2014-15 duquesne women’s basketball WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: RYAN GAVATORTA - [email protected] office: 412-396-6560 // cell: 412-418-6569 A.J. PALUMBO CENTER // 600 FORBES AVENUE // PITTSBURGH, PA. 15282 GAME 27 // RHODE ISLAND // A.J. PALUMBO CENTER (4,406) // PITTSBURGH, PA. 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS RHODE ISLAND DUQUESNE Nickname: Rams Nickname: Dukes NOVEMBER (3-3) Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference: Atlantic 10 16 PRINCETON L, 62-79 Location: Kingston, R.I. Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 19 #23/22 SYRACUSE L, 84-90 Coach: Daynia La-Force Coach: Dan Burt 2014-15 Record: 15-10, 7-6 2014-15 Record: 18-8, 10-3 22 at Green Bay L, 52-84 Record at School: Same Record at School: 38-21 25 at Howard W, 89-63 Career Record: 151-178 Career Record: Same 29 vs. Jackson State^ W, 90-72 30 at Ball State^ W, 82-62 JUST DUKES PLEASE GAME DAY INFOMATION When referencing the Duquesne Date: Feb. 22, 2015 DECEMBER (5-2) women’s basketball team, we ask that Time: 2:00 p.m. 3 KENT STATE W, 86-60 you refer to us simply as “Dukes” and Live Stats: Gametracker 7 PITTSBURGH W, 87-77 Live Stats: StatBroadcast 10 at #23/20 West Virginia -TV L, 60-79 not “Lady Dukes” or “Duchesses.” 14 at Robert Morris W, 71-59 Thank you for your cooperation. Streaming Video: A-10 Digital Network 18 SAINT FRANCIS U W, 92-52 Tickets: FlashSeats 21 at Providence L, 56-67 LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE Series: DUQ leads 27-20 28 at Lehigh W, 82-75 You can listen to all the Duquesne Last Meeting: URI 62-61 (01/03/15) women’s basketball action exclu- JANUARY (6-3) sively on Red Zone Media. Join the 3 at Rhode Island* L, 61-62 play-by-play voice of the Dukes Alex 8 GEORGE MASON* W, 88-54 PROBABLE STARTERS 11 at Dayton* L, 67-78 Panormios along with Tad Maurey and 15 SAINT LOUIS* W, 77-64 Bob Healy for all the home games and 18 SAINT JOSEPH'S* - TV W, 63-54 selected road games at www.Red- #32 APRIL ROBINSON 21 at George Washington* L, 56-83 ZoneMedia.com or you can listen on 5-8 // JR // G 24 DAVIDSON* W, 83-47 your iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Springfi eld, Va. 28 at St. Bonaventure* W, 76-63 Phone, BlackBerry, Palm or Samsung 15.3 ppg // 4.8 apg 31 at Fordham* W, 56-46 Bada with the TuneIn app. FEBRUARY (4-0) #22 OLIVIA BRESNAHAN 7 VCU* W, 83-47 ALL ACCESS Every Duquesne home game will 5-11 // SR // G 11 at La Salle* W, 72-66 Butler, Pa. 14 at Massachusetts* W, 69-49 be streamed live on the A-10 Digital 18 RICHMOND* W-OT, 58-51 Network at http://goo.gl/ZgTphf. You 7.7 ppg // 4.7 apg 22 RHODE ISLAND* 1:00 p.m. can also follow the play-by-play with 25 at Saint Joseph's* 7:00 p.m. GameTracker at www.goduquesne. com. #23 BELMA NURKIC MARCH (0-0) 5-8 // SR // G 1 ST. BONAVENTURE* 2:00 p.m. SOCIAL MEDIA Pittsburgh, Pa. 8.0 ppg // 3.7 rpg ^ Ball State Federal Credit Union Classic Follow Duquesne athletics on its social * Atlantic 10 Conference Game media sites - Facebook, Twitter, You- TV - West Virginia game to air on Root Sports Tube and Instagram at GoDuquesne. TV - Saint Joseph’s game to air on CBSSN You can also follow the Duquesne #15 AMADEA SZAMOSI women’s basketball team on Face- 6-3 // SO // F All times are Eastern Standard and subject to Pécs, Hungary change book at facebook.com/DuqWBB and on Twitter @DuqWBB. 11.3 ppg // 6.1 rpg #4 JOSE-ANN JOHNSON 6-4 // SR // C Brampton, Ontario 8.8 ppg // 6.1 rpg 2014-15 QUICK FACTS GENERAL MAILING ADDRESS Name of School _________________ Duquesne University A.J. Palumbo Center Street Address ___________________ 600 Forbes Avenue 600 Forbes Avenue - Room 124 City/Zip __________________Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282-1010 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282-1010 Founded _____________ 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Enrollment ________________________________ 10,045 SOCIAL MEDIA Nickname ________Dukes (not Lady Dukes or Duchesses) Duquesne Athletics Facebook ____________ GoDuquesne Colors: ____________ Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) Duquesne Athletics Twitter ____________ @GoDuquesne Home Court ______________ A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) Duquesne Athletics Instagram ____________ GoDuquesne Affi liation __________________________ NCAA Division I Duquesne Athletics YouTube _____________ GoDuquesne Conference ____________________________ Atlantic 10 Duquesne Athletics Pintrest ______________ GoDuquesne President _ Dr. Charles J. Dougherty (St. Bonaventure ‘71) Women’s Basketball Facebook ______________ DuqWBB Director of Athletics ____ Greg Amodio (Davis & Elkins ‘84) Women’s Basketball Twitter _______________ @DuqWBB Athletic Department Phone _____________ 412-396-6565 Women’s Basketball Instagram ______________ DuqWBB Ticket Offi ce Phone ___________________412-232 DUKE University Website _____________________www.duq.edu HOME BROADCAST Athletics Website ______________www.GoDuquesne.com Flagship Audio Station ________ www.RedZoneMedia.com Play-by-Play Announcer ______________ Alex Panormios HISTORY Panormios e-mail [email protected] First Year of Basketball ________________________1974 First Year in Division I/Atlantic 10 ________________1984 