PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's basketball squad heads to St. Bonaventure on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tilt at the Reilly Center, looking to extend a program-record start in Atlantic 10 play to 5-0.

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La Salle Explorers (9-7, 4-0 Atlantic 10) at St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-6, 1-2 Atlantic 10)
Wednesday, January 15 | 7 PM | Reilly Center

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All-Time Series
St. Bonaventure leads by a slim 12-10 margin in a series dating back to 1991. The Explorers look to snap an eight-game Bonnies' win streak and also look to avenge a 71-58 season-ending loss last season at the Reilly Center.

Scouting the Explorers
The Explorers have been hot in Atlantic 10 play, rattling off four straight wins en route to a 4-0 record for the first time since joining the A-10 for the 1995-96 season. They routed Massachusetts in their last game by a score of 78-41; the 37-point margin of the victory was the largest since a 37-point win over Rhode Island in the 1997-98 season.

Two Explorers set career highs the past week, with Alicia Cropper draining a career-best 23 in the squad's upset of VCU followed by Micahya Owens hitting 23 points against the Minutewomen. Cropper, who averaged 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3.5 apg in two wins last week, is the reigning Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week.

The squad has seen its numbers dramatically improve since the conference season started, the biggest of which is the assist column. After averaging a league-low 9.1 helpers during the nonconference season, the Explorers have dished out 13.3 in A-10 play to rank sixth. They set a new season high with 23 helpers against UMass.

The team also ranks second in scoring margin, outscoring league opponents by 15.8 ppg compared to a -3.2 margin in the nonconference games. The defense has also been stifling, holding league opponents to a scant 48.2 ppg and keeping opponents to shooting just 22.2 percent from long range to rank first in the league in both categories.

Owens continues to lead the squad in scoring with 13.4 ppg while adding 4.8 rebounds. She also ranks in the top 10 in the conference with an 80.9 percent clip at the free throw line and also in the top 10 with 1.8 made three-pointers per game.

Cropper has put together solid all-around numbers with 12.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 2.4 assists per outing. Her 1.7 made threes per game rank her 13th in the conference, while her 2.0 steals and 3.8 assists in league games rank her in the top 10 in both categories.

Khristin Lee adds 9.9 ppg while being one of the top defenders in the A-10 with a league-leading 2.7 steals per game.

Leeza Burdgess, who has four double-doubles in the last six games, chips in 8.9 points and a team-best 7.6 rebounds. She ranks in the top 10 in the league in overall rebounding and offensive boards.

Jasmine Alston has also put together solid numbers especially in the past few games. On the season, she averages 5.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.8 steals; however, her numbers in league play improve to 3.8 assists (T-10th) and 2.5 steals (T-2nd). She also ranks sixth in the A-10 in free throw percentage (83.3%), going 10-for-12 from the line since the start of January.

Scouting the Bonnies

St. Bonaventure enters with a 12-6 overall record and a 1-2 A-10 record. The Bonnies lost to Dayton in their last time out, 73-59, despite a 21-point/10-rebound double-double effort by Katie Healy.

The Reilly Center has proven a difficult place for opponents this season, as the Bonnies have gone 5-1 so far at home.

Three Bonnies average in double figures and two average more than eight rebounds per game. Healy leads the squad and ranks eighth in the A-10 with 15.3 points per game while adding 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 blocks. Healy has upped her scoring average to 20.0 ppg in A-10 games.

Gabrielle Richmond is second with 10.6 points while chipping in 5.8 rebounds. Nyla Rueter puts together all-around numbers with 10.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.1 apg.

Hannah Little is the second Bonnie averaging more than eight rebounds, pulling down 8.1 boards while chipping in 9.6 points.

The Bonnies average 61.9 points while yielding 61.7 to opponents. They are shooting 41.9 percent from the field and hitting 36.0 percent from long range.