Jan. 6, 2016 | TEAM STAT COMPARISON |
| DUQ | MASON |
| PPG | 76.9 | 66.9 |
| FGM-FGA | 398-901 (.442) | 329-871 (.378) |
| 3PM-3PA | 105-305 (.344) | 52-187 (.278) |
| FTM-FTA | 175-247 (.709) | 226-319 (.708) |
| RPG | 44.6 | 42.5 |
| APG | 18.4 | 11.6 |
| Streak | W12 | W1 |
| Last 10 | 10-0 | 5-5 |
SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
The Patriots are 6-8 on the season. They are coming off a 73-63 overtime victory over Saint Louis on Saturday. Mason is 3-1 at home this season.
2015-16 MASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Points: Taylor Brown (15.9)
Rebounds: Tiffany Padgett (7.1)
Assists: Taylor Brown (3.0)
Steals: Taylor Brown/Tiffany Padgett (1.6)
Blocks: Kara Wright (0.9)
3-Pointers: Taylor Brown (1.1)
2015-16 MASON TEAM STATS
Points/Margin: 66.9/-3.9
Rebounds/Margin: 42.5 /+1.9
Assists/Margin: 11.6 /-2.6
Steals/Margin: 7.2/-0.9
DUQUESNE AND MASON ALL-TIME
This is the 6th game between the Dukes and Patriots.
SERIES RECORD: DDUQUESNE LEADS 3-2
in Fairfax Series tied 1-1
in Pittsburgh Duquesne leads 2-0
in Richmond Mason leads 1-0
in A-10 regular season games Duquesne leads 2-0
THE LAST MEETING
April Robinson's 21 points led all scorers as the Dukes rolled to an 88-54 victory over George Mason on Jan. 8, 2015. Deva'Nyar Workman scored 18, Amadea Szamosi 12 and Emilie Gronas 10 off the bench for Duquesne. Workman led all players with seven rebounds and Belma Nurkic tied her career-high with six assists. Nurkic did not commit a turnover and was a +33 in 25 minutes.
DUQUESNE AND MASON BY THE NUMBERS
0 Overtime games
1: Games decided by 21 points or more
1: Games decided by 11-20 points
2: Number of George Mason wins
3: Number of Duquesne wins
3: Games decided by 10 points or less
6: Head coaches in the series
5: Total meetings
5.5: Average margin of victory for George Mason
12: Common opponents this season
18.0: Average margin of victory for Duquesne
59.2: Average points scored by George Mason
67.8: Average points scored by Duquesne
109: Fewest combined points (01/26/14)
142: Most combined points (01/08/15))
248.0: Number of miles between venues
296: Total points scored by George Mason
339: Total points scored by Duquesne
635: Total points scored by both teams
10,610: Days since the series began
CLOSE CALLS
Duquesne and George Mason have had two games that have been decided by four points or less.
Dec. 20, 1986 - George Mason held off a late Duquesne rally to take a 71-67 win in Day 1 of the Disco Sports/Converse Classic hosted by VCU.
Nov. 15, 1998 - The Patriots' comeback after being down 13 at halftime fell short as the then called Lady Dukes escaped with a 65-64 win in the season opener.
SIX DEGREES OF Dan Burt
Duquesne head coach Dan Burt can be connected to George Mason head coach Nyla Milleson based on the "six degrees of separation".
Dan Burt was hired by former Duquesne athletic director Greg Amodio. Prior to Duquesne, Amodio was an associate athletic director at Xavier. While at Xavier, Sean Miller was the men's basketball coach during Amodio's final season. Matthew Borchlewicz was a program assistant at Xavier for one year under Miller. Borchlewicz was the assistant director of basketball operations at Radford under head coach Tajama Abraham Ngongba, who is currently an assistant at George Mason under Nyla Milleson.
DID YOU KNOW?
Korie Hlede and George Mason assistant coach Tajama Abraham Ngongba were teammates on the Detroit Shock in 1998. They played six game head-to-head as members of Duquesne and George Washington respectively. Abraham averaged 15.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg against Duquesne. She scored 31 points and pulled down 11 rebounds on Jan. 28, 1996 at the Palumbo Center.
WINNINGEST SENIOR CLASSES
The senior class of April Robinson, Emilie Gronas and Deva'Nyar Workman currently have 80 wins, the fifth-best in program history.
1. 88 Abel, Floyd, Hall - 2013
88 Agunbiade, Moore, Odisho, Szecsi - 2014
3. 87 Bresnahan, Johnson, King, Nurkic - 2015
4. 84 Gensler - 2012
5. 80 Robinson, Gronas, Workman - 2016
BEST START EVER
At 13-1, this is the best start for Duquesne in program history.
[NOT] STREAKY
Duquesne currently has a program-best 12-game winning streak.
20 WINS AGAIN
Duquesne is just one of 18 schools to post 20-or-more wins each year since 2009.
20 WINS SCHOOLS 2009-15
Baylor
Connecticut
Dayton
DePaul
Duke
Duquesne
Florida Gulf Coast
Fresno State
Gonzaga
Green Bay
Liberty
Marist
Maryland
Middle Tennessee State
Notre Dame
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas A&M
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
The Dukes received two votes in the Jan. 5th poll. This was the first time since
Syracuse 52
Virginia Tech 45
Miami 43
Iowa 20
Oklahoma State 14
Georgia 12
Oregon 11
USC 9
TCU 5
UTEP 4
Louisville 4
South Dakota State 4
Florida 3
Iowa State 3
Rutgers 2
Green Bay 2
Purdue 2
Duquesne 2
Washington 1
USA TODAY/COACHES POLL
The Dukes received 14 votes in the Jan. 4th poll, up from three votes last week.
California 74
Miami 62
Missouri 40
Virginia Tech 33
Duquesne 14
Georgia 14
St John's 10
Princeton 9
Louisville 8
Florida 8
Auburn 6
Boston College 1
MILESTONE WATCH
Here is a look at what is needed for to achieve personal milestones.
Robinson: 2 points for 1,300
Robinson: 24 assist for 500
Robinson: 2 3-pointers for 200
Szamosi: 2 points for 600
Szamosi: 52 rebounds for 400
Workman: 25 points for 500
