Dec. 7, 2015
QUICK NOTES
• Duquesne, which saw its three-game win streak snapped in a 96-75 loss to Pitt on Friday at CONSOL Energy Center, returns to action to host UMBC (2-7) on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at A.J. Palumbo Center. Both of UMBC's wins have come on the road, the most-recent at Longwood (70-59) on Saturday night.
• This is the 100th career game for seniors Derrick Colter & Jeremiah Jones - who have both played in every game in their DU careers. It is also the 100th consecutive start for Colter who ranks tied for 10th on DU's all-time starts list (school record is 116 set by Damian Saunders from 2008-11).
• The Dukes, who are 4-0 at home, are 43-12 in non-conference games at Palumbo Center since 2007-08. Duquesne is looking to start 5-0 at home for the first time since 2009-10. (6-0).
• Duquesne's 6-2 start is its best since 2009-10. The last time DU opened with a 7-2 record was in 1979-80 (9-2).
NEXT UP: Duquesne heads to Johnstown, Pa. to face Saint Francis U at 1:00 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 12 at the Cambria County War Memorial. It will be the first time in 45 seasons - and 11th time in the 75-game series - that the Dukes and Red Flash will meet in Johnstown.
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Duquesne leads 3-0
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 3-0
At Baltimore, Md.: Never met
Dec. 11, 2004 (H) -- W -- 76-69
Nov. 27, 2010 (H) -- W -- 101-69
Dec. 4, 2013 (H) -- W -- 94-88
• UMBC, a member of the America East Conference, is located in Baltimore, Md. ... this is the fourth meeting between the Dukes and Retrievers ... DU has won the three previous games - the last of which was by a 94-88 margin on Dec. 4, 2013 ... DU's Derrick Colter had 20 points, 7 assists and 4 steals in the win.
• The Duquesne game is the last of three in a row on the road for the Retreivers, who are coming off a 70-59 win at Longwood on Saturday ... UMBC shot .521 and hit 10-of-21 3-point attempts in the win ... Rodney Elliott (14.0 ppg.) led UMBC with 18 points ... Will Darley (9.0 ppg.) went 4-of-8 from the arc in adding 14 points ... Joe Sherburne (13.6 ppg.), who leads UMBC with 23 3-pointers, made 3-of-6 3-point attempts in adding 15 points ... Cody Joyce (10.4 ppg.) was the fourth UMBC player in double digits with 16 ... UMBC held Longwood to .397 shooting.
• UMBC returns second team 6-8, 225-pound All-America East forward Cody Joyce (10.4, 5.8) from last year's 4-26 team ... the Retreivers, who went 2-15 on the road last year, are 2-3 in away games in 2015-16 ... UMBC is coming off a 70-59 win at Longwood on Saturday.
• UMBC has six newcomers - including VCU transfer Jairus Lyles ... Lyles, who played in 22 games for VCU in 2013-14, won't be eligible until after the first semester ... UMBC is in its fourth season under head coach Aki Thomas.
TRENDING
• Duquesne is averaging 85.2 points on .503 shooting through eight games. The Dukes, who have scored 70 or more in every game, are averaging 10.4 3-pointers per game.
• DU has scored 90 or more four times.
• Sophomore forward Eric James, who averaged 4.6 ppg. last season, has topped his career scoring high in each of DU's past two games. He had 18 points in 20 minutes off the bench vs. MVSU and followed that with 21 points (3-of-5 from 3-point), 4 assists and 4 steals off the bench vs. Pitt (the assists and steals were also career-bests and the three "3's" tied his career high). James has missed just three 2-point attempts this season (25-of-28).
• Sophomore forward TySean Powell has scored 10 points off the bench in each of the Dukes' past three games.
• Seven Dukes: Micah Mason, Derrick Colter, L.G. Gill, Jeremiah Jones, Darius Lewis, Eric James & TySean Powell, have posted double-digit scoring games. Five different players have either led - or tied for the team lead - in single-game scoring.
