WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONS • NINE STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES •REPRESENTING SEVEN COUNTRIES DUQUESNE (1-1) AT PITTSBURGH (2-0) 2017-18 SCHEDULE Nov. 16 • 7:00 PM • Pittsburgh, Pa.•Petersen Events Center (12, 508) 1-1, 0-0 ATLANTIC 10 DUQUESNE Dukes Pittsburgh Panthers Head Coach: Dan Burt Head Coach: Suzie McConnell-Serio DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Record at DUQ: 89-47 (5th) Record at PITT: 59-67 (5th) GAME 3 11.10 at Charlotte L, 72-75 Overall: Same Overall: 182-135 (11th) 11.12 at Winthrop W, 81-54 11.16 at Pittsburgh 7:00 PROJECTED STARTERS 11.19 at ETSU 1:00 11.21 Iona 6:00 11.25 vs. NC A&T - 1 4:30 11.26 at Virginia - 1 3:30 Julijana Vojinovic 11.30 Saint Francis U 7:00 5-10 // JR // G 12.2 Central Connecticut 2:00 12.6 Toledo 5:30 Čačak, Serbia 12.9 Akron 3:00 14.0 ppg // 6.0 rpg 12.17 Central Michigan 2:30 12.22 vs. UConn - 2 7:00 13 12.31 Massachusetts* 1:00 1.4 at Davidson* 7:00 Chassidy Omogrosso 1.7 at VCU* 1:00 5-4 // JR // G 1.13 at George Washington* 12:00 Beaver Falls, Pa. 1.17 La Salle* 7:00 1.21 George Mason* 2:00 14.0 ppg // 1.5 rpg 1.24 at Saint Joseph’s* 7:00 2 1.28 St. Bonaventure* 4:00 1.31 at Dayton* 7:00 Conor Richardson 2.4 at Richmond* 12:00 2.7 VCU* 7:00 5-10 // JR // G 2.10 Saint Joseph’s* 2:30 Pittsburgh, Pa. 2.14 at Saint Louis* 8:00 12.5 ppg // 3.5 rpg 2.17 Rhode Island* 2:00 2.21 Fordham* 7:00 22 2.24 at St. Bonaventure* 2:00 227 A-10 First Round TBD Eniko Kuttor 3.2 A-10 Quarterfinals TBD 6-2 // R-So. // F 3.3 A-10 Semifinals TBD 3.4 A-10 Championship 12:00 Székesfehérvár, Hungary 6.0 ppg // 7.0 rpg * Atlantic 10 Conference game 1 - Cavalier Classic 14 2 - Game played in Toronto Kadri-Ann Lass A-10 First Round games to be played at 6-3 // JR // F home sites Tallinn, Estonia A-10 QF, SF and Championship games will 9.5 ppg // 5.5 rpg 42 be played at Richmond Coliseum JUST DUKES PLEASE When referencing the Duquesne women’s basketball team, we ask that you refer to us simply as “Dukes” and not “Lady Dukes” or “Duchesses.” Thank you for your cooperation. Women’s Basketball Contact: Ryan Gavatorta • Phone: 412-396-6560 • Cell: 412-418-6569 • E-mail: [email protected] Duquesne Media Relations • 600 Forbes Avenue •124 Palumbo Center •Pittsburgh, Pa. • 15282 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 __________________________ 580-595 (.494) MEDIA WEBSITES All-Time Division I Record _________________ 476-524 (.476) Duquesne Athletics ______________ www.GoDuquesne.com All-Time Atlantic 10 Record ________________ 212-296 (.417) Duquesne University _____________________www.duq.edu All-Time A-10 Championship Record (appearances) _24-32 (32) Duquesne Stats _____________________ www.duqstats.com All-Time NCAA Tournament Record (appearances): _ 1-1 (1) Atlantic 10 _________________________ www.atlantic10.com All-Time WNIT Record (appearances): ____________ 6-8 (8) 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) ________________ 90-47 (5th 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) Did You See That? ___________________ www.dystnow.com/ Athletic Trainer _______________ Amy Wyke (Duquesne ‘12) Strength Coach ______ Dennis Cuturic (Cleveland State ‘07) Basketball Office Phone ____________________412-396-5126 TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Record: ________________________________ 18-16 2014-15 Atlantic 10 Record/Finish: ______________ 8-8/T-7th Final NCAA RPI ______________________________________ 124 Starters Returning/Lost: ___________________________ 