PHILADELPHIA - The Atlantic 10 Conference has released its matchups for the 2012-13 women's basketball season.

With the addition of Butler and Virginia Commonwealth for the upcoming season to bring the league total to 16, the women's squad will see 14 conference opponents once with one team not on the schedule. The Explorers will not see Richmond this year.

The Explorers will host Butler, Charlotte, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, Rhode Island and Saint Louis.

The squad will travel to Dayton, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, Temple, VCU and Xavier.

Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Teamer and Big 5 First Teamer Brittany Wilson along with All-Rookie pick Jada Payne return to the lineup. The squad also welcomes the addition of three freshmen along with transfers Leeza Burdgess from Pitt and Shanel Harrison from Virginia Tech.

The format of the Atlantic 10 Championship remains the same, with the top 12 teams advancing. The site has yet to be determined.

Atlantic 10 Home and Away Pairings, 2012-13:

La Salle
Home: BUT, CHA, DUQ, FOR, GW, URI, SLU, BUT
Away: DAY, UMASS, SBU, SJU, TU, VCU, XU

Butler
Home: DAY, URI, RICH, SBU, VCU, TU, XU
Away: CHA, DUQ, SLU, GW, LAS, UMASS, SJU

Charlotte
Home: BUT, DUQ, FOR, GW, VCU, TU, XU
Away: LAS, UMASS, URI, RICH, SBU, SJU, SLU

Dayton
Home: DUQ, TU, GW, LAS, UMASS, SJU, XU
Away: BUT, URI, RICH, SBU, SLU, FOR, VCU

Duquesne
Home: BUT, FOR, RICH, SBU, SJU, SLU, TU
Away: CHA, DAY, GW, LAS, UMASS, VCU, XU

Fordham
Home: GW, VCU, UMASS, RICH, SBU, SJU, DAY
Away: CHA, TU, DUQ, LAS, URI, SLU, XU

George Washington
Home: DUQ, SLU, URI, RICH, SBU, SJU, BUT
Away: CHA, DAY, FOR, LAS, VCU, UMASS, XU

Massachusetts
Home: CHA, DUQ, LAS, BUT, GW, TU, XU
Away: DAY, FOR, SLU, URI, RICH, SBU, SJU

Rhode Island
Home: CHA, DAY, FOR, UMASS, RICH, SJU, SLU
Away: BUT, GW, LAS, VCU, SBU, TU, XU

Richmond
Home: CHA, DAY, VCU, UMASS, SBU, SLU, XU
Away: DUQ, FOR, GW, BUT, URI, SJU, TU

St. Bonaventure
Home: CHA, DAY, VCU, LAS, UMASS, URI, TU
Away: DUQ, FOR, GW, RICH, SJU, BUT, XU

Saint Joseph's
Home: CHA, LAS, UMASS, RICH, SBU, TU, BUT
Away: DAY, DUQ, FOR, GW, URI, SLU, VCU

Saint Louis
Home: CHA, DAY, FOR, UMASS, BUT, SJU, VCU
Away: XU, DUQ, LAS, GW, URI, RICH, TU

Temple
Home: FOR, LAS, URI, RICH, VCU, SLU, XU
Away: CHA, DUQ, DAY, BUT, UMASS, SBU, SJU

Virginia Commonwealth
Home: GW, DAY, DUQ, LAS, URI, SJU, XU
Away: CHA, RICH, FOR, BUT, SBU, TU, SLU

Xavier
Home: SLU, DUQ, FOR, GW, LAS, URI, SBU
Away: CHA, DAY, UMASS, RICH, BUT, VCU, TU