Feb. 14, 2011
Game Notes 
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Saint Joseph's (15-9, 5-5 A-10)
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION:
DATE: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pa.
ARENA: A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406)
STREAMING AUDIO: Red Zone Media
LIVE STATS:
STREAMING VIDEO: Duquesne All Access
SERIES: Saint Joseph's leads 35-5
LAST MEETING: Saint Joseph's 69, Duquesne 58 (2/28/10)
DUQUESNE LATELY:
Coming off a 70-63 loss at St. Bonaventure ... Wumi Agunbiade and Alex Gensler combined for 33 points ... currently in fourth place in the A-10 ... DU is a half-game ahead of Dayton (7-4) ...
SAINT JOSEPH'S LATELY:
Winners of three straight after a 71-61 win over Richmond ... four Hawks scored in double-figures led by Erin Shields' 17 points ... Saint Joseph's hit 50 percent of its 3-pointers (6-of-12) ... SJU is now 5-5 in league play (8th place) after starting off the A-10 season 2-5.
THE SERIES:
Saint Joseph's leads all-time series 35-5 ... the teams have split the last two meetings with the home team winning on its respective court ... Kelly Britcher scored a season-high 20 points against SJU in her freshman season in 2008 ... the Dukes broke a six-game losing streak against the Hawks with a 53-51 win in 2009 ... nine of meetings have been decided by 11 points or less with two of the last three by three points or less.
BACK-TO-BACK-BACK:
With the Feb. 9th win over Saint Louis, the Dukes have recorded their third straight 20-win season.
ROAD WARRIORS TOPS IN NCAA:
The Dukes' 12 road win is the most among the 333 Division I teams ... DU has more road wins than Top 10 teams UCLA, Connecticut, Stanford, Tennessee and Duke.
FOUR FOR SIXTH:
Samantha Pollino needs four points to move into sixth on the Dukes' all-time scoring list ... Pollino is looking to catch Loui Hall (2004-07) who finished her career with 1,349 points.
FOUR FOR THIRD:
Gensler needs four 3-pointers to move into third on the Dukes' all-time 3-point field goal list ... Gensler is looking to pass Duquesne Hall of Famer Korie Hlede (1995-98) who finished her career with 162 3-pointers.
JOE BENDEL TO DO LIVE SHOW:
970 ESPN's Joe Bendel will host his show live from 4-7 P.M. at Palumbo before the game.
THE STRETCH RUN:
After the Saint Joseph's game, the Dukes will finish the road schedule at Xavier on Feb. 20th and Charlotte on Feb. 23rd ... the regular season finalé is at Palumbo on Feb. 26th when Rhode Island comes to town.
THE 2011 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP:
The 2011 Atlantic 10 Championship will be played will be played at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, March 4-7 ... First round action begins on Friday, March 4 ... the top four teams earn a bye ... quarterfinal play continues on Saturday, March 5 ... the semifinal round will be on Sunday, March 6, airing on the CBS College Sports Network ... the championship game will be held on Monday, March 7, and televised live on ESPN2 at 5:00pm ET.
