NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced the 2016-17 women's basketball conference schedule team pairings. Dayton will square off against 10 teams once this coming season while facing Duquesne, George Washington and Saint Louis twice to fill out its 16-game league slate.

The complete 2016-17 conference schedule with dates and times will be announced at a later date.

The 2017 A-10 Championship will feature a new, enhanced format, with six first-round games being played on campus sites before heading to Richmond, Friday through Sunday, for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship final games. The top two championship seeds will receive a bye, with the remainder of the field facing off in games hosted by seeds 3-8 for the first round. The first round will take place on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the weekend of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final. In 2017 the first round will be Feb. 25-26 with the three final rounds being played March 3-5.

Dayton

Home –  La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis

Away –  Davidson, Fordham, George Mason, St. Bonaventure, VCU, Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Louis