The 2015-16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball season is just around the corner! The Richmond Spiders on Thursday announced the non-conference portion of their schedule, which includes two holiday tournaments and home showdowns with state rivals, including an opening night tilt with Old Dominion.
The Spiders depart on Monday for a ten-day trip to Europe, where they will visit France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
To see details on all thirteen non-conference games, CLICK HERE.
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
2015-16 Conference Regular Season Pairings Announced
The Road to RVA for the 2016 Atlantic 10 Tournament took a step closer today when the conference announced its regular season pairings for each team.
Highlights include Richmond having a home and home series with defending tournament champion George Washington as well as the usual two-game series with crosstown rival VCU.
As for the Rams, they will hold home and home series with both Davidson and in-state rival George Mason.
The Rams will also host Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis, avoiding a trip to the western most outpost in the Atlantic 10. VCU must travel, though, to both George Washington and perennial power Dayton, who made it all the way to the Elite Eight in March's NCAA Tournament and saw two players, Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott, drafted into the WNBA.
The Spiders will host Saint Joseph's, Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Rhode Island.
La Salle and UMass are the only two conference teams not scheduled to appear in Richmond until the 2016 Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum beginning March 2nd.
Highlights include Richmond having a home and home series with defending tournament champion George Washington as well as the usual two-game series with crosstown rival VCU.
As for the Rams, they will hold home and home series with both Davidson and in-state rival George Mason.
The Rams will also host Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis, avoiding a trip to the western most outpost in the Atlantic 10. VCU must travel, though, to both George Washington and perennial power Dayton, who made it all the way to the Elite Eight in March's NCAA Tournament and saw two players, Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott, drafted into the WNBA.
The Spiders will host Saint Joseph's, Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Rhode Island.
La Salle and UMass are the only two conference teams not scheduled to appear in Richmond until the 2016 Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum beginning March 2nd.
2015-16 A- 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(HOME/HOME PARTNERS IN BOLD)
Davidson
Home- Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure
Home- Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure
Away- Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU, Dayton, La Salle, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s
Dayton
Home – Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis, Davidson, Fordham, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, VCU
Away – Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis, Richmond, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s
Duquesne
Home– Dayton, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Fordham, George Washington, La Salle, Massachusetts
Away – Dayton, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, George Mason, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU
Fordham
Home – Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Louis
Away – Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Richmond, VCU
George Mason
Home- George Washington, Saint Louis, VCU, Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s
Away- George Washington, Saint Louis, VCU, Davidson, Dayton, Fordham, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
George Washington
Home – Dayton, George Mason, Richmond, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, VCU
Away– Dayton, George Mason, Richmond, Davidson, Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s
La Salle
Home – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Davidson, Dayton, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, VCU
Away – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, Saint Louis
Massachusetts
Home– La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Dayton, Fordham, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, VCU
Away – La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Saint Louis
Rhode Island
Home – Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, VCU
Away – Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Fordham, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Richmond
Home– George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Rhode Island
Away –George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, George Mason, La Salle, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis
St. Bonaventure
Home– Duquesne, Fordham Massachusetts, George Mason, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Home– Duquesne, Fordham Massachusetts, George Mason, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Away – Duquesne, Fordham Massachusetts, Davidson, Dayton, La Salle, Rhode Island, VCU
Saint Joseph’s
Home – Fordham, La Salle, Richmond, Davidson, Dayton, George Washington, Rhode Island, Saint Louis
Away – Fordham, La Salle, Richmond, Duquesne, George Mason, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, VCU
Saint Louis
Home – Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond
Away – Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, VCU
VCU
Home –Davidson, George Mason, Richmond, Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
Away – Davidson, George Mason, Richmond, Dayton, George Washington La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Colonials Claim First Atlantic 10 Tournament Title In Over A Decade
Basking in the glory of an Atlantic 10 Tournament championship, the conference's Player of The Year, Jonquel Jones, refused to use the term "put the team on her back" to describe a critical stretch of the second half of Sunday's tourney final against Dayton.
But it sure looked that way.
Holding a one-point lead at 51-50, having erased an eight-point halftime deficit, Jones, in a period of 70 seconds near the midway point of the second half, nailed two three-pointers and forced a traditional three-point play in the paint, drawing a foul on the previous Player of The Year, Andrea Hoover. The Flyers called timeout to douse the fire. It was 60-52, and the Flyers never threatened again, as George Washington captured the Atlantic 10 Championship with a 75-62 win Sunday at the Richmond Coliseum.
