A-10 Weekly Honors: Richmond's Hinds-Clarke Nabs Rookie Honors Again

Davis, Stipanovich Share A-10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors

Richmond’s Hinds-Clarke Earns Second Straight Rookie of the Week Honor

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Fordham’s G’Mrice Davis and Saint Louis’ Sadie Stipanovich were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while Richmond freshman Jaide Hinds-Clarke (pictured in white, #1 below) earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, announced Monday, were for games played Dec. 26 – Jan. 1.

Davis averaged 14.0 points and 13.3 rebounds and was 17-of-36 (.472) from the field over three games last week for the Rams. The junior from Philadelphia, recorded a double-double in all three games last week, including 13 points and 15 rebounds against Buffalo, 10 points and 14 rebounds against UNC Asheville and 19 points and 11 rebounds against Rhode Island.

Stipanovich averaged 22.0 points and 7.0 rebounds over two games last week for the Billikens. The senior from St. Louis, scored 33 points on 14-of-22 shooting in a 106-69 win against Davidson in Saint Louis’ conference opener. The 14 made field goals were a career-high for Stipanovich and the 33 points were two short of tying a career-high. In only 14 minutes against Lipscomb earlier in the week, Stipanovich had 11 points and seven rebounds in 83-38 victory.

Hinds-Clarke averaged 11.0 points and 3.5 rebounds on 10-of 13 (.769) shooting from the field as the Spiders recorded wins against Morgan State and Saint Joseph’s. The freshman from Westwood, N.J., has now scored in double-figures in three consecutive games.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Dayton’s Jenna Burdette averaged 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in the Flyers’ three games last week, guiding Dayton to a 2-1 record. The junior point guard capped off the week with 21 points, five rebounds, and nine assists in the win over Massachusetts. Dayton freshman Jayla Scaife averaged 7.7 points off the bench for the Flyers last week including a 14-point performance against Liberty on Wednesday, going 3-of-4 from three-point range…George Mason’s Kara Wrightaveraged 14.7 points and 4.0 assists in three games last week for the Patriots. Wright had 20 points and eight rebounds in a 52-49 win over St. Bonaventure…George Washington’s Lexi Martins had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Colonials’ 75-40 win against Duquesne…La Salle’s Amy Griffin scored a season-high 27 points and added seven rebounds in a win over Missouri-Kansas City. She followed with 16 points and five rebounds against VCU on Sunday…Rhode Island’s Charise Wilson averaged 33.5 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists last week…Richmond’s Lauren Tolson had 10 points and 11 rebounds against Morgan State and followed with 17 points and nine rebounds against Saint Joseph’s…St. Bonaventure’s Mariah Ruff averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals to start conference play for the Bonnies…Saint Joseph’sAdashia Franklyn set a new school single-game rebound record this weekend with 25 rebounds against Richmond. For the week, she averaged 16.5 points and 15 rebounds for the Hawks…VCU’s Curteeona Brelove had 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Brown and followed it with a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against La Salle. 

Let The Conference Season Really Begin!

On this New Year's Eve, some teams have a conference game in the books. For others, this weekend marks the beginning of conference play. The push to a top seed for the Atlantic 10 Tournament in early March begins in earnest as the calendar pushes to 2017.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 31ST:

Richmond 70, Saint Joseph's 52
Saint Louis 106, Davidson 69
Dayton 77, UMass 65
George Mason 52, St. Bonaventure 49

SUNDAY JANUARY 1ST:

VCU 61, La Salle 56
George Washington 75, Duquesne 40
Fordham 74, Rhode Island 69

HOLIDAY HOOPS: Final Non-Conference Action Before 2017

Atlantic 10 teams are getting in their final non-conference tests before fully turning their attention to what will prove to be one of the most unpredictable conference seasons in Atlantic 10 history. We'll keep you posted on scores and schedules as we approach the turn to conference play and to 2017! (NOTE: Bold, italized game is conference game).

WEDNESDAY 12/21:

Wake Forest 60, VCU 54
Buffalo 68, St. Bonaventure 47
Dayton 77, Old Dominion 69 (Florida Sunshine Classic, Winter Park, FL)
La Salle 78, Delaware State 38
Charlotte 93, Davidson 79
#14 Stanford 71, George Washington 62
#4 Maryland 77, Duquesne 57
Saint Louis 72, Missouri 61

THURSDAY 12/22:

Fordham 92, Niagara 69
Hofstra 75, Saint Joseph's 64

FRIDAY 12/23:

George Washington 74, Loyola (MD) 64

TUESDAY 12/27:

