2020-21 game notes Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Women’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqWBB 2020-21 DUQUESNE DUKES DUQUESNE DUKES NOVEMBER (0-1) TV TIME bluff bits 29 Sun. at #20/22 Ohio State BTN+ L, 47-82 Record: 2-7 1-4 DECEMBER (2-2) ATLANTIC 10: Non-Conference: 1-3 GAME 10 | DUQUESNE at GEORGE WASHINGTON 2 Wed. at Saint Francis (Pa.) NEC Front Row W, 69-67 H: 1-3 A: 1-4 N: 0-0 Fri. Feb. 12, 2021 • 5:00 p.m. 11 Fri. ST. BONAVENTURE* ESPN+ W, 71-63 Head Coach: Dan Burt Charles E. Smith Center - Washington, DC TV: ESPN+ 18 Fri. at Toledo ESPN+ L, 74-77 At Duquesne: 155-85 (8th season) 21 Sun. at Kent State ESPN+ L, 66-73 Overall: Same GAME 11 | DUQUESNE at GEORGE MASON JANUARY (0-4) LEADERS Sun. Feb. 14, 2021 • 2:00 p.m. 1 Fri. at Saint Louis* ESPN+ Postponed Points Amanda Kalin (15.5) Eaglebank Arena - Fairfax, Va. Rebounds Laia Sole (6.7) TV: ESPN+ 3 Sun. at Dayton* CBSSN L, 48-64 8 Fri. VCU* ESPN+ L, 63-68 OT Assists Megan McConnell (3.3) After 25 days since its last game due to COVID 19 pro- 10 Sun. RICHMOND* ESPN+ L, 78-80 Steals Megan McConnell (1.6) tocols, the Duquesne women’s basketball team is set 15 Fri. SAINT JOSEPH'S* ESPN+ Postponed Blocks Precious Johnson (1.7) to resume action this weekend on the road at George Washington and George Mason. The Dukes (2-7, 1-4) 3-Pointers Tess Myers (18/2.0) 17 Sun. LA SALLE* ESPN+ L, 63-67 are set to battle the Colonials (4-12, 1-9) on Friday 22 Fri. at Davidson* ESPN+ Postponed TEAM at 5:00 p.m. and will face the Patriots (3-14, 0-10) on 22 Fri. GEORGE MASON* ESPN+ Postponed Points / Margin 64.3 / -6.9 Sunday at 2:00 p.m. 24 Sun. at Fordham* ESPN+ Postponed Rebounds / Margin 36.4 / -3.0 29 Fri. DAYTON* ESPN+ Postponed Turnovers / Margin 16.0 / -0.8 31 Sun. SAINT LOUIS* ESPN+ Postponed FEBRUARY (0-0) 7 Sun. at St. Bonaventure* ESPN+ Postponed GEORGE WASHINGTON GEORGE MASON 12 Fri. at George Washington* ESPN+ 5:00 PM COLONIALS PATRIOTS 14 Sun. at George Mason* ESPN+ 2:00 PM 18 Thurs. RHODE ISLAND* ESPN+ 6:00 PM Record: 4-12 Record: 3-14 20 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS* ESPN+ Postponed A10: 1-9 A10: 0-10 3-3 3-4 26 Fri. at La Salle* ESPN+ 6:00 PM Non-Conference: Non-Conference: H: 3-3 A: 1-9 N: 0-0 H: 3-6 A: 0-8 N: 0-0 28 Sun. at Saint Joseph's* ESPN+ 2:00 PM Head Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti Head Coach: Nyla Milleson MARCH (0-0) At GW: 67-72 (5th season) At Mason: 98-135 (8th season) 3-7 Wed. Atlantic 10 Championships TBD TBD Overall: 375-288 (22nd season) Overall: 388-258 (21st season) LEADERS LEADERS *Atlantic 10 Conference Game Points Ali Brigham (11.9) Points Marika Korpinen (10.3) Home games played at La Roche University until 1/17 Remaining home games will be played at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Rebounds Neila Luma (6.5) Rebounds Daijah Jefferson (7.0) Assists Jasmine Whitney (4.4) Assists Marika Korpinen (2.7) Steals Jasmine Whitney (2.9) Steals Jordan Wakefield (0.9) Blocks Ali Brigham (1.1) Blocks Jazmyn Doster (1.2) 3-Pointers Gabby Nikitinaite (8/0.8) 3-Pointers Chloe Welch (17/1.4) TEAM TEAM Points / Margin 55.3 / -4.6 Points / Margin 51.1 / -13.4 Rebounds / Margin 36.1 / -3.2 Rebounds / Margin 40.9 / +0.9 Turnovers / Margin 14.6 / +2.4 Turnovers / Margin 16.9 / -4.3 2020-21 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 0 F Snezhana Serafimoska 6-4 R-Fr. 0.7 1.7 3/0 Gostivar, Macedonia Member of the Macedonian Senior National Team, Went to HS in Neb. 1 G Diamond Bragg 5-9 Jr. 6.0 3.7 9/9 Camp Hill, Pa. Wisconsin transfer ... Avg. 22.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 6.6 ast at Camp Hill HS 2 G Ny Langley 5-10 R-So. 1.1 0.6 7/0 Greenville, N.C. Cape Fear CC transfer ... Avg. 15.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 6.6 apg at CFCC in 18-19 3 G Caroline Elliott 5-11 R-So. 0.5 0.0 2/0 Glenshaw, Pa. Made seven appearanecs in 2019-20 ... Sister of Kiersten Elliott 4 G Megan McConnell 5-7 Fr. 9.4 3.3 9/3 Pittsburgh, Pa. 18 pts/6 reb/6 ast/3 stl vs. Richmond ... A-10 ROW (12/14) w/ 9 pts./6 ast. vs. SBU 11 G Halle Bovell 5-11 GS -- -- -- Hamilton, Ontario Missed all of 19 -20 due to injury ... Made 9 starts and played in all 32 games in 18-19 12 G Anie-Pier Samson 6-2 GS 0.5 1.5 6/0 Saint-Bruno, Quebec Career-high 9 pts. and 9 reb. against Lafayette in 19-20 13 C Laia Sole* 6-2 GS 9.4 6.7 9/9 Igualada, Spain Preseaon A-10 2nd Team ... 