By Paul Gotham The calendar inches toward January ninth when the Atlantic Conference opens play with six games: St. Bonaventure at George Washington, Dayton at VCU, Butler at St. Joseph's, La Salle at Charlotte, Rhode Island at Richmond and Duquesne at Fordham. Let the jockeying and jostling begin in preparation for St. Patrick's weekend at the Barclay's Center in … [Read more...] about Five who will impact the Atlantic 10 race
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La Salle wins at Siena, 80-52
Courtesy of GoExplorers.com. ALBANY, N.Y. – Senior Ramon Galloway, the Atlantic 10's top scorer, connected on six three-pointers on his way to a game-high 22 points as La Salle defeated Siena, 80-52, on Saturday night at the Times Union Center. Junior Tyreek Duren had 13 points while sophomore D.J. Peterson scored a career-high 11 for the Explorers, who continued their … [Read more...] about La Salle wins at Siena, 80-52
La Salle cruises to 100-71 win over Sacred Heart
Courtesy of GoExplorers.com PHILADELPHIA – La Salle scored early and often on Saturday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena and cruised to a 100-71 victory over Sacred Heart in a non-conference tilt. Six Explorers finished in double figures, led by a game-high 22 points from Ramon Galloway, who added seven assists. “When you have the set of guards that we have and a set of … [Read more...] about La Salle cruises to 100-71 win over Sacred Heart
Bucknell holds off La Salle, 74-66 to improve to 9-1
Courtesy of BucknellBison.com. LEWISBURG, Pa. – Joe Willman scored 18 points and matched his career high with 12 rebounds, and frontcourt-mate Mike Muscala had another big game with 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks, leading Bucknell to a 74-66 victory over La Salle in a battle of one-loss teams Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison have now … [Read more...] about Bucknell holds off La Salle, 74-66 to improve to 9-1
Duren’s fadeaway with 1.2 Seconds left lifts La Salle past Northeastern, 66-64
Courtesy of GoExplorers.com. BOSTON, Mass. – Junior Tyreek Duren hit a fade-away jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining to break a tie game and give visiting La Salle a 66-64 win at Northeastern on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Duren scored all 12 of his points in the second half and provided late-game heroics for the second time in as many weeks. Senior Ramon … [Read more...] about Duren’s fadeaway with 1.2 Seconds left lifts La Salle past Northeastern, 66-64