OPENING WEEKEND SCOREBOARD....

After 176 non-conference games, it's finally time for Atlantic 10 Conference action!

Here is the weekend scoreboard of opening games across the conference, with the Spiders kicking it off on the road, and on television!

SATURDAY JANUARY 2ND:
Richmond 60, La Salle 43
VCU 74, UMass 66
Fordham 51, Davidson 40
George Mason 73, Saint Louis 63 (OT)

SUNDAY JANUARY 3RD:
Duquesne 89, Dayton 58
St. Bonaventure 69, Rhode Island 56
George Washington 70, Saint Joseph's 45

Final Non-Conference Games.....

The conference schedule begins with the new year this weekend! Before that, here's a look at the last wave of non-conference scores.

MONDAY:
Rhode Island 68, Florida Int'l 50 (Surfing Santa Classic)
Saint Joseph's 104, UMBC 45 (Hawk Classic)
Richmond 54, Lafayette 46 (Cavalier Classic)
George Washington 70, Illinois 57
Ball State 79, Saint Louis 70

TUESDAY:
Hampton 59, Rhode Island 54 (Surfing Santa Classic)
Fordham 67, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 49 (Fordham Holiday Classic)
La Salle 67, Norfolk State 59 (Hawk Holiday Classic)
Saint Joseph's 76, Central Michigan 66 (Hawk Classic)
Virginia 71, Richmond 51 (Cavalier Classic)
Arizona 68, George Mason 60
St. Bonaventure 59, Canisius 47

WEDNESDAY:
Duquesne 79, Pittsburgh 65
VCU 64, North Carolina A&T 49
La Salle 65, Monmouth 50
Vanderbilt 53, Fordham 40
George Washington 82, Hartford 51
UMass 84, UMass Lowell 58
Green Bay 68, Dayton 52
James Madison 87, Davidson 45
Saint Louis 75, Bradley 58

NOTE: The conference opener, Richmond at La Salle, will air live on CBS Sports Network this Saturday morning at 11am.

CHRISTMAS WEEK SCORES....

MONDAY:
VCU 73, William & Mary 47
Tulane 66, Saint Louis 58
Notre Dame 91, Saint Joseph's 55

TUESDAY:
UMass 63, Hartford 57

WEDNESDAY:
St. Bonaventure 67, Niagara 55
Auburn 88, George Mason 59

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

Atlantic 10 teams are currently 78-54 in non-conference play, while the conference is rated eighth in RPI conference rankings as we enter the busy holiday season, the final stretch before conference play begins the first weekend of January!

UPDATE: Conference teams go 10-7 this weekend....

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17TH:
Iona 81, Saint Joseph's 75
Appalachian State 73, Richmond 59

FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH:
East Tennessee State 65, Davidson 58
Saint Louis 91, Alabama A&M 60

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19TH:
George Mason 69, Air Force 52
St. Bonaventure 62, Colgate 38
Duquesne 76, #25 St. John's 57
UMass 73, Boston University 56
VCU 74, Old Dominion 54

SUNDAY DECEMBER 20TH:
George Washington 70, Iona 65
Wake Forest 43, Richmond 33
Providence 64, Rhode Island 55 (OT)
Villanova 67, La Salle 56
Charlotte 99, Davidson 88
Dayton 85, Princeton 81
Fordham 63, Central Connecticut State 48
Saint Louis 76, Cleveland State 65 (Tulane Invitational, New Orleans)

Weekend Scoreboard

VCU wins its first game over a Top 25 team since 1988 Saturday upsetting #17 Arizona State on their home floor in the Arizona State Classic, but fell hard in the championship game Sunday, 80-61 to Toledo.

Richmond grabs a big win on the road at Providence of the Big East, while George Washington picks up a much needed victory Sunday over Memphis.

FRIDAY:
Rhode Island 57, Dartmouth 41

SATURDAY:
Richmond 57, Providence 50
VCU 57, #17 Arizona State 48
St. Bonaventure 69, Georgetown 54
Hofstra 75, Saint Joseph's 62
Fordham 74, Delaware State 58
Davidson 64, Western Carolina 51

SUNDAY:
Toledo 80, VCU 61 (Arizona State Classic Championship)
George Washington 68, Memphis 62
Duquesne 79, Buffalo 62
Purdue 61, Dayton 58
UMBC 60, La Salle 29

Scoreboard, Schedule This Week....

MONDAY:
Saint Louis 67, Missouri-St. Louis 31

TUESDAY:
Brown 67, Rhode Island 63
Furman 69, Richmond 62
St. Bonaventure 73, Stony Brook 68 (2 OT)

WEDNESDAY:
Dayton 83, Toledo 57
Saint Joseph's 63, Lehigh 62
Radford 79, Davidson 68
UMass 86, Bryant 69
VCU 58, UNC Wilmington 45
Georgetown 63, George Mason 57
La Salle 71, Howard 68
Saint Louis 63, Memphis 57

THURSDAY:
Duquesne 68, Central Michigan 49
Delaware 55, Fordham 48
Florida Gulf Coast 64, George Washington 60

Players Of The Week Announced

Two seniors share Co-Players of The Week honors, while surging Duquesne enjoyed a second winner over Thanksgiving Week.

Duquesne senior April Robinson and George Washington senior Jonquel Jones share the Player of The Week award. Robinson averaged over 18 points and nearly nine rebounds in three victories while being named Most Valuable Player at the New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament. The Dukes improved to 5-1 as Robinson moved into third place on the all-time program list in three-pointers (185) and assist (408).

Jones helped the Colonials to three wins in a tough four-game stretch, scoring 23 points and grabbing a school-record 26 rebounds in an 81-77 double overtime victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes. Jones' 26 boards are the most in all of women's basketball so far this season, and the second-highest total ever in Atlantic 10 history. At the Lone Star Showcase, Jones averaged 20 points and 19.3 rebounds per game.

Kadri-Ann Lass earned her second straight Rookie of The Week honor, averaging 14.7 points and eight rebounds per game for Duquesne over their three wins on the week, including a career-high 25 points (on 11-of-16 shooting) in their win over Howard. Lass was named to the New Mexico Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team.

Included on the Weekly Honor Roll:

--Richmond guard (and Monacan High School graduate) Micaela Parson, who registered a career-high 20 points in a win over Wichita State, followed by 18 points against Marquette in Miami.

--Saint Louis' Jackie Kemph, who shot 61 percent from the field, 83 percent at the line, in two wins this week to put the Billikens at 5-0 for the first time in nine years.

--VCU's Camille Calhoun, who averaged ten points, 7.5 rebounds per game in home wins over Campbell and Furman.

--Dayton guard Amber Deane, who scored a career-high 29 points in Sunday's victory over #22 Louisville.

Holiday Weekend Action....

Wednesday 11/25:
Wake Forest 61, La Salle 53
Saint Louis 62, Indiana State 52
George Mason 71, Pepperdine 63 (Great Alaska Shootout)

Thursday 11/26:
George Washington 82, Houston 78 (Lone Star Showcase)

Friday 11/27:
Dayton 58, Maine 37 (Gulf Coast Showcase)
Davidson 60, Bowling Green 56 (UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Tourney)
Richmond 63, Wichita State 50 (Florida Int'l Tourney, Miami)
George Washington 81, Iowa 77 (2 OT) (Lone Star Showcase)
Duquesne 81, North Carolina A&T 67 (UNM Thanksgiving Tourney, New Mexico)
Texas Tech 62, Fordham 48 (South Point Shootout, Las Vegas)
Colorado 90, UMass 63 (Omni Hotels Classic, Boulder)

Saturday 11/28:
Milwaukee 69, La Salle 53 (Miami Thanksgiving Classic)
Davidson 77, UNC Wilmington 50 (UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Tourney)
Rhode Island 72, UMass-Lowell 64
Wright State 77, George Washington 71 (Lone Star Showcase)
UNLV 67, George Mason 59 (Lady Rebel Round-Up)
Saint Louis 78, Eastern Illinois 47
Stanford 74, Dayton 66 (Gulf Coast Showcase)
Duquesne 78, New Mexico 69 (UNM Thanksgiving Tourney, New Mexico)
Ball State 81, UMass 54 (Omni Hotels Classic, Boulder)
Syracuse 76, Fordham 54 (South Point Shootout, Las Vegas)

Sunday 11/29:
VCU 67, Furman 45
Dayton 79, Louisville 66 (Gulf Coast Showcase)
Marquette 98, Richmond 80 (Florida Int'l Tourney, Miami)
George Mason 64, Tulsa 63 (Lady Rebel Round-Up)
Miami 86, La Salle 58 (Miami Thanksgiving Classic)
St. Bonaventure 74, Toledo 63
Saint Joseph's 70, Temple 67

Tuesday Finals

VCU 57, Campbell 34--The Rams use a stifling defense and a second half offensive surge to defeat the Camels at Siegel Center and improve to 3-1 on the season.