"I just stepped into the moment in that brief period of time," Jones explained, one not interested in bringing attention to herself, preferring to defer to her teammates.
"Jonquel broke the single-season rebounding record for George Washington and I brought it up to her and she said, 'Coach, I'd prefer we not even bring it up to the team'", said head coach Jonathan Tsipis. "She stretched out today, knocked the threes down. With her, I still think the sky's the limit."
To be sure, even though Jones led the way Sunday with 21 points and six rebounds, even after being saddled with foul trouble, she certainly wasn't alone in bringing a trophy back up I-95 to the Nation's Capital.
Caira Washington, quietly and effectively, registered a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds, Chakecia Miller scored 12 points, going six-of-nine from the field, while Hannah Schaible jumped, dove, and did whatever necessary to keep plays alive, with eleven rebounds to go with her seven points. Schaible, listed a five-foot-nine, much like her opponent, Atlantic 10 Sixth Player of The Year Amber Deane, will go anywhere, do anything to get her hands on the basketball.
That attitude gave George Washington a huge advantage in rebounding, 56-34 over Dayton. It was one that made Flyers head coach Jim Jabir take notice.
"They used their athleticism and strength to wear us down," Jabir said. "We just had a conversation in the locker room and we identified the issues that cost us this game, and I asked them if they were still with me. I pointed out a loss is a good thing, if you improve."
For twenty minutes, it looked as if Dayton would erase the memories of last year's tournament final defeat at the hands of Fordham when the Flyers were the top-seed. Led by Ally Malott's twelve first-half points, Dayton took a 37-29 lead into the locker room. Jones had been on the bench for the final 10:35 of the half with two fouls. Schaible had three.
But the Colonials went work immediately in the second half, taking the lead on a Shannon Cranshaw three-point play at 40-39 just before the first media timeout at 15:58 to go. The Flyers, though suffering from cold shooting, stayed stride for stride with the Colonials for the next four minutes. Then the stage was set for the decisive 70 seconds of the contest.
After the 9-2 Jones run, and the subsequent Dayton timeout, the Colonials kept the foot on the gas. When Lauren Chase hit a jumper with 6:54 left, it was 67-54. Their defense allowed just eight more points as the Flyers could not buy a basket, mostly due to defensive adjustments Tsipis and company put into effect after halftime.
But, in the end, the victory was built, over forty minutes, when Jones was on or off the court, was built on the boards.
"Our team has a lot of pride in a lot of things, but I think the number one thing from a team effort standpoint is rebounding," Tsipis said. "We talked about how much better we could be because we could control that, we could rebound. It goes back to my first year when we had two six-foot kids in the post, we just felt like if we could emphasis that and control that, and the thing was, coming into halftime, we were doing a great job of that. I think whenever you get an offensive rebound, whether you score or not, it becomes back-breaking."
The game, fittingly, ended as Washington grabbed an offensive rebound of a missed Jones three-pointer with 38 seconds left, then, 25 seconds later, Schaible capped the Colonials scoring with a layup. 13 seconds later, they were champions.
While the Colonials grab the automatic NCAA Tournament bid, the Flyers are expected to receive an at-large bid at 25-6. Three of those six losses came at the hands of George Washington.
But it sure looked that way.
Holding a one-point lead at 51-50, having erased an eight-point halftime deficit, Jones, in a period of 70 seconds near the midway point of the second half, nailed two three-pointers and forced a traditional three-point play in the paint, drawing a foul on the previous Player of The Year, Andrea Hoover. The Flyers called timeout to douse the fire. It was 60-52, and the Flyers never threatened again, as George Washington captured the Atlantic 10 Championship with a 75-62 win Sunday at the Richmond Coliseum.
"I just stepped into the moment in that brief period of time," Jones explained, one not interested in bringing attention to herself, preferring to defer to her teammates.
"Jonquel broke the single-season rebounding record for George Washington and I brought it up to her and she said, 'Coach, I'd prefer we not even bring it up to the team'", said head coach Jonathan Tsipis. "She stretched out today, knocked the threes down. With her, I still think the sky's the limit."
To be sure, even though Jones led the way Sunday with 21 points and six rebounds, even after being saddled with foul trouble, she certainly wasn't alone in bringing a trophy back up I-95 to the Nation's Capital.
