Women's Basketball | February 17, 2017

AMHERST, Mass. – The La Salle women's basketball team visits the Massachusetts Minutewomen for their final regular season road game on Sunday afternoon. 

La Salle Explorers (15-11, 8-6 A-10) at Massachusetts Minutewomen (9-18, 3-11 A-10)
Wednesday, February 19 | 1 PM | Mullins Center
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All-Time Series vs Massachusetts
UMass leads the all-time series 17-12 but the Explorers are 6-3 against the Minutewomen under Jeff Williams. The Explorers defeated the Minutewomen 68-64 at home on January 25, erasing an 18-point deficit in the second half in the midst of a five-game win streak.
 
Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle looks to rebound from a hard-fought 79-74 loss to Saint Louis at home on Wednesday night. The Explorers were within a point with 26.0 seconds remaining but couldn't find the equalizer in the final seconds.
 
-The Explorers can clinch a home game for the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship with a win against UMass. La Salle would also clinch with a loss by either Richmond or VCU.
 
-Amy Griffin, who leads the A-10 in scoring with 20.1 points per game, netted a season-high 28 points against the Billikens Wednesday. Griffin was a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line, marking the first time an Explorer was perfect from the line with at least 10 attempts in a game since Brittany Wilson went 14-for-14 from the line in a 68-57 win at UMass on January 30, 2013.
 
-Jasmine Alston added a season-high 17 points against Saint Louis, going 7-for-13 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line. Alston narrowly missed matching her career-high of 18 points, which came her sophomore season against Towson (November 29, 2014).
 
-Alston is 9th in the NCAA in assists with 7.0 assists per game and third in the A-10 with 8.8 rebounds per game. The senior is the only player in the NCAA averaging at least 7.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds.
 
-Sofi Ngwafang pulled down a season-high eight rebounds on Wednesday as the Explorers held a 38-32 advantage on the boards. La Salle is 11-4 on the season when outrebounding opponents.
 
-Micahya Owens has 1,448 career points, and needs just four points to pass Jill Crandley (1982-86) and move into 7th place on La Salle's all-time scoring list.
 
Scouting the Minutewomen
-Massachusetts has lost their last eight games, and are coming off a 56-45 loss at Richmond on Wednesday.
 
-Maggie Mulligan led the Minutewomen against Richmond with 18 points and 10 rebounds for her 18th double-double of the season. The 18 double-doubles are third in the NCAA this season.
 
-Hailey Leidel, the program's all-time leading freshman scorer, paces the Minutewomen in scoring with 16.0 points per game. The Brownstown, Mich., native is the second-leading freshman scorer in the NCAA, the top scoring rookie in the A-10 and the third-overall scorer in the league.
 
-The Minutewomen shoot 35.1 percent from three-point range, which is second in the Atlantic 10.
 
Up Next
The Explorers host Fordham on Wednesday for Senior Day. The Explorers will honor Jasmine Alston, Deja Bullock, Lisa Mintzer and Micahya Owens in a ceremony before the game.