Duquesne 87, Howard 62

Davidson 62, High Point 60

Villanova 55, Saint Joseph's 49

Fordham 61, Lafayette 49

St. Bonaventure 84, Detroit 73

Western Kentucky 84, George Mason 58 (Great Alaska Shootout)

Second Weekend of The Season: Results, More....

SATURDAY:
Rhode Island 56, Harvard 52
Seton Hall 66, Saint Joseph's 54
#15 Stanford 84, #22 George Washington 63
Drexel 58, St. Bonaventure 46 (Preseason WNIT)
Buffalo 56, UMass 48
Robert Morris 76, La Salle 45
IUPUI 70, VCU 69

SUNDAY:
Albany 67, Rhode Island 58
Saint Louis 68, Mercer 60
Dayton 87, Wisconsin 64
N.C. State 58, Davidson 42

MONDAY:
Richmond 63, UNC Wilmington 53
George Washington 61, Fresno State 53

Tuesday Results....

VCU 74, Iona 58: All five Rams starters go for double figures as VCU moves to 2-0 with a win over the Gaels. Adaeze Alaeze and Camille Calhoun each had 16 points.

George Mason 88, Towson 76: Kristi Mokube had 22 points while Taylor Brown added 17 as the Patriots earned their first victory of the season Tuesday night in their home opener.

Saint Louis 82, Tulsa 73: Denisha Womack and Sadie Stipanovich each had 16 points, while Jackie Kemph and Jamesia Price each scored 14 as the Billikens moved to 2-0.

Wake Forest 77, Davidson 58: Mackenzie Latt led the Wildcats (1-1) with 16 points. Prince George grad Ariel Stephenson, the ACC Rookie of The Week, had 16 for the Deacons (3-0), while Hermitage grad Destini Walker added six.

George Washington 78, American 48: Caira Washington had 21 points while Kelli Prange added 18 as the #22 ranked Colonials ran past their DC rivals to improve to 2-0 ahead of their cross-country trip to battle #15 Stanford on Saturday.

Friday Finals, Weekend Schedule

FRIDAY:
VCU 73, Coppin State 42
Richmond 62, Old Dominion 57
Dayton 81, Yale 75
Syracuse 57, Rhode Island 54
Rutgers 78, Saint Joseph's 65
Davidson 69, Furman 51
St. Bonaventure 57, Siena 40
Duquesne 63, Saint Peter's 38
Radford 66, George Mason 63 (OT)
Fairfield 62, La Salle 59

SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
#21 George Washington 85, Grambling State 58
Saint Louis 67, Southeast Missouri State 52

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
Richmond 81, Eastern Kentucky 62
Princeton 94, Duquesne 66
Penn State 75, Fordham 59
UMass 74, Holy Cross 60
Virginia Tech 80, George Mason 63
DePaul 77, St. Bonaventure 54

Opening Day of 2015-16 Season!

George Washington becomes the hunted, Dayton looks to reload, while Saint Louis looks to take it to the next level, while local teams VCU and Richmond look for top-tier finishes as the Atlantic 10 Conference's 40th Anniversary season of women's basketball beings non-conference play Friday!

Two morning tip-offs begin the season as Beth O'Boyle begins her second season at the Siegel Center, leading the VCU Rams into battle against Coppin State at 11am, while, at the same time, Dayton, coming off their run to the Elite Eight in last year's NCAA Tournament, opens play against Yale.

VCU returns nearly every significant contributor from last year's squad, with the advantage of a full off-season under Boyle's tutelage. The Flyers will begin life without former Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Andrea Hoover and First Team All-Conference forward Ally Malott, but do return First Team Preseason All-Conference guard Amber Deane, guard Kelley Austria, and a host of inside players.

At 3pm at the Robins Center, Michael Shaffer begins his 12th season at the helm of the Spiders, who return strong perimeter play to begin their season with a 3pm home date with in-state rival Old Dominion.

Another in-state matchup features a revamped George Mason squad, starting their third season under head coach Nyla Milleson, and featuring First Team Preseason All-Conference shooting sensation Taylor Brown, traveling over I-66 and I-81 to face Radford. Rhode Island seeks to improve on their breakout season of a year ago, but faces a tough first opponent hosting Syracuse of the ACC.

Defending regular season and tournament champion George Washington begins their season on Saturday.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE:
Coppin State at VCU, 11am
Yale at Dayton, 11am
Old Dominion at Richmond, 3pm
Davidson at Furman, 5pm
Syracuse at Rhode Island, 5pm
Rutgers at Saint Joseph's, 5pm
Siena at St. Bonaventure, 5:30pm
Duquesne at Saint Peter's, 7pm
George Mason at Radford, 7pm
La Salle at Fairfield, 7pm

MEDIA DAY: Countdown to 2016 Tournament in RVA Underway....

All fourteen head coaches, the league commissioner, Richmond Coliseum officials, and members of the media all gathered Wednesday as the Atlantic 10 began its 40th anniversary celebration for women's basketball with Media Day at the Richmond Downtown Marriott.

Along with the opportunity to preview the 2015-16 season, the league announced its preseason poll, as defending regular season and tournament champion George Washington, who return four starters, received twelve of fourteen first place votes to sit atop the survey.

Perennial league power Dayton, who advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual champion Connecticut, received the other two first place votes and was voted second overall. The Flyers must replace two players that were drafted last spring by the WNBA: Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott.

Duquesne, despite having seven freshmen on their roster, placed third, followed by 2014 tournament champion Fordham and the rising Billikens of Saint Louis, the only team to beat George Washington last year in conference play.

Local teams Richmond and VCU were voted sixth and tenth respectively.

Below are the poll and preseason teams announced today.

PRESEASON POLL:
1) George Washington (12)  194
2) Dayton (2)                       177
3) Duquesne                       154
4) Fordham                         132
5) Saint Louis                      126
6) Richmond                        118
7) Saint Joseph's                 116
8) Rhode Island                   113
9) St. Bonaventure                90
10) VCU                               89
11) George Mason                57
12) La Salle                          52
13) UMass                            34
14) Davidson                        18

FIRST TEAM:
Guard: Amber Deane, Senior, Dayton
Guard: Taylor Brown, Redshirt Senior, George Mason
Forward: Jonquel Jones, Senior, George Washington
Forward: Caira Washington, Junior, George Washington
Forward: Katie Healy, Senior, St. Bonaventure

SECOND TEAM:
Guard: Kelley Austria, Senior, Dayton
Guard: April Robinson, Senior, Duquesne
Guard: Charise Wilson, Sophomore, Rhode Island
Guard: Janelle Hubbard, Junior, Richmond
Center: Sadie Stipanovich, Junior, Saint Louis

THIRD TEAM:
Center: Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova, Senior, Dayton
Forward: Samantha Clark, Senior, Fordham
Forward: Micahya Owens, Junior, La Salle
Guard: Ciara Andrews, Senior, Saint Joseph's
Guard/Forward: Adaeze Alaeze, Senior, VCU

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM:
Guard: Kelley Austria, Senior, Dayton
Center: Jodie Cornelle-Sigmundova, Senior, Dayton
Forward: Jonquel Jones, Senior, George Washington
Guard: Jasmine Alston, Junior, La Salle
Guard: Jamesia Price, Redshirt Senior, Saint Louis

MEN'S HOOPS: Dayton Tops Preseason Poll

The Dayton Flyers are the pick to win the 2015-16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball title in a preseason poll released in conjunction with Media Day held Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, site of the men's tournament in March.

The poll, voted on by the league's coaches and select members of the media, gave the Flyers twelve first-place votes, 352 points overall, for the top spot. Rhode Island was just behind in second with 347 points.

The full poll, and preseason All-Atlantic 10 teams, are below:

1) Dayton (352)
2) Rhode Island (347)
3) Davidson (329)
4) George Washington (285)
5) VCU (277)
6) Richmond (262)
7) Saint Joseph's (194)
8) St. Bonaventure (177)
9) La Salle (164)
10) UMass (142)
11) Duquesne
12) Saint Louis
13) George Mason
14) Fordham

Preseason First Team:
Hassan Martin--Rhode Island
E.C. Matthews--Rhode Island
Jack Gibbs--Davidson
DeAndre' Bembry--Saint Joseph's
Jordan Price--La Salle

Second Team:
Brian Sullivan--Davidson
Shevon Thompson--George Mason
Marcus Posley--St. Bonaventure
Patricio Garino--George Washington
Kevin Larsen--George Washington

Third Team:
Kendall Pollard--Dayton
ShawnDre' Jones--Richmond
Terry Allen--Richmond
Melvin Johnson--VCU
Mo Alie-Cox--VCU 

NOTE: Atlantic 10 Women's Media Day is Wednesday, October 28th in Richmond, and RVA Sports Network will be there to cover the unveiling of preseason polls, teams, and will talk with all fourteen coaches! Look for team previews here on our website the first half of November leading up to opening night on Friday, November 13th!

2015-16 Conference Schedule Released.....

