IS NO FAN OF JERSEY'S DAD VAIL HEIST
Senior Rodney Green scored 14 points and Aaric Murray had 13 in his collegiate debut as La Salle beat Holy Family, 94-59, in an exhibition game at Tom Gola Arena.
The Explorers ran out to a 19-2 lead 8 minutes into the game and held the Tigers in single digits throughout most of the first half. Green scored 10 of his 14 points in the half to put the Explorers up by 44-17 at the break.
The lead was pushed to as many as 52 points as the Explorers went up 72-20 on a Murray dunk with 12:05 left, and held a 40-point advantage down the stretch.
Holy Family scored 42 points in the second half behind 22 points from Khiry Hankins, but could not close the first-half deficit.
In addition to Green's 14 and Murray's 13, Ruben Guillandeaux added 13, Jerrell Williams scored 11 and rookie Devon White chipped in 10. For the game, the Explorers shot 52.3 percent from the field while limiting Holy Family to 29.6 percent.
The Explorers open the regular season next Saturday, when they host Hampton at 3 p.m.
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FRAN DUNPHY, Temple
He begins his third season on North Broad with nearly 350 career victories after a long tenure at Penn. The Owls won the Atlantic 10 Tournament last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
BRUISER FLINT, Drexel
He begins his eighth season with the Dragons after returning to the city where he played collegiately at St. Joe’s. The Dragons have advanced to the postseason in four of the last six years and have won at least 17 games four times under Flint.
DR. JOHN GIANNINI, La Salle
He begins his fifth season at the school after successful tenures at the University of Maine and Rowan, where teams made two trips to the Division III Final Four. At LaSalle two seasons ago, he engineered an 18-win season and third-place finish in the Atlantic 10, the school’s best finish since joining the league for the 1995-96 season.
PHIL MARTELLI, Saint Joseph’s
He begins his 14th season on Hawk Hill, having won more than 250 games. He is a four-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and has taken the Hawks to the postseason in seven of the last eight years.
GLEN MILLER, Penn
He begins his third season at the school after moving within the Ivy League from Brown. In his first season, he led the Quakers to an Ivy League championship and their third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
JAY WRIGHT, Villanova
He begins his eighth season at ‘Nova, having amassed 148 wins at the school. Villanova has made the NCAA Tournament for the last four seasons, including three trips to the Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight appearance. Wright came to Villanova following his tenure at Hofstra and has 270 career victories.
