By Taylor Nigrelli RICHMOND -- St. Bonaventure (23-9, 12-5) rode sophomore forward Hannah Little’s career-high 22 points and game-high 17 rebounds to a 54-42 victory over La Salle (15-14, 9-9) Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Little excelled in the second half, scoring 16 points – more than all but two players … [Read more...] about Bonnies shut down La Salle in Quarterfinals
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Energetic Flyers outlast La Salle
By Paul Gotham DAYTON, OH – One month ago people could have questioned the energy level of the Dayton Flyers men’s basketball team. That is no longer the case. UD’s Flyers responded to an early deficit Wednesday night with a spirited performance and continued their unbeaten month of February. Matt Kavanaugh sparked a decisive first-half run, and Jordan Sibert made it … [Read more...] about Energetic Flyers outlast La Salle
Richmond-VCU highlight A-10’s weekend matchups
By Paul Gotham Time is getting tight with the halfway point in Atlantic 10 play a week away. Separation could take place at the top of the table. What's at stake? A first-round bye at the Barclays Center in March. Words of the week - Dayton's Archie Miller on VCU's Briante Weber: “If Briante Weber isn’t the nation’s best defender or the best defensive player in all of … [Read more...] about Richmond-VCU highlight A-10’s weekend matchups
VCU-La Salle highlight weekend A-10 games
By Paul Gotham Six Atlantic teams deadlocked at 3-1. Two of this weekend's games feature head-to-head matchups among those schools. Words of the week: La Salle Head Coach Dr. John Giannini on the St. Bonaventure student section: “They get on you from warm-ups. There are a lot of places where they get on you during the game. But when you walk out there an hour before the … [Read more...] about VCU-La Salle highlight weekend A-10 games
Bonnies use second-half surge to upset La Salle
By Taylor Nigrelli ST. BONAVENTURE, NY -- After a litany of close calls against superior Atlantic 10 opponents over the past two years, the Bonnies (12-7, 2-3) were finally able to close out as they defeated the La Salle Explorers (11-7, 3-1) 66-51 Wednesday night. “That was the best that we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Mark Schmidt said. “We talked about finishing, … [Read more...] about Bonnies use second-half surge to upset La Salle