TICKETING All-Time Record ______________________527-570 (.480) Phone ____________________________ 412-232-DUKE All-Time Division I Record ______________ 424-498 (.460) Flash Seats ____________________ www.fl ashseats.com All-Time Atlantic 10 Record _____________ 189-284 (.400) All-Time A-10 Championship Record (appearances) _ 20-29 (29) MEDIA WEBSITES All-Time NCAA Tournament Record (appearances): ___ n/a Duquesne Athletics ____________ www.GoDuquesne.com All-Time WNIT Record (appearances): __________ 4-6 (6) Duquesne University ___________________ www.duq.edu Duquesne Stats ___________________www.duqstats.com COACHING STAFF Atlantic 10 ______________________www.atlantic10.com Head Coach _______________ Dan Burt (West Liberty ‘93) NCAA _______www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-women/d1 Record at School (Years) ____________ 38-21 (2nd year) Women’s Basketball Coaches Association _ www.wbca.org Career Record (Years) _______________________ Same ESPN ___________ www.espn.go.com/womens-basketball Assistant Coach ____________Eddie Benton (Vermont ‘97) CBS ___________________________www.cbssports.com Assistant Coach _________Matt Schmidt (West Liberty ‘96) Fox __________ www.msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball Assistant Coach ___________Rachel Wojdowski (NYU ‘05) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ___ www.post-gazette.com/sports Director of Operations ____ Jade Singleton (Duquesne ‘08) Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ______ www.pittsburghlive.com Graduate Assistant ______Melissa Franko (Duquesne ‘95) Duquesne Duke _____ www.duqsm.com/theduquesneduke Athletic Trainer _____________ Amy Wyke (Duquesne ‘12) Strength Coach _____Dennis Cuturic (Cleveland State ‘07) QUICK BULLETS Basketball Office Phone _______________ 412-396-5126 • One of 21 teams in NCAA Division I that has won 20-or- more games each year since the 2009 season TEAM INFORMATION • Picked to fi nish 7th in the 14-team Atlantic 10 in the an- 2013-14 Record: ____________________________ 20-13 nual poll of league coaches and media 2013-14 Atlantic 10 Record/Finish: __________ 10-6/T-5th • Seven straight non-losing seasons Final NCAA RPI __________________________________ 79 • Six straight postseason appearances Starters Returning/Lost: ________________________ 2/3 • Six straight 20-win seasons Players Returning/Lost: ________________________ 7/4 • Returns 39% of its 2014 scoring Newcomers: __________________________________ 7 • Last season’s 553 free throws made and 755 free throws Breakdown: ___________________(Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) 4/3/4/3 attempted were school records • Last season’s 2,249 points scored was the 2nd most in MEDIA RELATIONS program history Women’s Basketball Contact ___________Ryan Gavatorta • 14 players represent 4 states and 5 countries (including Gavatorta Offi ce _____________________ 412-396-6560 Belma Nurkic who was born in Bosnia) Gavatorta Cell _______________________ 412-418-6569 • All 3 assistant coaches return for the 2014-15 season Gavatorta e-mail ________________ [email protected] • Duquesne’s average height is 5-11 Associate AD/Media Relations _____________Dave Saba • Duquesne’s average age is 20 years, 11 months old as Asst. Director of Media Relations _______ George Nieman of opening day Press Row __________________________ 412-396-4925 GAME 27 - RHODE ISLAND 2014-15 DUQUESNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Prep School/Transfer 0 Kaitlyn Eagle G SO 5-7 Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley 2 Deva’Nyar Workman G JR 5-10 Reading, Pa./Reading/Jacksonville (Texas) JC 3 Tanesha Sutton G FR 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Ss. Neumann and Goretti 4 Jose-Ann Johnson C SR 6-4 Brampton, Ontario/Father Michael Goetz Secondary 5 Kyasia Duling F SO 6-3 Zanesville, Ohio/New Albany 15 Amadea Szamosi F SO 6-3 Pécs, Hungary/Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma 21 Erin Waskowiak G FR 5-11 Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin 22 Olivia Bresnahan G SR 5-11 Butler, Pa./Butler/Florida State 23 Belma Nurkic G SR 5-8 Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin 32 April Robinson G JR 5-8 Springfi eld, Va./West Springfi eld 35 Tyra Jones F FR 6-0 Detroit, Mich./Cody 42 Stasia King F SR 6-1 Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 45 Emilie Gronas G JR 5-7 Bergen, Norway/ Olsvikåsen vgs/Cowley C.C. 55 Brianna Thomas G SO 6-0 Ajax, Ontario/Notre Dame ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Prep School/Transfer 22 Olivia Bresnahan G SR 5-11 Butler, Pa./Butler/Florida State 5 Kyasia Duling F SO 6-3 Zainesville, Ohio/New Albany 0 Kaitlyn Eagle G SO 5-7 Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley 45 Emilie Gronas G JR 5-7 Bergen, Norway/ Olsvikåsen vgs/Cowley C.C. 4 Jose-Ann Johnson C SR 6-4 Brampton, Ontario/Father Michael Goetz Secondary 35 Tyra Jones F FR 6-0 Detroit, Mich./Cody 42 Stasia King F SR 6-1 Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 23 Belma Nurkic G SR 5-8 Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin 32 April Robinson G JR 5-8 Springfi eld, Va./West Springfi eld 3 Tanesha Sutton G FR 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Ss.