VCU travels to Richmond Sunday January 24th for a nationally televised game before the Spiders head to the Siegel Center for a Valentine's Day showdown, as the 2015-16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball conference schedule was released Thursday.

The two top teams of a year ago, conference tournament champion George Washington, and second place Dayton, who advanced all the way to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual national champion Connecticut, will square off Sunday January 10th in Dayton on CBS Sports Network. The January 24th VCU at Richmond game will be on NBCSN.

See the complete conference regular season schedule by clicking HERE.

Richmond Spiders Release Non-Conference Schedule....

The 2015-16 Atlantic 10 women's basketball season is just around the corner!  The Richmond Spiders on Thursday announced the non-conference portion of their schedule, which includes two holiday tournaments and home showdowns with state rivals, including an opening night tilt with Old Dominion.

The Spiders depart on Monday for a ten-day trip to Europe, where they will visit France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

To see details on all thirteen non-conference games, CLICK HERE.

2015-16 Conference Regular Season Pairings Announced

The Road to RVA for the 2016 Atlantic 10 Tournament took a step closer today when the conference announced its regular season pairings for each team.

Highlights include Richmond having a home and home series with defending tournament champion George Washington as well as the usual two-game series with crosstown rival VCU.

As for the Rams, they will hold home and home series with both Davidson and in-state rival George Mason.

The Rams will also host Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis, avoiding a trip to the western most outpost in the Atlantic 10. VCU must travel, though, to both George Washington and perennial power Dayton, who made it all the way to the Elite Eight in March's NCAA Tournament and saw two players, Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott, drafted into the WNBA.

The Spiders will host Saint Joseph's, Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Rhode Island.

La Salle and UMass are the only two conference teams not scheduled to appear in Richmond until the 2016 Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum beginning March 2nd.

2015-16 A- 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

(HOME/HOME PARTNERS IN BOLD)

Davidson
Home- Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure

Away- Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU, Dayton, La Salle, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s

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Dayton

Home – Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis, Davidson, Fordham, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, VCU 

Away – Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis, Richmond, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s

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Duquesne

Home– Dayton, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Fordham, George Washington, La Salle, Massachusetts

Away – Dayton, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, George Mason, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU

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Fordham

Home – Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Louis

Away – Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Richmond, VCU

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George Mason

Home- George Washington, Saint Louis, VCU, Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s 

Away- George Washington, Saint Louis, VCU, Davidson, Dayton, Fordham, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure

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George Washington

Home – Dayton, George Mason, Richmond, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, VCU

Away– Dayton, George Mason, Richmond, Davidson, Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s

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La Salle

Home – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Davidson, Dayton, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, VCU

Away – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, Saint Louis

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Massachusetts

Home– La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Dayton, Fordham, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, VCU

Away – La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Saint Louis

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Rhode Island 

Home – Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, VCU

Away – Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Fordham, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis

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Richmond

Home– George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Rhode Island

Away –George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, George Mason, La Salle, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis

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St. Bonaventure
Home– Duquesne, Fordham Massachusetts, George Mason, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis

Away – Duquesne, Fordham Massachusetts, Davidson, Dayton, La Salle, Rhode Island, VCU

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Saint Joseph’s

Home – Fordham, La Salle, Richmond, Davidson, Dayton, George Washington, Rhode Island, Saint Louis

Away – Fordham, La Salle, Richmond, Duquesne, George Mason, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, VCU

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Saint Louis

Home – Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, Duquesne, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond

Away – Davidson, Dayton, George Mason, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, VCU

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VCU

Home –Davidson, George Mason, Richmond, Duquesne, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis

Away – Davidson, George Mason, Richmond, Dayton, George Washington La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Colonials Claim First Atlantic 10 Tournament Title In Over A Decade

Basking in the glory of an Atlantic 10 Tournament championship, the conference's Player of The Year, Jonquel Jones, refused to use the term "put the team on her back" to describe a critical stretch of the second half of Sunday's tourney final against Dayton.

But it sure looked that way.

Holding a one-point lead at 51-50, having erased an eight-point halftime deficit, Jones, in a period of 70 seconds near the midway point of the second half, nailed two three-pointers and forced a traditional three-point play in the paint, drawing a foul on the previous Player of The Year, Andrea Hoover. The Flyers called timeout to douse the fire. It was 60-52, and the Flyers never threatened again, as George Washington captured the Atlantic 10 Championship with a 75-62 win Sunday at the Richmond Coliseum.

"I just stepped into the moment in that brief period of time," Jones explained, one not interested in bringing attention to herself, preferring to defer to her teammates.

"Jonquel broke the single-season rebounding record for George Washington and I brought it up to her and she said, 'Coach, I'd prefer we not even bring it up to the team'", said head coach Jonathan Tsipis. "She stretched out today, knocked the threes down. With her, I still think the sky's the limit."

To be sure, even though Jones led the way Sunday with 21 points and six rebounds, even after being saddled with foul trouble, she certainly wasn't alone in bringing a trophy back up I-95 to the Nation's Capital.

Caira Washington, quietly and effectively, registered a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds, Chakecia Miller scored 12 points, going six-of-nine from the field, while Hannah Schaible jumped, dove, and did whatever necessary to keep plays alive, with eleven rebounds to go with her seven points. Schaible, listed a five-foot-nine, much like her opponent, Atlantic 10 Sixth Player of The Year Amber Deane, will go anywhere, do anything to get her hands on the basketball.

That attitude gave George Washington a huge advantage in rebounding, 56-34 over Dayton. It was one that made Flyers head coach Jim Jabir take notice.

"They used their athleticism and strength to wear us down," Jabir said. "We just had a conversation in the locker room and we identified the issues that cost us this game, and I asked them if they were still with me. I pointed out a loss is a good thing, if you improve."

For twenty minutes, it looked as if Dayton would erase the memories of last year's tournament final defeat at the hands of Fordham when the Flyers were the top-seed. Led by Ally Malott's twelve first-half points, Dayton took a 37-29 lead into the locker room. Jones had been on the bench for the final 10:35 of the half with two fouls. Schaible had three.

But the Colonials went work immediately in the second half, taking the lead on a Shannon Cranshaw three-point play at 40-39 just before the first media timeout at 15:58 to go. The Flyers, though suffering from cold shooting, stayed stride for stride with the Colonials for the next four minutes. Then the stage was set for the decisive 70 seconds of the contest.

After the 9-2 Jones run, and the subsequent Dayton timeout, the Colonials kept the foot on the gas. When Lauren Chase hit a jumper with 6:54 left, it was 67-54. Their defense allowed just eight more points as the Flyers could not buy a basket, mostly due to defensive adjustments Tsipis and company put into effect after halftime.

But, in the end, the victory was built, over forty minutes, when Jones was on or off the court, was built on the boards.

"Our team has a lot of pride in a lot of things, but I think the number one thing from a team effort standpoint is rebounding," Tsipis said. "We talked about how much better we could be because we could control that, we could rebound. It goes back to my first year when we had two six-foot kids in the post, we just felt like if we could emphasis that and control that, and the thing was, coming into halftime, we were doing a great job of that. I think whenever you get an offensive rebound, whether you score or not, it becomes back-breaking."

The game, fittingly, ended as Washington grabbed an offensive rebound of a missed Jones three-pointer with 38 seconds left, then, 25 seconds later, Schaible capped the Colonials scoring with a layup. 13 seconds later, they were champions.

While the Colonials grab the automatic NCAA Tournament bid, the Flyers are expected to receive an at-large bid at 25-6. Three of those six losses came at the hands of George Washington.

Championship Game LIVE Blog

AT THE HALF: #2 Dayton 37, #1 George Washington 29

The Flyers and Colonials sped to a dizzying start at the Richmond Coliseum, before two big fouls on A-10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones sat her on the bench for the final ten and a half minutes of the first half.

Ally Malott took advantage, scoring a game-high 12 points and grabbing three rebounds before committing her second personal with 4:58 left. Andrea Hoover had seven points, four after Malott went to the bench, while Kelley Austria added six for Dayton.

George Washington was led by Chakecia Miller's six points, while Jones had five before leaving. Hannah Schaible added five. The Colonials outrebounded the Flyers 29-17, 15 of their rebounds were offensive, a problem that the Flyers will need to solve in the second half.

Dayton is playing for their second tournament title in four years, while George Washington is in their first tournament final in nine years.

CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 George Washington vs. #2 Dayton....

Round three.

The top-seeded Colonials, 15-1 in the Atlantic 10 regular season, have arrived at their first A-10 Tournament Championship Game since 2006. The second seed, Dayton, finished 14-2 in conference play, their only losses coming to George Washington.

As these two teams opened conference play together January 4th, they will bring the Atlantic 10 portion of the 2014-15 season to a close at the Richmond Coliseum. The winner grabs the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, but the loser is assured of an at-large berth.

George Washington wants to prove they have arrived.

Dayton wants redemption after losing on this floor as the top seed to Fordham in the title game a year ago.

