Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes - University of Richmond Athletics

Feb. 21, 2007

The Spiders had just nine turnovers against George Washington's pressure, tied for the lowest for a GW opponent this season along with Xavier on Feb. 10. The next previous low for turnovers against George Washington this season is 13 and the Colonials were forcing 17.2 turnovers per game entering the contest.

In the past two seasons, George Washington has forced its opponents to double-digit turnovers in all but three games, and two of them were against Richmond. The Spiders had seven turnovers against the Colonials on Feb. 18, 2006 in the Robins Center.

It was the seventh time Richmond has had less than 10 turnovers in a game this season and the 14th time in 26 games that the Spiders have stayed out of the teens in turnovers.

Richmond made five 3-pointers on Wednesday, giving the Spiders at least five 3-pointers in 19 of their 26 games.

The Spiders have held George Washington under 70 points in the last three meetings between the two teams. Richmond has allowed the opposition to score 70 points just 12 times in 56 games under second-year head coach Chris Mooney.

Richmond's top four scorers in the game were freshmen, two of which (Dan Geriot and David Gonzalvez) scored in double-figures.

Despite foul trouble, freshman Dan Geriot scored in double-figures for the 15th time in 26 college games with 14 points Wednesday. Geriot made 6-of-9 shots from the field for the second time in the last three games. It was the team-leading ninth time Geriot has led the Spiders in scoring.

Freshman David Gonzalvez played a career-high 40 minutes, the first time in his career he has not come out of the game. Gonzalvez scored 11 points to reach double-figures for the 10th time this season. He also had three assists.

Freshman Brian Morris scored nine points and dished out five assists, the fifth time he has had five or more assists this season. Morris played 39 minutes.

George Washington became just the third team this season to score over 10 fast-break points against the Spiders.

The Spiders were out-rebounded 39-21 by the Colonials, the ninth time Richmond has been beaten by 18 or more on the glass, including the seventh time in the last nine games.

Richmond allowed 12 second-chance points on Wednesday, the second-straight game the Spiders have given up double-figures in second-chance points. The Spiders have allowed nine or more second-chance points in its last four losses.

George Washington only went to the line 18 times, the fewest amount for a Spider opponent in the last seven games.

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