MIDWEEK SCOREBOARD

TUESDAY:
La Salle 57, St. Bonaventure 45

WEDNESDAY:
Dayton 55, Richmond 39
George Mason 59, Davidson 55
George Washington 72, Rhode Island 44
Saint Louis 77, VCU 72

THURSDAY:
Fordham 44, Saint Joseph's 39

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

Contenders are separating from pretenders as the first weekend in February may, or may not, provide a little clarity as to how the tournament field will shake out three weeks from now. Here's the schedule/scoreboard:

SATURDAY:

Dayton 68, VCU 48
George Washington 79, La Salle 65
Davidson 63, UMass 59
Fordham 57, St. Bonaventure 45

SUNDAY:

Richmond 67, Rhode Island 51
Duquesne 76, George Mason 57
Saint Joseph's 66, Saint Louis 63

Weekly Awards: VCU's Maddox Named Rookie Of The Week

(Press Release Courtesy of Atlantic 10):

Duquesne’s Szamosi, Saint Louis’ Kemph Share A-10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors

VCU’s Jailyn Maddox Named Rookie of the Week

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Duquesne’s Amadea Szamosi and Saint Louis’ Jackie Kemph were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while VCU freshman Jailyn Maddox earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, announced Monday, were for games played Jan. 23-29.

Szamosi averaged 20.5 points and 12.0 rebounds over two wins last week for the Dukes. The senior from Pecs, Hungary, shot 16-of-25 (.640) from the field and recorded double-doubles in both games last week with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Richmond followed by 24 points and 14 rebounds against GW.

Kemph led Saint Louis in wins over George Washington and Fordham last week to put the Billikens in sole possession of second place in the league standings.  The junior from Arlington Heights, Ill., had 24 points and six assists against GW along with 15 points and seven rebounds in the win over Fordham. For the week, Kemph averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists on 13-of-23 (.565) shooting. 

Maddox scored a career-high 15 points in VCU’s win over Massachusetts on Saturday. The freshman from Hoover, Ala., led the Rams in scoringSaturday and was 3-of-6 from behind the arc to help VCU extend their current three-game winning streak.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Dayton’s Kelley Austria led Dayton to a pair of A-10 victories over George Mason and Rhode Island this past week, averaging 16.5 points per game. Dayton freshman Jayla Scaife averaged 8.5 points and 5.5 rebounds off the bench for the Flyers last week…Fordham’s G’Mrice Davis recorded her 14^th double-double of the season against Saint Louis on Saturday with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Fordham freshman Anna Kelly recorded 11 points and nine rebounds along with two assists in 22 minutes of play against SLU…George Washington’s Lexi Martins poured in 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting to go with eight rebounds in GW’s road loss to Saint Louis. GW freshman Kendall Bresee averaged 8.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists last week for the Colonials…La Salle’s Amy Griffin hit the game-winning shot over George Mason on Saturday to extend La Salle’s winning streak to four games. She averaged 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals for the week…Rhode Island’s Dina Motrechuk recorded four blocked shots this week, giving her 53 for the season. She is the first URI player in 36 years to record 50 or more blocks in a season…Richmond’s Micaela Parson had 23 points and 12 rebounds in a road win over Davidson, recording her first double-double of her career…Saint Joseph’s Chelsea Woodsaveraged 18.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and shot 54.5 percent from the field over wins against Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure.

SCHEDULE/SCORES: JANUARY WINDS DOWN

We are just a month away from the new first round format of the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship! Here's the schedule and scores for games through February 1st as we getting ready to make the turn and hit the homestretch of the regular season.