38 pts vs. SFU in 19-20, Most pts. in a game since 1998 15 G Aniya Walker 6-2 R-So. -- -- -- Ambridge, Pa. Western Michigan transfer ... Will miss the 2020-21 season due to injury 20 G/F Amaya Hamilton 6-2 So. 7.1 5.0 9/5 Fishers, Ind. First career double-double against VCU - 12 pts. 10 reb. 21 G Libby Bazelak* 5-9 Sr. 0.0 1.0 1/0 Kettering, Ohio Preseason A-10 1st Team & All-Def. Team ... Made season-debut against La Salle 23 G Machaela Simmons 5-8 R-So. -- -- -- Alexandria, Va. Made 10 appearances in 19-20 24 G Kiersten Elliott 6-0 GS 4.7 1.9 9/4 Glenshaw, Pa. .423 3PT FG% in 19-20 ... Career-best 14 points on 4-of-4 3PT vs. Mason 31 C Precious Johnson 6-4 So. 6.7 5.2 9/9 Helsinborg, Sweden 12 blks through 5 games ... Team-best 56.7 FG% 35 G Amanda Kalin* 5-8 Sr. 15.5 3.2 6/6 Gibsonia, Pa. Career-high 32 pts at Toledo...25 pts and game-winner (No. 3 on #SCTop10) at SFU 52 C Lindsey Linard 6-4 Fr. 3.2 1.6 5/0 Cleveland, Ohio Greater Cleveland Conf. POW ... Avg 12.5 pts, 9.4 reb, 4.8 blks 2.2 steals 54 G Tess Myers 5-9 Fr. 7.6 2.4 9/0 Lower Burrell, Pa. Tied a Duquesne freshman record with six 3-pointers against VCU • - indicates returning starters 2020-21 Duquesne Dukes Basketball THE SERIES QUICK FACTS George Washington, Duquesne’s most played opponent, leads DUKES UNDER BURT the all-time series 55-15. The Colonials picked up a pair of wins In seven seasons under Dan Burt, the GENERAL against the Dukes a season ago. Duquesne head coach Dan Name of School Duquesne University Burt has three wins against GW, most recently a 64-53 victory Dukes have become a perennial con- on Feb. 27, 2019. tender in the A-10. Duquesne earned Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue Duquesne has won all eight contests against the Patriots since City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Mason joined the Atlantic 10 in Dan Burt’s first season on the bids to the WNIT or NCAA Tourna- Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Bluff. Overall, the Dukes lead the series 9-2, including a perfect ment in 10 of 13 seasons that Burt has Enrollment 9,344 6-0 mark in the Steel City. Last season, Duquesne earned an been head coach or assistant coach and Nickname Dukes 84-62 win on Jan. 22, 2020 behind 20 points from Laia Sole, has led the Dukes to an A10 best 153 18 points from Libby Bazelak, 14 points from Laia Sole and School Colors Red and Blue wins since the start of 2013-14. Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) 10 points from Nina Aho in a balanced offensive performance. Arena/Capacity UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse As Head Coach STAT CHECK set to open in 2020-21 • While boasting a 1-4 record in conference play, the Dukes Affiliation NCAA Division I have boasted the fourth best offense among A-10 foes YEAR W/L A-10 Postseason Conference Atlantic 10 / 43rd season with 64.6 points per game. 2020-21 2/7 1/4 President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) • Megan McConnell has shined this season, particularly in 2019-20 20/11 9/7 Proj.WNIT Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) Atlantic 10 play since becoming a starter. She ranks 12th University Website www.duq.edu in scoring against A-10 foes with season with 13.2 points 2018-19 19/13 11/5 N/A Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com per game, fifth in assists (4.2) and boasts the second-best 2017-18 25/8 13/3 WNIT assist to turnover ratio. Among all freshmen, she leads the nation in assist to turnover ratio and ranks 12th nationally. 2016-17 18/16 8/8 WNIT HISTORY • Classmate Tess Myers has also impressed during her 2015-16 28/6 13/3 NCAA First Year of Basketball 1973-74 freshman campaign, ranking 24th overall and fifth among First Year in Division I/Atlantic 10 1983-84 freshmen in 3-point field goal percentage (43.9%).