NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - UMass women's basketball senior center Jasmine Watson was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Monday afternoon. To secure the honor, Watson produced her 1,000th collegiate point while leading UMass' to a 83-53 drubbing of Kent State on Saturday during the season-opener for the Minutewomen. Watson finished the … [Read more...] about Jasmine Watson named A-10 Conference Player of the Week
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Temple Pours In First 15, Wins By 35
Big Scoring Runs Help Women’s Basketball Down Kent State, 68-33 Owls force Golden Flashes into 24 turnovers while committing only 12 PHILADELPHIA – After an early 15-0 run, the Temple women’s basketball team never looked back in a 68-33 win over the visiting Kent State Golden Flashes (1-6). The Owls (4-5) were led by Brittany Lewis with 14 points and got 13 points apiece … [Read more...] about Temple Pours In First 15, Wins By 35
Balanced Bonnies Prevail
KENT, Ohio – CeCe Dixon scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the second half to lead a quartet of St. Bonaventure double-figure scorers as the Bonnies (5-1) went on a late run to hold off a feisty Kent State squad (1-5) Wednesday evening, 60-51, to remain perfect on the road. Trailing 45-44 with 8:33 left, the Bonnies went on a game-changing 12-0 run over four-and-a-half … [Read more...] about Balanced Bonnies Prevail
Signed, sealed, delivered: Fairfield Stags 2011-12
The countdown to tipoff is on, and Pickin’ Splinters has what MAAC basketball fans need to know about this year’s incoming class. Fairfield's Stags get their spot on the pedestal. The Stags fell to Kent State 72-68 in the second round of the NIT. Since then Sydney Johnson has taken the reins. Johnson and his staff welcome two freshmen that are Signed, sealed, delivered: … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Fairfield Stags 2011-12