Nicholson Tabbed A-10 Player of the Week

St. Bonaventure's Andrew Nicholson was named A-10 Player of the Week on Sunday, while forward Chris Braswell of Charlotte earned Rookie of the Week distinction.

Live Blog From Xavier-Temple

Great atmosphere as 3-0 (A-10) Temple hosts 4-0 (A-10) Xavier. Xavier up one at first media timeout

- Craig Williams knocks down two three-pointers as TU leads 20-16 with 10minutes remaining in the first half.

- Temple leads 39-34 at the half...balanced attack led by Luis Guzman with nine points.

- Owls win, 77-72, to improve to 4-0 in league play

SJU Snaps Losing Streak

Junior Idris Hilliard scored 20 points as Saint Joseph's downed visiting Towson on Monday evening, 64-57, to snap its two-game losing skid. SJU is off until Saturday when it hosts UD at 6:00pm on ESPNU.

Latest News on the A-10

A-10 Primed For Big Postseason – Rivals.com

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1146&CID=1039506

A-10 Notebook – Press of Atlantic City

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/article_25e2055a-4da4-5ab9-a9b3-ad70ce8f10da.html

Top Programs Miss Out On UD Forward – Dayton Daily News

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/university-of-dayton-flyers/top-programs-miss-out-on-ud-forward-488270.html?imw=Y

ESPN.com – Musketeers Have New Perspective (WBB)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=4800884

Two Dukes Nominated For Dapper Dan Awards (MBB/WBB)

http://pennstate.scout.com/2/937057.html

Inglese Reaches 400

Rhode Island women's basketball head coach Cathy Inglese entered Conference play with 400 career wins. http://www.gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/010210aaa.html

Xavier-La Salle MBB On TV Tonight

Xavier visits La Salle tonight at 7:00pm. The contest will be aired live on CBS College Sports.

UMass Names New Women's Soccer Coach

Ed Matz, who led Northeastern to the 2nd round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship and a 12-4-3 record, has been named the new head women's soccer coach at UMass.

Opening Night Of Conference Play In The Books

UR 80, DUQ 68; TU 73, SJU 46; UM 78, FOR 76; GW 78, SBU 71

- Ricky Harris' (21 pts.) jumper with 2.9 seconds remaining won it for the Minutemen, overshadowing Brenton Butler's 31-point performance.

- Richmond now 13-0 versus Duquesne since joining the A-10 in 2001-02

- Freshman Lasan Kromah's 23 points upped GW's road record to 6-1 on the year

- Lavoy Allen (20 pts., 11 rebs.) led the Owls past SJU

- Charlotte fell at #16/#15 Tennessee, 88-71

Check Out Some of the Latest A-10 News

Charlotte Observer – “A-10 Flexes It’s Muscle” - http://www.charlotteobserver.com/423/story/1155940.html#none

St. Louis Post-Dispatch – “A-10 Earns Respect” - http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/slu/story/0411500138EE330A862576A300149047?OpenDocument

Philadelphia Daily News – “A-10 Looks Like Best Non-BCS Conference” - http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/139649886

Dayton Daily News – “A-10’s Growing Stature - http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/university-of-dayton-flyers/coaches-revel-in-atlantic-10-s-growing-stature-477102.html

WBB: ESPN.com - Feature on Dayton’s Casey Nance - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4794152&name=hays_graham

URI Finds Road To Its Liking

Rhode Island improved to 12-1 on the season - and an impressive 5-1 on the road - with a 68-63 win at Akron on Tuesday evening in the Rams' final non-conference game of the season. URI rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit and received 20 points and 11 boards from senior Lamonte Ulmer to secure its eighth-straight victory.

Dayton Suffocates Ball State

Dayton wins program-record 28th consecutive home contest with 59-35 victory over Ball State to improve to 11-3. The Flyers limited Ball State to 12 field goals and forced 15 turnovers on the evening.