Caira Washington, quietly and effectively, registered a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds, Chakecia Miller scored 12 points, going six-of-nine from the field, while Hannah Schaible jumped, dove, and did whatever necessary to keep plays alive, with eleven rebounds to go with her seven points. Schaible, listed a five-foot-nine, much like her opponent, Atlantic 10 Sixth Player of The Year Amber Deane, will go anywhere, do anything to get her hands on the basketball.
That attitude gave George Washington a huge advantage in rebounding, 56-34 over Dayton. It was one that made Flyers head coach Jim Jabir take notice.
"They used their athleticism and strength to wear us down," Jabir said. "We just had a conversation in the locker room and we identified the issues that cost us this game, and I asked them if they were still with me. I pointed out a loss is a good thing, if you improve."
For twenty minutes, it looked as if Dayton would erase the memories of last year's tournament final defeat at the hands of Fordham when the Flyers were the top-seed. Led by Ally Malott's twelve first-half points, Dayton took a 37-29 lead into the locker room. Jones had been on the bench for the final 10:35 of the half with two fouls. Schaible had three.
But the Colonials went work immediately in the second half, taking the lead on a Shannon Cranshaw three-point play at 40-39 just before the first media timeout at 15:58 to go. The Flyers, though suffering from cold shooting, stayed stride for stride with the Colonials for the next four minutes. Then the stage was set for the decisive 70 seconds of the contest.
After the 9-2 Jones run, and the subsequent Dayton timeout, the Colonials kept the foot on the gas. When Lauren Chase hit a jumper with 6:54 left, it was 67-54. Their defense allowed just eight more points as the Flyers could not buy a basket, mostly due to defensive adjustments Tsipis and company put into effect after halftime.
But, in the end, the victory was built, over forty minutes, when Jones was on or off the court, was built on the boards.
"Our team has a lot of pride in a lot of things, but I think the number one thing from a team effort standpoint is rebounding," Tsipis said. "We talked about how much better we could be because we could control that, we could rebound. It goes back to my first year when we had two six-foot kids in the post, we just felt like if we could emphasis that and control that, and the thing was, coming into halftime, we were doing a great job of that. I think whenever you get an offensive rebound, whether you score or not, it becomes back-breaking."
The game, fittingly, ended as Washington grabbed an offensive rebound of a missed Jones three-pointer with 38 seconds left, then, 25 seconds later, Schaible capped the Colonials scoring with a layup. 13 seconds later, they were champions.
While the Colonials grab the automatic NCAA Tournament bid, the Flyers are expected to receive an at-large bid at 25-6. Three of those six losses came at the hands of George Washington.
Championship Game LIVE Blog
AT THE HALF: #2 Dayton 37, #1 George Washington 29
The Flyers and Colonials sped to a dizzying start at the Richmond Coliseum, before two big fouls on A-10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones sat her on the bench for the final ten and a half minutes of the first half.
Ally Malott took advantage, scoring a game-high 12 points and grabbing three rebounds before committing her second personal with 4:58 left. Andrea Hoover had seven points, four after Malott went to the bench, while Kelley Austria added six for Dayton.
George Washington was led by Chakecia Miller's six points, while Jones had five before leaving. Hannah Schaible added five. The Colonials outrebounded the Flyers 29-17, 15 of their rebounds were offensive, a problem that the Flyers will need to solve in the second half.
Dayton is playing for their second tournament title in four years, while George Washington is in their first tournament final in nine years.
The Flyers and Colonials sped to a dizzying start at the Richmond Coliseum, before two big fouls on A-10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones sat her on the bench for the final ten and a half minutes of the first half.
Ally Malott took advantage, scoring a game-high 12 points and grabbing three rebounds before committing her second personal with 4:58 left. Andrea Hoover had seven points, four after Malott went to the bench, while Kelley Austria added six for Dayton.
George Washington was led by Chakecia Miller's six points, while Jones had five before leaving. Hannah Schaible added five. The Colonials outrebounded the Flyers 29-17, 15 of their rebounds were offensive, a problem that the Flyers will need to solve in the second half.
Dayton is playing for their second tournament title in four years, while George Washington is in their first tournament final in nine years.
CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 George Washington vs. #2 Dayton....
Round three.
