PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team caps its regular season this Sunday as the Hawks travel to La Salle. Game time is set for 1 p.m. with free audio provided by the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.
GAME STORIES . . .
• Sunday is the second of two meetings with the Explorers this season.
• Saint Joseph's topped La Salle 70-64 at Hagan Arena on February 4 to help the Hawks earn a share of the Big 5 title.
• The Hawks hold a 40-9 edge in the all-time series over La Salle.
• Saint Joseph's has won three straight and are coming off a 60-49 victory over Duquesne on Wednesday.
• The Hawks are holding opponents to just 53 points per game during their win streak.
• Junior guard Ciara Andrews matched her career-high of 23 points versus the Dukes after going 11-of-23 from the floor and 1-of-3 from the foul line.
• On Monday, senior guard Natasha Cloud was named one of 15 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List Finalists.
• Saint Joseph's seed for the upcoming Atlantic 10 Championships is still in doubt entering Sunday as the Hawks are capable of finishing as high as fifth or as low as ninth.
• A victory on Sunday, coupled with losses by Rhode Island, Richmond and Saint Louis would give SJU the fifth seed.
• Should the Rams and Spiders both win though, the highest the Hawks could finish would be seventh. If all three teams win, Saint Joseph's would be eighth.
• A loss on Sunday, and a VCU victory over Richmond would make SJU the ninth seed.
• A loss on Sunday along with losses by Saint Louis and VCU would make SJU eighth.
• Freshman Chelsea Woods has led the Hawk in rebounding a team-high 10 times and is averaging 5.7 boards per game in Atlantic 10 only contests.
• As a team, SJU has turned the ball over just 61 times the last seven games (8.7 per contest) and are averaging an A-10 best 11.3 turnovers a game in conference only matchups.
• Saint Joseph's defense is allowing fewer points per game this season (62.3 ppg) than it did last year (64.4 ppg).
