PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle women's basketball team will host Richmond on Wednesday night, with tip-off set for 6:30 pm.

Week In Review
Last Sunday, La Salle jumped out to a 28-23 halftime lead, but it wasn't enough, as Massachusetts came back in the second half to claim a 60-50 victory. 
Four days prior, La Salle earned a 67-58 victory at St. Bonaventure, as freshman Joan Quinn led the Explorers once again with 21 points for her second consecutive 20-point performance. 

Fox's Career Week
Junior Ivy Fox made the most out of her first two collegiate starts, helping the Explorers win at St. Bonaventure before setting new career-highs with 12 points, five rebounds, and 30 minutes played against Massachusetts. 
Quinn Delivers Again
Joan Quinn earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 and Big 5 Honor Rolls for the second consecutive week. Joan Quinn delivered her second straight 20-point performance on Wednesday at St. Bonaventure. 
Quinn is averaging 14.5 points per game in her last six games and has increased her average by close to two points per game in that span. On the season, Quinn is averaging 9.4 points per game.

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 four games.
 
The Explorers rank 67th in the country with 13.3 offensive rebounds per game, good for sixth in the Atlantic 10. 
 
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 Series
The Spiders have won three straight games against the Explorers. The last time the two teams met in Philadelphia, La Salle earned a 77-57 victory over Richmond in 2022. Richmond leads the overall series 27-8. 

Connor Leads The Way 
Redshirt Sophomore Ashleigh Connor leads the Explorers with 12 points and 3.1 assists per contest. Connor, who has scored in double figures in 14 of her last 18 games, averaged 13 points last week and ranks third in the Atlantic 10 with 69 free throws on the season. 

Scouting The Spiders
Richmond is atop the Atlantic 10 standings with a 9-1 mark in conference play. The Spiders are 18-5 overall on the season, 7-1 on the road, and have won eight straight games coming into Wednesday's matchup. 

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 fifth in the Atlantic 10 with 9.2 steals per contest.

Next Up 
La Salle will travel to Saint Louis on Saturday, with tip-off set for 8:00 PM.