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JOES | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 49 |
GW | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 65 |
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No. 5 seed George Washington gets A-10's NCAA tourney bid
RICHMOND, Va. -- Brianna Cummings, the Atlantic 10 Tournament's most outstanding player, scored 17 points to help No. 5 seed George Washington win its seventh A-10 title with a 65-49 victory over sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's on Sunday for an automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
George Washington (19-13) was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll, even after back-to-back regular season and tournament titles in 2015 and `16. But second-year coach Jennifer Rizzotti guided Cummings, Kelli Prange and Taylor Campbell to the senior's third conference tournament championship in the past four years. Rizzotti, a national champion at UConn, will return to the NCAA's for the first time since 2011 when she was at the helm at Hartford.
Prange, the A-10's sixth woman of the year, added 14 points in 23 minutes for George Washington. Kelsi Mahoney scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from distance, the last on a baseline shot to extend GW's lead to 55-41. Freshman Neila Luma chipped in 10 points.
The tournament was wide open after the No. 2 seed Duquesne and third-seeded Fordham lost in the quarterfinals on Friday and top-seeded Dayton fell on Saturday to GW.
Amanda Fioravanti led Saint Joseph's (18-14) with 12 points. Chelsea Woods, averaging a team-high 15.6 points per game, was limited with four fouls and finished with eight points. The Hawks competed in their 12th A-10 title game -- but first since 2013.
George Washington scored on six straight possessions late in the third quarter to begin to pull away for a 49-37 lead. Cummings started it with two free throws, Mahoney sank a 3-pointer from the wing, and Luma spun in the lane for a fast-break layup and then sank a turnaround jumper. Cummings banked in a shot and Chyna Latimer capped it with an up-and-under move.
George Washington made all 12 of its free throws, compared to Saint Joseph's three attempts, and scored 18 points off 16 Hawk turnovers.
Game Information
2023-24 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Richmond | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
Saint Joseph's | 15-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
VCU | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
George Mason | 14-4 | 2 | 23-8 |
Duquesne | 13-5 | 3 | 21-13 |
Rhode Island | 10-8 | 6 | 21-14 |
Saint Louis | 9-9 | 7 | 22-18 |
Davidson | 8-10 | 8 | 18-8 |
Loyola Chicago | 8-10 | 8 | 15-16 |
Fordham | 8-10 | 8 | 12-17 |
George Washington | 6-12 | 10 | 13-18 |
La Salle | 5-13 | 11 | 8-22 |
Massachusetts | 2-16 | 14 | 5-27 |
St. Bonaventure | 1-17 | 15 | 4-26 |