Feb. 25, 2006

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Game Time: Duquesne snapped a four-game losing streak taking a 70-55 victory over Dayton in Ohio Friday Night ... the win avenged a 72-53 loss to the Flyers on Jan. 13 at the Palumbo Center ... the Dukes are 5-7 at home and enter the contest tied for 10th in the Atlantic 10 standings with Rhode Island ... St. Bonaventure put an end to its six-game losing skid taking Richmond 75-72 in double overtime in Olean this past Friday ... the Bonnies stand 9-17 overall, 3-12 in league play ... they are 14th in the Conference rankings ... the top 12 of 14 teams advance to the A-10 tournament.

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 166-196 career mark. Durkin is a 1975 graduate of Mount St. Mary's.
Jim Crowley is in his sixth year at the Bonnies helm and the ninth as a head coach. He is 53-113 with St. Bonaventure and owns an overall mark of 92-153. Crowley is a 1993 graduate of Keuka.

The Series: Duquesne holds a 24-9 lead over the Bonnies in the all-time series which began in 1981. The Dukes are 12-1 at home, 8-7 on the road and 4-1 vs. St. Bonaventure in the A-10 tournament. The Dukes took a 53-48 win at St. Bonaventure Feb. 3 in Olean. Duquesne has won the last eight meetings. The last DU defeat was a 63-67 fall in the 2000 A-10 tournament. Coach Durkin is 15-4 vs. the Bonnies.

Noting the Dukes: Duquesne took a 70-55 win at Dayton Friday to put an end to its four-game losing streak ... four Dukes hit double figures led by Jocelyn Chandler's career-best 18 points ... Aiga Bautre has not played in the last two game due to knee problems and will be a game-time decision ... Loui Hall leads DU with 12.7 ppg and Aiga Bautre adds 12.0 ppg ... Nicole Sinclair has a team-high 8.0 rpg ... in this week's NCAA statistics report, Duquesne is 31st with a .367 3-pt accuracy, 49th with 6.0 3-pt FG per game and 98th with a .705 FT pct. ... the Dukes have an A-10 high 156 three point field goals ... that total stands tied for second on the DU seasonal list ... the team's .368 accuracy from the arc stands second all-time at Duquesne.

A Look at St. Bonaventure: The Bonnies enter the game 9-17 overall, 3-12 in the Atlantic 10 after a 75-72 double overtime upset of Richmond Friday night in Olean ... Priscilla Edwards recorded the program's first ever triple double in the win with 10 pts, 10 rbs and 10 ast ... Audrey Latendresse had 23 points and Stefanie Collins added 22 ... Collins leads the squad with 11.7 ppg and Latendresse adds 11.5 and a team-high 3.9 apg ... Collins ranked 23rd in the NCAA with her 2.7 three-point goals per game ... as a team, the Bonnies are 26th in fouls (15.0); 53rd in three-point FG made (6.0); 74th in three-point FG pct. (.348) and 84th in turnovers (16.2).

Duquesne (10-15, 5-10) Probable Starters

No.    NAME             YR POS HT  PPG RPG5   Aiga Bautre   SR  G   5-11    12.0    2.913  Gosia Flaga   JR  G   5-7 4.4 2.1 apg21  Carmen Bruce JR  G   5-10    5.6 3.334  Nicole Sinclair   SR  F   6-0 7.3 8.022  Loui Hall            JR F   6-0 12.7    5.2

St. Bonaventure (9-17, 3-12) Probable Starters

No.    NAME             YR POS HT  PPG RPG24  Katelyn Murray  FR  G   5-8 7.6 2.021  Stefanie Collins    SR  G   5-6 11.7    5.13   Priscilla Edwards   SO  G   5-7 8.5 3.9 apg40  Ashley Edwards  r-FR    F   5-11    7.6 6.913  Audrey Latendresse  JR  F   6-1 11.5    4.1