Feb. 7, 2007

Dukes at #8 George Washington
Thursday, February 8, 2007 -- 7:00 p.m.
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) -- Washington, D.C.

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Duquesne (7-14, 2-6) Probable Starters

No. NAME               YR POS HT    PPG  RPG14  Kristi Little      SO G   5-4    8.6 3.9 apg33  Jocelyn Chandler   JR G   5-10   8.3 3.842  Jade Singleton     JR C   6-1 4. 8 5.921  Carmen Bruce       SR F   5-10  12.5 6.022  Loui Hall          SR F   6-0   14.6 6.8

#8 George Washington (19-2, 8-0) Probable Starters

No. NAME               YR POS HT    PPG  RPG 5  Kimberly Beck      JR G   5-8   11.5 5.6 apg32  Sarah-Jo Lawrence  JR G   5-11  12.7 3.620  Kenan Cole         SR G/F 5-10  11.8 5.1 1  Jessica Adair      SO C/F 6-4   13.4 7.3 3  Whitney Allen      JR F   5-11   6.8 6.0

Game Time

Duquesne, in the midst of a five-game losing streak, travels to Washington, D.C. to take on #8 George Washington Thursday at 7:00 pm ... The Dukes are 7-14 overall, 2-6 in Atlantic 10 Conference play while the Colonials are 19-2 and 8-0 in the A-10 loop ... last season, GW outlasted DU 63-56 ... In the A-10 standings, George Washington is tied for first and Duquesne is 12th ... the Colonials have won 12 games in a row.

The Coaches

Duquesne's Dan Durkin is in his 14th season at the helm of the Duquesne women's basketball program and as a head coach. He posts a 176-211 career mark. Durkin is a 1975 graduate of Mount St. Mary's.

George Washington's Joe McKeown is in his 18th year as coach of the Colonials and 21st as a collegiate head coach. He owns a 473-165 career record and is 405-165 with GW. McKeown is a 1979 graduate of Kent State.

The Series

Thursday, Duquesne and George Washington will play for the 50th time. The Colonials lead the all-time series 45-4 which began Nov. 22, 1983. GW has won the last three contests. The Red & Blue have never won at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center going 0-21. GW has had winning streaks of 15 (Mar. 5, 1986 to Dec. 12, 1992) and 24 (Feb. 5, 1994 - Jan. 29, 2004) games in the series. The Dukes and Colonials have met seven times in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, with GW taking six of the games.

Dukes Lately

Duquesne fell to 7-14 overall after their 74-65 loss to Fordham Sunday ... Duquesne has seen its roster cut short due to injury / illness ... three players are currently on the sidelined list in Brittany Warren, Samantha Pollino and Keri Pryor ... the Dukes stand 0-7 on the road this season ... the Dukes next game is Feb. 11 vs. Richmond.

George Washington Lately

Ranked #8 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll ... won their 12th game in a row after their 72-53 victory at Richmond Feb. 3 ... stand 19-2 overall and 8-0 in the Atlantic 10 ... only two losses were at #1 Maryland (73-48) Nov. 19 and at #6 Tennessee (85-62) Dec. 7 ... leads the A-10 in five statistical categories; scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal pct., 3-point field goal pct. and assist-to-turnover ratio ... Kimberly Beck ranks 13th in the NCAA in 3-point goal pct. and 22nd in assists ... Beck is the reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the week.

Did you know?

Duquesne has played George Washington more than any other opponent?