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Women's Basketball Heads To La Salle For TV Game

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's looks to capture its first outright Big 5 title this Sunday as the Hawks travel to La Salle for a nationally televised game with the Explorers. Game time is set for 5 p.m. and wil air on the CBS Sports Network with Ed cohen and Julianne Viani on the call.

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GAME STORIES . . .
• Saint Joseph's enters Sunday's contest with La Salle looking to cap a perfect 4-0 Big season and claim its first undefeated City Series crown since 2000-01.
• The Hawks are coming off a 60-52 victory over Penn on Friday to improve to 3-0 in the Big 5 and cap the nonconference portion of its schedule with an 11-2 record.
• Saint Joseph's is currently 101-35 overall in Big 5 games and tied with Villanova for the most wins in the City Series.
• The Hawks have won six consecutive city series games dating back to last year.
• With Friday's win, SJU has claimed at least a share of this year's Big 5 crown, marking the 16th title for the Hawks. Saint Joseph's, which has won 10 outright titles, won its last Big 5 championship in 2008-09 when it shared it with Temple.
• Sunday's matchup with La Salle is the 47th meeting between the two clubs, with the Hawks holding a 37-9 edge. Saint Joseph's, which became a Division I program in 1973-74, does not recognize a game against La Salle in 1972-73 as an official game.
• Saint Joseph's is looking to bounce back in Atlantic 10 play after falling at VCU, 73-69, last Sunday.
• The Hawks are outrebounding opponents by six boards per game in A-10 contests (42.8 to 36.8), but are being outrebounded overall, 37.4 to 37.3.
• Senior forward Ilze Gotfrida had her second double-double of the year on Friday, tallying 12 points and adding 11 rebounds versus Penn.

Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. La Salle
All-Time Series: SJU Leads 37-9
Last Meeting: 2/20/13, SJU, 68-31
Last SJU Win: 2/20/13, 68-31
Last La Salle Win: 1/22/06, 65-50
Current SJU Streak: W-9

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Players Mentioned

Ilze Gotfrida

#1 Ilze Gotfrida

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6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ilze Gotfrida

#1 Ilze Gotfrida

6' 0"
Senior
F