Here's a reminder of the tournament format this season:

--The #1 and #2 seeds earn byes to March 3 quarterfinals at Richmond Coliseum.
--Remaining seeds square off in first round games on campus sites at higher seed the weekend of February 25 and 26:

#14 at #3
#13 at #4
#12 at #5
#11 at #6
#10 at #7
#9 at #8

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TUESDAY JANUARY 24:
Dayton 60, George Mason 48

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25:
Saint Joseph's 75, Rhode Island 49
La Salle 68, UMass 64
St. Bonaventure 70, Davidson 51
Duquesne 73, Richmond 61

THURSDAY JANUARY 26:
Saint Louis 67, George Washington 59

SATURDAY JANUARY 28:
La Salle 59, George Mason 57
VCU 55, UMass 52
Richmond 61, Davidson 52
Dayton 81, Rhode Island 51
Saint Louis 82, Fordham 58

SUNDAY JANUARY 29:
Saint Joseph's 70, St. Bonaventure 53
Duquesne 73, George Washington 63

TUESDAY JANUARY 31:
VCU 57, Richmond 55

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1:
George Washington 63, Fordham 46
Saint Louis 81, UMass 60
Dayton 68, Davidson 52
Saint Joseph's 60, Duquesne 58
La Salle 58, Rhode Island 49

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

We're just over a month away from the start of the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship, and wins are more precious than ever, as two teams will earn byes straight to the quarterfinals at the Richmond Coliseum on March 3rd, while six other teams, by clinching seeds three through eight, will host a first round game on campus the final week of February.

Here's a look at this weekend's action as the stakes draw even higher in conference play:

SATURDAY JANUARY 21:

La Salle 65, Davidson 58
Saint Louis 68, Rhode Island 50
VCU 61, Fordham 58
George Washington 60, UMass 54 (2 OT)
Dayton 64, Saint Joseph's 57 (OT)
St. Bonaventure 69, Duquesne 56

SUNDAY JANUARY 22:

George Mason 54, Richmond 50

Wednesday/Thursday Games

Fordham becomes the final A-10 team to lose in conference play as Saint Joseph's wins its fourth straight, while Davidson wins its first conference game, and Saint Louis is routed, while VCU wins and Richmond falls short in Wednesday night action.

WEDNESDAY:

VCU 68, Rhode Island 57
Davidson 58, George Mason 54
Duquesne 94, Saint Louis 65
Saint Joseph's 47, Fordham 44
La Salle 63, Richmond 58

THURSDAY:

St. Bonaventure 55, UMass 38

Weekly Honors: Colonials, Minutewomen Earn Awards.....

George Washington’s Martins Named A-10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

Massachusetts’ Leidel Named A-10 Rookie of the Week

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — George Washington’s Lexi Martins was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while Massachusetts’ freshman Hailey Leidel earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, announced Monday, were for games played Jan. 9-15.

Martins continued her strong performance in conference play averaging a double-double in two standout performances last week to lead the Colonials to a 2-0 week. She opened her week with 16 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime win at George Mason on Wednesday. Against Davidson, the graduate student from Irvington, N.Y., was 7-of-11 (.636) from the field on the way to a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double. For the week, she averaged 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks.

Leidel had a huge week in leading UMass to a pair of victories this week with a road win at Davidson followed by a home win against Duquesne. The freshman from Brownstown, Mich., hit the game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer against the Wildcats highlighting a week in which she averaged 21 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals.  In the road win at Davidson, Leidel scored 20 points and was 5-of-11 beyond the arc. In the win over Duquesne, she scored 22 points with eight rebounds and five steals. Overall, she was 9-of-20 (.450) from 3-point range and 11-of-12 (.910) at the free throw line over two games.

Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll

Davidson’s Mackenzie Latt averaged a double-double for the week in games against UMass and George Washington with 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds last week…Dayton’s Kelley Austria became the 24th Dayton Flyer to score 1,000 points in her career with 18 points in the win at Duquesne on Tuesday. Dayton freshman Jayla Scaife had 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field against Saint Louis…George Mason’s Kara Wright averaged 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Patriots. Freshman teammate Jacy Bolton posted her first career double-double 14 points and 10 rebounds in a win over VCU…Rhode Island freshman Nicole Jorgensen averaged 10.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game over two contests. She recorded her second career double-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes off the bench against Richmond…Janelle Hubbard scored in double-figures in both games last week for the Spiders, averaging 12.5 points over two contests. Richmond freshman Amy Duggan had eight points and three steals in the road victory over Rhode Island…St. Bonaventure’s Gabby Richmondaveraged 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds over two games for the Bonnies…Saint Joseph’s Adashia Franklyn averaged a double-double, 11.0 points and 10.0 rebounds, over two games last week as the Hawks recorded victories against VCU and La Salle.