Dec. 11, 2012

A-10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

STATS | STANDINGS | CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

WHAT'S ON TAP THIS WEEK
Tuesday, December 11
No games

LOOKING AHEAD
Wednesday, December 12
Auburn at George Washington | 7:00PM

Saturday, December 15
Wright State at Xavier | 2:00PM
Howard at George Washington | 2:00PM

A-10 SCOOP
- With Fordham’s win over Southern on Monday night, the A-10 remained perfect against SWAC teams (3-0) and improved to 81-67 (.547) against non-conference foes this season.

- The A-10 was ranked seventh among the 32 NCAA Division I conferences and independents in the latest RPI Report. The league is positioned just behind the Big Six Conferences.

- Dayton is one of just 11 teams nationally that remains perfect on the season. The Flyers, along with SEC members South Carolina and Georgia, top the list with a 10-0 mark. The other eight undefeated teams are: Connecticut (8-0), Duke (8-0), South Florida (8-0), Stanford (8-0), Quinnipiac (7-0), Kansas State (7-0), Colorado (7-0) and Oklahoma State (7-0).

- Averaging 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game last week, Saint Joseph’s redshirt senior Chatilla van Grinsven was named Philadelphia Big 5 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, organization officials announced on Monday

MONDAY’S (12/10) RECAP
Fordham 56, Southern 44
Behind career performances from Erin Rooney and Samantha Clark, Fordham (6-4) defeated Southern, 56-44, in the Rose Hill Gym on Monday night. Rooney finished with a career-high 22 points, while Clark finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Her double-double was the first for a Fordham player this season. The Rams will take the next few days off before hosting Morgan State in the Bronx on Sunday at 2 p.m.