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Richmond is enjoying its visits here for Atlantic Ten Conference women's basketball.
Michael Shafer's squad used a torrid three-point attack, making 13 of 19 from beyond the arc, to roll over La Salle, 70-48, last night at Tom Gola Arena.
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The Spiders did not have to rally from a deep deficit as they had Jan. 14 in a 64-57 double-overtime win at St. Joseph's.
Contact staff writer Mel Greenberg at 215-854-5725 or mgreenberg@phillynews.com.
But once again, an area player recruited by the Spiders (9-12, 3-3 A-10) starred for the visitors.
Sophomore Sarah Williams, a 6-foot-1 guard from Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, made 4 of 5 attempts on three-point shots and tied Danielle Bell for team scoring honors at 16 points.
Carlene Hightower and Crista Ricketts each scored 18 points for La Salle (15-6, 3-3).
"I claim Philly," Williams said of her roots. "But it's just a big win for our team on the road. I'm just looking forward to the rest of the season with high expectations."
On the Spiders' last visit here, Archbishop Carroll alum Katie Holzer was a key performer. Last night, she was 3 for 3 from the field and scored eight points.
Richmond has one more visit here, Feb. 9 at Temple.
"When you shoot the three 13 for 19, you're going to be in a lot of basketball games," Shafer said. "Going in, we didn't mind Ricketts and Hightower getting their points. What we wanted to do is not let anybody else score."
La Salle's school-record six-game home winning streak ended. Its 0-for-8 effort on three-pointers marked the first time in 121 games that the Explorers had failed to convert, dating from Jan. 10, 2003, against Dayton.
The Explorers never led and trailed by 27 points with 6 minutes, 4 seconds remaining.
"They buried us today," La Salle coach Tom Lochner said. "They did anything they wanted. They scored inside, passed the ball well. We had no answer for anything they did."
The Explorers host No. 11 George Washington tomorrow at 1 p.m.
George Washington 70, Dayton 57 - Jessica Adair scored 18 points to help the Colonials continue their mastery of the Flyers with a victory in Dayton, Ohio.
The Colonials (17-2, 6-0 A-10) improved to 21-0 all-time against Dayton (7-12, 2-3) while running their season winning streak to 10.
Holy Family 93, Nyack 39 - The Tigers (17-1) got 15 points from Kelly Killion and Megan Bauer added 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win over the Warriors (6-10) in Nyack, N.Y.
Men
Yale 88, Harvard 78 - Caleb Holmes scored 19 points and Casey Hughes 16 as the Bulldogs beat the Crimson in an Ivy League game in Boston.Brian Cusworth paced the attack for the Crimson (8-9, 1-2) with a career-high 28 points, giving him 1,023 career points. He also had 10 rebounds.
The Bulldogs (6-10, 2-1) are 12-3 against Harvard under current head coach James Jones.
Contact staff writer Mel Greenberg at 215-854-5725 or mgreenberg@phillynews.com.
This article contains information from staff and wire reports.
