Dec. 3, 2010

Complete Canisius Game Notes

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Duquesne (4-1)		Canisius (2-3)

GAMEDAY INFORMATION:
Date: December 4, 2010
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Location: Buffalo, N .Y.
Arena: Koessler Athletic Center (2,176)
Streaming Audio: Red Zone Media
Live Stats: www.GoGriffs.com
Series: Canisius leads 3-2
Last Meeting: Duquesne 72, Canisius 70 (2-OT)

DUQUESNE LATELY: Coming off a 69-58 win at Akron on Wednesday to improve to 4-1 on the season ... reigning A-10 Rookie of the Week Wumi Agunbiade recorded her third consecutive double-double with game-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds ... four Dukes also scored in double figures - starters Vanessa Abel 14, Alex Gensler 11 and Samantha Pollino 10 with Orsi Szecsi adding 11 off the bench ... the Dukes had a 20 point lead cut to seven, but held Akron to just a pair of field goals in the final 3:20.

CANISIUS LATELY: Lost to Monday's opponent Buffalo 79-50 on Wednesday to fall to 2-3 on the season ... outscored 49-22 in the second half and 42-28 in the paint ... leading scorer was Janie Ruttle with nine points ... shot a season-low 31.3 percent from the field ... currently holds NCAA record with 490 consecutive game with a 3-pointer.

THE SERIES: Canisius leads 3-2 ... the first meeting was in 1982 when Canisius defeated Duquesne in the first round of the AIWA Tournament ... Canisius defeated the Dukes in a tournament the following year .... the teams split a home-and-home series during the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons ... Duquesne got past Canisius in double overtime last season.

1-AIWA Tournament
2-Canisius Tournament

SENIORS STRIVE FOR SIXTY-THREE: This year's senior class of Kelly Britcher, Samantha Pollino and Diana Voynova are looking to become the all-time winningest class in program history. In their three seasons on the Bluff, the trio has been part of 59 wins and need only four more to surpass the class of 2010 who graduated with 62 victories.