2020 Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No. 9 Richmond def. No. 8 George Washington, 57-49.
No. 4 Saint Louis def. No. 13 George Mason, 69-61.
No. 5 Massachusetts def. No. 12 St. Bonaventure, 72-54.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No. 7 Davidson def. No. 10 La Salle, 67-63.
No. 3 Fordham def. No. 14 Saint Joseph’s, 59-36.
No. 6 Duquesne def. No. 11 Rhode Island, 70-53.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MARCH 6 – QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Dayton def. No. 9 Richmond, 79-68.
No. 4 Saint Louis def. No. 5 Massachusetts, 65-52.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No. 2 VCU def. No. 7 Davidson, 58-52.
No. 3 Fordham def. No. 6 Duquesne, 54-47.
MARCH 7 – SEMIFINALS
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No. 1 Dayton def. No. 4 Saint Louis, 58-50.
No. 2 VCU def. No. 3 Fordham, 60-55.
MARCH 8 – CHAMPIONSHIP
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No. 1 Dayton def. No. 2 VCU, 52-48.
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ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.