By Taylor Nigrelli RICHMOND ---The Dayton Flyers (22-6, 15-2) narrowly avoided a quarterfinal upset at the hands of the VCU Rams (22-9, 9-8) Friday with a 62-61 victory in the Atlantic 10 women’s basketball championship tournament. The top-seeded Flyers trailed the eighth-seeded Rams by as many as 18 points in the first half, but ultimately prevailed in a … [Read more...] about Top-seeded Dayton survives scare from VCU
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VCU hangs on to defeat Spiders
By Taylor Nigrelli RICHMOND, VA -- In the first game of the first round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Tournament, VCU (22-8, 10-7) sent crosstown rival Richmond (14-16, 8-9) on a 10-minute bus ride back to campus with a 61-52 victory. The game, held Thursday morning at the Richmond Coliseum, featured the two Atlantic 10 teams located closest to the neutral site … [Read more...] about VCU hangs on to defeat Spiders
Dayton’s balance, VCU’s patience and other A-10 takeaways
By Paul Gotham UD spreads it around Heading into Saturday's game, UD's Flyers were 18-2 when three or more players scored in double figures, make that 19-2. Five Flyers (Devin Oliver, Khari Price, Dyshawn Pierre, Jordan Sibert and Vee Sanford) scored 10 or more as UD knocked off UMass, 86-79 for their seventh win in their last eight games. Not only did five different … [Read more...] about Dayton’s balance, VCU’s patience and other A-10 takeaways
VCU-UMass highlight the A-10’s weekend tilts
By Paul Gotham Three weeks from today the Atlantic 10's quarter-finals will take place at the Barclays Center. Two days later is Selection Sunday. Last year five A-10 teams grabbed spots in the NCAA Tournament. Six #A10MBB teams rank top 50 in the current Ratings Percentage Index. St. Louis (11-0) has made it a battle for second, and there are many in the fray. Here are … [Read more...] about VCU-UMass highlight the A-10’s weekend tilts
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