Florida International 58, UMass 57 (FIU Holiday Classic, Miami)
Drexel 82, George Mason 71 (FIU Holiday Classic, Miami)
Richmond 54, Morgan State 37

WEDNESDAY 12/28:

Drexel 65, UMass 47 (FIU Holiday Classic, Miami)
George Mason 67, Florida International 51 (FIU Holiday Classic, Miami)
La Salle 64, UMKC 59
St. Bonaventure 78, Rhode Island 69
Dayton 82, Liberty 53 (Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, VA)
James Madison 85, Saint Joseph's 72

THURSDAY 12/29:

Buffalo 58, Fordham 54 (Fordham Holiday Classic, Bronx, NY)
VCU 85, Brown 72
Duquesne 63, Pitt 54
Mercer 67, Davidson 60
Virginia 66, Dayton 56 (Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, VA)
Saint Louis 83, Lipscomb 38

FRIDAY 12/30:
Fordham 55, UNC Asheville 42 (Fordham Holiday Classic, Bronx, NY)

Weekend Scoreboard

The first Atlantic 10 conference game took place Thursday night as the 2014 champions, Fordham, knocked off the 2016 runner-up Duquesne 64-51. By Sunday night, over half of the teams in the conference will have had one conference game. (NOTE: Conference games noted with "*")

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1:
Fordham 64, Duquesne 51*

FRIDAY DECEMBER 2:
George Washington 81, VCU 67*
Dayton 61, Morgan State 42

SATURDAY DECEMBER 3:
Ohio 64, Duquesne 46
East Tennessee State 76, Davidson 56
Brown 76, Rhode Island 65
Saint Louis 78, Eastern Kentucky 51
Villanova 62, Saint Joseph's 54
Richmond 63, Liberty 54 (Navy Classic, Annapolis, MD)

SUNDAY DECEMBER 4:
George Washington 72, Illinois 56
George Mason 66, UMass 55*
Fordham 56, Boston College 49
Cleveland State 69, Richmond 65 (Navy Classic, Annapolis, MD)
La Salle 54, Dayton 51
Bryant 62, Rhode Island 56 (Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament)

Washington, Alston Lead The Way In Weekly Honors

GW’s Caira Washington and La Salle’s Jasmine Alston Named A-10 Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week

Massachusetts’ Leidel Earns Rookie of the Week Honors

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — George Washington’s Caira Washington and La Salle’s Jasmine Alston were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while Massachusetts’ freshman Hailey Leidel earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, announced Monday, were for games played Nov. 21-27.

Alston recorded the fourth triple-double in college basketball this season in Saturday's win over Miami (OH) with 15 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists. For the week, the senior guard from Long Island City, N.Y., averaged 13.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists as the Explorers went 2-0 in the UNCW Thanksgiving Classic to share the tournament title with Providence. Her 18 rebounds on Saturday were a career-high and she followed that performance with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists in win over UNC Wilmington on Sunday.

Washington converted on 68 percent of her field goals and posted three consecutive double-figure scoring efforts to lead the Colonials to a 2-1 weekend at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. The senior forward from Brandywine, Md., opened her weekend with a strong performance against #11/18 Syracuse posting her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds as GW's furious comeback attempt fell just short. She also dished out three assists with two blocks against the Orange. Washington hit 7-of-10 field goals for 14 points and pulled down eight boards in Saturday's win over Florida Gulf Coast before finishing with 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Western Kentucky. For the week, she averaged 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game along with 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks.  

Leidel helped UMass win a pair of games surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday with victories over Central Connecticut State and Merrimack. The freshman guard from Browstown, Mich., averaged 21 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the week. In the win over CCSU, Leidel scored 16 points with four rebounds and a season-high seven assists. She followed that with a season-high 26 points, her second 20-point game of the year, in the win over Merrimack. Against the Warriors she hit 9-of-12 field goals including 4-of-6 three-pointers while collecting eight rebounds and handing out four assists.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Davidson’s Mackenzie Latt averaged 15.5 points per game and five rebounds during Davidson's two games vs. Toledo and Idaho State at the Cancun Challenge last week. Davidson freshman Ally Welling recorded a season-high five points and eight rebounds coming off the bench against Toledo…Duquesne’s Chassidy Omogrosso was named to the Cal Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 19.5 points over two games and recording five 3-pointers against California…Fordham’s G’mrice Davis had a career-setting weekend as she pulled down 17 rebounds against Texas Tech on Friday followed by 21 rebounds against Grambling State on Sunday…Kara Wright averaged 13 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals in three games for George Mason last week. Mason freshman Sarah Kaminski scored a career-high 17 points in a 79-75 loss at Towson on Sunday…Massachusetts’ Maggie Mulligan had a career week in leading UMass to a 2-0 record with wins over Central Connecticut and Merrimack. The junior averaged 24 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 51.4 percent (18-of-35) from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) from the free throw line… Rhode Island’s Charise Wilson scored 26 points, had six rebounds and dished out six assists in the Rams’ win over Fairfield…Richmond’s Janelle Hubbard carried the Spiders to the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament title this weekend by averaging 24.0 points per game over two games, including a 30-point effort in the championship game against FAU. Richmond freshman Jaide Hinds-Clarke averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Spiders last week in wins over Florida A&M and FAU…St. Bonaventure’s Mariah Ruff led the Bonnies to a 2-0 record at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic with wins over Austin Peay and Rider averaging 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 13-23 (.565) overall and 5-7 (.714) from three-point range. Freshman teammate Jalisha Terry averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game for the week…Saint Joseph’s Chelsea Woods led the Hawks to a 2-1 record this week and posted a career-best performance against New Mexico on Saturday with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting with 10 rebounds and six assists…Saint Louis Jordyn Frantz shot .542 (13-of-24) from the field and averaged 14.5 points per game for the Billikens.

