La Salle Women’s Basketball Sets Records with Three-Point Shooting in Win Over Fordham
La Salle's women's basketball team defeated Fordham with a 93-83 victory, propelled by a remarkable three-point shooting performance, especially from Nicole Melious who scored 28 points, going 8-10 from beyond the arc.
By the Numbers- Nicole Melious set a career-high with 28 points and tied a program record by making 8 three-pointers.
- As a team, La Salle made 20 three-pointers out of 36 attempted, breaking the program record for most threes made in a game.
- La Salle led the game for 32 minutes and 58 seconds, dominating with a strong performance.
- This win ended an eight-game losing streak for La Salle and snapped Fordham's six-game winning streak.
La Salle, as the 12th seed, will face the Massachusetts Minutewomen in the A-10 Conference Tournament, a team they have beaten twice this season, with the game scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 at 12:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Bottom LineThe La Salle women's basketball team's impressive three-point shooting performance, led by Nicole Melious, secured a crucial victory, breaking records and ending losing streaks, setting a strong tone for their upcoming tournament appearance.
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