Courtesy of Atlantic10.com NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — George Washington’s Caira Washington and La Salle’s Jasmine Alston were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while Massachusetts’ freshman Hailey Leidel earned Rookie of the Week honors. The awards, announced Monday, were for games played Nov. 21-27. Alston recorded the fourth … [Read more...] about GW’s Caira Washington and La Salle’s Jasmine Alston named A-10 Women’s Co-Players of the Week
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Saint Louis predicted to finish first in Atlantic 10 women’s basketball
RICHMOND, Va. – Saint Louis has been picked as the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 Conference favorite in the league’s annual women’s basketball Preseason Poll. The conference announced the poll results and the Preseason All-Conference awards Tuesday in conjunction with its annual Media Day, held at the Richmond Marriott. The Billikens, which tied for the regular season title in … [Read more...] about Saint Louis predicted to finish first in Atlantic 10 women’s basketball
Lonergan knows what’s at stake when George Washington takes court Friday
By PAUL GOTHAM BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Mike Lonergan's George Washington Colonials take on the the No. 4 seed Saint Joseph's in Friday's Atlantic 10 quarter-final round game. A win means a date with the Dayton-Richmond. Lonergan knows Friday's results will have a direct impact on his team's schedule for the rest of March. "If we lose tomorrow, we're going to the NIT," Lonergan … [Read more...] about Lonergan knows what’s at stake when George Washington takes court Friday
Bona at Dayton highlights the Atlantic 10’s weekend action
By PAUL GOTHAM Dayton, Saint Joseph's and VCU are tied atop the Atlantic 10 standings. Two games separate St. Bonaventure, George Washington and Davidson. You can count the number of remaining regular season games on one hand. Five nationally televised contests this weekend. Here's the rundown: Richmond (14-11/6-7) at VCU (19-7/11-2) 7 p.m. Friday ESPN2 JeQuan Lewis … [Read more...] about Bona at Dayton highlights the Atlantic 10’s weekend action
Calm and collected, Adams leads Bona
By PAUL GOTHAM Less than two minutes remained in Saturday's Atlantic 10 showdown at Saint Bonaventure's Reilly Center, and the Bonnies' once-comfortable 15-point advantage had dwindled to six. George Washington's leading scorer Tyler Cavanaugh pulled down an offensive rebound and used a head fake in the lane, but the 6-9 forward made the slightest of errors: he dropped the … [Read more...] about Calm and collected, Adams leads Bona