Final Non-Conference Games.....

The conference schedule begins with the new year this weekend! Before that, here's a look at the last wave of non-conference scores.

MONDAY:
Rhode Island 68, Florida Int'l 50 (Surfing Santa Classic)
Saint Joseph's 104, UMBC 45 (Hawk Classic)
Richmond 54, Lafayette 46 (Cavalier Classic)
George Washington 70, Illinois 57
Ball State 79, Saint Louis 70

TUESDAY:
Hampton 59, Rhode Island 54 (Surfing Santa Classic)
Fordham 67, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 49 (Fordham Holiday Classic)
La Salle 67, Norfolk State 59 (Hawk Holiday Classic)
Saint Joseph's 76, Central Michigan 66 (Hawk Classic)
Virginia 71, Richmond 51 (Cavalier Classic)
Arizona 68, George Mason 60
St. Bonaventure 59, Canisius 47

WEDNESDAY:
Duquesne 79, Pittsburgh 65
VCU 64, North Carolina A&T 49
La Salle 65, Monmouth 50
Vanderbilt 53, Fordham 40
George Washington 82, Hartford 51
UMass 84, UMass Lowell 58
Green Bay 68, Dayton 52
James Madison 87, Davidson 45
Saint Louis 75, Bradley 58

NOTE: The conference opener, Richmond at La Salle, will air live on CBS Sports Network this Saturday morning at 11am.

CHRISTMAS WEEK SCORES....

MONDAY:
VCU 73, William & Mary 47
Tulane 66, Saint Louis 58
Notre Dame 91, Saint Joseph's 55

TUESDAY:
UMass 63, Hartford 57

WEDNESDAY:
St. Bonaventure 67, Niagara 55
Auburn 88, George Mason 59

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

Atlantic 10 teams are currently 78-54 in non-conference play, while the conference is rated eighth in RPI conference rankings as we enter the busy holiday season, the final stretch before conference play begins the first weekend of January!

UPDATE: Conference teams go 10-7 this weekend....

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17TH:
Iona 81, Saint Joseph's 75
Appalachian State 73, Richmond 59

FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH:
East Tennessee State 65, Davidson 58
Saint Louis 91, Alabama A&M 60

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19TH:
George Mason 69, Air Force 52
St. Bonaventure 62, Colgate 38
Duquesne 76, #25 St. John's 57
UMass 73, Boston University 56
VCU 74, Old Dominion 54

SUNDAY DECEMBER 20TH:
George Washington 70, Iona 65
Wake Forest 43, Richmond 33
Providence 64, Rhode Island 55 (OT)
Villanova 67, La Salle 56
Charlotte 99, Davidson 88
Dayton 85, Princeton 81
Fordham 63, Central Connecticut State 48
Saint Louis 76, Cleveland State 65 (Tulane Invitational, New Orleans)

Weekend Scoreboard

VCU wins its first game over a Top 25 team since 1988 Saturday upsetting #17 Arizona State on their home floor in the Arizona State Classic, but fell hard in the championship game Sunday, 80-61 to Toledo.

Richmond grabs a big win on the road at Providence of the Big East, while George Washington picks up a much needed victory Sunday over Memphis.

FRIDAY:
Rhode Island 57, Dartmouth 41

SATURDAY:
Richmond 57, Providence 50
VCU 57, #17 Arizona State 48
St. Bonaventure 69, Georgetown 54
Hofstra 75, Saint Joseph's 62
Fordham 74, Delaware State 58
Davidson 64, Western Carolina 51

SUNDAY:
Toledo 80, VCU 61 (Arizona State Classic Championship)
George Washington 68, Memphis 62
Duquesne 79, Buffalo 62
Purdue 61, Dayton 58
UMBC 60, La Salle 29

Scoreboard, Schedule This Week....

MONDAY:
Saint Louis 67, Missouri-St. Louis 31

TUESDAY:
Brown 67, Rhode Island 63
Furman 69, Richmond 62
St. Bonaventure 73, Stony Brook 68 (2 OT)

WEDNESDAY:
Dayton 83, Toledo 57
Saint Joseph's 63, Lehigh 62
Radford 79, Davidson 68
UMass 86, Bryant 69
VCU 58, UNC Wilmington 45
Georgetown 63, George Mason 57
La Salle 71, Howard 68
Saint Louis 63, Memphis 57

THURSDAY:
Duquesne 68, Central Michigan 49
Delaware 55, Fordham 48
Florida Gulf Coast 64, George Washington 60

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