OXFORD, Ohio - Chassidy Omogrosso scored a career-high 31 points to lead Duquesne to a 69-56 victory over Miami University in Round 1 of the WNIT.

Paige Cannon scored 14 and Conor Richardson added 10 points for the Dukes (24-7).

The Dukes did not hold the lead until Cannon's layup at 2:21 of the 2nd quarter put Duquesne ahead 25-23. However, Miami would score the next five points before an Omogrosso layup closed out the scoring with the Redhawks leading 28-27.

Omogrosso opened the 3rd quarter with a 3-pointer, which was the start of a 14-4 run that made the score 41-32 in favor of the Dukes. Miami would answer by scoring the next nine points to tie the game at 41.

An and-1 by Cannon gave Duquesne its first double-digit lead at 57-46 with 5:22 remaining in the 4th quarter. The Redhawks answered with three straight layups in 62 seconds by McCoy that made it a one-possession contest at 57-52 with 3:47 left. But the Duquesne defense only allowed two fields goals on Miami's last 11 possessions.

Up next, Duquesne will face the winner of Friday's Georgetown/Delaware game. The Round 2 date, time and locations will be announced at the conclusion of the Hoyas/Blue Hens contest.

GAME NOTES

• Duquesne picked up its seventh WNIT all-time win

• Omogrosso's previous career-high was 28 points against George Mason earlier this season

• The Dukes recorded a season-high nine steals

• Duquesne's defense held Miami's leading scorer Lauren Dickerson to seven points below her average

• Omogrosso had 10 and 13 points in the 3rd and 4th quarters respectively

• Omogrosso jumped ahead of Rachel Frederick, Amadea Szamosi, and Kristi Little into 14th place on Duquesne's all-time scoring list