Women's Basketball | January 5, 2018
RICHMOND, Va. – The La Salle women's basketball heads to Richmond for their first A-10 road game on Saturday against the Spiders. Tipoff from the Robins Center is set for 6 p.m.
La Salle Explorers (5-9, 0-2 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (6-9, 1-1 A-10)
Saturday, January 6 | 6 PM | Robins Center
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Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle fell to George Mason 69-56 at home on Wednesday evening, and will look to halt a three-game skid on Saturday at Richmond.
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Ashanti Freeland pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds on Wednesday, also the most by an Explorer this season. The senior finished one rebound shy of her career-high of 14, which came at Temple last season.
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Amy Griffin (1,514 career points) passed Maureen Kramer (1977-81) for 4th place on the all-time scoring list at La Salle. The senior needs 131 points to tie Crista Ricketts (2003-07) for third place.
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Adreana Miller has connected on 123 attempts from three-point range in her career, which puts her in sole possession of 10th place in program history. Next on the list is Sarah Hynes, who hit 126 triples from 1994-1998.
-After three straight home games, the Explorers will hit the road for four of their next five games.
Scouting the Spiders
-Richmond dropped a 79-61 decision to Saint Louis on Wednesday after opening conference play with a 74-53 win at Rhode Island on Sunday.
-Freshman Alex Parson led the Spiders with 18 points against SLU, but Richmond shot just 25 percent (18-for-72) as a team from the field.
-Parson's older sister, Micaela, leads Richmond in scoring this season with 17.6 points per game. The senior is currently third in the A-10 in scoring behind Natalie Butler (18.6) and Nicole Cardano-Hillary (17.8), both of George Mason.
-Senior Alicia Hudalla grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Billikens on Wednesday, which was also a game-high.