2019-20 game notes Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Women’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqWBB 2019-20 DUQUESNE DUKES GAME 13 | DUQUESNE (10-2) at OKLAHOMA STATE (8-3) Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 • 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER (5-2) Stillwater, Okla. / Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) 5 Tues. KENT STATE (PPG) (DH) ESPN+ L, 75-77 TV: Big 12 Now / ESPN+ 8 Fri. at Temple OwlsTV L, 72-85 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 OKLAHOMA STATE 23 Sat. at Pittsburgh ACC Network Extra W, 81-62 DUKES COWGIRLS 26 Tues. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE (OC) N/A W, 72-33 2019-20 Record: 10-2 2019-20 Record: 8-3 DECEMBER (5-0) Atlantic 10: 0-0 Big 12: 0-0 4 Wed. at Akron N/A W, 88-63 Non-Conference: 10-2 Non-Conference: 8-3 7 Sat. TOLEDO (LA) ESPN+ W, 79-74 H: 4-1 A: 6-1 N: 0-0 H: 6-0 A: 1-1 N: 1-2 10 Tues. at Cornell ESPN+ W, 72-62 15 Sun. SAINT FRANCIS U (LA) ESPN+ W, 72-69 (OT) Head Coach: Dan Burt Head Coach: Jim Littell 169-99 (9th Season) 20 Fri. KENNESAW STATE (LA) ESPN+ W, 75-72 Overall: 143-69 (7th season) At OSU: 30 Mon. at Oklahoma State Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 2:00 At Duquesne: 143-69 JANUARY (0-0) 2019-20 LEADERS 2019-20 LEADERS 4 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS* (LA) ESPN+ 7:30 Points Libby Bazelak (14.0) Points Vivian Gray (19.0) 8 Wed. at George Washington* ESPN+ 11:00 AM Rebounds Libby Bazelak (6.3) Rebounds Natasha Gray (13.3) 11 Sat. LA SALLE* (LA) ESPN+ 2:00 Assists Amanda Kalin (4.3) Assists Ja'Mee Asberry (3.9) 15 Wed. at Dayton* ESPN+ 7:00 Steals Libby Bazelak (1.8) Steals Gillian Piccolino (2.0) Blocks Vivian Gray (2.0) 18 Sat. at Saint Joseph's* CBSSN Noon Blocks Amanda Kalin (0.8) 3-Pointer Vivian Gray (14/1.3) 22 Wed. GEORGE MASON* (LA) ESPN+ 7:00 3-Pointers Libby Bazelak (27/2.3) 26 Sun. at Saint Louis* ESPN+ 6:00 TEAM TEAM 30 Thurs. ST. BONAVENTURE* (LA) ESPN+ 7:00 Points / Margin 75.9 / +9.2 Points / Margin 67.7 / +11.3 FEBRUARY (0-0) Rebounds / Margin 39.2 / +2.4 Rebounds / Margin 44.4 / +3.3 2 Sun. at VCU* CBSSN Noon Turnovers / Margin 14.0 / +3.1 Turnovers / Margin 12.4 / +5.7 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 bluff bits 25 Tues. FORDHAM* (RM) ESPN+ 7:00 29 Sat. at St. Bonaventure* ESPN+ 1:00 ( - ) MARCH 0 0 After nine days off of game competition for the holidays, the Duquesne women’s basketball ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Campus Sites / Dayton, Ohio TBD team closes out the calendar year and non-conference slate on the road on Monday after- PPG - home game at PPG Paints Arena noon when the Dukes (10-2) battle Oklahoma State (8-3). The opening tip at Gallagher-Iba OC - home game at Oakland Catholic High School Arena is set for 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time. The Dukes look to extend their win to 10, LA - home game at La Roche University RM - home game at Robert Morris University and knock of a second Power-5 conference this season._ * 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. 7.3 3.1 10/10 Budapest, Hungary Posted 11 pts., 7 reb., 7 ast., 3 stl, against Pitt. 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. 0 0 1/0 Glenshaw, Pa. Made first collegiate appearance at Akron 10 G/F Paige Cannon* 6-1 R-Sr. 9.1 4.4 12/12 Johnstown, Ohio Posted career-best 21 pts at Akron in double-double performance (21/11) 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 5/2 Saint-Bruno, Quebec Career-high nine points and nine rebounds against Lafayette 13 C Laia Sole 6-2 R-Jr. 13.5 4.7 12/12 Igualada, Spain Poured in 38 points vs. Saint Francis, Most points by a Duke since 1998 20 G/F Amaya Hamilton 6-2 Fr. 7.3 4.4 12/0 Fishers, Ind. Posted team-best 17 points in wins over Iona and Pitt 21 G Libby Bazelak* 5-9 Jr. 14.0 6.3 12/12 Kettering, Ohio Leads nation with 51.9 3-point percentage, A-10 Co-Player of the Week (12/2) 23 G Machaela Simmons 5-8 R-Fr. 1.3 0 4/0 Alexandria, Va. Redshirted a season ago, Made four appearances this season 24 G Kiersten Elliott 6-0 R-Jr. 2.1 1.4 12/0 Glenshaw, Pa. Posted career-best seven points at Lafayette 31 C Precious Johnson 6-4 Fr. 2.6 1.5 11/0 Helsinborg, Swede Played for U18 & U20 Swedish National Teams, Near double double (9/8) vs. CCSU 35 G Amanda Kalin 5-8 Jr. 12.5 5.3 12/12 Gibsonia, Pa. Posted career-best 20 pts vs. Toledo, Named A-10 POW on Nov. 18. 