George Washington Revolutionaries vs Saint Louis Billikens

ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL

15-16, 7-9 A-10

Final

	1	2	T
Saint Louis SLU	34	29	63
G Washington GW	40	37	77

George Washington RevolutionariesG WashingtonGW

27-3, 15-1 A-10

No. 21 George Washington women advance in A-10 tourney 77-63

Mar 6, 2015, 04:07 pm

RICHMOND, Va. -- Caira Washington scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 21-ranked and top-seeded George Washington into the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 women's basketball tournament with a 77-63 victory over ninth-seeded Saint Louis on Friday.

Jonquel Jones scored 14 points and had 15 rebounds for her 18th double-double of the season for the Colonials (27-3). Hannah Schaible also scored 14 points and Lauren Chase had 12.

On Saturday, George Washington will play No. 4 seed Fordham, a 46-45 winner over fifth-seeded Richmond, in a semifinal.

Jamesia Price scored 20 points for the Billikens (15-16), with Jackie Kemph adding 17 and Sadie Stipanovich 10.

GW never trailed and took its first double-digit lead early in the second half. The Colonials led by 19 with 9:42 to go when the Billikens made a run, closing to 70-63 with 1:22 remaining before GW scored the game's final seven points.

Saint Louis handed GW its only defeat during the A-10 season, winning at home 79-61 on Feb. 11.

Game Information

Richmond, VA

Referee:Rachelle Jones

Referee:Kristi Vera

Referee:Maggie Tieman

NCAA Division I

Atlantic 10 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Rhode Island	16-2	-	28-5
George Mason	16-2	-	23-10
Richmond	15-3	1	26-8
Davidson	12-6	4	21-12
Saint Joseph's	10-8	6	20-11
La Salle	10-8	6	19-14
Dayton	9-9	7	17-14
Loyola Chicago	9-9	7	16-18
St. Bonaventure	7-11	9	17-16
George Washington	7-11	9	18-18
Saint Louis	5-13	11	12-21
Duquesne	4-14	12	12-19
VCU	4-14	12	8-23
Fordham	2-16	14	10-20

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