The top-seeded Colonials, 15-1 in the Atlantic 10 regular season, have arrived at their first A-10 Tournament Championship Game since 2006. The second seed, Dayton, finished 14-2 in conference play, their only losses coming to George Washington.
As these two teams opened conference play together January 4th, they will bring the Atlantic 10 portion of the 2014-15 season to a close at the Richmond Coliseum. The winner grabs the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, but the loser is assured of an at-large berth.
George Washington wants to prove they have arrived.
Dayton wants redemption after losing on this floor as the top seed to Fordham in the title game a year ago.
Follow @TheRVASportsNet for Twitter coverage during the game. We'll have halftime and post-game reports plus post-game reaction from both teams.
(Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones of George Washington in Saturday's semifinal win over Fordham. Courtesy VCUSports.com)
The top-seeded Colonials, 15-1 in the Atlantic 10 regular season, have arrived at their first A-10 Tournament Championship Game since 2006. The second seed, Dayton, finished 14-2 in conference play, their only losses coming to George Washington.
As these two teams opened conference play together January 4th, they will bring the Atlantic 10 portion of the 2014-15 season to a close at the Richmond Coliseum. The winner grabs the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, but the loser is assured of an at-large berth.
George Washington wants to prove they have arrived.
Dayton wants redemption after losing on this floor as the top seed to Fordham in the title game a year ago.
Follow @TheRVASportsNet for Twitter coverage during the game. We'll have halftime and post-game reports plus post-game reaction from both teams.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Semifinal Saturday Live Blog....
SEMIFINAL #2: #2 Dayton 74, #3 Duquesne 60
Kelley Austria made her presence known at the Atlantic 10 Tournament, leading the Flyers with 20 points and four steals as Dayton advanced to their third tournament championship game in four years with a win over Duquesne.
The Dukes stayed stride for stride with the Flyers in the first half, only down two at the break at 32-30. But Saicha Grant-Allen scored all eight of her points in the second half as the Flyers began to separate themselves from Duquesne.
Deva'Nyar Workman's basket with 13:04 left cut the deficit back to two, but Dayton would pull away from there for good, using Austria free throws, a three point shot from Ally Malott, and buckets from Grant-Allen and Amber Deane to up the lead to nine at 51-42.
The rest of the way, the Dukes played from behind, and didn't have enough spark to reel in the Flyers.
Duquesne finishes Atlantic 10 play at 13-5; they are 21-10 overall, and are expected to receive a WNIT bid a week from Monday. Dayton is now 16-2 in Atlantic 10 games, 25-5 overall, and will face #1 George Washington in Sunday's 1:30pm Championship Game. The Colonials defeated the Flyers in both of their regular season meetings.
SEMIFINAL #1: #1 George Washington 72, #4 Fordham 60:
Physicality was the rule on the Richmond Coliseum court as the top-seeded Colonials fought off a pesky Fordham team that, even after losing their on-court leader to fouls with six plus minutes to go, continued to battle to the end in defense of their tournament title of a year ago.
Jonquel Jones recorded another strong double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds for George Washington, now 28-3 overall, while Hannah Schaible went for 16 as well, a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line. Chakecia Miller added eleven for the Colonials, who shot 53.8% in the second half.
Fordham shot 38% in both halves, consistent, but not good enough to overcome George Washington having four players in double figures. Tiffany Ruffin, who led the Rams with 14 points, discussed in the post-game press conference the importance of keeping her teammates on the court focused even after the loss of Tapio.
Samantha Clark led Fordham in the first half, but picked up her third personal foul to end her flow of offensive production, and, as head coach Stephanie Gaitley pointed out after the game, forced her Rams to "go small" which was difficult against the tall powers of Jones and Caira Washington, who had ten points and eight rebounds.
The Rams are 20-11 and likely will get a bid to the WNIT. George Washington now moves to their first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game since 2006 against either Dayton or Duquesne.
SEMIFINAL #1 AT THE HALF: #1 George Washington 33, #4 Fordham 25:
An extremely physical game has taken its toll on the defending tournament champions as Fordham is saddled with major foul trouble at intermission. Samantha Clark, who leads the Rams with nine points, also has three fouls. G'mrice Davis also has three fouls while Emily Tapi and Hannah Missry each have two. Danielle Burns has six points and two rebounds off the bench for Fordham.
The top-seeded Colonials are led by Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones, closing in on a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. Chakecia Miller has seven points, while fellow First Teamer Caira Washington has six points and six boards.
