March 4, 2015 ABOUT THE 2015 A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship will take place March 4-8 at the Richmond Coliseum with each of the A-10's 14 teams taking part in the championship. A pair of opening round games starts the five-day event on Wednesday evening followed by four, first-round games on Thursday and four quarterfinal matchups on Friday which will be aired on American Sports Network. ASN will produce the four quarterfinal games on Friday, March 6 at the Richmond Coliseum. The first contest of the day tips-off at 11:00 a.m. and will feature the top-seed: versus the winner of the game between the No. 8 and No. 9 seed: s that will be played the day before. Other quarterfinal games will follow at approximately 2:00, 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. Semifinal Saturday tips off at 11:00 a.m. live on CBSSN, followed by the second semifinal at 1:30 p.m. also on CBSSN. Sunday's finale on March 8 will be aired live on ESPNU at 1:00 p.m.
DUKES IN THE A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP
BY SEED:
as a #3 seed: 0-1
as a #5 seed: 1-1
as a #6 seed: 3-4
as a #7 seed: 3-4
as a #8 seed: 5-4
as a #9 seed: 0-5
as a #10 seed: 2-1
as a West-3 seed: 2-2
as a West-4 seed: 3-4
as a West-5 seed: 1-1
as a West-6 seed: 0-2
Overall: 20-29
BY ROUND:
First: 18-11
Quarterfinal: 2-16
Semifinal: 0-2
Final: 0-0
Overall: 20-29
SEEDS BY YEAR:
1984: 8
1985: 8
1986: 9
1987: 8
1988: 9
1989: 7
1990: 8
1991: 9
1992: 8
1993: -
1994: 7
1995: 6
1996: West-4
1997: West-3
1998: West-4
1999: West-4
2000: West-6
2001: West-7
2002: West-4
2003: West-5
2004: West-3
2005: West-6
2006: 10
2007: -
2008: 9
2009: 6
2010: 6
2011: 3
2012: 7
2013: 5
2014: 6
2015: 3
BY CITY:
Amherst: 1-1
Blacksburg: 0-1
Charlotte: 1-1
Kingston: 1-2
Lowell: 0-1
Morgantown: 0-1
Philadelphia: 9-13
Piscataway: 2-3
Pittsburgh: 3-1
Richmond: 1-1
University Park: 0-1
Upper Marlboro: 1-1
Washington, D.C.: 1-2
Overall: 20-29
A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE NUMBERS
1: Overtime games
2: Quarterfinal Round victories
6: Duquesne Head coaches in the Championship
10: Games decided by 21 points or more
10.9: Average margin of victory for Duquesne
15.1: Average margin of victory for Opponents
18: Games decided by 11-20 points
18: 1st Round victories
20: Number of Duquesne wins
21: Games decided by 10 points or less
29: Number of Opponent wins
49: Total meetings
60.9: Average points scored by Duquesne
65.4: Average points scored by Opponents
79: Fewest combined points (Massachusetts, 03/11/92)
169: Most combined points (GW, 03/05/94)
2,984: Total points scored by Duquesne
3,206: Total points scored by Opponent
6,190: Total points scored by both teams
11,327: Days since DUQ's 1st A-10 Championship game
DID YOU KNOW?
Duquesne was the first #8 team to defeat a #1 seed when the Dukes (7-22) upset #11 ranked West Virginia (25-3) 63-62 in the quarterfinal round in 1992.
