Women's Basketball | January 17, 2017

RICHMOND, Va. – The La Salle women's basketball team hits the road this week as they visit the Richmond Spiders on Wednesday night. Tip off from the Robins Center is set for 7 p.m.
 
La Salle Explorers (9-8, 2-3 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (9-9, 3-2 A-10)
Robins Center | Richmond, Va. | Jan. 18, 2017
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Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle looks to even their A-10 record at 3-3 after a loss to Saint Joseph's on Saturday afternoon.
 
-With two steals against the Hawks, Jasmine Alston passed Jennifer McGowan (233 steals, 1988-93) as La Salle's all-time leader in career steals.
 
-Alston's 13 assists against Rhode Island last Monday is the highest assist total in an A-10 game this season.
 
-Junior Amy Griffin maintains her lead in the A-10 scoring column, pacing the league with 19.7 points per game.
 
-Adreana Miller is shooting 48.0 percent (12-for-25) from three-point range in A-10 play, which is third in the league.
 
-Senior Lisa Mintzer had a season-high four blocks on Saturday, and is second on the team with 20 blocks despite playing just 10 games due to injury. The senior is tied for second in the league for blocks during conference play with 2.5 rejections per game.
 
Scouting the Spiders
-Richmond is coming off a 58-53 win at Rhode Island on Saturday after a 67-41 loss at Fordham on Wednesday.
 
-With the win over URI, the Spiders are now 9-0 this season when leading or tied entering the 4th quarter of games.
 
-Lauren Tolson is now just 36 points shy of becoming just the 23rd women's basketball player to Reach the 1,000-point plateau.
 
-Senior guard Janelle Hubbard has averaged 13.0 points per game in conference play, and is 6th on the all-time scoring list at Richmond and just 131 points shy of taking a position in the Top 5.

Up Next
La Salle continues south for a Saturday matchup against Davidson. Tip from Belk Arena is set for 2 p.m.