RVA Sports Network Coverage of Women's Basketball, Part of Our Year Of Women's Sports Initiative!

RVA Sports Network Coverage of Women's Basketball, Part of Our Year Of Women's Sports Initiative!

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

WEDNESDAY PREVIEW: Four Games On Tap, We Live Tweet Two!

A day/night doubleheader of A-10 Women's Hoops in the Capital City Wednesday, and we'll be there to watch it all!  Here's a preview of Wednesday conference action:

GEORGE MASON (0-4, 6-11) at RICHMOND (1-3, 7-10), 12NOON ET
--The newcomers from the CAA meet an old foe from that conference in Michael Shafer's Spiders, who come home looking to break the two-game skid they received in their Empire State road trip last week, losing to St. Bonaventure and Fordham. The Patriots still seek their first win in A-10 history. Richmond leads the all-time series between the in-state foes, 32-22, but haven't met in over four years.

UMASS (0-3, 3-14) at DUQUESNE (3-1, 11-6), 7PM ET in Pittsburgh
--The Dukes are the quiet power of the Atlantic 10, as most outside Pittsburgh forgot that Duquesne was picked third in the preseason A-10 poll. The team earned the program's 500th victory all-time over the weekend with a victory over Saint Louis. These teams have a storied history, with the Dukes leading the all-time series, 25-21. In their last meeting late in the 2012-13 season, the Dukes took a nine-point win, 53-44. Duquesne is 3-1 in January, handing Fordham its only conference loss a week ago before the Saint Louis win. Their only loss was to VCU. The Minutewomen have lost 11 of their last 12 after a 2-2 start. Their last win was at Kent State, 69-61 on December 17th.

LaSALLE (4-0, 9-7) at ST. BONAVENTURE (1-2, 12-6), 7PM ET
--The Explorers are the big surprise of the Atlantic 10. Picked to place tenth in the conference, the Explorers have powered to the top of the standings, a half-game ahead of George Washington. This is the first 4-0 Atlantic 10 start for LaSalle in history. The Bonnies are coming off a sluggish performance at Dayton, a 79-53 loss which dropped them under .500 in conference play. St. Bonaventure leads the all-time series 12-10. They played their first game in 1991.

FORDHAM (3-1, 14-3) at VCU (3-1, 15-2), 7PM ET in Richmond
--Both sets of "Rams" are in a three-way tie for 4th in the Atlantic 10 with Duquesne, but could be in a tie for first by night's end if LaSalle falls at St. Bonaventure. The VCU Rams got a big home win Sunday over defending tournament champion St. Joseph's, while the Fordham Rams knocked off Richmond at home Saturday. VCU remembers the 30-point loss in the Bronx a year ago, 71-41, in the first-ever meeting between the schools. It's sure to be a loud night at the Siegel Center as #Fury attempts to even the overall series and keep pace with league leaders.

NOTE: HCS Media Network will cover BOTH the George Mason/Richmond and Fordham/VCU games tomorrow.  Please follow us on Twitter at either @henricosports or @cfieldsports for real-time updates, with full reports HERE on our web page tomorrow night!



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