AMHERST, Mass. - With 23 assists on 24 field goals and four players in double figures, the UMass women's basketball team rolled to a 68-57 victory over Rhode Island on Senior Day at the Mullins Center on Wednesday evening. The Minutewomen led for all but 48 seconds of the contest to move to 8-20 on the season (3-10 A-10), surpassing the team's 2010-11 overall win total. The … [Read more...] about UMass rolls Rhody, 68-57
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Temple +25 in turnovers, down Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. – Shey Peddy tied the Temple women’s basketball single-game record with 10 steals, also scoring a game-high 22 points as the Owls earned an 84-41 road win at Rhode Island. Temple (18-8, 11-1) won its 11th straight game, forcing 30 turnovers while committing only five of them- a season low. As a team, the Owls recorded 27 steals to tie the program record for a … [Read more...] about Temple +25 in turnovers, down Rhode Island
“Team Win” For Balanced 49ers
CHARLOTTE, NC – Behind a balanced scoring attack, the Charlotte 49ers (15-8, A-10: 7-2) ran past the Rhode Island Rams (1-22, A-10: 0-8), 72-35, in Halton Arena. “Tonight was another total team win,” Charlotte coach Cara Consuegra said. “Everyone contributed to tonight’s win. I was pleased with our unselfish play with a season-high 19 assists. I thought we executed … [Read more...] about “Team Win” For Balanced 49ers
Glass Cleaner Brown Helps Spiders Dominate
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond cruised past Rhode Island, 68-49, Tuesday afternoon at the Robins Center. The Spiders improved to 17-5, 5-3 while the Rams fell to 1-21, 0-7 all. The loss extended Rhode Island’s losing streak to 19 games, a school record. Abby Oliver scored 23 points and tied a career-high with 10 field goals. Oliver also went 3-for-6 from long … [Read more...] about Glass Cleaner Brown Helps Spiders Dominate
Performance Of The Week | Jessica Pachko
By Kyle Soppe The Xavier Musketeers have struggled at various points this season, but showed some great signs this past week. XU played A-10 preseason co-champion Temple hard in the first half, and while the Owls did outlast the Musketeers, there was a level of confidence gained by hanging with the conferences elite. Junior forward Jessica Pachko was a big reason for … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | Jessica Pachko