By Kyle Soppe A thriller in Dayton ended with the home team marching out with a 81-78 victory over the visiting Spiders. Forty minutes wasn’t enough, as two of the elite teams in the A-10 played an extra five minutes to determine a winner. Justine Raterman paced the Flyers with 19 points while Abby Oliver poured in 28 in a losing effort. The Richmond Spiders and Dayton … [Read more...] about Raterman Leads Balanced Flyers Over Spiders
Box Score Breakdown | Bucks @ Rockets
By Kyle Soppe The Milwaukee Bucks won the second half by 15 points, propelling them to a 105-99 victory over the Houston Rockets. But, as always, there was much more to this game than meets the eye. The Bucks went on a 12-0 run to start the game, and a 20-0 run that ran from the late moments of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth. Over a 6 minute 18 second … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Bucks @ Rockets
Outstanding Ortega Carries Bonaventure
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Sophomore Doris Ortega scored a career-high 20 points as St. Bonaventure (19-2, 6-0 Atlantic 10) erased an uncharacteristically slow first half to remain the only unbeaten in conference play with a 68-61 win over Saint Joseph's (13-6, 3-2 A-10) Wednesday night at the Reilly Center. Trailing 52-50 with under 10 minutes to play, the Bonnies reverted … [Read more...] about Outstanding Ortega Carries Bonaventure
Myers’ First Half Leads Colonials
WASHINGTON - Senior Tiana Myers equaled her career-high with 24 points, tallying 20 in the first half alone, to lead the George Washington women's basketball team to a 68-58 win over Atlantic 10 Conference rival Saint Louis on Wednesday at Smith Center. The Colonials (10-10, 3-3 A-10) trailed, 29-19, with 6:37 to play in the first half before junior Danni Jackson sparked a … [Read more...] about Myers’ First Half Leads Colonials
Charlotte Establishing Themselves As Prime Contender
BRONX, NY – Behind a balanced scoring attack, the Charlotte 49ers (13-7, A-10: 5-1) ran past Fordham (10-11, A-10: 1-5), 61-41, on the road. “Overall it was a good road performance by our team tonight,” Charlotte coach Cara Consuegra said. “Jennifer Hailey recorded another double-double. Amanda Dowe with another double-figure rebounds performance. Epiphany Woodson … [Read more...] about Charlotte Establishing Themselves As Prime Contender