Follow @TheRVASportsNet for Twitter coverage during the game. We'll have halftime and post-game reports plus post-game reaction from both teams.

 (Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones of George Washington in Saturday's semifinal win over Fordham. Courtesy VCUSports.com)

Semifinal Saturday Live Blog....

SEMIFINAL #2: #2 Dayton 74, #3 Duquesne 60

Kelley Austria made her presence known at the Atlantic 10 Tournament, leading the Flyers with 20 points and four steals as Dayton advanced to their third tournament championship game in four years with a win over Duquesne.

The Dukes stayed stride for stride with the Flyers in the first half, only down two at the break at 32-30. But Saicha Grant-Allen scored all eight of her points in the second half as the Flyers began to separate themselves from Duquesne.

Deva'Nyar Workman's basket with 13:04 left cut the deficit back to two, but Dayton would pull away from there for good, using Austria free throws, a three point shot from Ally Malott, and buckets from Grant-Allen and Amber Deane to up the lead to nine at 51-42.

The rest of the way, the Dukes played from behind, and didn't have enough spark to reel in the Flyers.

Duquesne finishes Atlantic 10 play at 13-5; they are 21-10 overall, and are expected to receive a WNIT bid a week from Monday. Dayton is now 16-2 in Atlantic 10 games, 25-5 overall, and will face #1 George Washington in Sunday's 1:30pm Championship Game. The Colonials defeated the Flyers in both of their regular season meetings.


SEMIFINAL #1: #1 George Washington 72, #4 Fordham 60:

Physicality was the rule on the Richmond Coliseum court as the top-seeded Colonials fought off a pesky Fordham team that, even after losing their on-court leader to fouls with six plus minutes to go, continued to battle to the end in defense of their tournament title of a year ago.

Jonquel Jones recorded another strong double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds for George Washington, now 28-3 overall, while Hannah Schaible went for 16 as well, a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line. Chakecia Miller added eleven for the Colonials, who shot 53.8% in the second half.

Fordham shot 38% in both halves, consistent, but not good enough to overcome George Washington having four players in double figures. Tiffany Ruffin, who led the Rams with 14 points, discussed in the post-game press conference the importance of keeping her teammates on the court focused even after the loss of Tapio.

Samantha Clark led Fordham in the first half, but picked up her third personal foul to end her flow of offensive production, and, as head coach Stephanie Gaitley pointed out after the game, forced her Rams to "go small" which was difficult against the tall powers of Jones and Caira Washington, who had ten points and eight rebounds.

The Rams are 20-11 and likely will get a bid to the WNIT. George Washington now moves to their first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game since 2006 against either Dayton or Duquesne.


SEMIFINAL #1 AT THE HALF: #1 George Washington 33, #4 Fordham 25:

An extremely physical game has taken its toll on the defending tournament champions as Fordham is saddled with major foul trouble at intermission. Samantha Clark, who leads the Rams with nine points, also has three fouls. G'mrice Davis also has three fouls while Emily Tapi and Hannah Missry each have two. Danielle Burns has six points and two rebounds off the bench for Fordham.

The top-seeded Colonials are led by Atlantic 10 Player of The Year Jonquel Jones, closing in on a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. Chakecia Miller has seven points, while fellow First Teamer Caira Washington has six points and six boards.

The winner advances to Sunday's 1:30pm Championship Game, where an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament will be up for grabs. Awaiting this winner, the winner of the second semifinal between Dayton and Duquesne.

NOTE: Three of the four teams in this year's semifinals were also in the semifinals last year in the inaugural tournament held at the Coliseum. Last season, Dayton eliminated George Washington and Fordham defeated St. Bonaventure on Semifinal Saturday. Duquesne will make its first semifinal appearance since 2006 later today.

Semifinal Saturday Schedule

(Games seen locally on CBS Sports Network, Comcast 732/854 HD, FiOS 94/594 HD, DirecTV 221, Dish 158)....

#1 George Washington vs. #4 Fordham, 11AM

#2 Dayton vs. #3 Duquesne, 1:30PM

Follow us on Twitter at @TheRVASportsNet for updates, scores and more from the Richmond Coliseum!

Quarterfinal Friday LIVE Blog....

Updates from the Richmond Coliseum at halftime and following each of the four quarterfinals...

GAME #4 FINAL: #3 Duquesne 66, #6 Rhode Island 53

A pedestrian last quarterfinal at the Richmond Coliseum turned high-octane in the last eight minutes, as first Rhode Island stormed to the lead after trailing for nearly 20 minutes with a 13-2 run to lead at 49-48 with 4:52 to play, then the Dukes answered with a knockout blow led by senior Olivia Bresnahan's late heroics to take the lead for good and seal it at the free throw line.

Deva'Nyar Workman led Duquesne with 16 points, while Bresnahan and Belma Nurkic added 13 and Jose-Ann Johnson earned a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Bresnahan dished out two assists, the first to help Duquesne retake the lead at 50-49, then followed with a three-pointer at 2:15 left, then, a minute later, a traditional three-point play to up the lead to 59-51 and put the game out of reach.

Rhode Island finishes with a composite 9-9 Atlantic 10 record, and their 18-13 overall record should merit them consideration for the WNIT, a fantastic accomplishment for first-year head coach Daynia La-Force, who saw her Rams picked to finish 13th out of the 14 Atlantic 10 teams in the conference's preseason poll.

The Dukes now move on to their first Atlantic 10 Semifinal since 2006. Duquesne faces #2 Dayton in the 1:30pm semifinal on Saturday. The Flyers won the only meeting between the two in the regular season, 78-67 at Dayton on January 11th.

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"I'll be very honest, when the All-Conference Teams came out I was very disappointed that we only had one player named. I told the kids and I thought it would throw gasoline on the fire. They said, 'We don't care. All we want to do is win an A-10 Championship.'"--Duquesne Head Coach Dan Burt

"No one thought we could have the season we had, but from day one when I walked into this program, we believed it. We lost our first two games, and afterwards I walked into the film room and the players' eyes were wide, their hearts were heavy, they said, 'Coach, tell us exactly what we need to do to win. And we will win.' We're a team of winners and a team of champions. And we'll get there."--Rhode Island Head Coach Daynia La-Force

GAME #4 AT THE HALF: #3 Duquesne 29, #6 Rhode Island 25

After leading much of the half, the underdog Rams went ice cold in the final 7:46 of play, missing nine of their last ten field goal attempts, opening the door for the Dukes to take the intermission lead.

Belma Nurkic leads the Dukes with seven points, while Deva'Nyar Workman has six. Seven Duquesne players have scored. Sydney Lewis leads the Rams, and all scorers, with 10 points, but Atlantic 10 Rookie of The Year Charise Wilson has been held to just two points.

Duquesne hit seven of their eight first-half free throws. Rhode Island did not attempt one, as the Dukes only committed four fouls. The winner of this game gets #2 Dayton in the second semifinal at the Richmond Coliseum Saturday at 1:30pm.

NOTE: Semifinals will be televised on CBS Sports Network (Comcast 732/854 HD, FiOS 94/594 HD, DirecTV 221, Dish 158).

GAME #3 FINAL: #2 Dayton 80, #7 Saint Joseph's 61

The Flyers put on a dominant performance, advancing to their eighth consecutive Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal as four players scored in double figures to eliminate Saint Joseph's.

Four Flyers scored in double figures, led by Amber Deane's 22 points in 26 minutes off the bench, Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova had 16, while seniors Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott had 13 and 12 respectively.

In their final games for the Hawks, graduate senior Ashley Robinson had 15 points while Natasha Cloud added 13. Sarah Fairbanks had nine points and ten rebounds before fouling out. Saint Joseph's lost their shooting touch after intermission, shooting just seven for 28 in the second half.

Saint Joseph's ends their season at 13-17 and will miss the postseason for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Dayton moves on to face the winner of the Duquesne/Rhode Island quarterfinal.

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"Even though she gave me a couple of black eyes in high school, I wouldn't give up playing with this girl for anything."--Saint Joseph's senior guard Natasha Cloud, speaking of graduate senior Ashley Robinson, who finished her sixth and final season as a Hawk, overcoming two achilles heel tears to complete her senior year of eligibility. She is working on two Master's Degrees.

"Jodie had a great game, and Hoover is Hoover. I thought we did a good job defensively in the second half, holding them to 25 percent from the field."--Dayton Head Coach Jim Jabir

"We lacked consistency (this season). We got hit with the injury bug. Every day it was who was going to be at practice."--Saint Joseph's Head Coach Cindy Griffin assessing the biggest problem that befell the Hawks this season.

GAME #3 AT THE HALF: #2 Dayton 44, #7 Saint Joseph's 33

While both teams started out hot from the floor, combining for 21 points in the first four minutes, the Flyers continued with consistent shooting to pull away to a double-digit lead that they held for the last eight minutes of the half.

Atlantic 10 Sixth Player of the Year Amber Deane leads the Flyers with 10 points, while First-Team All-Atlantic 10 seniors Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott and Jodie Cornelie all had eight points.

