Here's the schedule of the all-important final regular season games in Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball as, by Wednesday night, we'll have official brackets set for the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship.
The top two conference finishers earn byes to the quarterfinal round to be held Friday March 3rd at the Richmond Coliseum. The rest of the league will play in first round games at campus sites this weekend for the right to come to Richmond.
TUESDAY:
VCU 54, Davidson 47
Duquesne 83, St. Bonaventure 61
Saint Joseph's 57, George Mason 53 (OT)
WEDNESDAY:
George Washington 63, Richmond 44
Dayton 68, Saint Louis 62 (OT)
Fordham 66, La Salle 61 (2 OT)
Rhode Island 53, UMass 50
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Saturday, February 18, 2017
WEEKEND SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18:
VCU 77, St. Bonaventure 60
Saint Joseph's 69, Davidson 54
Rhode Island 71, Duquesne 69
George Washington 80, George Mason 49
Saint Louis 73, Richmond 66
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19:
La Salle 57, UMass 52
Fordham 66, Dayton 52
VCU 77, St. Bonaventure 60
Saint Joseph's 69, Davidson 54
Rhode Island 71, Duquesne 69
George Washington 80, George Mason 49
Saint Louis 73, Richmond 66
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19:
La Salle 57, UMass 52
Fordham 66, Dayton 52
Sunday, February 12, 2017
This Week's Games, Tournament Implications
Every game is huge with just three remaining for Atlantic 10 teams as the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship begins at the end of next week! The top two conference finishers head straight to Richmond for the March 3rd quarterfinals, while seeds three through eight will host first round games at their sites February 25th and 26th. Here's a look at the next set of games this week, and what they mean for each team.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14:
Davidson 52, Fordham 51: A crushing loss for Fordham's slight hopes for a first round bye, while the Wildcats are still alive for the #8 seed, but need a lot of help.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15:
Saint Joseph's 80, VCU 70: The Hawks shooting 71 percent in the third period and pull away from the Rams, who lose their fourth straight conference game and are in danger of starting the Atlantic 10 Championship on the road next weekend.
Richmond 56, UMass 45: Jaide Hinds-Clarke scores eleven points and grabs nine rebounds as the Spiders move past VCU in the Atlantic 10 standings, catching Duquesne for a tie for seventh place as head coach Michael Shafer earns his 200th win as Richmond coach.
Dayton 66, Duquesne 47: Dayton draws closer to the regular season title, led by Lauren Cannatelli's 24 points. The Dukes now fight Richmond and VCU for the right to start the tournament at home.
George Washington 63, St. Bonaventure 57: Lexi Martins pours in 21 points as the Colonials keep pace with Saint Louis just one game behind conference leader Dayton with two games remaining.
Saint Louis 79, La Salle 74: Sadie Stipanovich scores 28 points as the Billikens get a huge road win over one of the surprise teams in the Atlantic 10. Amy Griffin poured in 28 points of her own for the Explorers, who still look primed to host a first round game.
George Mason 60, Rhode Island 51: The frustration mounts for the Rams, winless in conference play, as the Patriots move to 6-8 behind 14 points from Tiffany Padgett and 13 points from Kara Wright.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14:
Davidson 52, Fordham 51: A crushing loss for Fordham's slight hopes for a first round bye, while the Wildcats are still alive for the #8 seed, but need a lot of help.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15:
Saint Joseph's 80, VCU 70: The Hawks shooting 71 percent in the third period and pull away from the Rams, who lose their fourth straight conference game and are in danger of starting the Atlantic 10 Championship on the road next weekend.
Richmond 56, UMass 45: Jaide Hinds-Clarke scores eleven points and grabs nine rebounds as the Spiders move past VCU in the Atlantic 10 standings, catching Duquesne for a tie for seventh place as head coach Michael Shafer earns his 200th win as Richmond coach.
Dayton 66, Duquesne 47: Dayton draws closer to the regular season title, led by Lauren Cannatelli's 24 points. The Dukes now fight Richmond and VCU for the right to start the tournament at home.
George Washington 63, St. Bonaventure 57: Lexi Martins pours in 21 points as the Colonials keep pace with Saint Louis just one game behind conference leader Dayton with two games remaining.
Saint Louis 79, La Salle 74: Sadie Stipanovich scores 28 points as the Billikens get a huge road win over one of the surprise teams in the Atlantic 10. Amy Griffin poured in 28 points of her own for the Explorers, who still look primed to host a first round game.
George Mason 60, Rhode Island 51: The frustration mounts for the Rams, winless in conference play, as the Patriots move to 6-8 behind 14 points from Tiffany Padgett and 13 points from Kara Wright.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
THE WEEKEND SCOREBOARD
We're less than two weeks away from the new First Round format for the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship with the fight for the byes for the top two teams straight to the quarterfinal round at the Richmond Coliseum heated, and right behind that, the fight for being seeds three through eight in order to host a First Round game at home.
This weekend's games will help further separate some of the pack, especially the Sunday showdown of Rams in Pittsburgh and the battle between the Spiders and Patriots in Fairfax. Here's the scoreboard:
SATURDAY:
Saint Louis 74, St. Bonaventure 58
Davidson 74, Rhode Island 64
Fordham 74, UMass 43
SUNDAY:
George Washington 52, Dayton 39
Richmond 70, George Mason 58
Saint Joseph's 67, La Salle 58
Duquesne 70, VCU 51
This weekend's games will help further separate some of the pack, especially the Sunday showdown of Rams in Pittsburgh and the battle between the Spiders and Patriots in Fairfax. Here's the scoreboard:
SATURDAY:
Saint Louis 74, St. Bonaventure 58
Davidson 74, Rhode Island 64
Fordham 74, UMass 43
SUNDAY:
George Washington 52, Dayton 39
Richmond 70, George Mason 58
Saint Joseph's 67, La Salle 58
Duquesne 70, VCU 51
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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
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
Friday, February 3, 2017
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
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
Monday, January 30, 2017
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 14th 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.
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