Women's College Basketball: La Salle women beat Xavier in A-10 tourney
La Salle's Brittany Wilson scored 19 points, including the winning three-point play with 22 seconds left in regulation, on Friday afternoon to give the eighth-seeded Explorers (14-16) a 52-49 victory over ninth-seeded Xavier (8-20) in the Atlantic Ten tournament at St. Joseph's Hagan Arena. It was the Explorers' first tourney win since 2004.
La Salle's Brittany Wilson scored 19 points, including the winning three-point play with 22 seconds left in regulation, on Friday afternoon to give the eighth-seeded Explorers (14-16) a 52-49 victory over ninth-seeded Xavier (8-20) in the Atlantic Ten tournament at St. Joseph's Hagan Arena. It was the Explorers' first tourney win since 2004.
The host Hawks (20-9), seeded fifth, followed with a 63-52 victory over 12th-seeded Fordham (12-18).
Michelle Baker had 20 points, Ashley Prim scored 13, and Ashley Robinson (Archbishop Wood) and Katie Kuester (Notre Dame) each scored 10 for St. Joseph's.
Also, No. 7 Duquesne topped 10th-seeded George Washington, 69-55, and No. 11 Saint Louis upset No. 6 Charlotte, 64-59.
Second-seed Temple (20-8) had a first-round bye into Saturday's quarterfinals. The Owls will play Duquesne at 5 p.m.
On Saturday, La Salle will face 19th-seeded St. Bonaventure at noon, while St. Joseph's will meet fourth-seeded Richmond at 2:30 p.m.
Big East
Villanova 61, Seton Hall 60 - Lauren Burford had 15 points to lead the Wildcats (17-13,) over the Pirates (8-23) in Hartford, Conn.
Big Ten
Penn State 78, Minnesota 74 - Maggie Lucas (Germantown Academy) had 24 points to lead the No. 9 Lions (24-5) over the Gophers (15-17) in Indianapolis.
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina State 75, Duke 73 - Bonae Holston and Marissa Kastanek each scored 16 points to help the Wolfpack (18-14) upend the No. 5 Blue Devils (24-5) in Greensboro, N.C. In a later game, Secily Ray had 21 points as Wake Forest dropped No. 7 Miami, 81-74.