The Hawks were led by First-Team All-Atlantic 10 senior Natasha Cloud and Sarah Fairbanks with seven points apiece. Dayton had nine second-chance points in the first half. The winner will face the winner of tonight's fourth quarterfinal between Duquesne and Rhode Island.


GAME 2 FINAL: #4 Fordham 46, #5 Richmond 45

It was not the parenthetical ending the Richmond Spiders wanted. As they began their Atlantic 10 season with a heartbreaking one-point loss in overtime at Fordham January 4th, two months and two days later, the Spiders' emotional season ended with a one-point defeat at the Richmond Coliseum in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals.

The Spiders led by as many as seven in the second half, but went cold in a key stretch in the middle minutes, as the Rams went on a 16-4 run to retake the lead. Richmond battled back, and the lead went back and forth several times. Genevieve Okoro hit two free throws with :10.2 left to tie the game at 45. But the Spiders were guilty of a foul inside at 1.3 left, and the Rams hit one of two free throws to seal the victory.

The Spiders finish the 2014-15 Atlantic 10 season with a 10-8 record, counting the tournament, and are 18-13 overall. They will likely earn a bid to the WNIT.

The Rams will move into Saturday's first semifinal at 11am, taking on #1 seeded George Washington, who eliminated Saint Louis earlier Friday.

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"Both teams were very well matched, as they were at Fordham. I couldn't be more proud of my ladies. We will play again."--Richmond Head Coach Michael Shafer

"I will be working on driving and kickouts, as our team has some very good shooters. At this level, everyone is fast, or faster. They're the same height, or bigger than you."--Richmond freshman guard Micaela Parson, a Monacan High School graduate, who had a career-high 12 points.

"I'm very proud of my team. We all wanted to win, we believed."--Fordham senior Emily Tapio.

"I will say I tried to miss the last free throw. I did."--Fordham senior Taryn Durant, whose made free throw with 1.3 seconds left sealed the win.

GAME 2 AT THE HALF: #4 Fordham 20, #5 Richmond 20

The Spiders overcame a horrid shooting start, hitting just three of their first sixteen shots, to close the half on a 10-4 run over a four-minute stretch, led by freshman, and Monacan High School graduate, Micaela Parson, with 10 points. Liz Brown added five.

Emily Tapio and Tiffany Ruffin each have six points to the lead the Rams. Neither team scored in the final 3:53 of the first half. The winner plays top-seeded George Washington in Saturday's 11am first semifinal at the Coliseum.

GAME 1 FINAL: #1 George Washington 77, #9 Saint Louis 63

There was simply too much firepower from the Colonials, who opened a double-digit lead early in the second half, then held off a late Billikens charge in the final six and a half minutes to seal a victory over the only team to defeat George Washington en route to their regular season Atlantic 10 title.

Jonquel Jones and Caira Washington combined to grab 24 of the Colonials' 49 rebounds, Washington leading all scorers with 24 points, while Jones added 14. Hannah Schaible also scored 14 points while Lauren Chase added 12.

Jamesia Price was held to just three points in the second half, finishing with a team-high 20 for Saint Louis. Jackie Kemph, one of four players battling the flu for the Billikens, added 17 points, while Sadie Stipanovich, held scoreless in the first half and in foul trouble, scored ten points in the second half.

In Saint Louis' 79-61 win over George Washington February 11th, the Billikens held Washington and Jones to a combined 14 points.

Saint Louis ends its season at 15-16, but return all of their starters, and all but one player (Desirae Ball) who played today.

George Washington returns to the semifinals to face the winner of Richmond/Fordham at 11am Saturday. The Colonials were eliminated in the semis last year by Dayton.

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"We're beyond moral victories with this program. We really are. The expectations for us are changing, the culture is changing, our program is changing. The future is very bright, with this one (Jamesia Price) coming back as our leader. Holy cow, I couldn't be more excited."--Saint Louis Head Coach Lisa Stone

"When you're in the 30th game of the year, you understand the attention Jonquel (Jones) is going to garner, and I just thought Caira (Washington) got the ball in great spots, and that was her putting herself in those spots. She scored off out-of-bounds plays, she scored in transition, she scored on dump passes when she was in the right spot where our guards could find her."--George Washington Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis on Washington's 24 point, 9 rebound performance in today's quarterfinal.

GAME 1 AT THE HALF: #1 George Washington 40, #9 Saint Louis 34

Jamesia Price, coming off a career-high 24 points in the Billikens win over VCU in the second round Thursday, scores 17 points in the first half to help Saint Louis keep up with the top-seeded Colonials in a game that began at a frenetic pace and stayed uptempo throughout the first twenty minutes.

George Washington took an early lead, fought off a Saint Louis run, and kept the lead, albeit small at times, through the half. Caira Washington was five-of-six from the floor, leading the Colonials with 14 points, while Hannah Schaible added 12. Both teams are shooting 44 percent from the field, and while Saint Louis is six-of-seven from the line, George Washington is nine-of-ten.

Saint Louis leads 20-14 in points in the paint, mainly due to drives to the basket, as Third Team All-Atlantic 10 performer Sadie Stipanovich was held scoreless in the first half due to two early personal fouls.

The winner of this game faces the winner of our next quarterfinal between Richmond and Fordham Saturday at 11am in the tournament semifinals.

QUARTERFINAL FRIDAY SCHEDULE...

And remember, admission all day today to the Richmond Coliseum is FREE thanks to "Snow Day--No Pay" from the Atlantic 10 Conference!

11AM: #1 George Washington vs. #9 Saint Louis (SLU the only team to beat GW in regular season)

2PM: #5 Richmond vs. #4 Fordham (Spiders seek to avenge OT loss in NYC January 4th)

4:30PM: #2 Dayton vs. #7 Saint Joseph's (Preseason #1 Dayton looks to advance)

7PM: #3 Duquesne vs. #6 Rhode Island

A GREAT day of hoops and you can enjoy it for free!  If you come, be sure to tweet to us using the hashtag #A10WBB at any of our Twitter channels:

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"SNOW DAY, NO PAY": Friday Quarterfinals!!

Just in from the Atlantic 10 Conference:

Once the Snow & Ice Melts … Come Watch A-10 Women’s Basketball All Day Friday at No Charge

RICHMOND, Va. – Despite the wintery weather, the 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Championship is here in Richmond.

When it becomes safe to travel, come over to the Richmond Coliseum to enjoy a full day of women’s basketball featuring great competition, on court contests for A-10 prize packs, t-shirt tosses, appearances by the Zooperstars during halftime and lots of family fun.

Tomorrow is “Snow Day, No Pay” at the Richmond Coliseum. Games tip off at 11:00 a.m., followed by a contest at 2:00 p.m. which will feature hometown Richmond Spiders taking on defending A-10 Champion Fordham.  The day wraps up with games at 4:30 and 7:00 p.m.  So get out of the cold and your house and come enjoy a great day of basketball action with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. 

Second Round LIVE Blog....

NOTE: We will update this page throughout today with Second Round Tournament updates at the half and after each of the four games.

GAME 4 FINAL: Rhode Island 65, La Salle 60

The Rams used an 18-4 run in the middle minutes of the second half to finally take a lead, then got embroiled in a physical, see-saw battle down the stretch. Tayra Melendez, who hadn't scored a point for 59 minutes, knocked down a trey with 35 seconds left to take a 60-58 Rhode Island lead. The Explorers missed late shots, were forced to foul, and Rhode Island took advantage, salting the game away at the line.

Charise Wilson led all scorers with 23 points, while Sydney Lewis added 11 for Rhode Island. Micahya Owens led La Salle with 19 points, while Jasmine Alston had 11 points and eight rebounds.

Rhode Island won its first Atlantic 10 Tournament game Thursday night since 2009, and will face third-seeded Duquesne in the last quarterfinal Friday at 7pm.

GAME 4 AT THE HALF: La Salle 29, Rhode Island 23

The 11th-seeded Explorers lead most of the way in the first twenty minutes, trying to win their second Atlantic 10 Tournament game in under 24 hours.

Jasmine Alston leads La Salle with 10 points, while Charise Wilson paces Rhode Island with 8 points. La Salle shot 48.1% in the first half, while the Rams hit on just 40% of their shots. Neither team has made a three-pointer, a combined 0-for-9 from beyond the arc.

The winner plays #3 Duquesne in Friday's last quarterfinal at the Richmond Coliseum at 7pm. All fans are being admitted free for all quarterfinal games Friday, declared by the Atlantic 10 as "Snow Day, No Pay".

GAME 3: Saint Joseph's 71, George Mason 43

The Hawks cruised in the second half, holding the Patriots to 17 second-half points to defeat George Mason in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive season.

Natasha Cloud and Ciara Andrews each scored 14 points for Saint Joseph's, who improve to 13-16 overall. Chelsea Woods added nine points and 12 rebounds, as the Hawks were very efficient at the line, making 15 of 16 free throw attempts.

