THE SATURDAY LINEUP!

The calendar has turned to February, which means the action gets hotter and the wins more crucial as the 2014 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum starts in a mere 33 days!

Here's the lineup of games on tap for today, six in all!

FORDHAM (6-2, 17-4) at ST. BONAVENTURE (5-2, 16-6), 1pm: After a 1-2 start, the Bonnies have won four straight league games, but will have to contend with the Rams' all-everything guard Erin Rooney, 2nd in the A-10 in scoring at 19.2 ppg. Fordham also leads the league in scoring defense, giving up just 57.5 ppg. The Bonnies' scoring defense? Almost as good, 3rd in the league at 59.5 ppg.

VCU (5-3, 17-4) at ST. JOSEPH'S (5-3, 16-5), 2pm: VCU has struggled the past two weeks, but hope that their 112-86 crushing of George Mason has cured what ails them. The league's leading scorer, Robyn Parks, leads them in Philadelphia where the defending tournament champions await. Don't let the Hawks live at the free throw line!  They shoot 80 percent from there.  The loser will be two games out of third place, their margin for error to finish in the top four and avoid playing an opening round tournament game on Thursday March 6th that much thinner.

RHODE ISLAND (1-7, 6-15) at GEORGE WASHINGTON (5-3, 14-7), 2pm: The Colonials have an easier road today to stay within a game of 3rd place as the Rams come to DC. Rhode Island's carrying card is their defense, 2nd in the Atlantic 10 giving up just 58 points per game. But GW is 3rd in scoring offense at just shy of 77 points per game. Something's gotta give.

LA SALLE (5-3, 10-10) at ST. LOUIS (2-5, 7-13), 5:30pm EST, 4:30 CST: The Billikens got a huge win Wednesday at St. Joseph's and looks to carry that momentum to their home floor against La Salle. Erin Nelson leads St. Louis in scoring, averaging 14 points per game. The Explorers are looking to shake off a poor offensive showing last time out in a 56-39 loss to Richmond.

GEORGE MASON (0-8, 6-15) at DAYTON (5-1, 12-5), 6pm: The road to the Patriots' first-ever league win doesn't get any easier tonight when they tip at second place Dayton. The Flyers have three of the A-10's top 11 scorers, led by Andrea Hoover (15.9 ppg). The Patriots look to Janaa Pickard (13.9 ppg) as well as Georgetown transfer Sandra Ngoie. The Flyers are tied in the loss column for first with Duquesne.

DUQUESNE (7-1, 15-6) at RICHMOND (4-4, 10-11), 7pm: The Dukes hold a game edge in a win column over Dayton for first place as they come south to Tournament Central to play in the newly-refurbished Robins Center. The Spiders' defense played well in their 56-39 win over La Salle earlier this week and must go the rest of the season with freshman sensation Olivia Healy, gone with a knee injury.  The Dukes have won six straight and experienced victory in their last trip to the Capital City, beating VCU in the Siegel Center January 22nd.

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UMass is idle today.