By Ryan Lazo ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Imagine sitting out of basketball for one whole season then suffering an injury during the preseason the next year, limiting your ability to practice with the team. That’s exactly what happened to St. Bonaventure’s senior forward Chris Johnson. The Nova Scotia native played Junior College Basketball at Kilgore College for two … [Read more...] about Bonnies’ Chris Johnson Takes On Role Of Senior Leader
Who am I? A-10 WBB | 12/12/12
**** Welcome to the Pickin’ Splinter’s Who am I for A-10 women’s basketball. Each week we will highlight an A-10 player or coach past or present. Your mission should you choose to accept will be to take the set of clues and figure out who the player/coach is. The ground rules are simple. First and foremost try this without research. Release your inner James Joyce and show us … [Read more...] about Who am I? A-10 WBB | 12/12/12
Wann, Pellechio claim A-10 women’s basketball weekly awards
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Richmond’s Becca Wann and VCU’s Jessica Pellechio have been named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, the league office announced on Monday. The duo was recognized for games played during the week of Dec. 3-9. Wann came off the bench and averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists to pace … [Read more...] about Wann, Pellechio claim A-10 women’s basketball weekly awards
Performance of the Week | Ashley Zahn
By Aaron M Smith Ask any shooter and they will tell you that the best remedy for a cold-shooting night is to keep right on shooting. All it takes is one shot, they find their rhythm and the opposing team could be in for a long game. On Wednesday night, St. Bonaventure guard, Ashley Zahn found herself in that very position against Big 4 rival, the University of … [Read more...] about Performance of the Week | Ashley Zahn
Nurkic helps Duquense defeat Pittsburth, 70-61
PITTSBURGH - Belma Nurkic scored a game-high 18 points - including five 3-pointers - and Wumi Agunbiade added 15 as the Duquesne women's basketball won its seventh straight game to improve to 8-1 after defeating the University of Pittsburgh 70-61 in the annual City Game on Saturday afternoon. Orsi Szecsi and April Robinson each scored 13 and Jocelyn Floyd recorded a … [Read more...] about Nurkic helps Duquense defeat Pittsburth, 70-61