Taylor Brown set the single-season George Mason scoring record with two free throws in the second half. She finished with 11 points tonight and 643 for the season. Brown will lead a core of returnees next season, plus five Division I transfers who will enter head coach Nyla Milleson's program, including 6' 6" center Bridget O'Donnell, and guard Mikala McGhee, who played for Milleson for one season at Missouri State.

The Patriots end the year at 13-17, with five more wins overall than their maiden voyage in the Atlantic 10 last year.

Saint Joseph's now faces #2 seeded Dayton Friday in a 4:30pm quarterfinal. The Flyers won February 15th over the Hawks in their lone regular season affair 82-64.

GAME 3 AT THE HALF: Saint Joseph's 36, George Mason 25

The Hawks open a double-digit halftime advantage as they begin a quest to erase a disappointing regular season by their standards and make a run here at the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Natasha Cloud and Cierra Andrews each have 8 points for the Hawks, while George Mason is led by Taylor Brown, who has nine. Brown is one point shy of the single-season George Mason scoring record of 642 points.

The winner advances to face second-seeded Dayton in Friday's 4:30pm quarterfinal. The Flyers defeated both teams during the regular season.

GAME 2: Richmond 67, UMass 63

The Spiders survive a game effort by the #13 seed, playing their second game in under 24 hours some ten hours from Amherst, as Lauren Tolson hit key free throws in the final minute and led Richmond with 22 points. Tolson was 8-of-10 at the line, and 4-of-9 from three-point range. Janelle Hubbard finished with 18 points while Genevieve Okoro added 12, including three in a critical stretch late in the game to give Richmond a 51-44 lead and draw the fourth personal foul on UMass' Cierra Dillard, who had 16 points and later fouled out.

Kim-Pierre Louis led the Minutewomen, who finished the season at 10-19, with 18 points and six rebounds. Emily Mital added 11 while Rashida Timbilla had 10.

Richmond gets a rematch with Fordham in a #5 vs #4 quarterfinal Friday at 2pm. The Spiders lost a heartbreaker in the Bronx in their Atlantic 10 opener January 4th, 65-64 in overtime.


GAME 2 AT THE HALF: Richmond 25, UMass 23

The Spiders use an 11-2 run in the final 4:40 of the first half to take the intermission lead after trailing most of the way at the Richmond Coliseum. It began with a Keri Soppe trey off the bench, included an And One from Genevieve Okoro and ended with a Janelle Hubbard three-pointer with 52 seconds left.

Hubbard leads Richmond with seven points, while Okoro and Lauren Tolson each have five. The Spiders shot 40 percent from the field. Kim Pierre-Louis, the league's Most Improved Player award winner and Second Team All-Conference member, leads all scorers with 10 points, while Cierra Dillard has six for the Minutewomen.

The winner of this game battles fourth-seeded Fordham, the defending Tournament Champion, in Friday's 2:00pm quarterfinal.

GAME 1: Saint Louis 65, VCU 58

The Billikens overcame poor outside shooting, earning 38 shots at the free throw line, and taking full advantage by going 86.8% from the line to eliminate the Rams, ending Beth O'Boyle's first season at the helm in Richmond at 16-14.

Jamesia Price had a career-high 24 points while Jackie Kemph, playing with the flu, which is going through the Saint Louis team, added 13. Price was 15-of-17 from the charity stripe. Sadie Stipanovich was 10-of-11 at the line, scoring 16 points for Saint Louis.

VCU was led by Isis Thorpe with 23 points, including two key three-pointers which brought the Rams close to taking the lead down the stretch. But a key Price steal in the final minute ended VCU's last hope to complete the comeback. Adaeze Alaeze had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Saint Louis advances to the quarterfinals, playing top-seeded George Washington Friday at 11am. The Billikens handed the Colonials their only conference loss on February 11th, winning 79-61.

The Rams will return their entire roster in 2015-16.

GAME 1 AT THE HALF: Saint Louis 24, VCU 21

The temperatures are falling outside, and shots were not inside the Richmond Coliseum, as the Rams and Billikens struggled to find the rim in the first half. Two late baskets by VCU's Isis Thorpe helped cut a one-time eight-point Billikens lead down to three at intermission. 

Saint Louis was 11 of 14 at the free throw line, overcoming a five for 24 field goal shooting performance. Jackie Kemph leads the Billikens with seven points, while Jamesia Price and Third-Team All-Atlantic 10 standout Sadie Stipanovich each have six.

The Rams are led by Thorpe with seven points, while Adaeze Alaeze and Ashley Pegram (Meadowbrook) each have four. Saint Louis currently leads in rebounding with a 25-20 advantage. Combined, the teams were five of 23 from three-point range.

Keira Robinson, Camille Calhoun and Ashlee Mitchell each have two fouls for the Rams, while Kemph, Price, Olivia Jakubicek and Denisha Womack all have two for the Billikens. VCU led 30-24 at halftime of the team's lone meeting on January 12th in Saint Louis, won by the Rams 59-54.

Wednesday First Round Finals, Thursday Second Round Schedule

FIRST ROUND:
UMass 55, St. Bonaventure 49
La Salle 74, Davidson 63

SECOND ROUND (Thursday):
#9 Saint Louis vs. #8 VCU, 11:30am
#13 UMass vs. #5 Richmond, 2pm
#10 George Mason vs. #7 Saint Joseph's, 4:30pm
#11 La Salle vs. #6 Rhode Island, 7pm

COVERAGE: Follow @TheRVASportsNet on Twitter for live updates all day Thursday from second round action.  Game recaps and player/coach reaction here on our website all day as well.

2015 Awards....

Jonquel Jones of regular season champion George Washington takes home Atlantic 10 Player of The Year honors Tuesday, while her coach, Jonathan Tsipis, was honored as Coach of The Year.

The Colonials went 15-1 in the conference season and are the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, which begins Wednesday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum.

Here are the other honorees:

Freshman of The Year: Charise Wilson, Rhode Island
Sixth Player of The Year: Amber Deane, Dayton
Most Improved Player: Kim Pierre-Louis, Massachusetts

First Team:
Jonquel Jones, George Washington
Caira Washington, George Washington
Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph's
Andrea Hoover, Dayton
Ally Malott, Dayton

Second Team:
Taylor Brown, George Mason
Kim Pierre-Louis, Massachusetts
Katie Healy, St. Bonaventure
Janelle Hubbard, Richmond
April Robinson, Duquesne

Third Team:
Charise Wilson, Rhode Island
Adaeze Alaeze, VCU
Genevieve Okoro, Richmond
Sadie Stipanovich, Saint Louis
Emily Tapio, Fordham

2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament Schedule

Here it is!  The schedule for the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament starting Wednesday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum:

First Round (Wednesday March 4th):

#12 St. Bonaventure vs. #13 UMass, 4:30pm
#11 La Salle vs. #14 Davidson, 7pm

Second Round (Thursday March 5th):

#8 VCU vs. #9 Saint Louis, 11:30am
#5 Richmond vs. #12/#13 winner, 2pm
#7 Saint Joseph's vs. #10 George Mason, 4:30pm
#6 Rhode Island vs. #11/#14 winner, 7pm

Quarterfinals (Friday March 6th on American Sports Network):

#1 George Washington vs #8/#9 winner, 11am
#4 Fordham vs. 2pm Thursday winner, 2pm
#2 Dayton vs. #7/#10 winner, 4:30pm
#3 Duquesne vs. 7pm Thursday winner, 7pm

Semifinals (Saturday March 7th on CBS Sports Network):

11am
1:30pm

Championship (Sunday, March 8th on ESPNU):

1pm

Final Sunday of Regular Season!

By the end of Sunday's games, we'll know the pairings for the 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament that tips Wednesday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum!

SUNDAY FINALS:

Richmond 55, VCU 49
Saint Joseph's 67, La Salle 55
UMass 78, Rhode Island 70
Fordham 54, Davidson 46
George Washington 80, George Mason 45
Duquesne 51, St. Bonaventure 43
Dayton 95, Saint Louis 68

Opening round games of the tournament are at 4:30 and 7pm Wednesday evening!

Conference To Honor Doyle, Lewis and Moretti at Tournament Next Week....

A-10 to Honor and Recognize Moretti, Doyle and Lewis at the 2015 Championship

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- One year ago the Atlantic 10 lost three staff members that were closely connected to women’s basketball programs in the Conference, Brian Moretti, Ginny Doyle and Natalie Lewis.

Moretti, an Assistant Sports Information Director at St. Bonaventure, unexpectedly passed away from a heart condition on March 5. Then two months later on May 9, Doyle and Lewis, both members of the women’s basketball coaching staff at Richmond, were tragically lost in a hot air balloon accident.

In honor of their contributions to their institutions and respective women’s basketball programs, the Atlantic 10 has announced plans to pay tribute to all three during the Final of the 2015 A-10 Women’s Basketball Championship on March 8 at the Richmond Coliseum.

