Jan. 30, 2016 | TEAM STAT COMPARISON |
| DUQ | VCU |
| PPG | 73.7 | 64.8 |
| FGM-FGA | 534-1269 (.421) | 514-1266 (.406) |
| 3PM-3PA | 151-432 (.350) | 81-279 (.290) |
| FTM-FTA | 254-346 (.734) | 248-365 (.679) |
| RPG | 43.8 | 40.0 |
| APG | 17.0 | 13.9 |
| Streak | W2 | W2 |
| Last 10 | 9-1 | 6-4 |
SCOUTING VCU The Rams are 15-6, 4-4 A-10 on the season. They are coming off a 61-51 over Fordham on Wednesday. VCU is 9-4 at home this season.
2015-16 VCU INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Points: Adaeze Aleaze (10.6)
Rebounds: Jessica Ogunnorin (6.1)
Field Goal Percentage: Ashley Pegram (.465)
Assists: Keira Robinson (4.0)
Steals: Keira Robinson (2.0)
Blocks: Isis Thorpe (0.6)
3-Pointers: Isis Thorpe (1.6)
2015-16 VCU TEAM STATS Points/Margin: 64.8 /+10.0
Rebounds/Margin: 40.0/+6.4
Assists/Margin: 13.9/+2.9
Steals/Margin: 9.0/+4.5
DUQUESNE AND VCU ALL-TIME This is the 8th game between the Dukes and Rams.
Overall: Duquesne leads 5-2
in Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 2-1
in Richmond: Duquesne leads 2-1
in Philadelphia: Duquesne leads 1-0
THE LAST MEETING Five Duquesne players scored in double-figures as the Dukes won their eighth consecutive game at the Palumbo Center 83-47 on Feb. 7th.
Amadea Szamosi scored all of her game-high 15 points in the 1st half, making seven of her first eight shots.
Emilie Gronas tied her career-high with 13 points off the bench.
Olivia Bresnahan,
Deva'Nyar Workman and
April Robinson also added 13 for the Dukes who improve to 15-8 overall and 7-3 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
DUQUESNE AND VCU BY THE NUMBERS 0: Overtime games
1: Games decided by 11-20 points
2: Games decided by 21 points or more
2: Number of VCU wins
3: Games decided by 10 points or less
5: Number of Duquesne wins
7: Head coaches in the series
7: Total meetings
10.5: Average margin of victory for VCU
13: Common opponents this season
16.4: Average margin of victory for Duquesne
60.9: Average points scored by VCU
69.6: Average points scored by Duquesne
118: Fewest combined points (12/01/89)
142: Most combined points (01/22/14)
342.7: Number of miles between venues
426: Total points scored by VCU
487: Total points scored by Duquesne
913: Total points scored by both teams
9,557: Days since the series began
CLOSE CALLS Duquesne and VCU have had one game decided by five points or less.
Jan. 4, 2014 -
April Robinson's 3-point attempt as time expired did not fall as VCU came away with a 71-68 victory over the Duquesne women's basketball team on Jan. 4, 2014. VCU's Robyn Parks scored 25 of her game-high 31 points in the 2nd half.
SIX DEGREES OF Dan Burt Duquesne head coach
Dan Burt can be connected to VCU head coach Beth O'Boyle based on the "six degrees of separation".
Burt was an assistant coach with Suzie McConnell-Serio for six years at Duquesne. As a player at Penn State, Serio played under assistant coach Dan Durkin. Chris Day was an assistant coach at Duquesne under Durkin. Day was the associate head coach at Indiana under Curt Miller. While head coach at Bowling Green, Miller coached Kate Achter, who was an associate head coach at St. Bonaventure. Jesse Fleming, who was on staff at St. Bonaventure with Achter, was a former assistant coach at Stony Brook under current VCU head coach Beth O'Boyle.
DID YOU KNOW? Duquesne is 25-3 against teams whose nickname is Rams over the last eight years. (10-1 vs. Fordham, 11-1 vs. Rhode Island, 4-1 vs. VCU).
