University of Richmond Athletics
Women's Basketball Hosts No. 11/12 George Washington In Nationally Televised Contest
02/01/2007 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Coming off two-straight road victories and its two best performances from the 3-point line, the University of Richmond women's basketball team will look to earn its third-straight A-10 win as it hosts No. 11/12 George Washington on Saturday at noon in the Robins Center in a CSTV nationally-televised contest. The Spiders will look to avenge their seven-point loss to the Colonials less than one month ago.
ON NATIONAL TELEVISION: The noon game at the Robins Center will be broadcast by CSTV, the Spiders' second nationally-televised home contest. Saturday's game will also be available as a Pay-Per-View event on Spiders All-Access. Online viewers will see and hear the same CSTV production that is airing on television, including replays, various camera angles and announcers.
In partnership with CSTV and the Atlantic 10, and because of contractual obligations, the online telecast will be a one-time only Pay-Per-View event. Fans who have already signed up for Spiders All-Access will have the convenience to use their current login information. They will be directed to a payment page. First-time users will be asked to enter a username and password of their choosing, and then will be directed to the payment page. The one-time charge for this game is $9.95.
Following Saturday's contest, Spiders All-Access will return to a free service for registered users, offering live, video streaming of Richmond home events.
SCOUTING THE SPIDERS: Richmond (10-12, 4-3 in A-10) just earned its second-straight win on Sunday to take a winning mark in the conference. A-10 Rookie of the Week Danielle Bell put in a career-high 17 points after hitting a career-high five treys to lead the Spiders to a 78-68 win over Fordham on Sunday afternoon in Rose Hill Gym, taking their third-straight road win and fifth-straight over the Rams. Freshman Katie Holzer led all Spiders with 18 points, in addition to grabbing seven rebounds. Bell followed with her second-straight double-digit performance and fifth of the season off of 5-of-7 shooting from behind the arch and a perfect 2-2 effort from the free throw line. Sarah Williams finished with 11 points, rounding out the Spiders in double-figures. Christina Campion dominated the boards for the Spiders, pulling eight rebounds.
Campion (10.3 ppg) currently leads the team in scoring as the lone Spider averaging double-digits, while Powell (8.4 ppg), Holzer (8.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and Williams (8.1 ppg) round out the Spiders' balanced attack that averages 60.2 ppg. Nikita Thomas (6.0 rpg) leads the team on the boards after pulling double-digit rebounds in five different games.
SCOUTING THE COLONIALS: No. 11/12 George Washington (18-2, 7-0 in A-10) has won its last 11 games, including a seven-point win over the Spiders. Junior Sarah-Jo Lawrence scored 20 points and sophomore Jessica Adair added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 11/12 George Washington to its 11th straight win, a 71-47 victory over La Salle on Sunday. Junior Kimberly Beck also had 12 points for the Colonials, who held the Explorers to 12 percent shooting in the first half (3-of-25), its best single-half defensive effort of the season. With the win, the Colonials remained undefeated in A-10 play.
Adair (13.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg) leads the team in scoring and on the boards, while Lawrence (12.6 ppg), Kenan Cole (12.0 ppg) and Beck (11.3 ppg) round out the Colonials' balanced attack, averaging 67.3 ppg. The Colonials return four starters from last year's squad that posted a 23-9 overall mark, finishing tied for 1st in the A-10 with a 13-3 record and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. George Washington also concluded its season with a No. 25 final ranking.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES: George Washington owns a 16-5 advantage in the all-time series. Richmond won the first meeting between the teams in the 1923-24 season and has only won four times since, including last years' victory in Washington, D.C., which was the first in over 23 years for the Spiders. The Colonials have won the last two meetings between the teams.
THE LAST MEETING: The teams last met less than a month ago (Jan. 9) in Washington, D.C. in both team's A-10 openers. Although a close game in the first half, the Colonials used a 10-2 surge in the final 3:44 of the first half that the Spiders were never able to fully recover from.
Campion led all scorers with 22 points after hitting 3-of-6 from the 3-point line, Williams also chipped in eight points, Powell put in six points and grabbed a team-high five steals and Holzer put in six points and pulled a team-high six boards. Whitney Allen and Cole led the Colonials to their eighth-straight win at home with 14 points apiece, while Jazmine Adair recorded a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds off the bench.
NEXT UP: Following Saturday's contest with the Colonials, the Spiders will hit the road for the weekend for meetings with Temple and Duquesne. The Spiders will start their trip with the Owls on Friday at noon and continue with the Dukes on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Live coverage for all of the Spiders' contests will be available at RichmondSpiders.com.