A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade and representatives from Richmond and St. Bonaventure will present a check to the family members of these three staff members. The Atlantic 10 Conference will donate a portion of ticket sales from the Women’s Basketball Championship to each memorial fund. A half-time presentation is planned for Sunday’s final game which tips off at 1:00 p.m. and will air live on ESPNU.

The scholarship fund in Moretti's name is at his high school alma mater, Cranston (R.I.) West, while the University of Richmond has established the memorial funds in the names of both Doyle and Lewis. Donations can be made to Brian Moretti’s scholarship fund by sending checks to the Rhode Island Foundation at 1 Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. In the memo section, please specify: Brian Moretti Fund.

Those wishing to make contributions to either the Doyle or Lewis memorial funds can send donations to the University of Richmond, 28 Westhampton Way, University of Richmond, Va. 23173.

Tickets for Sunday’s game and the entire 2015 A-10 Championship are now on sale. The championship, which includes all 14 A-10 teams, will be held at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va., from Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8. Tickets can be purchased by visiting richmondcoliseum.net. Tickets can also be bought at the Richmond Coliseum box office at 601 E. Leigh Street, by calling 804-780-4970 or by visiting ticketmaster.com.

Final Week of Regular Season! Schedules, scores and more....

Next week at this time, the weather will hopefully be warmer and all 14 Atlantic 10 teams will be in Richmond for the 2015 Women's Basketball Tournament!

Here's a continually updated look at the final week of the regular season:

WEDNESDAY:
Saint Joseph's 60, Duquesne 49
Fordham 79, George Mason 55
La Salle 66, St. Bonaventure 53
VCU 66, Davidson 63

THURSDAY:
George Washington 81, Richmond 69 (OT)
Dayton 69, UMass 60
Rhode Island 68, Saint Louis 53

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With a week of play (two games) to go, our projected tournament bracket (NOT official) looks like this (bold means seed is clinched):

Byes to Quarterfinals:
1) George Washington
2) Dayton
3) Duquesne
4) Fordham

Opening Round Wednesday:
12) St. Bonaventure vs. 13) UMass (Game 1)
11) La Salle vs. 14) Davidson (Game 2)

First Round Thursday:
8) Saint Joseph's vs. 9) VCU (Game 3)
5) Richmond vs St. Bonaventure/UMass winner (Game 4)
7) Saint Louis vs. 10) George Mason (Game 5)
6) Rhode Island vs. UMass/Davidson winner (Game 6)

Quarterfinal Friday:
1) George Washington vs. Game 3 Winner
4) Fordham vs. Game 4 Winner
2) Dayton vs. Game 5 Winner
3) Duquesne vs. Game 6 Winner

Weekend Scores and Analysis....

Everyone is down to their final three games as the race to get the best seed possible for the 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament reaches its zenith. Starting Saturday, a nine-day period will determine who plays Wednesday in the opening round and who gets a bye to Quarterfinal Friday at the Richmond Coliseum!

Saturday Scores:
St. Bonaventure 72, Davidson 56
George Washington 83, Fordham 65
Saint Joseph's 61, Richmond 59
Saint Louis 82, George Mason 59

Sunday Schedule:
VCU 65, UMass 43
Duquesne 60, Rhode Island 50
Dayton 91, La Salle 49

ANALYSIS:
1) Davidson is expected to be the 14th seed in the tournament, playing in the second opening round game on Wednesday March 4th at 7pm.

2) Above Davidson are an astounding seven teams playing to avoid three seeds: #11, #12, and #13. A week ago, it looked as if the likes of UMass, St. Bonaventure and La Salle were on their way to playing Wednesday evening. But each have picked up key victories, have watched the likes of VCU and George Mason fall through the standings to know just one game ahead of the trio mentioned before them.

Let's see how the schedule treats each team down the stretch:

7) Saint Louis (6-7): vs. George Mason, at Rhode Island, vs. Dayton
8T) VCU (5-8): vs. UMass, at Davidson, vs. Richmond
8T) George Mason (5-8): at Saint Louis, vs. Fordham, at George Washington
8T) Saint Joseph's (5-8): vs. Richmond, vs. Duquesne, at La Salle
11T) St. Bonaventure (4-9): vs Davidson, vs La Salle, at Duquesne
11T) La Salle (4-9): at Dayton, at St. Bonaventure, vs. Saint Joseph's
11T) UMass (4-9): at VCU, at Dayton, vs. Rhode Island

At first glance, VCU looks to have the "easier" path out of the #11-#13 seeds, but only if they can break their current five-game losing streak Sunday hosting UMass. The Minutewomen will also be desperate for victory, so the Siegel Center Sunday could be wild. It most certainly will be the following Sunday when Richmond arrives for the traditional regular season finale.

Saint Louis is the only team to beat George Washington, so why not Dayton? That game, to end the regular season, is in Saint Louis. George Mason can be defeated, so the Billikens have an outside chance at a winning season, a better chance at a .500 mark.

The schedule-maker did Saint Joseph's no favors, ending their season with both Richmond and Duquesne, then a Big 5 trip in Philly against La Salle. It's possible the Philly showdown winner March 1st gets a bye to First Round Thursday, and the loser does not.

UMass may have the toughest road, having to go to both VCU and Dayton before heading home for Senior Day March 1st against the surprise team of the season, Rhode Island.

We'll be following this race, as well as the race for the conference regular season title and the top four seeds, who get double-byes to quarterfinal Friday, as the regular season quickly comes to a conclusion!

Six Games on Wednesday Slate.....UPDATED WITH FINALS

Two weeks from today, the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament tips off at the Richmond Coliseum! Six critical games on the docket Wednesday evening as the race for the top four seeds continue, while other teams try to avoid the opening round on Wednesday evening (seeds 11-14).

George Washington 65, VCU 57
Duquesne 58, Richmond 51 (OT)
UMass 60, Davidson 49
Dayton 59, Fordham 45
Saint Joseph's 82, George Mason 61
St. Bonaventure 57, Saint Louis 55

THURSDAY:
La Salle 47, Rhode Island 45....

NOTES:

---As of before Wednesday play, Dayton would be the #2 seed in this year's tournament, while Fordham and Duquesne are fighting for the third seed.

--George Mason enters Philadelphia on an important two-game win streak in the conference, now two full games ahead of the teams currently in the #11-#14 seeds. The Patriots, only in their second year of Atlantic 10 play, were in the lone opening round game of last year's tourney, winning in overtime.

--Saint Joseph's, however, a perennial league power, has fallen on hard times this season and need a win to stay within the top ten of the league tonight against George Mason.

--Tonight could be Richmond's last best chance to keep hope alive for a #4 seed. A win in Pittsburgh over the Dukes would tie the Spiders with Duquesne at 9-4. Couple that with a possible Dayton win at Fordham, and there could be a three-way tie for third by night's end.

--VCU desperately needs a conference win, but must host league leader George Washington. Once 5-3 and fighting in the top five in the conference, the Rams have lost four straight and now are tied for eighth.

--Could Daynia La-Force, in her first season at Rhode Island, be the Atlantic 10 Coach of The Year? A win Thursday at home over La Salle would give the Rams an 8-5 conference mark and the team's 16th win of the season. Rhode Island is currently in sixth place after finishing last year 2-14 in league play (11th place), 7-23 overall after being eliminated in the first round of the 2014 Tournament.

Weekend Finals....

The homestretch gets underway as we are just 19 days away from the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum! Here is the lineup of games for this weekend...

SATURDAY:

George Mason 86, VCU 79
Duquesne 69, UMass 49
Saint Louis 77, Davidson 59
Richmond 72, La Salle 60

SUNDAY:

Dayton 82, Saint Joseph's 64
George Washington 70, St. Bonaventure 48
Rhode Island 71, Fordham 56

Wednesday Finals....

Saint Louis 79, George Washington 61 (Colonials' 19-game win streak snapped, 1st A-10 loss)
Dayton 79, Richmond 41
UMass 85, George Mason 76 (OT)
Rhode Island 63, Saint Joseph's 61 (OT)
Duquesne 72, La Salle 66

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE...

Game previews can be found at the links below....

George Mason (4-6, 12-11) at UMass (2-8, 8-14), 11:45am
Richmond (7-3, 15-8) at Dayton (8-2, 17-5), 7pm
Duquesne (7-3, 15-8) at La Salle (3-7, 12-11), 7pm
Saint Joseph's (4-6, 8-14) at Rhode Island (5-5, 13-9), 7pm
George Washington (10-0, 21-2) at Saint Louis (4-6, 11-12), 7pm

NOTES:

--George Washington will open up a full two-game lead on idle Fordham with a win in St. Louis tonight. The Colonials have won 19 straight games.

--George Mason looks to continue to right their ship, for a second straight win in the conference in the matinee in Amherst. UMass is in desperate need of a win if they hope to avoid the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament come Wednesday, March 4th at the Richmond Coliseum.

