.
The Spiders don't want mediocrity. They want a special season, for people who were very special to them. If they strike the right balance between playing with emotion and playing with efficiency, it can certainly happen.
There will be a hole that exists with the team no matter what, as they continue, both individually and collectively, continue to mourn, and get used to, the loss of associate head coach Ginny Doyle and director of basketball operations Natalie Lewis in a tragic hot air balloon accident near Doswell on May 9th. With this most difficult burden to bear, the team will hope to take solace and refuge by getting to work, and resolving to make this the most successful season Richmond can possibly have.
TEAM: Richmond Spiders
HEAD COACH: Michael Shaffer (10th season, William & Mary '94)
2013-14 RECORD: 14-16 (8-8 in A-10)
RETURNING STARTERS:
--Genevieve Okoro (6' redshirt senior forward): 11.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg
--Keri Soppe (5' 9" senior guard): 5.5 ppg, 86% FT percentage
--Olivia Healy (5' 11" sophomore guard): 12.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg
--Janelle Hubbard (5' 8" sophomore guard): 11.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
RVA Sports Network spoke with Coach Shaffer about this most difficult of offseasons and how the Spiders hope to respond.
1) How have you been able to find balance between the healing process and coaching responsibilites so that you can translate that balance to your players?
Shaffer: "I think the biggest thing, and I've urged our team to do this as well, is to dig deeper within ourselves. To really look inside yourself and start to deal with some emotions, deal with some feelings that I don't think people normally do, particularly in this generation, where we are culturally, and in society right now. Everything's instant, and on the surface. Our "friends" are on Facebook and not in real life, so I've urged them to allow themselves to dig, and to go deeper, and that's what I've done. What it's allowed me to do, is to be a little more compassionate, a little bit more understanding of the process as opposed to the end result. I focus more on the process and I've urged our team to do that. I think they're doing a really good job of that.
But there's days. There's days for me, there's days for the players, there's days for the staff. We're nowhere close to out of the woods, but it does feel really good to be together and be on the floor."
2) Let's talk about the players: how is Olivia returning from her injury, how is the team itself doing?
Shaffer: "I think the players are doing great. We've got five newcomers, and I think that's a positive. Now I don't know if it's a positive situation when it comes to winning games, but it's a positive thing in terms of healing, not that they weren't involved, they were recruited by Ginny and things like that, but they bring a new energy and a new life, and that's one-third of your team.
As for Liv, she's still in rehab mode. She's in practice, not in contact, but anticipate that she will be. Having her back will change our dynamics a little bit. We're different than we've been in the past. We're bigger, we have more strength, and we're actually faster, so we can put a few different combinations out there that I don't think people have seen from us in the past.
3) Does having these new abilites and traits make you have to change what you do as a coach philosophically based on what you have?
Shaffer: "What it does is, I like the way we play, I like the way we cut and move, and with the new rules and with freedom of movement being an emphasis, that's kind of where we've been. At the same time, as the season wears on, that freedom of movement kind of gets lost a little bit, and you'll need to have some strength and size, and bulk inside, so we recruited for that reason to get that. At the same time, if there's incidental contact, you still have to be able to play through it. These kids will be able to do that."
OUTLOOK: When Shaffer was asked what a "successful season" for his squad would be in the midst of all that has happened over the last six months, he quickly responded, "Winning The A-10". He also added he doesn't see a middle ground here, either they will win or, in his words, "fall on our face".
That may be tough for Spiders fans to read, but his sincerity, and his realistic look on the unique make-up of physical, psychological and emotional issues that will either help make or break the Spiders is refreshing. Many coaches would hide it away, put it in a box until the off-season.
On the court, a healthy Olivia Healy does wonders for Richmond. She was in the hunt for Atlantic 10 Rookie of The Year until she was lost to a knee injury in late January. When she does return, she'll need to make increasing shooting percentage, both from the field and the free throw line, a top priority.
Janelle Hubbard needs to have a better season after a stellar freshman campaign, and someone needs to step up to join Okoro down low so teams don't laser-focus on Genevieve.
Richmond-area fans will be rooting for two freshman to see playing, as Glen Allen grad Alicia Hudalla, a 6' 1" forward and Monacan grad Micaela Parson, a 5' 7" guard join the Spiders.
The Spiders don't want mediocrity. They want a special season, for people who were very special to them. If they strike the right balance between playing with emotion and playing with efficiency, it can certainly happen.
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