54 F Angela Staffileno 6-2 R-Sr. 6.5 2.8 12/0 Wellsburg, W.Va. Posted a career-high 21 pts against Manhattan, Double-Double vs. CCSU • - indicates returning starters 2019-20 Duquesne Dukes Basketball HOW TO FOLLOW: Monday's non-conference finale will be broadcasted on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ QUICK FACTS THE SERIES: Monday's matchup with the Cowgirls is the first time the programs will square off against one another. GENERAL Name of School Duquesne University LAST TIME OUT: On Dec. 20, the Duquesne faced a Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue 10-point deficit for the second consecutive game in the City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 fourth quarter and found a way to win, as the Dukes DUKES UNDER Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers downed Kennesaw State, 75-72, at La Roche University. Enrollment 9,344 Duquesne outscored the Owls (5-5) 27-14 in the fourth BURT Nickname Dukes quarter to pick up the victory. Amanda Kalin posted half School Colors Red and Blue In six seasons under Dan Burt, the of her team-leading 18 points in the fourth quarter, help- Dukes have become a perennial con- Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) ing spark the scoring surge for the Dukes. Defensively, Arena/Capacity UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Duquesne gained extra possessions by forcing eight tender in the A-10. Duquesne has been set to open in 2020-21 turnovers in the quarter, while the offense clicked with earned bids to the WNIT or NCAA Affiliation NCAA Division I eight assists on nine field goals made. Tournament in 10 of 13 seasons that Conference Atlantic 10 / 43rd season Burt has been head coach or assistant President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) THE STREAK: Duquesne seeks its 11th consecutive win coach. Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) on Monday, after the Dukes started the season 0-2. During University Website www.duq.edu the win-streak, Duquesne is outscoring its opponents by As Head Coach Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com an average margin of 12.5 points, holding its opponents to YEAR W/L A-10 Postseason shoot .405 from the floor and just .282 from long distance. HISTORY Libby Bazelak leads the team in scoring (13.9 ppg), field 2019-20 10/2 0/0 First Year of Basketball 1973-74 goal percentage (.518) rebounding (7.2 rpg) and steals 2018-19 19/13 11/5 N/A First Year in Division I/Atlantic 10 1983-84 (1.9 spg) during that span. 2017-18 25/8 13/3 WNIT All-Time Record 633-604 (.511) Bazelak’s 51.9 percentage stands 2016-17 18/16 8/8 WNIT Division I record 494-538 (.478) BALLIN’ BAZELAK: alone as the nation’s leader in 3-point field goal percent- 2015-16 28/6 13-3 NCAA Atlantic 10 Record 236-304 (.437) age, as the junior has drained 27-of-52 attempts from 2014-15 23/11 12-4 WNIT A-10 Champ Record 26-34 (34 appearances) beyond the arc. 1977 (Champion), 1981 (runner-up), 2009 (runner-up) 2013-14 20/13 10/6 WNIT NCAA Tournaments/Last (Record) 1/2015-16 (1-1) REIGNING A10 POW: In Duquesne’s latest contest 2015-16 Second Round against Kennesaw State, Bazelak did it all, as the Ket- As Assistant Coach tering, Ohio native was recognized as the Atlantic 10 WNITs/Last (Record) 9/2017-18 (8-9) Co-Player of the Week after recording 16 points (4-5 FG, YEAR W/L A-10 Postseason 2009, 2010, 2011 (Round 3), 2012, 2013, 2-2 3-PT FG, 6-6 FT) eight rebounds, two assists and four 2014 (Round 2), 2015 (Round 3), 2017, 2018 (Round 3) steals.