THANKSGIVING WEEK SCOREBOARD

Monday November 21:
George Mason 60, Norfolk State 33

Tuesday November 22:
IUPUI 71, VCU 62 (OT)
Buffalo 71, Duquesne 69
#2 Connecticut 98, Dayton 65
Fordham 89, Albany 82 (2 OT)
Saint Joseph's 57, Penn 53

Wednesday November 23:
Rhode Island 72, Fairfield 65
UMass 76, Central Connecticut State 37
Saint Louis 71, Morgan State 43
Stephen F. Austin 77, George Mason 76

Thursday November 24:
Toledo 76, Davidson 41
VCU 68, American 62

Friday November 25:
Georgia Tech 81, Dayton 68 (Junkanoo Jam, Bahamas)
Texas Tech 59, Fordham 50 (Miami Thanksgiving Tourney)
Richmond 64, Florida A&M 51 (Florida Atlantic Tournament)
Idaho State 70, Davidson 58 (Cancun Challenge, Mexico)
Duquesne 65, Western Carolina 50 (Cal Classic, Berkeley, CA)
BYU 71, Saint Joseph's 56 (Thanksgiving Classic, Albuquerque, NM)
#11 Syracuse 74, George Washington 71 (Gulf Coast Showcase, Florida)
VCU 68, Villanova 66 (San Juan Shootout, Daytona Beach, FL)

Saturday November 26:
La Salle 79, Miami (OH) 70
St. Bonaventure 58, Austin Peay 57
Little Rock 56, Saint Louis 43
Creighton 56, Dayton 53
California 86, Duquesne 66
George Washington 76, Florida Gulf Coast 47
Richmond 77, Florida Atlantic 67
Saint Joseph's 79, New Mexico 67

Sunday November 27:
St. Bonaventure 60, Rider 47
Towson 79, George Mason 75
La Salle 64, UNC Wilmington 48
UMass 73, Merrimack 44
Fordham 59, Grambling State 53
George Washington 68, Western Kentucky 49

THE WEEK: November 14-20

Here's a look at score and schedules as this first full week of non-conference action is underway!

MONDAY NOVEMBER 14TH:
Temple 86, La Salle 70
#1 Notre Dame 67, Fordham 36 (Preseason WNIT)
UMass 70, North Dakota State 58

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH:
Toledo 65, Rhode Island 60
Minnesota 79, VCU 69
George Mason 64, LIU-Brooklyn 48

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16TH:
Central Florida 57, Davidson 38
George Washington 77, Coppin State 46
Virginia 63, Richmond 56
Canisius 74, St. Bonaventure 57
Iona 58, Saint Joseph's 57
Dayton 83, Wisconsin 64

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17TH:
Saint Louis 90, SIU-Edwardsville 49
Duquesne 71, St. John's 65
Rider 74, La Salle 61

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18TH:
Arizona 81, George Mason 70
William & Mary 67, Richmond 39
Penn 75, Rhode Island 43

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH:
Dayton 62, Princeton 56 (OT)
Fordham 65, Little Rock 43
Iowa 71, UMass 30
Duquesne 61, Iona 58
VCU 66, Campbell 53
Radford 44, Davidson 40
Delaware 43, St. Bonaventure 40

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH:
George Washington 72, Villanova 69
La Salle 63, American 59
Rhode Island 78, Samford 63
Saint Louis 68, Bradley 58
Richmond 55, Appalachian State 46
UMass 59, Montana 58