University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
George Washington
Cold-Shooting Freezes Spiders In Loss To Colonials
02/23/2002 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 23, 2002
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Chris Monroe scored 20 points as George Washington snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating Richmond 53-49 in an Atlantic 10 matchup Saturday.
Mike Skrocki led the Spiders with 20 points.
The Colonials (11-15, 4-11) took advantage of a disastrous shooting performance by Richmond at the start of the second half to build a 46-32 lead. The Spiders (15-12, 9-5) connected on just two field goals and missed three of four free throws.
Scott Ungerer finally broke the cold spell for Richmond with eight straight points that sparked a 14-4 run. Richmond cut the George Washington lead to two points with just under a minute remaining, but a Monroe putback with 28 seconds remaining sealed the win for the Colonials.
George Washington's victory stopped their worst losing streak since going
1-27 in the 1988-89 season.
The Spiders remain tied for second in the A-10 West with Dayton. Richmond plays its final regular season home game Wednesday against Fordham at 7:30pm ET. It will be Senior Night, honoring a class which includes Scott Ungerer, Tim Faulconer and Justin Lay.
