2020-21 prospectus Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Women’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqWBB Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team … Led Duquesne in scoring (13.2 ppg), duquesne dukes rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (3.9 apg), steals (1.3 spg), 3-point field goal percentage (.444) and free throw percentage (.758) …Led the 2019-20 record: 20-11 A-10 and ranked 11th in the nation in 3-point efficiency (.444, 2nd Atlantic 10: 9-7 highest mark in program history) … Ranked in the top-10 of eight At- Non-Conference: 11-4 lantic 10 categories: scoring (10th – 13.2 ppg), rebounding (8th – 6.5 H: 11-3 A: 9-7 N: 0-1 rpg), field goal percentage (10th – .448), 3-point field goal percent- Head Coach: Dan Burt age (1st – .444), 3-point field goals per game (5th – 2.0), assists per Overall: 153-78 (7 seasons) game (5th – 3.9 apg), assist/turnover ratio (9th – 1.4) and minutes per A-10: 76-36 game (3rd – 36.1) … Nationally, ranked in the top-100 in 3-point field goal percentage (11th – .444), minutes played (30th – 1118:30) and minutes per game (54th – 36.1) 2020 LEADERS returnees in BOLD CAPS Points LIBBY BAZELAK (13.2) • KALIN: Averaged 10.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 0.94 Rebounds LIBBY BAZELAK (6.5) blocks per game … Among all Dukes, led team in blocks, ranked sec- Assists LIBBY BAZELAK (120 / 3.9) ond in assists, third in scoring, tied for third in rebounding, and ranked Steals LIBBY BAZELAK (40 / 1.3) second in field goal percentage (.471) … In the Atlantic 10, finished Blocks AMANDA KALIN (29/.94) season ranked eight in field goal percentage (.470), eight in assists 3-Pointers LIBBY BAZELAK (63 / 2.03 / .444) (3.7), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (2.0), seventh in blocks and 10th in minutes played (34.0) … Posted fourth triple-double in program 2020 TEAM history with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in win over La Salle Points / Margin 69.1 / +5.5 … One of 23 players in the nation and only A-10 player to accomplish Rebounds / Margin 38.1 / +1.5 the feat during the 2019-20 season Turnovers / Margin 14.5 / +0.2 • SOLE: Ranked second on the Dukes with 11.8 points per game … Av- eraged 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … Led Duquesne and 2020-21 Quick Hits ranked seventh in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.471) … Scored 20-plus points in four games and posted double-digit points in 17 HOME AWAY FROM HOME: Despite not having games … Recorded 38 of Duquesne’s 72 points in a overtime win over a home arena on campus due to the renovation Saint Francis, the most points for a Duke in the Dan Burt era and is tied of the AJ Palumbo Center into the UPMC Cooper for the sixth most points in a single game and the highest point total Fieldhouse, the Dukes posted an 11-3 home record for Duquesne in 21 seasons. at four different venues, which include La Roche Univesity’s Kerr Fitness Center (8-2), the Pittsburgh SENIOR CLASS: Joining Bazelak, Kalin and Sole as seniors is Kiersten Penguins’ PPG Paints Arena (1-1), Robert Morris Elliott. Anie-Pier Samson and Halle Bovell have earned their undergradu- University’s UPMC Events Center (1-0) and Oakland ate degrees, but have two seasons remaining of eligibility due to a redshirt Catholic High Schools’s Donahue Pavilion (1-0). season and injuy shortened season. In total, these six experienced players have accounted for 2,388 career points. Along with Samson and Bovell, NOT JUST A TEAM. A PROGRAM: Duquesne looks Sole and Elliott have earned their undergrad degrees from Duquesne and to win 20-games in a single season for the 11th time are pursuing a master’s degree on the Bluff. over the past 13 seasons and return to the post- season for the 11th time of the past 12 possible • BOVELL: Missed the entire season 2019-20 season due to injury … seasons. One of the best defenders on the team … Has appeared in 61 games in her career including nine starts. WHO’S BACK? After graduating 5,000+ career points prior to the 2019-20 season, the Dukes return • K. ELLIOTT: Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds a season ago … its top three scorers and three-of-five starters. The Knocked down 42.4 percent of her 3-point attempts (22-52) … 22 of Dukes return nearly 72 percent of its offense from a 28 field goals came beyond the arc … Posted a career-high 14 points, season ago. going 5-5 from the floor and 4-4 from 3-point land in win over George Mason ... Swished three triples against Oklahoma State. THE BIG 3: Duquesne return a senior-led lineup of Libby Bazelak (13.2 ppg), Amanda Kalin (10.2 ppg) • SAMSON: Missed all but five games due to injury … Registered ca- and Laia Sole (11.8 ppg), who accounted for over 50 reer-highs of nine points