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

Feb. 20, 2008

THE TEAM

Richmond improved to 7-4 in the Atlantic 10 and is off to its best 11-game start to conference play since its first year in the league in 2001-02. The Spiders are tied for second in the Atlantic 10 with Temple and Saint Joseph's.

The Spiders are 14-10 overall, having won four of the last five games and 10 of the last 14. Richmond have six wins against the RPI Top-100, five of them coming in the last month.

The youthful Spiders, with just two seniors and one junior on scholarship, receive 80.5 of their scoring from freshmen and sophomores.

The Spiders swept the season series with Charlotte and the Chris Mooney-led Spiders have split six meetings with the 49ers since Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005-06.

In 23 games this season when Charlotte leading scorer Leemire Goldwire has not played the Spiders he is averaging 20.5 points per game and has scored in double-figures in all but one of those 23 games. In the two games that Goldwire has faced Richmond this season he is averaging 4.5 points. Goldwire was held to a then season-low five points in the first meeting between the two teams on Feb. 2, but Richmond did one better Wednesday, holding Goldwire to a season-low four points. Goldwire entered the game third in the league in scoring at 19.9 points per game.

The Spiders shot 50 percent from the field, the second-straight game and the fifth time this season Richmond has shot 50 percent or higher from the field.

The Spiders had 15 turnovers against Charlotte, the fourth-straight game that Richmond has had 15 or less turnovers. Richmond committed just three turnovers after the half.

Richmond, which is second in the Atlantic 10 in steals, had eight on Wednesday. The Spiders have had at least seven steals in 21 of 24 games this season.

The Spiders are 11-1 when they shoot less than 20 three-pointers. Richmond shot 19 against Charlotte on Wednesday.

Fifteen of Richmond's 24 games have been decided by six points or less with 12 decided by three points or less. Richmond is 12-3 in games decided by six points or less and 9-3 in games decided by three points or less.

Richmond played its 99th overtime game and improved to 61-38 in OT games. This was the third overtime game this season and the Spiders have won all three. Richmond improved to 5-1 in overtime under Chris Mooney.

THE PLAYERS

Sophomore David Gonzalvez scored 20 points and dished out a season-high five assists. It was the fourth time in the last five home games that Gonzalvez has scored 20 or more points and the sixth time this season. Gonzalvez has scored in double-figures 25 times in his career and he has scored in double-figures 13 times this season, including seven of the last eight games.

Freshman point guard Kevin Anderson scored 19 points and had just two turnovers in 43 minutes. Anderson has scored in double-figures 10 times this season and he is averaging 18.0 points per game in two meetings with Charlotte. Anderson has won the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week three of the last five weeks.

Sophomore Dan Geriot scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. It was Geriot's 35th-career double-figure scoring game and his 16th this season. Geriot is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game in the last five games.

Junior Jarhon Giddings had nine points.

Senior Gaston Moliva had eight points and tied a season high with seven rebounds. Moliva, who is fourth all-time at Richmond in blocks, had two on Wednesday to give him 25 for his career.

Senior Oumar Sylla scored seven points, had four rebounds and a season-high four assists.

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