Women's Basketball | February 16, 2016

PHILADELPHIA– The La Salle women's basketball team will host Saint Joseph's in the Big 5 season finale on Wednesday afternoon at 12 p.m. The game will serve as the annual youth game, when La Salle Athletics invites local elementary school children to experience a women's collegiate basketball game.

Saint Joseph's Hawks (11-13, 6-5 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (4-21, 1-11 A-10)
Wednesday, February 17 | 12 PM | Tom Gola Arena
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Scouting the Explorers
-The Explorers committed a season-low 12 personal fouls against Fordham on Saturday, and the Rams got to the line just four times (an opponent low this year).

-Micahya Owens has scored in double figures in four of her last five games, beginning with 11 points against Saint Joseph's (1/30), and has averaged 14.8 points per game since then.

-Amy Griffin poured in 23 points against the Hawks last month, and leads the A-10 in scoring with 17.8 points per game this season.

-Deja Bullock tied her career-high of eight points on Saturday, adding four rebounds (three offensive) and an assist.

-La Salle connected on a season-high 50 percent (4-of-8) of attempts from beyond the arc on Saturday.

-Wednesday is also La Salle's annual pink game to support cancer awareness and celebrate girls and women in sports. 

Scouting the Hawks
-The Hawks are coming off a 73-59 loss at No. 24 Duquesne on Saturday. SJU had three scorers in double figures against the Dukes in Ciara Andrews (13), Chelsea Woods (11) and Sarah Fairbanks (10).

-Andrews enters the game just 19 points shy of becoming the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 for her career. The senior is Saint Joseph's leading scorer with 11.2 ppg. 

-With 15 points against Fordham last Wednesday, senior forward Sarah Fairbanks is only the second Hawk to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots, joining current assistant coach Stephanie McCaffrey.

-The Hawks are 4-6 on the road this season, including 2-4 in Atlantic 10 games away from Hagan Arena.  

Up Next
The Explorers play their final home game of the season as they host St. Bonaventure for Senior Day. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.