Jan. 18, 2006
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Game #17 Dukes vs. La Salle
Fri. - Jan. 20 - 7:05 pm
Series: La Salle Leads 15-9Radio: www.RedZoneMedia.com with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey
Live Stats: www.GoDuquesne.com
Duquesne (6-10, 1-4) Probable Starters
La Salle (7-8, 4-1) Probable Starters
| No. | NAME | YR | POS | HT | PPG | RPG |
| 30 | Shaune McLaughlin | SR | G | 5-6 | 9.9 | 5.0 apg |
| 25 | Davineai Payne | SR | G | 5-9 | 11.6 | 6.3 |
| 21 | Jenna Graber | JR | G | 5-8 | 7.6 | 2.1 |
| 20 | Crista Ricketts | JR | F | 6-1 | 15.3 | 7.1 |
| 15 | Carlene Hightower | SO | F | 5-11 | 10.1 | 6.7 |
Game Time: The Dukes fell to 6-10 overall, 1-4 in league play with a 54-59 loss at Saint Louis marking the team's third-straight loss ... Duquesne is 4-3 at home this year, which includes a 1-1 Atlantic 10 mark ... the Dukes entered the week 11th in the Atlantic 10 standings ... La Salle won its second-straight and fourth out of the last five with a 61-53 win over Rhode Island ... the Explorers are 4-1 in league play and took nationally-ranked Temple into OT before losing 64-66 ... La Salle entered the week tied for fifth in the Conference ... La Salle is 3-5 on the road to date.
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 162-190 career mark. Durkin is a 1975 graduate of Mount St. Mary's.
Tom Lochner is in his second year as the Explorers' head coach, but in the 18th with the program as he previously was the team's associate head coach and joined the team's coaching staff in 1987. Lochner is 19-24 in his two seasons as a head coach and is a 1989 graduate of Temple.
The Series: This is the 25th meeting between Duquesne and La Salle with the Explorers holding a 15-9 edge. The teams split a pair of league games last year when the A-10 used a two-division format. DU won 64-60 at home and fell 54-62 in Philadelphia. Duquesne is 6-6 when hosting La Salle. Coach Durkin is 9-11 vs. the Explorers. The team first met during the 1983 season. Duquesne has won four of the last five contests. The Dukes' last home fall to the Explorers was on Jan. 7, 2001 (60-78).
Noting the Dukes: Duquesne fell to 6-10 overall, 1-4 in the Atlantic 10 after losing 54-59 at Saint Louis ... two Dukes average double figures in Aiga Bautre (12.8) and Loui Hall (12.4) ... Nicole Sinclair has a team-best 7.7 rpg ... Duquesne is 4-3 at home, but is 2-7 on the road ... in this week's NCAA statistics report, Bautre ranked 23rd in 3-pt FG pct. (.455) and the Dukes were 33rd in 3-pt FG pct. (.376) and 43rd in 3-pt FG made per game (6.3) ... Bautre leads the Atlantic 10 in 3-pt FG pct. and second in 3-pt FG made (2.62) ... Sinclair is second in offensive rebounds (3.25) ... DU has a league-best 100 3-pt goals entering the week.
A Look at La Salle: The Explorers improved to 7-8 overall, 4-1 in A-10 play defeating Rhode Island 61-53 on Monday ... three players average double figure scoring in Crista Ricketts (15.3); Davineia Payne (11.6) and Carlene Hightower (10.1) ... La Salle ranks third in the NCAA with just 12.7 turnovers per game, is sixth in fouls per game (13.9); 16th in FT pct. (.755); 20th in 3-pt FG pct. (.388), 79th in FG pct. (.427); 96th in scoring defense (61.3) and 99th in 3-pt FG made per game (5.5) ... Ricketts leads the A-10 with her .535 FG pct. while Shaune McLaughlin leads the A-10 with her .840 accuracy from the line.
