WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Junior Danni Jackson scored a career-high 22 points to lead four players in double-figures as the George Washington women's basketball team halted its three-game slide with a 74-66 victory over William & Mary at Kaplan Arena. GW (6-6) yielded the first basket of the game but tied the score on its first possession and never relinquished the lead on the … [Read more...] about Jackson’s Career Night Paces GW
Bombs Away! UMass Shoots Past Elon
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Behind 9-of-14 (64.3%) shooting from beyond the arc, the UMass women's basketball team downed Elon, 76-56, in the opening round of the Marriott Cavalier Classic on Wednesday evening at John Paul Jones Arena. Following their fourth straight win, the Minutewomen improve their record to 5-8 and advance to take on host Virginia in the tournament's … [Read more...] about Bombs Away! UMass Shoots Past Elon
Billikens Holiday Hoops Classic Outlook
ON THE DOCKET – Saint Louis women’s basketball (4-8) will play two games at Seattle University’s Delta Dental Holiday Hoops Classic Thursday and Friday, Dec. 29 and 30. The Billikens open the tournament against Eastern Michigan (6-4) Thursday at 3 p.m. (CT) and will face either Seattle (6-6) or Saint Francis (Pa.) (5-5) Friday at either 3 p.m. or 5:15 p.m. … [Read more...] about Billikens Holiday Hoops Classic Outlook
A-10 Performance of the Week | Chakecia Miller
By Kyle Soppe Freshman point guard Chakecia Miller had her best collegiate performance on Thursday against George Mason, and despite her Colonials coming up on the short end of a hotly contested 58-55 game, she has been nominated as our Pickin Splinters A-10 Performer of the Week. Miller, who calls Marietta, Georgia home, was in the George Washington starting … [Read more...] about A-10 Performance of the Week | Chakecia Miller
Bonnies Gaining National Respect
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – For the second consecutive week, the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team is Receiving Votes in the Associated Press Poll, garnering one vote in the rankings released Monday afternoon. Off to a program-record-tying 11-1 start, the Bonnies are currently riding a seven-game winning streak following a 68-49 triumph at Colgate last Thursday, Dec. 22. … [Read more...] about Bonnies Gaining National Respect