Sept. 22, 2010

PHILADELPHIA – With the Atlantic 10 Conference’s announcement today of the league’s portion of the 2010-11 season, La Salle Women’s Basketball’s upcoming schedule is now complete and will feature 16 teams that advanced to postseason play last year, which includes seven that earned 2010 NCAA tournament bids.

The Explorers open their conference season with two games on the road, on Saturday, January 8 at Fordham and Wednesday, January 12 at St. Bonaventure (a WNIT participant).

However, over the next six weeks and a span of 12 games, La Salle will play 10 games within the city limits of which seven will be at Tom Gola Arena.

The stretch begins with its home opener on Saturday, January 15 against Saint Louis. A non-conference game at Penn falls in between the Explorers next home A-10 contest against Duquesne (WNIT) on Saturday, January 22.

Of the two games outside Philadelphia in the span, they are both in western Ohio and against NCAA participants from last year. Those games are a January 26 tilt at Dayton and a February 1 contest at preseason Top 10 Xavier, which bookend a home contest with George Washington (Jan. 29).

After returning from Cincinnati, La Salle plays six straight in the city, including back-to-back home games against Fordham (2/6), a game that will be shown on CBS College Sports television, and Rhode Island (2/9). A pair of Big 5 road contests at Temple (2/12, NCAA) and at Saint Joseph’s (2/19, WNIT) sandwich a visit to campus by Charlotte (2/16, WNIT).

La Salle will close out its regular season at Tom Gola Arena against Richmond (WNIT) on Wednesday, February 23, which will also be Senior Night for the Explorers as they will honor their two graduating players and .Chelsea ConnerAshley Gale

Then, for the third time in the last six seasons, the Explorers will play their final regular season contest at Massachusetts on Saturday, February 26.

To view the entire schedule, click here.