Box Score Jan. 9, 2007
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PITTSBURGH, PA - Duquesne (6-8, 1-0) opened the Atlantic 10 conference season with a 55-46 win over St. Bonaventure (10-6, 0-1) Tuesday night ending the Bonnies winning streak at six games. Carmen Bruce led the Dukes with a game-high 16 points and tied the team lead with five rebounds.
Also hitting double figures for DU were Jocelyn Chandler with 13 points and Kristi Little with 10.
Ashley Edwards lead SBU with 13 points and Dana Mitchell was the team leader with 10 rebounds.
St. Bonaventure came out of the gates to take a 9-4 lead at the 15:12 mark. The five point lead would be the Bonnies largest of the game. Chandler's trey started an 11-2 run over the next 5:49 to give the Red & Blue a four-point (15-11) lead midway through the half. SBU scored a quick bucket 17 seconds later to make the score 15-13 in favor of Duquesne. Then both teams went cold over the next 3:14 until St. Bonaventure's Audrey Latendresse knotted the game at 15 with a layup.
With just over five minutes left in the half, Chandler hit her second hoop from beyond the arc to give the Dukes a three-point lead at 18-15. This sparked a 13-2 run to give DU a 28-19 lead. The Bonnies got an Edwards layup with nine seconds left to end the half 28-19 in favor of the Dukes.
Two free throws by Kristi Little gave DU a 32-23 lead just over three minutes into the second half. But SBU got the momentum going with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 32-30 for DU. The Dukes quickly responded with an 8-0 run in the next 2:25 to take a 40-30 advantage with 11:42 left in regulation.
Duquesne maintained the lead the rest of the way as their five-game losing streak ended with their 55-46 victory.
DU out-shot SBU .405 (17-42) to .296 (16-54). The Red & Blue also had more steals (6-2) and blocks (2-0) than The Bonnies. St. Bonaventure had the edge with rebounds 37-36.
The Dukes return to the hard wood on Friday night to take on Rhode Island. Tip-off time is at 7:00 pm.
Game Notes
• Bruce has scored in double figures in her last six games• Tonight was Marisa Smith's first start for Duquesne• The Dukes shot a season-high 60% from three point range
