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Atlantic 10 Announces Women’s Conference Matchups for 2020-21 Season

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Monday the 2020-21 women’s basketball schedule pairings. The upcoming season, which is the 45th anniversary of the founding of the A-10, will feature a 16-game league slate for the league’s 14 programs.

Each team will face every A-10 opponent once, and three teams twice. The 2021 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship is scheduled be played March 5-7 at VCU’s Stuart C. in Richmond, Va., with the first round hosted on campus sites on March 2. The complete 2020-21 conference schedule with dates and times, as well as national television information, will be released at a later date.

Last season, top-seeded Dayton won with regular season with an impressive 15-1 league record, and edged second- seeded VCU in the 2020 A-10 Championship. The Flyers were bound for the postseason before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the NCAA Tournament.

The following is a list of each school's home and away pairings for the 2020-21 season. Bold Italics denotes home and away partners (teams that will play twice).

2020-21 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Pairings

Davidson Home – La Salle, , Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington Away – Dayton, Duquesne, , Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington

Dayton Home – Davidson, La Salle, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU Away – Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU

Duquesne Home – Davidson, Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU, George Washington, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure Away – Fordham, George Mason, La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, George Washington, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure

Fordham Home – Duquesne, George Mason, Massachusetts, Richmond, VCU, Davidson, Dayton, Saint Louis Away – George Washington, La Salle, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Davidson, Dayton, Saint Louis Atlantic 10 Announces Women’s Basketball Conference Matchups for 2020-21 Season - 2 -

George Mason Home – Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s Away – Fordham, La Salle, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU, Davidson, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s

George Washington Home – Dayton, Fordham, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Davidson, Duquesne, George Mason Away – La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Louis, Davidson, Duquesne, George Mason

La Salle Home – Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s Away – Davidson, Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis, VCU, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s

Massachusetts Home – Davidson, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, Duquesne, Rhode Island, Richmond Away – Dayton, Fordham, George Mason, La Salle, VCU, Duquesne, Rhode Island, Richmond

Rhode Island Home – Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, Saint Joseph’s, La Salle, Massachusetts, Richmond Away – Davidson, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, VCU, La Salle, Massachusetts, Richmond

Richmond Home – George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, VCU Away – Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Saint Louis, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, VCU

St. Bonaventure Home – Dayton, Fordham, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, VCU, Duquesne, La Salle, Saint Joseph’s Away – Davidson, George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond, Duquesne, La Salle, Saint Joseph’s

Saint Joseph’s Home – Davidson, Duquesne, Fordham, Saint Louis, VCU, George Mason, La Salle, St. Bonaventure Away – Dayton, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond, George Mason, La Salle, St. Bonaventure

Saint Louis Home – George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Rhode Island, Richmond, Dayton, Fordham, VCU Away – Davidson, Duquesne, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton, Fordham, VCU

VCU Home – Davidson, George Mason, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis Away – Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis

About the Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 and consists of 14 diverse members across eight states and Washington, D.C. The mission of the Atlantic 10 is to provide an enhanced student-athlete experience through 21 nationally competitive championship sports. The basketball-centric conference is committed to integrity, educational excellence and providing quality equitable championship experiences for its student-athletes, coaches, and support staff. The membership consists of , the , Duquesne, University, , , The George Washington University, La Atlantic 10 Announces Women’s Basketball Conference Matchups for 2020-21 Season - 3 -

Salle University, the University of Massachusetts, the University of Rhode Island, , St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph’s University, and Commonwealth University. For more information, visit www.atlantic10.com.