Here is a look of the action to come this week for La Salle Athletics, brought to you by Hershey's Ice Cream.
Men's Basketball
-The men's basketball team will return to John E. Glaser Arena on Wednesday to face the Richmond Spiders at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Deuce Jones won his La Salle record breaking sixth A-10 Rookie of the Week on Monday. He recorded 21.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game over the last two contests. Jones became the first La Salle freshman to record a double-double since 2020 against Rhode Island.
- Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information.
Women's Basketball
- The Explorers will take on St. Bonaventure on Saturday at 2:00 pm at John E. Glaser Arena.
- In her return to the starting lineup, sophomore
Aryss Macktoon averaged 15 points per game across two games last week.
- At Rhode Island, the Blue and Gold only turned the ball over a season-best eight times, beating their previous mark of 11, which they recorded three times this season.
- Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. Â
Track and Field Â
- La Salle track and field will compete in the Philadelphia Metro meet, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. The meet, scheduled for Friday, will start at 3:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+. Â
- Last week, the Explorers competed in the BU Valentine Invitational.
Gwenno Goode placed 29th in the 5k with a time of 15:59.92.
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Matt Hill completed the 5k with a time of 14:03.37.
- Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. Â
Women's Lacrosse
- The women's lacrosse team will travel to play UMBC Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., then return home to face off against Lehigh on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
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Katie Johnson scored four goals in each of the two games last week. She has a team-leading 10 goals this season.
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Alana Lathan helped set up scoring opportunities in last Wednesday's game against Lafayette, recording three assists in the match.
- Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. Â
Swimming and Diving
- Both La Salle swimming and diving teams will take part in the Atlantic-10 Conference Championships this week. The four-day competition starts Wednesday. Â
- The last competition for both teams was on Saturday, Feb. 1. Competing against Monmouth, the men's team won by a score of 172-121, while the women won by a score of 207-79.
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Felix Jedbratt won four events in that meet, getting individual wins in the 50-yard free and 100-fly, and being a part of the winning relay teams in the 200-yard free and 200-yard medley events.
- Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information.  Â