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