PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle women's basketball team will take on Massachusetts on Sunday, with tip-off set for 2:00 pm.

Last Time Out

La Salle earned a 67-58 victory at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night. Freshman Joan Quinn led the Explorers once again with 21 points for her second consecutive 20-point performance. Junior Ayisse Magassa and redshirt sophomore Ashleigh Connor added 13 and 10 points, respectively. Magassa and junior Anna Przyszlak grabbed 10 rebounds apiece in the victory.

Quinn Delivers Again

Joan Quinn delivered her second straight 20-point performance on Wednesday at St. Bonaventure. Two weeks ago, Quinn earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors after leading the Explorers in points against Massachusetts and George Mason. She continued her strong play against Duquesne last week, picking up a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double, before scoring a career-high 23 points, the most by an Explorer this season, against St. Joe's. 

Quinn is averaging 17 points per game in her last five games and has increased her average by over two points per game in that span.

Crashing The Boards 

La Salle outrebounded St. Bonaventure 38-29 and has had two players with 10 or more rebounds in two of the last three games.
 
Against Duquesne, Graduate student Mackenzie Daleba (11 points, 18 rebounds), and freshman Joan Quinn (13 points, 12 rebounds) became the first pair of Explorers to record a double-double in a game since Shaquana Edwards and Amy Griffin against Massachusetts in 2018. Daleba became the first Explorer with more than 15 rebounds since Kayla Spruill in 2021 against Coppin State. 
 
The Explorers rank 67th in the country with 13.3 offensive rebounds per game, good for sixth in the Atlantic 10. 
 
The Series

In the first meeting between the two teams, La Salle outscored Massachusetts in the second half, but it wasn't enough, as the Explorers fell 82-66 in Amherst. 

La Salle swept the regular season series against the Minutewomen last season. In Philadelphia, four Explorers scored in double figures to secure a 70-64 victory. In the second meeting of the season, the Blue and Gold outscored UMass 25-14 in the fourth quarter to earn a 63-61 comeback victory. In the Atlantic 10 tournament, UMass prevailed by a score of 49-54.

UMass leads the overall series 24-16. 

Scouting The Minutewomen

Massachusetts enters Sunday's game with an 11-10 record and 6-4 mark in Atlantic 10 action. UMass is 5-5 on the road this season and has won two straight games coming into Sunday's matchup. 

Connor Leads The Way 
Redshirt Sophomore Ashleigh Connor leads the Explorers with 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and three assists per contest and added 10 points, three assists, and three steals against the Bonnies on Wednesday night.
 
Connor, who has scored in double figures in 13 of her last 17 games, is getting consistent production at the free throw line. Connor ranks fourth in the Atlantic 10 with 67 free throws on the season. 
 
The Magic Formula

The Explorers are 6-1 on the season when scoring 65 points or more and 7-3 when hitting 23 or more field goals throughout a contest.  

Stealing The Ball

The Explorers rank fourth in the Atlantic 10 with 9.4 steals per contest.

Next Up 

La Salle will take on Richmond on Wednesday, February 5, with tip-off set for 6:30 pm.