The winner advances to Sunday's 1:30pm Championship Game, where an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament will be up for grabs. Awaiting this winner, the winner of the second semifinal between Dayton and Duquesne.
NOTE: Three of the four teams in this year's semifinals were also in the semifinals last year in the inaugural tournament held at the Coliseum. Last season, Dayton eliminated George Washington and Fordham defeated St. Bonaventure on Semifinal Saturday. Duquesne will make its first semifinal appearance since 2006 later today.
Kelley Austria made her presence known at the Atlantic 10 Tournament, leading the Flyers with 20 points and four steals as Dayton advanced to their third tournament championship game in four years with a win over Duquesne.
The Dukes stayed stride for stride with the Flyers in the first half, only down two at the break at 32-30. But Saicha Grant-Allen scored all eight of her points in the second half as the Flyers began to separate themselves from Duquesne.
Deva'Nyar Workman's basket with 13:04 left cut the deficit back to two, but Dayton would pull away from there for good, using Austria free throws, a three point shot from Ally Malott, and buckets from Grant-Allen and Amber Deane to up the lead to nine at 51-42.
The rest of the way, the Dukes played from behind, and didn't have enough spark to reel in the Flyers.
Duquesne finishes Atlantic 10 play at 13-5; they are 21-10 overall, and are expected to receive a WNIT bid a week from Monday. Dayton is now 16-2 in Atlantic 10 games, 25-5 overall, and will face #1 George Washington in Sunday's 1:30pm Championship Game. The Colonials defeated the Flyers in both of their regular season meetings.
SEMIFINAL #1: #1 George Washington 72, #4 Fordham 60:
Physicality was the rule on the Richmond Coliseum court as the top-seeded Colonials fought off a pesky Fordham team that, even after losing their on-court leader to fouls with six plus minutes to go, continued to battle to the end in defense of their tournament title of a year ago.
Jonquel Jones recorded another strong double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds for George Washington, now 28-3 overall, while Hannah Schaible went for 16 as well, a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line. Chakecia Miller added eleven for the Colonials, who shot 53.8% in the second half.
Fordham shot 38% in both halves, consistent, but not good enough to overcome George Washington having four players in double figures. Tiffany Ruffin, who led the Rams with 14 points, discussed in the post-game press conference the importance of keeping her teammates on the court focused even after the loss of Tapio.
Samantha Clark led Fordham in the first half, but picked up her third personal foul to end her flow of offensive production, and, as head coach Stephanie Gaitley pointed out after the game, forced her Rams to "go small" which was difficult against the tall powers of Jones and Caira Washington, who had ten points and eight rebounds.
The Rams are 20-11 and likely will get a bid to the WNIT. George Washington now moves to their first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game since 2006 against either Dayton or Duquesne.
SEMIFINAL #1 AT THE HALF: #1 George Washington 33, #4 Fordham 25:
An extremely physical game has taken its toll on the defending tournament champions as Fordham is saddled with major foul trouble at intermission. Samantha Clark, who leads the Rams with nine points, also has three fouls. G'mrice Davis also has three fouls while Emily Tapi and Hannah Missry each have two. Danielle Burns has six points and two rebounds off the bench for Fordham.
The top-seeded Colonials are led by Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones, closing in on a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. Chakecia Miller has seven points, while fellow First Teamer Caira Washington has six points and six boards.
The winner advances to Sunday's 1:30pm Championship Game, where an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament will be up for grabs. Awaiting this winner, the winner of the second semifinal between Dayton and Duquesne.
NOTE: Three of the four teams in this year's semifinals were also in the semifinals last year in the inaugural tournament held at the Coliseum. Last season, Dayton eliminated George Washington and Fordham defeated St. Bonaventure on Semifinal Saturday. Duquesne will make its first semifinal appearance since 2006 later today.
Semifinal Saturday Schedule
(Games seen locally on CBS Sports Network, Comcast 732/854 HD, FiOS 94/594 HD, DirecTV 221, Dish 158)....
#1 George Washington vs. #4 Fordham, 11AM
#2 Dayton vs. #3 Duquesne, 1:30PM
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#1 George Washington vs. #4 Fordham, 11AM
#2 Dayton vs. #3 Duquesne, 1:30PM
Follow us on Twitter at @TheRVASportsNet for updates, scores and more from the Richmond Coliseum!
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