Spiders Dismantle Explorers

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Richmond All Over La Salle
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The Richmond Spiders improve to 15-4 (5-1 A-10) after defeating the La Salle Explorers 75-57 at the Robins Center.  Spiders were led by a dominant performance from their big man, Grant Golden.  The Winchester native scored 15 points in the victory.  Tyler Burton had a solid night as well, as the freshman contributed 14 points & 9 rebounds.  Richmond picked up where they left off at George Mason, as they shot 60% from the field in the win.
Gaining Confidence
The Spiders have done a good job of taking care of business in conference play, as they are defeating teams that they need to handily.  They opened up conference play with a 32 point victory over Saint Joseph’s & now an 18 point win against La Salle.  Tyler Burton has done an excellent job coming off the bench for the Spiders, and is really showing his playmaking ability.  When he is on the floor, get the cameras ready.  Jacob Gilyard had a very Jacob Gilyard night, as he tallied 3...

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[…] The Richmond Spiders (17-6, 7-3) head to Philadelphia to take on the La Salle Explorers (11-11, 2-8) tonight at Tom Gola Arena (7:00/ESPN+).  It will be interesting to see how the Spiders bounce back after a scare this past weekend vs Fordham.  Blake Francis was back in the starting lineup for the 1st time since Jan. 11, so we can credit the lackluster performance to adjusting their identity as their leading scorer returned.  The Explorers got back in the win column in their last outing vs Saint Joseph’s, snapping a 7 game skid.  When La Salle visited Richmond in January, the Spiders won handily 75-57. […]
 
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