PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's basketball squad wraps up the regular season on Saturday when the Explorers host St. Bonaventure at 1 p.m. Leeza Burdgess and Jess Koci will be honored prior to tipoff in the team's annual Senior Day ceremony.

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies (22-8, 11-4 Atlantic 10) at La Salle Explorers (13-14, 8-7 Atlantic 10)
Saturday, March 1 | 1:00 PM | Tom Gola Arena

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All-Time Series
St. Bonaventure leads the series, 13-10, and have won the last eight straight. The Explorers' last win in the series was a 68-67 triumph on Jan. 18, 2007.

Last Time Out
La Salle could not overcome cold shooting in its first meeting with the Bonnies on Jan. 15, dropping its first Atlantic 10 game of the season in a 58-35 setback at St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies  were led by Katie Healy's double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds and Hannah Little added 13 off the bench. No Explorer reached double figures in that contest. Micahya Owens led with nine points, while Leeza Burdgess and Alicia Cropper chipped in seven each.

Scouting the Explorers
The Explorers bounced back from an 11-point halftime deficit to top Duquesne on the road, 68-63, on Wednesday evening. They put on one of their best shooting performances of the season, hitting over 50 percent, while limiting the Dukes to just 34 percent. Owens and Jasmine Alston led the offensive attack by tying their career highs; Owens poured in a game-high-tying 23 points and Alston added 16, while the pair pulled down eight rebounds each. Cropper added 13 along with a game-high six assists, and Burdgess added 12 including the winning bucket with just over two minutes remaining.

Cropper continues to lead the squad in scoring, averaging 14.3 points on the season. She is also ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 by pouring in 16.1 ppg in conference play. She is also still pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game.
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Owens is averaging 13.4 ppg on the season, and moved into the A-10 ranks after her 23 points at Duquesne. She now averages 14.0 ppg in conference play to rank 12th in the league. The free throw sharpshooter also continues to rank in the top 10 of the league, hitting over 80 percent at the charity stripe.

Burdgess continues to round out the top three scorers, chipping in 9.0 ppg. She also leads in rebounding with 7.1 boards, and pulls down 7.0 rpg in conference play to rank 12th in the A-10.

Defensively, Alston is tied for second in the Atlantic 10 with 1.8 steals per game. She also dishes out a team-best 3.9 assists in conference play to rank seventh in the A-10.

Scouting the Bonnies
After struggling last season following their 2011-12 run to the Sweet 16, the Bonnies are back in form this year en route to a current 22-8 record. They sit in second place in the A-10 and have all but locked up a first round bye with an 11-4 league record.

The team topped George Washington 74-64 in its last contest, with Nyla Rueter leading the Bonnies with 22 points. Katie Healy added 18 and Chelsea Bowker scored 15.

Healy is draining a team-high 16.1 ppg on the season, while ranking third in the Atlantic 10 with 17.9 ppg in conference play. She is also dangerous on the boards, pulling down 7.8 per game, and has rejected a team-high 34 shots.

Rueter is second on the squad with 11.2 ppg while chipping in 3.9 rpg. Bowker and Hannah Little are tied with 10.2 ppg to round out the four double-digit scorers. Little also leads the squad in rebounding with 8.4 boards per game.

As a team, the Bonnies shoot 44.0 percent from the field while limiting opponents to 38 percent. They average 63.4 ppg and are one of the league's top defenses in holding opponents to 61.1 ppg.