Nov. 18, 2005
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Game #1 Dukes vs. East Carolina
Sat. Nov. 19, 2005
7:05 pm A.J. Palumbo Center Radio: www.RedZoneMedia.com with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey Live Stats: Gametracker
Duquesne (0-0) Probable Starters
No. NAME YR POS HT PPG RPG5 Aiga Bautre SR G 5-11 15.2 4.123 Brittany Warren JR G 5-9 5.4 2.045 Maria Stankevich SR C 6-3 8.5 6.134 Nicole Sinclair SR F 6-0 9.0 8.522 Loui Hall JR F 6-0 13.5 5.7
East Carolina (0-0) Probable Starters
No. NAME YR POS HT PPG RPG10 Jasmine Young FR G 5-5 -- --25 LaCoya Terry FR G 5-10 -- --45 Gabriela Husarova FR G 6-1 -- --22 LoToya Horton SR F 6-0 4.2 5.620 Catherine Coley SR F 6-2 0.8 0.4
The Coaches:
Dan Durkin is in his 13th season at the helm of the Duquesne women's basketball program and as a head coach. He posts a 156-180 career mark. Durkin is a 1975 graduate of Mount St. Mary's.
Sharon Baldwin-Tener enters her fourth year as the Head Coach of East Carolina and is 36-48 at the helm. She is in her seventh year overall as a head coach and owns a 105-75 career mark. Baldwin-Tener is a 1991 graduate of Georgia.
The Series:
Today marks just the second meeting between Duquesne and East Carolina. They met for the first time last season in Greenville with the Pirates taking a 65-51 victory.
Noting the Dukes:
The Dukes lost just two players to graduation in center Erin Wehrle (1.7 ppg/1.4 rpg) and Alyssa Borasky (0.8 ppg) ... DU's depth will once again be in the inside game with returning veterans Maria Stankevich at the center spot and starting forwards Nicole Sinclair and Loui Hall ... they will be backed by sophomore forward/post Jade Singleton (2.2 ppg) ... the Dukes will also have a solid back court with the return of senior veteran guard and three-point threat Aiga Bautre as well as junior Brittany Warren and sophomore Jocelyn Chandler (3.3 ppg) ... the Dukes welcome four newcomers to the playing ranks in juniors Carmen Bruce and Marisa Smith who sat out last year in compliance with NCAA Division I transfer rules ... Bruce averaged 6.7 ppg in 2004 at Georgetown while Smith averaged 0.8 ppg as a back-up at Bowling Green ... they are joined by 2005 junior college transfer Malgorzata Flaga (9.6 ppg, 3.0 apg) and freshman Kristi Little (19.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg) who will be looked upon to secure the point ... Sinclair returns as one of the league's best rebounders ranking fourth overall (8.5), second in offensive (3.54) and seventh in defensive boards (5.00) ... she is the top returning A-10 player with her 3.54 offensive boards per game ... Duquesne and George Washington are the only teams that posted two student-athletes each in the top 10 scoring standings in Aiga Bautre (15.2) and Loui Hall (13.5) ... Maria Stankevich led the Red & Blue and ranked sixth in the league with her 1.11 blocks per game.
At Look at ECU
The Pirates graduated five players last season and welcome six freshmen this year, making them one of the youngest programs around ... East Carolina went 10-18 overall and was 6-8 in Conference USA action ... ECU is seven wins shy of reaching the reaching 500 victories in the program's history ... they were picked to finish 12th in the C-USA Pre-Season poll ... LaToya Horton and Cherie Mills were named to the Conference's "Players to Watch" list.
Comparatively Speaking:
Here is how Duquesne and East Carolina compare statistically.
2005 GP FGM FGA PCT RPG AST TO BLK ST PPGDUQ 28 617 1566 .394 38.0 378 541 94 211 62.0ECU 28 609 1527 .399 38.5 351 568 82 218 60.5
