2017-18 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Schedule Announced!

The Road To RVA begins anew! Today, the Atlantic 10 Conference announced the 2017-18 schedule. We'll list some featured games below and give you a link to access the full schedule.

On October 23, RVA Sports Network will be live at Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Media Day at the Richmond Marriott, speaking to all fourteen head coaches in the conference to being previewing the season!

We'll be at several games during the regular season, and our coverage, for the fifth straight year, will conclude with "Tip To Trophy" coverage of the 2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship beginning with Quarterfinal Friday through Championship Sunday, all at the Richmond Coliseum.

Key TV Games Of Interest:

Saint Louis at Fordham, Saturday January 6th, CBS Sports Network
Richmond at Saint Joseph's, Wednesday January 10th, NBCSN
Duquesne at George Washington, Saturday January 13th, CBS Sports Network
Saint Louis at Dayton, Sunday January 14th, ESPNU
George Washington at Dayton, Sunday January 21st, CBS Sports Network
VCU at Dayton, Sunday February 4th, CBS Sports Network
Dayton at George Washington, Sunday February 11th, ESPNU



Other Games Of Interest:

THE RVA RIVALRY:
Richmond at VCU, Sunday January 28th
VCU at Richmond, Sunday February 18th

Richmond at Rhode Island, Sunday December 31st: Opening Atlantic 10 game for the Spiders is on the road at the Rams.

VCU at Saint Joseph's, Sunday December 31st: RVA freshmen Taya Robinson and Sydnei Archie see their first taste of conference play in Philadelphia when the Rams face the Hawks in their Atlantic 10 opener New Year's Eve.

St. Bonaventure at Saint Louis, Sunday December 31st: Big expectations for the Billikens as they'll begin conference play at home against a Bonnies team ready to return to prominence in the Atlantic 10.

George Washington at Fordham, Sunday December 31st: Early showdown for two contenders in New York City as the Colonials and Rams begin A-10 play on the final day of 2017.

Duquesne at VCU, Sunday January 7th: Duquesne made a surprising run to the 2017 Championship Game before falling to Dayton. They will have already faced UConn before coming to Siegel Center on the first Sunday at 2018.

George Mason at VCU, Thursday February 15th: The Patriots make their only regular season trip to Richmond to face VCU in the next to last week of the regular season.

Dayton at Saint Louis, Sunday February 24th: The final game of the regular season for the Flyers and Billikens could have huge Atlantic 10 Championship seeding implications. Expect the #RoadToRVA to not be completed until this battle is waged.

NOTE: See the composite schedule by CLICKING HERE!

(The Dayton Flyers look to repeat as Atlantic 10 Championship winners come early March.)

Postseason Schedule For Teams; Tournament Video Recap

The Atlantic 10 only gets one team into the NCAA Tournament, but five other teams get to extend their seasons in the Women's NIT as the postseason begins.

NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND:

#5 Tennessee 66, #12 Dayton 57


WNIT FIRST ROUND:

Saint Louis 62, IUPUI 57
Drexel 70, Duquesne 47
Navy 61, George Washington 51 (OT)
Fordham 60, Georgetown 49
Virginia 62, Saint Joseph's 56

WNIT SECOND ROUND:

Fordham at Penn State, Sunday, 2pm
Saint Louis at Indiana, Sunday 2pm


TOURNAMENT VIDEO: Watch the highlights from the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship by CLICKING HERE!

THE 2017 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Here's the complete 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule:

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FIRST ROUND:

Saturday February 25th:
Game 1: #6 La Salle 73, #11 St. Bonaventure 70
Game 2: #3 Saint Joseph's 77, #14 Rhode Island 51
Game 3: #7 Duquesne 66, #10 George Mason 55

Sunday February 26th:
Game 4: #8 VCU 72, #9 Richmond 64
Game 5: #5 Fordham 62, #12 Davidson 54
Game 6: #4 Saint Louis 91, #13 UMass 51

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REMAINING GAMES BELOW ALL PLAYED AT THE RICHMOND COLISEUM:

QUARTERFINALS:

