Jan. 13, 2017
| TEAM STAT COMPARISON |
|
DUQ |
UM |
| PPG |
62.8 |
59.2 |
| FGM-FGA |
393 1079 (.364 ) |
383-1003 (.382) |
| 3PM-3PA |
122 355 (.344) |
73-211 (.346) |
| FTM-FTA |
223 315 (.708 ) |
227-322 (.705) |
| RPG |
40.7 |
36.9 |
| APG |
14.3 |
12.3 |
| Streak |
L2 |
W1 |
| Last 10 |
5-5 |
4-6 |
| DUQUESNE AND MASSACHUSETTS BY THE NUMBERS |
| 2 - Overtime games |
| 7 - Games decided by 21 points or more |
| 10.7 - Average margin of victory for Massachusetts |
| 11.4 - Average margin of victory for Duquesne |
| 12 - Common opponents this season |
| 13 - Head coaches in the series |
| 16 - Games decided by 11-20 points |
| 21 - Number of Massachusetts wins |
| 25 - Games decided by 10 points or less |
| 28 - Number of Duquesne wins |
| 49 - Total meetings |
| 61 - Average points scored by Massachusetts |
| 63.1 - Average points scored by Duquesne |
| 79 - Fewest combined points (03/11/92) |
| 162 - Most combined points (01/19/89) |
| 337 - Days since the last game |
| 540 - Number of miles between venues |
| 2,988 - Total points scored by Massachusetts |
| 3,091 - Total points scored by Duquesne |
| 6,079 - Total points scored by both teams |
| 12,018 - Days since the series began |
SCOUTING MASSACHUSETTS
Coming off a 61-60 win at Davidson ... Hailey Leidel banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer for the game-winner ... 6-1 at home this season ... Leidel is first in the Atlantic 10 Conference with 2.8 3-pointers per game and third with 16.8 points per game ... Maggie Mulligan is second in the A-10 with 12.0 rebounds per game ... Leah McDerment is third in the A-10 with 5.4 assists per game ... UMass is 11th in the A-10 with 59.1 ppg.
2016-17 MASSACHUSETTS LEADERS
Points: Hailey Leidel (16.8)
Rebounds: Maggie Mulligan (12.0)
Assists: Leah McDerment (5.4)
Steals: Hailey Leidel (1.9)
Blocks: Maggie Mulligan (1.9)
3-Pointers: Hailey Leidel (2.8)
2016-17 MASSACHUSETTS TEAM STATS
Points/Margin: 59.2/-4.2
Rebounds/Margin: 36.9/-1.6
Assists/Margin: 12.3/-3.7
Steals/Margin: 7.9/-0.5
DUQUESNE AND MASSACHUSETTS ALL-TIME
This is the 50th game between the Dukes and Minutewomen.
Overall: Duquesne leads 28-21
in Amherst: Massachusetts leads 16-7
in Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 18-5
in Charlotte: Duquesne leads 1-0
in Washington, D.C.: Massachusetts leads 1-0
in Piscataway: Duquesne leads 1-0
in Philadelphia: Duquesne leads 2-0
in the A-10 Championship: Duquesne leads 4-3
CLOSE CALLS
Duquesne and Massachusetts have had 11 games decided by five points or less or have gone into overtime.
Feb. 20, 1984 - The Duchesses fell to the Minutewomen 61-59 at Campus Gymnasium.
Feb. 22, 1986 - The Duchesses fell to the Minutewomen 65-62 at the Civic Arena.
Feb. 25, 1989 - The Dukes came away with a 64-62 win at the Palumbo Center.
Feb. 19, 1994 - Kris Sebastian moved into 8th place on DUQ's all-time scoring list with 18 points and Erin Popovich added 19 point off the bench in the Dukes' 64-61 win at the Palumbo Center.
Feb. 23, 1995 - UMass overcame an 11-point halftime deficit and outscored Duquesne 40-26 in the 2nd half to win 56-51 at the Palumbo Center.
Feb. 11, 2000 - Nekole Smith had 15 points including the game winning bucket with four seconds left to lead UMass to a 53-51 win over Duquesne at the A. J. Palumbo Center.
Feb. 8, 2004 - Aiga Bautre's 18 points led the Dukes as they held off a late UMass run to win 46-42 at the Palumbo Center.
Jan. 6, 2006 - Loui Hall's free throws with 9 seconds remaining sealed the game, giving the Dukes a 56-51 win in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship.
Jan. 20, 2010 - Samantha Pollino's double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds led the Duquesne women's basketball team to a 63-54 overtime victory over Massachusetts. Leading 51-43 with 4:03 left in regulation, UM ended the 2nd half on an 8-0 run. The Minutewomen won the tipoff and took an early lead on Jasmine Watson's layup just 10 seconds into the extra period, but UMass would go on to miss their next 10 shots. Rachel Frederick hit 5-of-6 foul shots down the stretch and Alex Gensler added five points in overtime as Duquesne would finish the game on a 12-1 run to win their fourth overtime game of the season.
Feb. 2, 2011 - Three of Alex Gensler's career-high 27 points came as time expired in regulation to send the game into overtime at Massachusetts. The Dukes outscored the Minutewomen in the extra period 11-6 to take home an 84-79 victory over the University of Dayton at UD Arena.
Feb 3, 2016 - Deva'Nyar Workman's basket with 6.6 seconds left stopped a 6-0 UMass run and sent the game into overtime. The Dukes made 6-of-9 shots in OT to come away with a 73-64 win.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Duquesne is played their hardest non-conference schedule this season. The Dukes have faced a pair of top 10 teams in Ohio State and Maryland, as well as many top 100 RPI teams (Buffalo, Cal, Charlotte, Ohio, St. John's). Additionally, A-10 schools Dayton, Fordham and George Washington are top 100 teams
Currently, RealTime.com has Duquesne's strength of schedule as 58 and the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's College Basketball Ratings ranks the Dukes at 75.
UP NEXT
The Dukes return home to host Saint Louis on Jan. 18th. at 7:00 p.m.
