Feb. 17, 2006

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Duquesne (9-15, 4-9) Probable Starters
No. NAME YR POS HT PPG RPG
5 Aiga Bautre SR G 5-11 12.0 2.9
13 Malgorzata Flaga JR G 5-7 4.1 2.2 apg
21 Carmen Bruce JR G 5-10 5.4 3.3
34 Nicole Sinclair SR F 6-0 7.2 8.0
22 Loui Hall JR F 6-0 13.0 5.3

Fordham (7-16, 2-10) Probable Starters
No. NAME YR POS HT PPG RPG
1 Lisa Carroll JR G 5-7 14.5 3.0 apg
14 Erin Smith SR G 5-7 1.7 2.8
21 Jada Jefferson SR F 6-2 12.5 8.8
24 Stacey Price GR F 6-3 6.6 5.3
12 Vanessa Silva SR F 6-4 6.6 5.2

Game Time: Duquesne fell to 9-15 overall, 4-9 in the A-10 with a 64-70 loss to visiting Charlotte Sunday afternoon ... Duquesne is 5-7 at home this season and is 4-8 on the road ... Duquesne has lost four of its last five contests ... The Dukes are nationally ranked in the top 100 in free throw percentage and three point goals made and three point FG percentage ... Fordham dropped to 7-16 overall, 2-10 in the A-10 after a 63-68 loss at UMass this past Sunday ... the Rams are on a seven-game losing skid with the last win being a 65-51 margin at St. Bonaventure Jan. 20 ... Fordham is 4-7 at home, which includes a 1-5 Conference mark.

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 165-195 career mark. Durkin is a 1975 graduate of Mount St. Mary's.
Jim Lewis is in his sixth season at the Fordham helm and the 20th as a head coach. Lewis is 53-116 with the Rams and is 254-293 on his career. He is a 1968 graduate of Virginia.

The Series: Duquesne holds a 10-2 lead in the all-time series entering today's game - the 13th meeting between the teams. The Dukes are 4-2 when playing in the Bronx. Duquesne has won the past seven meetings and last lost on Feb. 4, 2000 at Rose Hill Gym. The series began in 1996 when Fordham joined the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Noting the Dukes: Duquesne lost its third-straight with a 64-70 fall to visiting Charlotte this past Sunday ... Loui Hall leads DU with 13.0 ppg and Aiga Bautre adds 12.0 ppg ... Nicole Sinclair has a team-high 8.0 rpg ... Sinclair tied her season-high with 16 boards in the loss to George Washington last Friday ... in this week's NCAA statistics report, Bautre ranks 28th in 3-pt FG pct. (.428) ... as a team, DU is 38th with a .365 3-pt accuracy, 53rd with 6.0 3-pt FG per game and 94th with a .710 FT pct. ... the Dukes have an A-10 high 144 three point field goals

A Look at Fordham: The Rams lost their seventh-straight with a 63-68 loss at UMass this past Sunday ... Fordham is 7-16 overall, 2-10 in the A-10 and enter the contest tied for 13th in the league standings ... their only league wins were over St. Bonaventure - twice ... Lisa Carrol leads the Rams with 14.5 ppg followed by Jada Jefferson with 12.5 ppg and a team-best 8.8 rpg ... in this week's NCAA standings, Fordham is 36th in 3-pt FG pct. (.365); 84th in FG pct. def. (.384) and 99th in blocks per game (3.6) ... they rank 303 out of 324 teams in scoring offense with just 56.3 ppg.