Feb. 21, 2008

Game Notes

Duquesne (12-14, 3-8) at Richmond (13-13, 6-5)
Sat., February 23, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Robins Center (9,071) - Richmond, Va.

Live Stats/Streaming Video: www.GoDuquesne.com
Series: Richmond leads: 9-1

ATLANTIC 10 SEASON ROLLS ON: The Duquesne women's basketball continues their A-10 schedule when they visit Richmond Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. (EST).

DUKES AND SPIDERS: The Dukes have struggles against the Spiders since the teams first met Feb. 1, 2002. DU has only one win in 10 tries against RU.

DUQUESNE LATELY: The Dukes are coming a 61-54 win over Massachusetts, which snapped a five-game losing streak. With the win, the Dukes move into 12th place in the Atlantic 10 standings, getting the tie-breaker over UMass as both teams are 3-8.

RICHMOND LATELY: The Spiders' Johanna McKnight's layup at the buzzer led UR over Dayton 68-66 Wednesday night. The victory evened Richmond's overall record at 13-13 and improved them to 6-5 in the A-10 loop.

LOOKING AHEAD: After Saturday's contest, the Dukes complete their road schedule as they visit Rhode Island Feb. 27. The regular season concludes Mar. 1 at home against La Salle.

HIDDEN STAT: Richmond's margin of victory over Duquesne is 16.8 point.

GAME-BY-GAME WITH THE SPIDERSOverall: 1-9 - Home: 1-4 - Road: 0-5 - A-10 Tournament: 0-0Date ______ Site _______________________ W/L ___ DU ____ UR2/1/02 _____ Richmond __________________ L _____ 61 _____ 952/14/02 ____ Pittsburgh _________________W ____  89 _____ 781/26/03 ____ Pittsburgh _________________L _____ 63 _____ 662/13/03 ____ Richmond __________________ L _____ 66 _____ 811/18/04 ____ Richmond __________________ L _____ 61 _____ 822/26/04 ____ Pittsburgh _________________L _____ 60 _____ 791/16/05 ____ Richmond __________________ L _____ 44 _____ 621/27/05 ____ Pittsburgh _________________L _____ 50 _____ 611/8/06 _____ Richmond __________________ L _____ 53 _____ 722/11/07 ____ Pittsburgh _________________L _____ 57 _____ 69