Men’s Standings
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Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
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La Salle
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1-1
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20-11
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Speedy Morris
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Pennsylvania
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1-1
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16-10
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Fran Dunphy
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St. Joseph's
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1-1
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13-15
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John Griffin
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Temple
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1-1
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17-13
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John Chaney
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Villanova
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1-1
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14-15
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Rollie Massimino
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80-64, 55.6%
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Men’s Games
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Date
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Winner
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Loser
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Crowd
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Dec 9
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St. Joseph's 82
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Penn 81
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14,737
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Spectrum
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Pierce needs three, hits two in final seconds
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Dec 9
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La Salle 79
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Villanova 75
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14,737
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Spectrum
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Woods silences 'Cats with 31 points, six assists
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Jan 19
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Temple 74
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St. Joseph's 61
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12,722
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Spectrum
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Bernard Blunt has 27 points, 15 boards in loss
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Jan 19
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Penn 66
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La Salle 57
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12,722
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Spectrum
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Allen nets 20 in 2nd half after scoreless 1st
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Feb 1
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Villanova 66
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Temple 58
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14,166
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Spectrum
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Villanova finishes final piece of puzzle at 1-1
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Men’s Honors
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First Team
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Bernard Blunt (St. Joseph’s)
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Jack Hurd (La Salle)
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Aaron McKie (Temple)
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Lance Miller (Villanova)
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Randy Woods (La Salle)
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Woods could not be stopped, averaging 27.3 points and
6.3 rebounds while nailing nearly four three-pointers and six
free throws per game.
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Second Team
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Craig Amos (St. Joseph’s)
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Paul Chambers (Pennsylvania)
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Mik Kilgore (Temple)
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Mark Strickland (Temple)
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Greg Woodard (Villanova)
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Hall of Fame Inductees
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Steve Black (La Salle)
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Maurice Martin (St. Joseph’s)
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Jack McKinney (St. Joseph’s)
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Harold Pressley (Villanova)
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NCAA Tournament
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Michigan 73, Temple 66
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in Atlanta, Ga.
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Seton Hall 78, La Salle 76
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in Greensboro, N.C.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Virginia 83, Villanova 80
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at the Pavilion
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Women’s Standings
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Team
|
Big 5
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All
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Coach
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La Salle
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3-1
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25-8
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John Miller
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St. Joseph's
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3-1
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17-12
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Stephanie Gaitley
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Villanova
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3-1
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11-17
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Harry Perretta
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Pennsylvania
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1-3
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9-17
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Julie Soriero
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Temple
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0-4
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11-17
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Charlene Curtis
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73-71, 50.7%
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Women’s Games
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Date
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Winner
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Loser
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Nov. 26
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La Salle 61
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Temple 50
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McGonigle
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Tunink scores 18; La Salle breaks halftime tie
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Nov. 30
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La Salle 90
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Penn 60
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Hayman
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Cole sets Big 5 mark with 37 pts (25 at half)
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Dec. 3
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Penn 61
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Temple 57
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Palestra
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Quakers end 35-game Big 5 losing streak
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Dec. 4
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St. Joseph's 61
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Villanova 56
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Pavilion
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Hawks hand 'Nova its only Big 5 loss
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Dec. 10
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La Salle 67
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St. Joseph's 64
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Hayman
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LSU clinches share of title with 3 months left
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Dec. 14
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Villanova 70
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Temple 61
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Pavilion
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Wildcats begin march to first title in 4 years
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Dec. 21
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Villanova 54
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La Salle 50
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Civic
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Nikki Benedix paces Cats with 18 points
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Jan. 6
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St. Joseph's 65
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Penn 56
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Hawk Hill
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Curry (24) and Codner (20) combine for 44
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Jan. 28
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Villanova 79
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Penn 61
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Palestra
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'Nova guarantees a share of Big 5 title
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Feb. 1
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St. Joseph's 67
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Temple 61
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Spectrum
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Hawks win first women's Big 5 Spectrum game
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Women’s Honors
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First Team
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Nikki Benedix (Villanova)
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Audrey Codner (St. Joseph’s)
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Jenn Cole (La Salle)
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Katie Curry (St. Joseph’s)
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Margarete Rougier (Temple)
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Cole led La Salle to 25 wins by averaging 20.8 points
while shooting 87 percent from the line and 41 percent from
three-point range.
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Second Team
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Cindy Anderson (St. Joseph’s)
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Dionne Anthon (Pennsylvania)
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Mimi Harris (La Salle)
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Dallese Jackson (Temple)
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Michele Thornton (Villanova)
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Barbara Albom (Pennsylvania)
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Kathie Beisel (Villanova)
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Trish Brown (St. Joseph’s)
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Mimi Carroll (Temple)
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Linda Hester (La Salle)
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Mel Greenberg (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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NCAA Tournament
No participants
National Invitation Tournament
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Nebraska 79, La Salle 78
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Wis.-Green Bay 65, La Salle 53
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Ala.-Birmingham 76, La Salle 71
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