#1 Dayton 77, #8 VCU 61  (Read our Game Summary HERE)
#4 Saint Louis 68, #5 Fordham 58 (Read our Game Summary HERE)
#7 Duquesne 61, #2 George Washington 58 (Read our Game Summary HERE)
#3 Saint Joseph's 66, #6 La Salle 48 (Read our Game Summary HERE)

SEMIFINALS:
#1 Dayton 75, #4 Saint Louis 65 (Read our Game Summary HERE)
#7 Duquesne 78, #3 Saint Joseph's 63 (Read our Game Summary HERE)

CHAMPIONSHIP:
#1 Dayton 70, #7 Duquesne 56 (Read our Game Summary HERE)

Regular Season Comes To Close!

Here's the schedule of the all-important final regular season games in Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball as, by Wednesday night, we'll have official brackets set for the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship.

The top two conference finishers earn byes to the quarterfinal round to be held Friday March 3rd at the Richmond Coliseum. The rest of the league will play in first round games at campus sites this weekend for the right to come to Richmond.


TUESDAY:

VCU 54, Davidson 47
Duquesne 83, St. Bonaventure 61
Saint Joseph's 57, George Mason 53 (OT)

WEDNESDAY:

George Washington 63, Richmond 44
Dayton 68, Saint Louis 62 (OT)
Fordham 66, La Salle 61 (2 OT)
Rhode Island 53, UMass 50

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18:

VCU 77, St. Bonaventure 60

Saint Joseph's 69, Davidson 54

Rhode Island 71, Duquesne 69

George Washington 80, George Mason 49

Saint Louis 73, Richmond 66


SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19:

La Salle 57, UMass 52

Fordham 66, Dayton 52

This Week's Games, Tournament Implications

Every game is huge with just three remaining for Atlantic 10 teams as the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship begins at the end of next week! The top two conference finishers head straight to Richmond for the March 3rd quarterfinals, while seeds three through eight will host first round games at their sites February 25th and 26th. Here's a look at the next set of games this week, and what they mean for each team.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14:

Davidson 52, Fordham 51: A crushing loss for Fordham's slight hopes for a first round bye, while the Wildcats are still alive for the #8 seed, but need a lot of help.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15:

Saint Joseph's 80, VCU 70: The Hawks shooting 71 percent in the third period and pull away from the Rams, who lose their fourth straight conference game and are in danger of starting the Atlantic 10 Championship on the road next weekend.

Richmond 56, UMass 45: Jaide Hinds-Clarke scores eleven points and grabs nine rebounds as the Spiders move past VCU in the Atlantic 10 standings, catching Duquesne for a tie for seventh place as head coach Michael Shafer earns his 200th win as Richmond coach.

Dayton 66, Duquesne 47: Dayton draws closer to the regular season title, led by Lauren Cannatelli's 24 points. The Dukes now fight Richmond and VCU for the right to start the tournament at home.

George Washington 63, St. Bonaventure 57: Lexi Martins pours in 21 points as the Colonials keep pace with Saint Louis just one game behind conference leader Dayton with two games remaining.

Saint Louis 79, La Salle 74: Sadie Stipanovich scores 28 points as the Billikens get a huge road win over one of the surprise teams in the Atlantic 10. Amy Griffin poured in 28 points of her own for the Explorers, who still look primed to host a first round game.

George Mason 60, Rhode Island 51: The frustration mounts for the Rams, winless in conference play, as the Patriots move to 6-8 behind 14 points from Tiffany Padgett and 13 points from Kara Wright.

THE WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

We're less than two weeks away from the new First Round format for the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship with the fight for the byes for the top two teams straight to the quarterfinal round at the Richmond Coliseum heated, and right behind that, the fight for being seeds three through eight in order to host a First Round game at home.

This weekend's games will help further separate some of the pack, especially the Sunday showdown of Rams in Pittsburgh and the battle between the Spiders and Patriots in Fairfax. Here's the scoreboard:

SATURDAY:

Saint Louis 74, St. Bonaventure 58
Davidson 74, Rhode Island 64
Fordham 74, UMass 43

SUNDAY:

George Washington 52, Dayton 39
Richmond 70, George Mason 58
Saint Joseph's 67, La Salle 58
Duquesne 70, VCU 51