DuqWBB #GoDukes CONTACT: RYAN GAVATORTA PHONE: 412-396-6560 CELL: 412-418-6569 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: goduquesne.com 2018 SCHEDULE (13-12, 7-5 A-10) GAME DAY INFORMATION GAME DAY MATCHUP 11.6 at TCU L, 48-61 MATCHUP Duquesne vs. Saint Joseph’s DATE Feb. 20, 2019 11.8 #11/8 at Texas L, 41-78 TIME 7:00PM LOCATION Philadelphia, Pa. 11.12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 73-64 VENUE Hagan Arena 11.18 at Toledo L, 52-65 CAPACITY 4,200 TELEVISION ESPN+ 63.8 << POINTS 53.8 11.25 at Saint Francis U W, 93-73 TALENT TBA PER GAME LIVE STATS NeuLion 11.28 at Kent State W, 77-72 LIVE TWITTER UPDATES @DuqWBB 0.4 << SCORING -3.2 MARGIN 12.5 at Penn State W, 64-58 TEAM RESUME 12.12 UCF L, 63-71 .386 << FG% .360 DUQ SJU 12.16 ETSU W, 66-58 Record 13-12 10-15 Conference 7-5 6-6 .293 3FG% >> .304 12.21 vs. #15/14 Syracuse - SPS L, 71-87 Last 10 5-5 5-5 12.22 vs. Liberty - SPS L, 51-55 Streak W1 W3 AP/Coaches NR/NR NR/NR .733 << FT% .698 12.29 PITTSBURGH L, 58-66 RPI 160 227 Common Opp. 8-5 6-7 << REBOUNDS 1.2 TEMPLE W, 54-53 36.9 32.8 PER GAME 1.5 at St. Bonaventure W, 60-54 COACHING MATCHUP << ASSISTS 1.9 DAVIDSON L, 47-62 Dan Burt Cindy Griffin 14.2 11.8 Record: 127-66 Record: 367-276 PER GAME 1.13 at George Mason W, 60-57 Record at DUQ: Same Record at SJU: 319-243 << TURNOVERS Record vs. SJU: 5-3 Record vs. DUQ: 16-7 14.5 14.0 1.16 SAINT JOSEPH’S W, 81-73 PER GAME 1.19 RICHMOND W, 80-54 SERIES AT A GLANCE 7.3 << STEALS 6.3 PER GAME 1.23 at La Salle W, 66-62 OVERALL SJU leads 43-10 IN PITTSBURGH SJU leads 13-9 4.6 << BLOCKS 3.8 1.27 G. WASHINGTON L, 54-55 IN PHILLY SJU leads 27-1 PER GAME A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP SJU leads 4-1 2.3 at Fordham L, 46-57 LAST 5 DUQ leads 3-2 -0.7 << REBOUND -4.4 2.7 at Massachusetts L, 66-69 MARGIN JUST DUKES PLEASE 2.10 DAYTON W, 85-57 When referencing the Duquesne women’s bas- 1.0 << ASST-TO 0.6 ketball team, we ask that you refer to us simply as RATIO 2.13 SAINT LOUIS L, 63-67 “Dukes” and not “Lady Dukes” or “Duchesses.” Thank you for your cooperation. 2.17 at Rhode Island W, 75-58 2.20 at Saint Joseph’s 7PM PROBABLE STARTERS 2.23 VCU 2PM 2.27 at George Washington 7PM 3.2 ST. BONAVENTURE 4:30PM 3.5 First Round TBA 3.8 Quarterfinal Round 11/2/4:30/7PM 2 21 35 42 11 3.9 Semifinal Round 11AM/1:30 PM OMOGROSSO BAZELAK KALIN LASS BOVELL PPG: 11.0 PPG: 7.3 PPG: 6.4 PPG: 11.7 PPG: 0.7 3.10 Championship 12PM MIN: 28.4 MIN: 31.4 MIN: 19.8 MIN: 29.8 MIN: 11.5 SPS - St. Pete Shootout games played at Eckerd College RPG: 2.4 RPG: 5.6 RPG: 3.4 RPG: 6.2 RPG: 2.3 GS/SP: 25/16 GS/SP: 25/25 GS/SP: 25/7 GS/SP: 24/24 GS/SP: 25/3 A-10 First Round games to be played at home sites FG%: .330 FG%: .370 FG%: .443 FG%: .433 FG%: .190 A-10 QF, SF and Championship will be played at Palumbo Center 3FG%: .308 3FG%: .324 3FG%: .308 3FG%: .310 3FG%: .000 QUICK FACTS GENERAL Mailing Address ___________________ A.J. Palumbo Center Name of School ____________________Duquesne University _________________________ 600 Forbes Avenue - Room 124 Street Address ______________________ 600 Forbes Avenue _____________________________ Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282-1010 City/Zip ______________________ Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282-1010 Founded _________________ 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers SOCIAL MEDIA Enrollment _____________________________________ 9,984 Duquesne Athletics Facebook ______________/GoDuquesne