Nov. 24, 2005
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Game #3 - Dukes vs Oakland - Miami Tournament - Nov. 25
Radio: none
GameTracker: www.hurricanesports.com Tournament Link
Duquesne (1-1) Probable Starters
Oakland (0-2) Probable Starters
| No. | NAME | YR | POS | HT | PPG | RPG |
| 5 | Nicole Piggott | JR | F | 5-11 | 13.5 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Bonnie Baker | JR | G | 5-10 | 2.0 | 3.0 apg |
| 21 | Jayme Wilson | SR | G | 5-8 | 14.5 | 6.5 |
| 20 | Rikka Terava | FR | G | 5-6 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Anne Hafeli | SR | G | 5-9 | 21.5 | 3.5 |
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 157-181 career mark. Durkin is a 1975 graduate of Mount St. Mary's.
Beckie Francis is in her sixth year at the helm of Oakland and the ninth as collegiate head coach. She stands 90-56 with the Golden Grizzlies and owns a career mark of 120-104. She is a 1987 graduate of Colgate.
Katie Meier is in her first season with Miami and the sixth as a head coach. She is 1-0 with the Hurricanes and is 77-45 on her career. She is a 1990 graduate of Duke.
Paula Buscher enters her sixth season at Bradley. She is 63-78 with the Braves and 106-116 over her nine-year career. She graduated from Missouri State in 1985.
The Series: This is the first meeting between Duquesne and Oakland. The Dukes have played Bradley once and lost 76-69 back on Nov. 27, 1988. Duquesne could face Miami as well, which would also mark the first meeting between the teams.
Noting the Dukes: Duquesne looks to bounce back from an 81-62 loss to Penn State this past Week at the Palumbo Center ... this weekend marks the first road trip for the Red & Blue ... DU is 1-1 entering the weekend ... the Dukes are 5-9 under Coach Durkin in in-season tournaments ... they went 0-2 in their last turkey tournament falling to Kentucky and Davidson in the 2003-04 University of San Francisco Tournament ... DU is without freshman Kristi Little who is ill ... Duquesne will face cross-town rival Pitt on Nov. 30 following this Southern trip.
At Look at the Opponents: OAKLAND enters the tourney looking for its first win as they stand 0-2 falling to UM-Milwaukee and Marquette - both on the road ... they return four starters from last year's 21-8 team ... they finished second in the Mid-Continent last year. BRADLEY is 2-0 to date taking wins over Ill-Chicago and Valparaiso ... the Braves return three starters from last year's 15-13 squad. MIAMI is 1-0 after defeating Samford Nov. 18 at home ... they return three starters from last year's 13-16 squad which finished ninth in the ACC.
Comparatively Speaking: Here is how Duquesne and the opponents compare statistically.
2006 GP FGM FGA PCT RPG AST TO BLK ST PPGDUQ 2 44 110 .400 31.5 30 39 3 11 62.0OAK 2 49 124 .324 33.0 18 29 0 21 64.5BRAD 2 53 109 .486 43.0 31 42 7 16 78.5MIA 1 22 53 .415 43.0 15 18 5 12 72.0
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