[PREVIEW] 2014 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championships

Mason will enter the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championships on Wednesday as the 12th seed facing 13th seed Massachusetts (photo courtesy of Atlantic10.com).

The Mason women’s basketball team travels to the Richmond Coliseum to take on 13^th seed Massachusetts in the Opening Round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championships at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Entering the Tournament as the 12^th seed, Mason (7-22, 1-15 A-10) will face UMass (4-26, 1-15 A-10) for the second time this season, with the Patriots taking the last decision, 101-73, in February. The winner of this matchup will take on 5^th seed Saint Joseph’s at 2:30 p.m. in the First Round on Thursday.

The First-Round will also feature 8^th seed VCU and 9^th seed Richmond facing off at noon, as well as 7^th seed La Salle taking on 10^th seed Saint Louis at 5 p.m. and 6^th seed Duquesne facing 11^th seed Rhode Island at 7:30 p.m.

Quarterfinal action takes place on Friday with top-seed Dayton, 4^th seed George Washington, 2^nd seed St. Bonaventure and 3^rd seed Fordham facing the first round winners.

The four quarterfinal winners advance to Semifinal Saturday with games at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.

The Finals will take place on Sunday at 11 a.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPNU with the winner receiving the A-10’s automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.