--Richmond looks to split their season series with Dayton, having lost to the Flyers at the Robins Center on January 28th 76-62. With a victory, the Flyers would tie idle Fordham for second place with five league games to go. A Richmond win either keeps them tied for fourth place with Duquesne if they defeat La Salle in Philadelphia, or gives them fourth place alone. The top four finishers in the conference earn byes to Quarterfinal Friday at the Tournament.

--Saint Joseph's is in a three-way tie for eighth place with George Mason and Saint Louis. Head Coach Cindy Griffin's Hawks are fighting, as well as the Patriots and Billikens, to avoid that opening round on Wednesday at the Tournament as well. After 22 games just a year ago, the Hawks were 17-5.

WEEKEND SCORES.....

SATURDAY:
La Salle 71, UMass 69
Richmond 75, Saint Louis 72 (OT)
Duquesne 83, VCU 47

SUNDAY:
George Washington 67, Dayton 56
St. Bonaventure 73, Rhode Island 59
Fordham 48, Saint Joseph's 47
George Mason 63, Davidson 60

Tournament Quarters To Be Televised!

A-10 Reaches Agreement with American Sports Network to Air Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has reached an agreement with the American Sports Network (ASN) to nationally broadcast the quarterfinals of its 2015 Women’s Basketball Championship live from Richmond, Va.

ASN is distributed nationwide to approximately 43.4 million households through Sinclair Broadcasting Group stations. Additional distribution may be secured in partnership with select regional sports networks. Individual affiliates vary by game. Within the A-10 footprint, Sinclair stations are located in Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Columbus, Cincinnati, Asheville, N.C., Norfolk, Va., Harrisburg, Pa., Greensboro, N.C., Buffalo, N.Y., Richmond, Va., Albany, N.Y., Dayton, Ohio, Roanoke, Va., Toledo, Ohio, Rochester, N.Y., Syracuse, N.Y., Johnstown, Pa. and Steubenville, Ohio.

ASN will produce the four quarterfinal games on Friday, March 6 at the Richmond Coliseum. The first contest of the day tips-off at 11:00 a.m. and will feature the top-seed versus the winner of the game between the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds that will be played the day before. Other quarterfinal games will follow at approximately 2:00, 4:30 and 7:00 p.m.

The four games on ASN follow a previously announced television package that includes the semifinals on CBS Sports Network on Saturday, March 7 at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and the championship game at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 on ESPNU. First and second round games will be streamed live on the A-10 Network through Atlantic10.com and A-10 mobile apps.

The A-10 will be just one of six conferences to have their women’s basketball championship quarterfinals broadcast on national television this season.

The A-10 sits sixth as a league in the latest RPI rankings (2/2). The Atlantic 10 has five teams in the top 100 including Dayton (12), George Washington (17), Duquesne (71), Fordham (87), and Richmond (95).

Earlier this season, Atlantic 10 Conference teams posted a combined non-conference winning percentage of .614 which is the third highest in league history. It also marked the highest winning percentage against non-league foes since 2002-03 when teams notched a .607 mark.

The championship, which includes all 14 A-10 teams, will be held from Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8. Tickets can be bought at the Richmond Coliseum box office at 601 E. Leigh Street, by calling 804-780-4970 or by visiting ticketmaster.com.

Monday Notes: Players of The Week; GW into AP Top 25

Congratulations to Dayton's Ally Malott for being named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week Monday. Malott averaged 23 points in her two games this past week, along with 10.5 rebounds.

Mackenzie Lott of A-10 newcomer Davidson was named Rookie of The Week. Lott recorded her eighth double-double of the season against Saint Joseph's on Saturday.

Click HERE for more on these honors.

Congratulations also go out to the George Washington Colonials, who enter the Associated Press Top 25 Monday at #24, their first AP ranking since 2008. The Colonials, who have won 17 straight games and lead the Atlantic 10 with an 8-0 mark, have spent the past two weeks in the USA Today poll at #24.

Mid-Season Conference Review....

It's been a half-season with many more surprises than expected results.

Let's compare the preseason Atlantic 10 poll with records as of February 1st:

PRESEASON POLL:                   CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS:
1) Dayton                                        1) George Washington (8-0)
2) George Washington                    2) Dayton (7-1)
3) Saint Joseph's                             3) Fordham (7-2)
4) St. Bonaventure                          4) Duquesne (6-3)
5) Fordham                                    5) Richmond (5-3)
6) Richmond                                   6) VCU (5-4)
7) Duquesne                                   7) Rhode Island (4-4)
8) La Salle                                      8) Saint Louis (4-5)
9) Saint Louis                                 9T) George Mason (3-5)
10) VCU                                        9T) Saint Joseph's (3-5)
11) George Mason                        11) UMass (2-6)
12) Davidson                                 12) La Salle (2-6)
13) Rhode Island                           13) St. Bonaventure (2-7)
14) UMass                                     14) Davidson (1-8)

BIGGEST SURPRISE (Disappointment): St. Bonaventure---Picked to finish fourth, the Bonnies went 10-3 in non-conference play and won its A-10 opener with UMass. Then they lost seven straight, with six of the seven lost by double digits. Katie Healy's point per game average is currently down two from last year (14.3 vs. 16.5), and the Bonnies as a whole are shooting 28.2 percent from three-point range. It will get no easier as the Bonnies must face George Washington, Duquesne, and Thursday, Fordham on the road. The schedule makes it tough to believe St. Bonaventure can go on a big run to finish .500 in conference play.

BIGGEST SURPRISE (Positive): Rhode Island---Picked to finish near the bottom of the Atlantic 10, new head coach Daynia La-Force has these Rams believing. They were 8-4 in non-conference play, giving them more wins before conference play began than they enjoyed all of last season. The next four games could help determine their season. The Rams host rival UMass, go to St. Bonaventure, then host both Saint Joseph's and Fordham. They literally could win all four, lose all four, or fall somewhere in between. Charise Wilson is making her case for Freshman of The Year, leading Rhode Island in scoring at 15.9 points per game.

Other Observations:

---Saint Joseph's was runner-up for "Biggest Surprise: Disappointment", but, with a win Saturday at Davidson, the Hawks are 3-5 and have the talent and coaching experience to find their way to .500 and avoid Play-In Wednesday at the A-10 Tournament. Their first order of business, though, is a good old-fashioned "Big 5" rivalry, hosting La Salle Wednesday. The Explorers will be sky high, having their six-game losing streak ended Saturday night in Richmond at VCU. If La Salle plays with the desperation that they did Saturday night, the Hawks may flip places with the Explorers in the standings, and be back in the "Play-In" conversation.

---Wednesday's City Showdown between VCU and Richmond at the Robins Center looms very, very large. Now, the Spiders are a half-game ahead of the Rams for fifth place, while just a half-game behind Duquesne for the fourth and final "bye until Friday" at the tournament. This game could go either way. VCU now needs a win to try to start a new winning streak (they're 2-2, alternating between win and loss the past four games), while Richmond paced themselves nicely through a difficult week that saw them face, and lose to, Dayton in a midday Wednesday game, then hit the road for a rare Friday night outing at Rhode Island, coming away with a tight four-point win. The winner Wednesday stays alive for the "top four" seeds, the loser, if Richmond, could be two games out of fourth in the loss column. A VCU win, coupled with a win at Duquesne next Saturday, and the Rams are right back in the conversation.

---Dayton comes to the Nation's Capital next Sunday, February 8th to battle George Washington, who handed the Flyers their lone conference loss, at home, in their league opener four weeks ago. Dayton is playing better now than then, but George Washington is on fire, winners of their last 17 games. The game airs at 12PM on CBS Sports Network. Watch live or DVR it. It could be a preview of the Sunday, March 8th Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship Game at the Richmond Coliseum.

IF TOURNAMENT BEGAN TODAY:

Wednesday March 4th:
4:30PM: #13 St. Bonaventure vs. #12 La Salle
7PM: #14 Davidson vs. #11 UMass (if tie with La Salle is broken head-to-head)

Thursday March 5th:
11:30AM: #8 Saint Louis vs. #9 George Mason or Saint Joseph's
2PM: #5 Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure/La Salle winner
4:30PM: #7 Rhode Island vs. #10 Saint Joseph's or George Mason
7PM: #6 VCU vs. Davidson/UMass winner

Friday March 6th:
11AM: #1 George Washington vs. Saint Louis/GMU--SJU winner
2PM: #4 Duquesne vs. Richmond/St. Bona--La Salle winner
4:30PM: #2 Dayton vs. Rhode Island/SJU--GMU winner
7PM: #3 Fordham vs. VCU/Davidson--UMass winner

Saturday March 7th:
SEMIFINALS at 11AM, 1:30PM

Friday March 8th:
CHAMPIONSHIP at 1PM

The teams and seeds will change, but the format above is what we'll experience March 4th through 8th at the Richmond Coliseum. We hope you will join us!! Buy YOUR tickets at the link at the top of this page.