Coming off a month-long, four game roadtrip, Duquesne returns home for the first time in 30 days on Wednesday night when they host UCF at 7pm.
 
OPENING TIPOFF

• Duquesne hosts UCF on Wednesday at 7pm
• This is the first meeting between the two schools
• The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey on the call
• Live stats will be provided by StatBroadcast

SCOUTING UCF

• UCF is a member of the American Athletic Conference
• UCF is located in Orlando, Fla., 13 miles east of downtown
• Coming off a 71-60 win at Delaware led by Kay Kay Wright 24 points
• This is the first time the teams have met
• The Knights are 7-1 under third year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 
• Abrahamson-Henderson joined UCF after six years at Albany where she took he Great Danes to five NCAA tournaments
• UCF's only setback was a 75-68 loss at Central Michigan on Nov. 21
• The Knights lead the AAC 3-point field goal percentage (.423) and defensive rebounding (29.5)
• Wright is just one of three AAC players to score 30 points this season (31 at Central Michigan)
• Wright is the only UCF player to average double-figure scoring
• UCF was selected to finish fourth in the AAC behind UConn, USF and Houston
• The Knights have won four games by 15 points or more
• Wright is third in AAC in scoring (19.3)
• UCF has received votes in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 five straight weeks
• The Knights average 71.2 ppg and have hit the 70-point mark in six of eight games
• On defense, UCF allows 53.9 ppg and has kept the opposition to 60 points or less seven times
• Under Abrahamson-Henderson, UCF has advanced to Round 2 of the WNIT each of the last two seasons
• RPI is 34, RealTime RPI is 33, Massey Index is 38
• The Knights are 7-6 all-time against current teams in the Atlantic 10

DUQUESNE LATELY

• Coming off a 64-58 victory at Penn State
• Amanda Kalin was named to the A-10 Weekly Honor Roll after scoring a career-high 15 points at PSU
• Paige Cannon had a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds at PSU
• The win was the fifth straight season the Dukes defeated a Power 5 school
• The Dukes have the longest current winning streak in the A-10
• Kalin is fifth in the A-10 with a .525 shooting percentage
• Nina Aho is second in the A-10 with a .455 3-point shooting percentage
• Duquesne's 93 points at Saint Francis U is the second most in the A-10 this season (St. Bonaventure 100 v. Canisius)
• Chassidy Omogrosso's 17 free throw attempts and 12 makes at Kent State are the most in the league this season
• This is the Dukes first home game in 30 days – the longest stretch since exactly eight years ago 11/12/10 to 12/12/10
• Duquesne is 243-154 all-time at the Palumbo Center
• Head coach Dan Burt is 43-14 all-time at the Palumbo Center
  The Dukes have won all four games when they have shot over 40 percent and scored over 60 points
• RPI is 28, RealTime RPI is 28, Massey Index is 94
• This is the third game against an American Athletic Conference team, the others were against UConn in 2016 and last season

THE SERIES

• This is the first meeting between the two schools

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR

• Julijana Vojinovic needs 37 points for 1,000
• Chassidy Omogrosso needs two points to move into ninth place on Duquesne's all-time scoring list
• Kadri-Ann Lass needs six points to move into 23rd place on Duquesne's all-time scoring list

UP NEXT

• 12/16 ETSU
• 12/21 vs. Syracuse (St. Pete Shootout)
• 12/22 vs. Liberty (St. Pete Shootout)
• 12/29 Pittsburgh