With a 1-4 record in the Atlantic 10, the Massachusetts women’s basketball team sits in 11th place in the conference standings. This weekend, the Minutewomen will get an opportunity to claim their second A-10 victory when they travel to Kingston to face Rhode Island.

After winning on Field Trip Day for the past three years, the Massachusetts women’s basketball team fell to George Washington, 65-54, at the Mullins Center on Wednesday. Freshman Jasmine Watson scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds on her way to her second career double-double in the loss.

The Massachusetts women’s basketball team continues to be one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the Atlantic 10 despite its recent struggles.

With increased playing time this season, sophomore Kristina Danella taking advantage of the opportunity leading UMass in scoring as well as rebounds. The forward is averaging 14.3 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game this season.

Despite losing to the Catamounts last night, UMass got production from its bench, with 22 of its 38 points coming from players like Jasmine Watson, Megan Zullo and Dee Montgomery.

Throughout the season, the Massachusetts women’s basketball team lived and died on the 3-point shot. Right now, that dependence is paying off as the Minutewomen have become deadly beyond the arc.

Despite losing to Miami, the Minutewomen have improved their defense over the season and hope to carry that success over to Wednesday when they play Northeastern.

After UMass win on Sunday over Villanova, the Mintuewomen will take on a struggling Rice squad in Miami. Marnie Dacko hopes her team can continue its tough defense that it demonstrated against the Wildcats.

After a 79-73 overtime win over BU in their first game of the season, the UMass women’s basketball team could not keep their momentum going, falling to St. John’s, 82-52. Kristina Danella had 16 points, while junior Cerie Mosgrove added a career-high six assists in the effort.

UMass coach Marnie Dacko worked on building her team towards the future by signing three recruits in the past week. All three recruits should help out the Minutewomen offensively.