Women's Local College Report: Early Look At The Winter Schedules

By Mel Greenberg

Since the Guru began assembling his schedule for the season the other night -- many game times still to be determined but at least the dates are sort of set -- he thought he'd share the local highlights.

First, here is the Big Five dates for the season, by composite, and by team.

The expansion of the Atlantic 10 membership before next season's detraction that includes Temple means the Owls and Saint Joseph's will meet only once so the confusion that occurs is removed.

The one game will count in both the conference and Big Five.

The Guru will make some other comments as we go. One thing noticed is that Drexel looks like the Dragons will be idle most of December.

It is not known if that will change since the Guru is still basically in WNBA playoff mode.

There will be plenty of opportunity to take in Elena Delle Donne's final season at Delaware without conflict. But for the paying customers, one should know 3,000 of the 5,000 seats in the Bob Carpenter Center are already gone, along with the same number for the first-second round NCAA site hosted by the Blue Hens.

Trenton, incidentally, will again be a regional host.

Composite City Series Games

Friday, Nov. 30, La Salle at Penn, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2, La Salle at Villanova, 2 p.m.
(Syracuse is at Temple at the same time)

Saturday, Dec. 8, Villanova at Saint Joseph's, 2 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21, Temple at Villanova, 6 p.m.
(Penn is at Drexel, 1 p.m.)

Saturday, Jan. 5, Saint Joseph's at Penn, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, Villanova at Penn, 7 p.m.
(VCU is at Temple, same time)

Wednesday, Jan. 23, Temple at Penn, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 27, La Salle at Temple, 2 p.m., McGonigle Hall
(Delaware at Drexel, same time. The Guru requests Temple playing later, if possible.)

Sunday, Feb. 17, Temple at Saint Joseph's, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, La Salle at Saint Joseph's, 7 p.m.
(Xavier at Temple, same time).

City Series Schedule By Team

La Salle: @Penn, N30; @Villanova, D2; @Temple, J27; @St. Josephs, F20

Penn: La Salle, N30; Saint Joseph's, J5; Villanova, J16; Temple, J23

Saint Joseph's: Villanova, D8; @Penn, J5; Temple, F17; La Salle, F20

Temple: @Villanova, D21; @Penn, J23; La Salle, J27; @Saint Joseph's, F17

Villanova: La Salle, D2; @Saint Joseph's, D8; Temple, D21; @Penn, J16

Other Highlights of Teams Home Games
(Includes Drexel, Delaware, Princeton, Rutgers and Penn State)

November
Nov. 11, Princeton at Saint Joseph's
Nov. 12, Virginia at Penn
Nov. 14, Saint Joseph's at Drexel
Nov. 17, Drexel at La Salle; Maryland at Saint Joseph's
Nov. 20, Syracuse at Saint Joseph's
Nov. 21, Rutgers at Temple
Nov. 28 St. Bonaventure at Delaware
Nov. 29 Rutgers at Princeton; Lehigh at Villanova

December
Dec. 5 Hofstra at Princeton
Dec. 9 Princeton at Delaware
Dec. 12 Princeton at Villanova
Dec. 16 Florida at La Salle; Miami at Rutgers
Dec. 20 Maryland at Delaware
Dec. 31 Drexel at Princeton

January
Jan. 2 La Salle at Rutgers
Jan. 6 St. John's at Rutgers
Jan. 8 Old Dominion at Drexel
Jan. 9 DePaul at Villanova
Jan. 12 Penn at Princeton; Richmond at Saint Joseph's
Jan. 13 Nebraska at Penn State
Jan. 17 Hofstra at Drexel
Jan. 20 Towson at Delaware; Butler at La Salle
Jan. 22 Georgetown at Rutgers
Jan. 24 Minnesota at Penn State
Jan. 26 Syracuse at Villanova; St. Bonaventure at Saint Joseph's
Jan. 30 Butler at Saint Joseph's

February
Feb. 4 Purdue at Penn State
Feb. 5 Notre Dame at Villanova
Feb. 10 Marquette at Villanova; Michigan State at Penn State
Feb. 14 Old Dominion at Delaware
Feb. 15 Harvard at Penn; Dartmouth at Princeton
Feb. 16 Harvard at Princeton; Dartmouth at Penn; Connecticut at Rutgers
Feb. 24 Louisville at Villanova; James Madison at Delaware
Feb. 27 St. John's at Villanova; Duquesne at La Salle

March-April
Mar. 3 Drexel at Delaware
Mar. 6 James Madison at Drexel
Mar. 8-10 Atlantic 10 Thru Semifinals at Saint Joseph
Mar. 12 Princeton at Penn
Mar. 16 Atlantic 10 Title Game in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mar. 14-17 CAA Tournament at Upper Marlboro, Md.
Mar. 18 NCAA Selection Monday
Mar. 23 & 25 NCAA First-Second Rounds at Maryland
Mar. 24 & 26 NCAA First-Second Rounds at Delaware, St. John's
Mar. 30 & Apr. 1 NCAA Regional at Trenton (Sweet 16)
April 7-9 NCAA Women's Final Four in New Orleans

That's it for now. The Guru will be in Connecticut Friday night, tweeting @womhoopsguru and blogging from the WNBA Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals at the Mohegan Sun when the host Sun meet the Indiana Fever.

--Mel



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