Women's Basketball | December 31, 2016

RICHMOND – The La Salle women's basketball team has won five straight games, beginning with a 54-51 win at Dayton in its A-10 opener on December 4. The Explorers resume league play on New Year's Day as they visit the VCU Rams on Sunday afternoon at E.J. Wade Arena. 
 
La Salle Explorers (8-4) at VCU Rams (7-7)
Saturday, January 1 | 1 PM | E.J. Wade Arena
 
All-Time Series vs VCU
The two teams have split their four matchups since VCU joined the A-10 for the 2012-13 season.
 
Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle went 5-0 in December and has won eight of their last nine games after starting the year 0-3. The Explorers are winners of five straight for the first time since November 22-December 6, 2014.
 
-A-10 leading scorer Amy Griffin went for a season-high 27 points in the win over UMKC on Wednesday. The junior is averaging 21.2 points per game this season.
 
-Griffin needs just 28 points to reach 1,000 for her career. The Atlanta, Ga. native will become the 25th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau.
 
-Adreana Miller leads the Atlantic 10 in free throw percentage, shooting 93.3 % (28-30) from the line this season. As a team, La Salle is second in the league in free throw percentage (75.2).
 
-The Explorers are also second in the A-10 in blocked shots per game (6.0). Griffin leads the team with 1.8 blocks per game while Lisa Mintzer averages 1.4 bpg.
 
-Senior Deja Bullock tied her career high in rebounds with seven boards against the Kangaroos.

Up Next
The Explorers kick off a four-game home stand on Thursday when they host Duquesne at Tom Gola Arena. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.