Women's Basketball | January 27, 2017

PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's basketball team goes for their fourth straight win Saturday when they host the George Mason Patriots at Tom Gola Arena. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m.
 
George Mason Patriots (11-11, 4-5 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (12-8, 5-3 A-10)
Saturday, January 28 | 1 PM | Tom Gola Arena
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Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle overcame an 18-point second-half deficit in a 68-64 defeat of UMass on Wednesday for their third straight win. The Explorers used an 11-2 run in the 3rd quarter to turn an 18-point deficit to nine points before closing the game on a 13-2 run over the final 3:13.
 
-The Explorers took their first lead since the opening quarter on a Jas Alston free throw with 5.5 seconds remaining. Alston dished out a game-high nine assists and paced the Explorers with 10 rebounds and is currently 7th in the NCAA with 7.3 assists per game.
 
-Adreana Miller had a team-best 18 points thanks to a career-high six three-point field goals. The sophomore finished 6-for-9 from beyond the arc and is tied for 6th in the A-10 with 2.0 three-point field goals per game.
 
-Amy Griffin had 17 against the Minutewomen, and is tied for 16th in the country in scoring with 20.0 ppg.
 
-Micahya Owens scored all 13 of her points Wednesday in the second half, going 5-for-7 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line after the break. The senior tied a season-high with six rebounds and tallied a season-high five steals.
 
-Anemone Scheel scored all eight of her points on Wednesday in the 4th quarter. The Explorers are 3-0 when Scheel scores eight or more points.
 
-The Explorers connected on a season-high 11 three-point attempts on Wednesday.
 
-La Salle had a season-high 14 steals against George Mason, which they converted to 19 points off turnovers.
 
Scouting the Patriots
-George Mason is coming off a 60-48 loss at home Tuesday to Dayton.
 
-Freshman Jacy Bolton was named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday. The guard averaged 12 points and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of games last week. She tied a career high with 17 points while draining a personal-best four three-pointers and grabbing nine rebounds in a 54-50 win at Richmond Sunday.
 
-Kara Wright leads the Patriots in points (15.2), rebounds (6.5), assists (2.9) and steals (1.5). The senior has five double-doubles this season and has scored in double figures in 19 games, including eight straight.
 
-Mason ranks sixth in the nation in free throws attempted with 465 and averages an Atlantic 10-best 21.1 foul shots per game.
 
-George Mason is 6-5 on the road this season, marking their most road wins since 2005-06.
 
Up Next
La Salle takes a midweek road trip to complete the season-series with Rhode Island on Wednesday. Tipoff from the Ryan Center is set for 7 p.m.