Zachary Weiss, Author at A10 Talk

Atlantic 10 WBB Awards 2018-19

PITTSBURGH — As exciting as the regular season was, Tuesday is the beginning of a wide-open Atlantic 10 Championship week where several teams have an opportunity to earn the automatic conference spot in the NCAA Tournament as well as close out Pittsburgh’s A.J. Palumbo Center. After each regular season, coaches submit their choices for a …

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GW WBB balancing success, development

As George Washington women’s basketball seniors Mei-Lyn Bautista and Kelsi Mahoney sat in La Salle’s visiting locker room last season, the two had a feeling that the team was beginning to click and that the season could be something special. Two months later that vision was realized as GW won the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball …

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Words from the Weiss: Atlantic 10 MBB Championship quarterfinals musings

Washington, DC— The third of five Atlantic 10 Championship days and second consecutive marathon days with four second round match ups comprising play Thursday and quarterfinal contests on Friday. The scores for Friday’s play were as follows: Rhode Island 76 VCU 67 Saint Joseph’s 68 George Mason 49 St. Bonaventure 83 Richmond 77 Davidson 78 …

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GW WBB’s Mahoney’s confidence extends to all aspects of game

Richmond, VA— Shortly after confetti spread across the Richmond Coliseum, George Washington women’s basketball junior forward Kelsi Mahoney was finally able to sit down and reflect on her freshman season, which provided her biggest challenges and made her lose some love for the game. Mahoney knew that as a post player and she would be …

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Duquesne WBB coach suspended one game

Washington, DC— As first reported by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Sarah K Spencer, Duquesne women’s basketball coach Dan Burt has been suspended one postseason game by the Atlantic 10 Conference. Burt’s suspension is stemmed from remarks he made following Duquesne’s 71-65 loss to Saint Louis concerning the way the game was officiated, specifically the 27-10 foul …

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GW reclaims Atlantic 10 WBB Championship

Richmond, VA— A year ago, George Washington women’s basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti could not help but cry after a quarterfinals loss, because she felt like she had let her seniors down and in turn, the quartet felt it had disappointed its first-year coach. With just over a minute left in regulation, Rizzotti substituted her starters …

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GW, Saint Joseph’s advance to A-10 WBB Finals

Richmond, VA— The Atlantic 10 Championship has been the most competitive it has been with each contest at Richmond Coliseum being hard fought which means it should be no surprise to see the lowest-seeded championship final in conference history as fifth-seeded George Washington and sixth-seeded Saint Joseph’s advanced to the finals. The play in Richmond …

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Atlantic 10 WBB: Saint Joseph’s healthy and ready to protect home court

Pittsburgh, PA — Not much has been easy for Saint Joseph’s this season, but enough was done to secure a home game Tuesday night against VCU. “It’s definitely been a journey, there is no question about it, there wasn’t a clear path to where we got to,” Saint Joseph’s coach Cindy Griffin said. “It was …

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Atlantic 10 WBB: Richmond comes back home with momentum

Pittsburgh, PA — Richmond coach Michael Shafer could not be any prouder of his team after a rare road victory Sunday at George Washington, in which the Spiders held GW to 36 points. “I think we’ve been playing really well as of late,” he said. “Wednesday when we played UMass we didn’t play very well …

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Atlantic 10 WBB: Fordham looks towards defense to lead the way

Pittsburgh, PA — Fordham coach Stephanie Gaitley is entering her 16th Atlantic 10 Championship and following Saturday’s loss to Saint Joseph’s, she sent an e-mail to her team. Earlier in the week a similar message worked against Duquesne when Gaitley gathered her team in a Pittsburgh hotel to get on the same page following a …

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Zachary Weiss, Author at A10 Talk

Atlantic 10 WBB Awards 2018-19

GW WBB balancing success, development

Words from the Weiss: Atlantic 10 MBB Championship quarterfinals musings

GW WBB’s Mahoney’s confidence extends to all aspects of game

Duquesne WBB coach suspended one game

GW reclaims Atlantic 10 WBB Championship

GW, Saint Joseph’s advance to A-10 WBB Finals

Atlantic 10 WBB: Saint Joseph’s healthy and ready to protect home court

Atlantic 10 WBB: Richmond comes back home with momentum

Atlantic 10 WBB: Fordham looks towards defense to lead the way