Final Game Notes

The 2014-15 season was one of the most successful in the history of Duquesne women's basketball. The Dukes' 23 victories was the third-best in program history and the 12 Atlantic 10 Conference wins was the most ever recorded.

Duquesne had six wins over teams that made it to the post-season - Pittsburgh (NCAA), Ball State, Fordham, Richmond (2) and Youngstown State (WNIT). After dropping its first two home decisions to NCAA Tournament teams Princeton and Syracuse, Duquesne went on to win its next 12 at the A.J. Palumbo Center. During that streak, the Dukes won a single-season program-best eight straight Atlantic 10 Conference games. This season marked the first time Duquesne was undefeated in conference play at the Palumbo Center.

For the seventh straight season, Duquesne won 20-or-more games (just one of 18 teams in NCAA Division I that has won 20-or-more games each year since the 2009 season). In non-conference play, Duquesne was crowned champion of the Ball State Federal Credit Union Classic.

For the first time since 2006, the Dukes advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship. Duquesne earned a #3 seed and a bye into the quarterfinal round, where whey defeated Rhode Island before falling to conference runner-up and NCAA Elite Eight team Dayton. Despite having a top 50 RPI, the Dukes did not receive an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. However, they tied their best finish in the WNIT, advancing to the 3rd Round of the 64-team tournament.

Individually, junior guard April Robinson led the A-10 with 87 3-pointers made and was in the top 12 in six other categories. Robinson was named Atlantic 10 Second-Team All-Conference as well as College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference. She was one of 31 finalists for the 2015 Nancy Lieberman Award as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sophomore forward Amadea Szamosi was one of the league's most improved players. She missed out on the A-10 shooting percentage title by .001. She increased her scoring average from 2.3 to 10.5 and finished third in the lead in offensive rebounds with 98.

Senior center Jose-Ann Johnson set a new single-season school record with 76 blocked shots, which was second in the A-10. She finished her career with 112 blocks, the sixth best in program history. She saw improvements in every category and started all 34 games.

Senior guard Belma Nurkic became the program's all-time free throw percentage leader (.865) and set a single-season record by making .938 of her attempts. She had career-highs in points, rebounds and assists.

Senior guard Olivia Bresnahan was one of just 50 applicants to be accepted into the Women's Basketball Coaches Association `So You Want To Be A Coach' program.

Junior college transfer guard Emilie Gronas established herself as one of the top sharpshooters from 3-point range. She finished second in the A-10 making .438 of her attempts.

Junior college transfer forward Deva'Nyar Workman was one, if not the top, 6th woman of the year. She averaged 10.0 points and 6.1 rebounds off the bench.

Senior forward Stasia King doubled her scoring average from last season.

The senior class of Bresnahan, Johnson, King and Nurkic finished with 87 wins, the third-best in program history.

Kenny Kallina of Florida Girl's Basketball along with John McGraw Scouting Service named Dan Burt the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and Eddie Benton the Atlantic 10 Assistant Coach of the Year.

As a team, the Dukes set program records with 2,347 points scored, 1,409 rebounds and 2,040 field goal attempts.