Nickname _________ Dukes (not Lady Dukes or Duchesses) Duquesne Athletics Twitter ______________ @GoDuquesne Colors: ________________ Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) Duquesne Athletics Instagram _____________ GoDuquesne Home Court _________________ A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390) Duquesne Athletics YouTube _______________ GoDuquesne Affiliation _____________________________ NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Facebook ________________ /DuqWBB Conference ________________________________ Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Twitter __________________ @DuqWBB President __________________Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) Women’s Basketball Instagram _________________ DuqWBB Director of Athletics _______ Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) Athletic Department Phone _________________412-396-6565 HOME BROADCAST Ticket Office Phone ______________________412-232 DUKE Play-by-Play Announcer _________________ Alex Panormios University Website _______________________www.duq.edu Panormios e-mail ___________________ [email protected] Athletics Website ________________ www.GoDuquesne.com TICKETING HISTORY Phone _________________________________ 412-232-DUKE First Year of Basketball ____________________________ 1974 Flash Seats ________________________ www.flashseats.com First Year in Division I/Atlantic 10 ___________________ 1984 All-Time Record __________________________ 617-614 (.501) MEDIA WEBSITES All-Time Division I Record _________________ 531-543 (.485) Duquesne Athletics ______________ www.GoDuquesne.com All-Time Atlantic 10 Record ________________ 232-304 (.432) Duquesne University _____________________www.duq.edu All-Time A-10 Championship Record (appearances) _24-33 (33) Duquesne Stats _____________________ www.duqstats.com All-Time NCAA Tournament Record (appearances): _ 1-1 (1) Atlantic 10 _________________________ www.atlantic10.com All-Time WNIT Record (appearances): ____________ 8-9 (9) NCAA _______ www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-women/d1 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association __ www.wbca.org COACHING STAFF ESPN ____________ www.espn.go.com/womens-basketball Head Coach __________________Dan Burt (West Liberty ‘93) CBS ______________________________ www.cbssports.com Record at School (Years) _______________ 126-66 (6th year) Fox __________ www.msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball Career Record (Years) ___________________________ Same Pittsburgh Post-Gazette _____ www.post-gazette.com/sports Assistant Coach __________Matt Schmidt (West Liberty ‘96) Pittsburgh Tribune-Review _______www.pittsburghlive.com Assistant Coach ____________ Rachel Wojdowski (NYU ‘05) DK Pittsburgh Sports _______ www.dkpittsburghsports.com Assistant Coach _______ Cherie Lea (UNC Wilmington ‘04) City of Champions Sports www.cityofchampionssports.com/ Director of Operations _____ Melissa Franko (Duquesne ‘95) Duquesne Duke _____ www.duqsm.com/theduquesneduke Graduate Assistant _______ Brianna Thomas (Duquesne ‘17) Pittsburgh Sports Now ____https://pittsburghsportsnow.com Athletic Trainer _______________ JD Mostard (Edinboro ‘14) Strength Coach _____ Christopher Taurillo (Bloomsburg ‘14) Basketball Office Phone ____________________412-396-5126 TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record: _________________________________ 25-8 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Record/Finish: ______________ 13-3/2nd Final NCAA RPI _______________________________________ 74 Starters Returning/Lost: ___________________________ 5/0 Players Returning/Lost: ___________________________ 14/2 Newcomers: ______________________________________ 3 Breakdown: ______________________ (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) 4/4/6/2 MEDIA RELATIONS _________________________________ Women’s Basketball Contact ______________Ryan Gavatorta Gavatorta Office __________________________412-396-6560 Gavatorta Cell ____________________________412-418-6569 Gavatorta e-mail [email protected] Associate AD/Media Relations ________________Dave Saba Press Row _______________________________412-396-4925 2018-19 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Prep School/Transfer 1 Nina Aho G R-SO 5-10 Budapest, Hungary/Veres Palne Gimnazium 2 Chassidy Omogrosso G SR 5-4 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk 3 Caroline Elliott G FR 5-10 Glenshaw, Pa./Vincentian Academy 10 Paige Cannon G/F R-JR 6-0 Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe 11 Halle Bovell G R-SO 5-10 Hamilton, Ontario/St. Mary’s 12 Anie-Pier Samson G JR 6-2 Saint-Bruno, Québec/Seminaire Ste-Trinite 13 Julijana Vojinovic G SR 5-10 Čačak, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija Beograd 14 Eniko Kuttor F R-JR 6-1 Székesfehérvár, Hungary/Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus 21 Libby Bazelak G SO 5-9 Kettering, Ohio/Archbishop Alter 22 Conor Richardson G SR 5-10 Pittsburgh, Pa./Carlynton 23 Machaela Simmons G FR 5-8 Alexandria, Va./Hayfield 24 Kiersten Elliott G R-SO 5-11 Glenshaw, Pa./Vincentian Academy 31 Laia Solé F R-SO 6-2 Igualada, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume/Maine 35 Amanda Kalin G SO 5-8 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland 42 Kadri-Ann Lass G/F SR 6-3 Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasium 54 Angela Staffileno F R-JR 6-2 Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach - Dan Burt (West Liberty ‘93) - 6th season as head coach, 12th on staff Assistant Coach - Matt Schmidt (West Liberty ‘96) - 6th season Assistant Coach - Rachel Wojdowski (NYU ‘05) - 6th season as assistant, 9th on staff Assistant Coach – Cherie Lea (UNC Wilmington ’04) - 3rd season as assistant, 4th on staff Assistant to the Head Coach – Frank Ferraro (Duquesne ’75)- 2nd season Director of Operations - Melissa Franko (Duquesne ‘95) - 4th season as DOBO, 5th on staff Graduate Assistant – Brianna Thomas (Duquesne ’17) - 2nd season Athletic Trainer - JD Mostard (Edinboro ‘14) - 1st season Strength and Conditioning Coach - Christopher Tarullo (Bloomsburg ‘14) - 2nd season PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name Pronunciation Hometown Pronunciation 1 Nina Aho AH-ho Budapest Boo-da-pesh 2 Chassidy Omogrosso oh-mo-grauce-so 11 Halle Bovell HAL-ee boe-VELL 12 Anie-Pier Samson A-nee-peer Saint-Bruno sain BROO-no 13 Julijana Vojinovic yoo-lee-AH-uh VOIN-oh-vitch Čačak CHAH-chahk 14 Eniko Kuttor EN-ih-koo KOO-ter Székesfehérvár say-KESH-fa-hair-are 23 Machaela Simmons ma-KALE-la 24 Kiersten Elliott KEER-stin 31 Laia Solé lie-ah so-LAY Igualada ig-wa-LA-da 42 Kadri-Ann Lass KAH-dree-ahn lahs Tallinn ta-LEEN 54 Angela Staffileno staff-fill-LEAN-oh AC Rachel Wojdowski woe-DOW-skee GA Brianna Thomas bree-anna SC Christopher Tarullo ta-rule-oh Duquesne doo-kane HEAD COACH DAN BURT Dan Burt, the only coach in the history Coaches Convention.