NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference today announced its women's basketball pairings for the 2019-20 campaign. The 14 league schools will face each other once as well as three schools twice in the seventh consecutive year of a 16-game regular-season schedule.
Duquesne's three home-and-home opponents are George Washington, St. Bonaventure and Saint Joseph's. The Dukes and Bonnies will square off twice for the seventh straight season. DU will face the Hawks twice for the third consecutive season and Colonials in a pair of matchups for second year in a row.
The Dukes, under the guidance of seventh-year head coach
Dan Burt, will also host 2019 A-10 Tournament champion and NCAA Tournament participant Fordham along with George Mason, La Salle, UMass and Rhode Island.
DU will battle a pair of WNIT teams on the road in Dayton and VCU, WBI participant Davidson as well as Richmond and Saint Louis.
Duquesne posted a 19-13 ledger in 2018-19 with an 11-5 mark in A-10 action. The Dukes won seven of eight games to close the campaign, making their third A-10 semifinal appearance in the last four seasons.
The complete 2019-20 conference schedule with dates and times, as well as national television information, will be announced by the Atlantic 10 at a later date.
For season ticket information, please call 412-232-DUKE (3853) or visit www.GoDuquesne.com/tickets.
2019-20 ATLANTIC 10 HOME AND AWAY OPPONENTS
Home (8 g.)
George Washington*
Saint Joseph's*
St. Bonaventure*
George Mason
Fordham (NCAA)
La Salle
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Away (8 g.)
George Washington*
Saint Joseph's*
St. Bonaventure*
Davidson (WBI)
Dayton (WNIT)
Richmond
Saint Louis
VCU (WNIT)
* - indicates home-and-home opponents
2019 postseason appearance by school in parentheses