The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference women’s basketball tournament will determine which teams get an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The tournament is set to begin March 3 and will run through March 8. The first round is at the highest-seed school’s home gym, while the quarterfinals through the finals will be played at the University of Dayton.
Each of the A-10’s 14 teams will be in the tournament.
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Here is the schedule of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
MARCH 3 – FIRST ROUND
No. 8 George Washington vs. No. 9 Richmond (7 p.m. ET)
No. 4 Saint Louis vs. No. 13 George Mason (8 p.m. ET)
No. 5 Massachusetts vs. No. 12 St. Bonaventure (7 p.m. ET)
No. 7 Davidson vs. No. 10 La Salle (7 p.m. ET)
No. 3 Fordham vs. No. 14 Saint Joseph’s (7 p.m. ET)
No. 6 Duquesne vs. No. 11 Rhode Island (7 p.m. ET)
MARCH 6 – QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Dayton vs. First Round winner (11 a.m. ET)
First Round winner vs. First Round winner (2 p.m. ET)
No. 2 VCU vs. First Round winner (4:30 p.m. ET)
First Round winner vs. First Round winner (7 p.m. ET)
MARCH 7 – SEMIFINALS
Quarterfinal winner vs. Quarterfinal winner (11 a.m. ET)
Quarterfinal winner vs. Quarterfinal winner (1:30 p.m. ET)
MARCH 8 – CHAMPIONSHIP
Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner (Noon ET)
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ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
5 PLAYERS TO KNOW
BRE CAVANAUGH, FORDHAM: Bre Cavanaugh led the Atlantic 10 in scoring during the regular season. Heading into the tournament she was averaging 19.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. The defending-champion Rams are the No. 3 seed in the tournament.
NICOLE CARDANO-HILLARY, GEORGE MASON: Nicole Cardano-Hillary finished second in scoring behind Cavanaugh. She averaged 17.9 points per game. She also led the conference with 2.2 steals per game.
HAILEY LEIDEL, MASSACHUSETTS: Hailey Leidel was another top scorer in the Atlantic 10 this season. She averaged 16 points per contest. UMass picked up the fifth seed in the A-10.
JAYLA SCAIFE, DAYTON: Jayla Scaife averaged 13 points per game as she helped the Flyers to a top seed in the Atlantic 10.
TERA REED, VCU: Tera Reed finished in the top five in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per game. The New Zealand native also averaged 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
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2019 CHAMPION
Fordham is the defending A-10 champion. They defeated VCU last season.