2019-20 Game Notes
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2019-20 game notes Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Women’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqWBB 2019-20 DUQUESNE DUKES 6 | DUQUESNE (3-2) at PITTSBURGH (2-2) Sat. Nov. 23, 2019 • 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER (3-2) Pittsburgh, Pa. / Petersen Events Center (12,508) 5 Tues. KENT STATE (PPG) (DH) ESPN+ L, 75-77 TV: ACC NETWORK EXTRA: Jason Earle (PXP) and Amanda Siley (Color) 8 Fri. at Temple OwlsTV L, 72-85 IN-GAME STATS: pittsburghpanthers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary 10 Sun. at Manhattan ESPN 3 W, 76-65 15 Fri. at Iona ESPN 3 W, 76-74 17 Sun. at Lafayette PLN W, 73-65 (OT) DUQUESNE PITT 23 Sat. at Pittsburgh ACC Network Extra 2:00 DUKES PANTHERS 26 Tues. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE (OC) N/A 7:00 2019-20 Record: 3-2 2019-20 Record: 2-2 DECEMBER (0-0) Atlantic 10: 0-0 ACC: 0-0 4 Wed. at Akron TBD 10:30 AM Non-Conference: 3-2 Non-Conference: 1-0 7 Sat. TOLEDO (LA) ESPN+ 7:30 H: 0-1 A: 3-1 N: 0-0 H: 2-1 A: 0-1 N: 0-0 10 Tues. at Cornell ESPN+ 7:00 Lance White 15 Sun. SAINT FRANCIS U (LA) ESPN+ 2:00 Head Coach: Dan Burt Head Coach: Overall: 13-22 20 Fri. KENNESAW STATE (LA) ESPN+ 7:00 Overall: 136-69 (7th season) At Pitt: 13-22 30 Mon. at Oklahoma State Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 2:00 At Duquesne: 136-69 JANUARY (0-0) 2019-20 LEADERS 2019-20 LEADERS 4 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS* (LA) ESPN+ 7:30 Points Libby Bazelak (14.8) Points Aysia Bugg (19.3) 8 Wed. at George Washington* ESPN+ 11:00 AM Rebounds Amanda Kalin (5.8) Rebounds Amber Brown (9.3) 11 Sat. LA SALLE* (LA) ESPN+ 2:00 Assists Amanda Kalin (5.2) Assists Dayshanette Harris (3.5) 15 Wed. at Dayton* ESPN+ 7:00 Steals Libby Bazelak (2.0) Steals Gabbie Green (1.8) 18 Sat. at Saint Joseph's* CBSSN Noon Blocks Amanda Kalin (0.8) Blocks Rita Igbokwe (1.0) 22 Wed. GEORGE MASON* (LA) ESPN+ 7:00 3-Pointers Libby Bazelak (14/2.8) 3-Pointers Aysia Bugg (14/3.5) 26 Sun. at Saint Louis* ESPN+ 6:00 TEAM TEAM 30 Thurs. ST. BONAVENTURE* (LA) ESPN+ 7:00 Points / Margin 74.4 / +1.2 Points / Margin 66.0 / -2.3 FEBRUARY (0-0) Rebounds / Margin 38.6 / +1.4 Rebounds / Margin 35.0 / 0.0 2 Sun. at VCU* CBSSN Noon Turnovers / Margin 16.2 / 0.0 Turnovers / Margin 15.5 / -0.7 9 Sun. SAINT JOSEPH'S* (LA) ESPN+ 2:00 12 Wed. at Richmond* ESPN+ 6:30 16 Sun. at Davidson* ESPN+ 1:00 19 Wed. RHODE ISLAND* (PPG) (DH) ESPN+ 5:30 22 Sat. GEORGE WASHINGTON* (LA) ESPN+ 7:30 For the 38th time, the Duquesne women’s basketball team will battle rival Pitt 25 Tues. FORDHAM* (RM) ESPN+ 7:00 in the annual City Game on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Petersen Events 29 Sat. at St. Bonaventure* ESPN+ 1:00 Center. The Dukes look to win their fourth consecutive road contest and seek MARCH (0-0) a victory over its Steel City rival for the ninth time in 11 seasons. ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Campus Sites/Dayton, Ohio TBD While Pitt leads the City Game series by 21-16 margin, the Dukes have won PPG - home game at PPG Paints Arena eight of the last 10 meetings and is 5-3 all-time against the Panthers at the OC - home game at Oakland Catholic High School Petersen Events Center. Pitt halted a four-game win streak in the series for LA - home game at La Roche University the Dukes last season with a 66-58 win at the Palumbo Center. RM - home game at Robert Morris University * Atlantic 10 Conference game 2019-20 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 0 F Snezhana Serafimoska 6-4 Fr. - - - Gostivar, Macedonia Member of the Macedonian Senior National Team, Went to HS in Neb. 1 G Nina Aho 5-10 R-Jr. 7.0 4.3 3/3 Budapest, Hungary Returns after missing all of 2017-18 and most of 2018-19 due to injury 2 G Bernada Rreshpja 5-10 Fr. - - - Shkoder, Albania Averaged 27 ppg at Valley Christian Academy (Calif.) 