and nine rebounds before suffering sea- percent of points, 42.4 percent of rebounds and 59.6 son-ending injury in first half against Lafayette … Averaged 19 minutes percent of assists from a season ago. per game before injury … Averaged 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds … Has appeared in 35 games in her career. • BAZELAK: A-10 All-Conference Second Team … SUPER SOPHOMORES: Amaya Hamilton and Precious Johnson return for their second season on the Bluff in 2020-21. Both Ham- ilton and Johnson impressed during their freshman campaigns. • HAMILTON: Averaged 6.4 points and 3.5 rebounds … Recorded season-best 17 points against Iona and Pitt … Led Duquesne in scoring against the Steel City rival Panthers, shooting 7-13 from the floor with six rebounds two blocks and two steals … Registered double-figures in scoring in five contests … In collegiate debut against Kent State, grabbed season-high 10 re- bounds. • JOHNSON: Averaged 4.8 points and 2.3 rebounds … Shot 54.3 percent from the floor … Tied for second on the Dukes with 23 blocks … Recorded double-figures in points in four games … Earned multiple blocks in five games … Grabbed 5-plus rebounds in six games … Shot at 50 percent or above in 16 games … Posted season-best 16 points and grabbed six rebounds against eventual A-10 Champion Dayton … Made of 5-of-6 shots from the field for 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and posted four blocks in come-from-behind win over Rhode Island ... Father, Stew Johnson is the ABA’s ninth all-time leading scorer NEW FACES: The Dukes welcome six newcomers (three transfers and three freshman), along with Snezhana Serafimoska, who redshirted a season ago. TRANSFERS • DIAMOND BRAGG: 5-9 guard … Wisconsin transfer … Will sit out 2020-21 season due to NCAA transfer rules … Will have two seasons of eligibility remaining … Appeared in a total of 50 games for the Badgers … Three-time all-state honoree at Camp Hill High School in Harrisburg. • NY LANGLEY: 5-10 guard … Cape Fear (JUCO) transfer … Immediately eligible … Missed 2019-20 season due to injury … Will have three seasons of eligibility remainng … In 2018-19, Averaged 15.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 2.2 steals… Led the Sea Devils to a 28-5 record and a third-place finish in the NJCAA Division II Championships … Connected on 51.3 percent of field goal attempts … Posted double-figures in 29 of 33 games … Season-best 31 points in win over North Iowa Area CC … Ranked the ninth-best JUCO player by Collegiate Basketball Report ... Unanimous pick for AP All-State as a senior, receiving 16 first-place votes ... Led North Pitt (Bethel, N.C.) to two-state championships (2016 & 2018) in three seasons ... Combined for 74 points (41 in semifinal, 33 in championship) in state quarterfinal and state championship victory as a senior. Added 16 rebounds and six assists in her final game as a Panther to win state championship • ANIYA WALKER: 6-2 guard … Appeared in nine games with Western Michigan in 2019-20 before entering the NCAA transfer portal … Enrolled at Duquesne in January … Will have to sit out until at least Dec. 16, 2020 (Duquesne’s final day of Fall 2020 semester) due to NCAA Transfer rules … Ambridge, Pa. native … Averaged 21.9 points and 15 rebounds as a senior at Am- bridge Area … Father, Myron is Robert Morris’ all-time leading scorer (1,965 points). REDSHIRT • SNEZHANA SERAFIMOSKA: 6-4 forward … Sat out last season as a redshirt … Member of Macedonia senior national team … Born in Havre, Montana … Raised in Gostivar, Macedonia … Went to high school in Nebraska … Averaged 11.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game as a senior for Nebraska City. FRESHMEN • LINDSEY LINARD: 6-4 Center … Named Greater Cleveland Conference Player of the Year along with first team all-conference honors during senior season … Cleveland.com Second-Team All-Star … Ohio Prep Sportwriters Association Division I All-State Special Mention … Averaged 12.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.8 blocks and 2.2 steals in senior season. • MEGAN McCONNELL: Rare four-time Pennsylvania Sports Writers All -State Selection… Class 5A first team all-state during her junior and senior seasons … Class 5A second team all-state during freshman and sophomore seasons … 95-16 record in high school … WPIAL record 57-game winning streak to end High School career … Led the Colts to a perfect 27-0 record during senior season that was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic … Led the Colts to an undefeated 30-0 record along with WPIAL and PIAA championships during her junior season … Finished high school career with 1,521 points … Averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds as a senior … Brother is TJ McConnell of the Indiana Pacers.