Duquesne Women's Basketball
Duquesne Women Finish 10th in A-10, Draw St. Joe’s in 2nd Round
The Duquesne women’s basketball team finished the 2021-22 season in 10th place in the Atlantic-10 and will face St. Joseph’s in the second round of the A-10 tournament, in a rematch of their final regular season game.
The Dukes lost to St. Joe’s, 73-68 during senior day at UPMC Chuck Cooper Fieldhouse on Saturday, dropping Duquesne to 6-10 in league play this season. That was the only matchup between Duquesne and St. Joe’s this season.
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The teams will meet on Thursday, March 3 in the second round of the tournament, which will be held at Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, which is the home of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.
The tournament opens with first-round games on Wednesday, March 2 and runs through the championship on Sunday, March 6.
The Dukes saw their fortunes decline in A-10 play for the second straight season. They finished in ninth place in 2020-21 with a 4-7 record, which snapped a 12-year streak of being .500 or better in conference play.
ATLANTIC-10 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
First round, Wednesday, March 2, Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, Delaware
No. 12 George Washington vs. No. 13 St. Bonaventure, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 St. Louis vs. No. 14 George Mason, 4 p.m., ESPN+
Second round, Thursday, March 3, Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, Delaware
No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Davidson, 11 a.m., ESPN+
No. 5 La Salle vs. GW/St. Bona winner, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 7 St. Joseph’s vs. No. 10 Duquesne, 5 p.m., ESPN+
No. 6 Fordham vs. SLU/GMU winner, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
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Quarterfinals, Friday, March 4, Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, Delaware
No. 1 Dayton vs. Richmond/Davidson winner, 11 a.m., ESPN+
No. 4 VCU vs La Salle/GW/St. Bona winner, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Rhode Island vs. St. Joe’s/Duquesne winner, 5 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 UMass vs Fordham/SLU/GMU winner, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Semifinals, Saturday, March 5, Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, Delaware
Dayton/Richmond/Davidson vs. VCU/La Salle/GW/St. Bona, 11 a.m., CBSSN
Rhode Island/St. Joe’s/Duquesne vs. UMass/Fordham/SLU/GMU, 1:30 p.m., CBSSN
Final, Sunday, March 6, Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, Delaware
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m., ESPN2
ATLANTIC-10 STANDINGS
Dayton 14-1
Rhode Island 12-2
UMass 11-4
VCU 9-5
La Salle 9-6
Fordham 8-6
St. Joseph’s 7-8
Richmond 7-9
Davidson 6-10
Duquesne 6-10
St. Louis 5-9
George Washington 4-11
St. Bonaventure 4-12
George Mason 3-12