2/3 Players Returning/Lost: ___________________________ 12/3 Newcomers: ______________________________________ 4 Breakdown: ______________________ (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) 1/5/6/4 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 DuqWBB ROSTERS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Prep School/Transfer 1 Nina Aho G SO 5-10 Budapest, Hungary/Veres Palne Gimnazium 2 Chassidy Omogrosso G JR 5-4 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk 10 Paige Cannon G/F R-SO 6-0 Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe 11 Halle Bovell G SO 5-10 Hamilton, Ontario/St. Mary’s 12 Anie-Pier Samson G SO 6-2 Saint-Bruno, Québec/Seminaire Ste-Trinite 13 Julijana Vojinovic G JR 5-10 Čačak, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija Beograd 14 Eniko Kuttor F R-SO 6-1 Székesfehérvár, Hungary/Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus 21 Libby Bazelak G FR 5-9 Kettering, Ohio/Archbishop Alter 22 Conor Richardson G JR 5-10 Pittsburgh, Pa./Carlynton 23 Helmi Tulonen F FR 6-3 Salo, Finland/Makelanrinteen lukio 24 Kiersten Elliott G R-FR 5-11 Glenshaw, Pa./Vincentian Academy 35 Amanda Kalin G FR 5-8 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland 42 Kadri-Ann Lass G/F JR 6-3 Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasium 43 Judith Solé F SR 6-3 Igualada, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume/Robert Morris 54 Angela Staffileno F JR 6-2 Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke Incoming Transfer (eligible in 2018-19) 31 Laia Solé F SO 6-2 Igualada, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume/Maine COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach - Dan Burt (West Liberty ‘93) – 5th season as head coach, 11th on staff Assistant Coach - Matt Schmidt (West Liberty ‘96) - 5th season Assistant Coach - Rachel Wojdowski (NYU ‘05) - 5th season as assistant, 8th on staff Assistant Coach – Cherie Lea (UNC Wilmington ’04) – 2nd season as assistant, 3rd on staff Assistant to the Head Coach – Frank Ferraro (Duquesne ’75) – 1st season Director of Operations - Melissa Franko (Duquesne ‘95) – 3rd season as DOBO, 4th on staff Graduate Assistant – Brianna Thomas (Duquesne ’17) – 1st season Athletic Trainer - Amy Wyke (Duquesne ‘12) – 4th season Strength and Conditioning Coach - Dennis Cuturic (Cleveland State ‘07) – 8th season 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 Helmi Tulonen helm-me TOO-loan-en Salo sa-LOW 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 43 Judith Solé so-LAY Igualada ig-wa-LA-da 54 Angela Staffileno staff-fill-LEAN-oh AC Rachel Wojdowski woe-DOW-skee GA Brianna Thomas bree-anna SC Dennis Cuturic cuh-TER-ick SID Ryan Gavatorta gav-AH-tour-TA Duquesne doo-kane DuqWBB HEAD COACH DAN BURT Dan Burt, who has built Duquesne into one of the top programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference, was named head men’s basketball coach on April 27, 2013. Burt posted a school record 28 wins in 2016-17 and has gone 89-46 overall and 43-25 in Atlantic 10 games. His success had been highlighted by back-to-back A-10 Tour- nament finals appearances, the 2016 Atlantic 10 regular season title and the Dukes’ first-ever NCAA tournament appearance 2016. The Washington, Pa. native is the 10th head coach in the history of Duquesne women’s basketball. Here is a “by the numbers” look at the career of Duquesne’s women’s basketball head coach: 1 - Number of NCAA Tournament appearances by Duquesne under Burt. The Dukes were an at-large selec- tion in 2016.