3 G Caroline Elliott 5-11 R-Fr. - - - Glenshaw, Pa. Reshirted in 2018-19, Led Vincentian Academy to 3 WPIAL and 2 PIAA titles 10 G/F Paige Cannon* 6-1 R-Sr. 8.6 2.6 5/5 Johnstown, Ohio Shot 43% from the field in 2018-19, including 52.3% from inside the arc 11 G Halle Bovell 5-11 R-Jr. - - - Hamilton, Ontario Made nine starts and played in all 32 games in 2018-19 12 G Anie-Pier Samson 6-2 R-Jr. 4.8 5.2 5/0 Saint-Bruno, Quebec Career-high nine points and nine rebounds against Lafayette 13 C Laia Sole 6-2 R-Jr. 10.2 5.0 5/5 Igualada, Spain Knocked down game-winning free throws against Iona w/ 1.1 seconds left 20 G/F Amaya Hamilton 6-2 Fr. 6.8 5.2 5/0 Fishers, Ind. Posted team-best 17 points in win over Iona. 2x A10 Weekly Honor Roll 21 G Libby Bazelak* 5-9 Jr. 14.8 4.6 5/5 Kettering, Ohio Shooting .522 from the field and .538 from 3-pt. while leading team in scoring (14.8) 23 G Machaela Simmons 5-8 R-Fr. - - - Alexandria, Va. Redshirted a season ago, Made first collegiate appearance at Temple 24 G Kiersten Elliott 6-0 R-Jr. 2.0 0.6 5/0 Glenshaw, Pa. Posted career-best seven points at Lafayette 31 C Precious Johnson 6-4 Fr. 1.4 0.8 5/0 Helsinborg, Sweden Member of the U18 and U20 Swedish National Teams, Father played in ABA 35 G Amanda Kalin 5-8 Jr. 13.4 5.8 5/5 Gibsonia, Pa. Named A-10 POW after 15 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 6.4 apg, 17-17 FT at Iona, Laf. 54 F Angela Staffileno 6-2 R-Sr. 8.2 2.6 5/0 Wellsburg, W.Va. Posted a career-high 21 pts against Manhattan • - indicates returning starters 2019-20 Duquesne Dukes Basketball THE SERIES: While Pitt leads the City Game series by 21-16 margin, the Dukes have won eight of the last 10 meetings and is 5-3 all-time against the Panthers at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt halted a QUICK FACTS four-game win streak in the series for the Dukes last season with a 66-58 win at the Palumbo Center. GENERAL LAST TIME OUT: Junior guard Amanda Kalin knocked down a game-tying 3-pointer with less than Name of School Duquesne University five seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, as Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue Duquesne outscored Lafayette 16-8 in the extra period to City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 come away with its third consecutive road victory, 73-65, Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers on Sunday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center. Kalin DUKES UNDER supplied a team-high 15 points, which included going a Enrollment 9,344 BURT perfect 8-for-8 on free throws. Libby Bazelak totaled 13 Nickname Dukes points, with seven coming in overtime alone. Anie-Pier School Colors Red and Blue In six seasons under Dan Burt, the Samson totaled a career-best nine points, while Paige Dukes have become a perennial con- Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) Cannon and Laia Solè each added eight points. It was Arena/Capacity UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse a balanced offensive performance for Duquesne, as all tender in the A-10. Duquesne has been set to open in 2020-21 nine Dukes that played recorded at least three points. The invited to the WNIT and/or NCAA Affiliation NCAA Division I Dukes outscored the Leopards 34-17 in the fourth quarter Tournament in 10 of 13 seasons that Conference Atlantic 10 / 43rd season and overtime to pull off the comeback. Burt has been head coach or assistant President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) coach. Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) KUDOS TO KALIN: Kalin was named the Atlantic 10’s University Website www.duq.edu Player of the Week after a near triple double performance As Head Coach Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com against Iona and helping spark the comeback victory with a game-tying 3-pointer over Lafayette near the end of YEAR W/L A-10 Postseason regulation. Kalin averaged 15 points, 8.5 rebounds 6.5 2019-20 3/2 0/0 HISTORY assists, and turned the ball over just three times in 81 First Year of Basketball 1973-74 minutes of action for a 4.3 assist to turnover ratio on the 2018-19 19/13 11/5 N/A First Year in Division I/Atlantic 10 1983-84 week. The Gibsonia native excelled from the free throw 2017-18 25/8 13/3 WNIT All-Time Record 626-604 (.508) line, knocking down all 17 attempts that she earned. The honor is the first time a Duke has been named A-10 2016-17 18/16 8/8 WNIT Division I record 487-538 (.474) Player of the Week since Chassidy Omogrosso earned 2015-16 28/6 13-3 NCAA Atlantic 10 Record 236-304 (.437) the accolade on Jan. 22, 2018.