PITTSBURGH - Eight postseason teams, including four that participated in the NCAA tournament, highlight Duquesne's 2018-19 nonconference opponents.

The Dukes will play five home games. Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 12), UCF (Dec. 12) and ETSU (Dec. 16) will visit the Palumbo Center. The annual City Game (Dec. 29) and former Atlantic 10 Conference rival Temple (Jan. 2) will also play on the Bluff.

On the road, Duquesne will make its first-ever trips to TCU (Nov. 6) and Texas (Nov. 8). They will also travel to Toledo (Nov. 18), Saint Francis U (Nov. 25), Kent State (Nov. 28) and Penn State (Dec. 5).

Just before Christmas, the Dukes will travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. for the St. Pete Shootout. They will play Syracuse and Liberty in the two day event at Eckerd College on Dec. 21 and Dec. 22.

"The upcoming 2018-19 nonconference schedule will be a great challenge to our team," said head coach Dan Burt. "With eight of our 13 opponents - including four NCAA tournament teams - playing in the postseason last year, we are confident that this schedule will prepare us for the Atlantic 10 Conference. In addition, this slate of games has been built for us to be an NCAA tournament team."
 

Season tickets for the 2018-19 women's basketball season are now on sale and are only $25 for general admission! For more information or to purchase season tickets, call the ticket office at 412-232-DUKE (3853) or by clicking here.

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2018-19 SCHEDULE NOTES

• With a victory over Pitt on Dec. 29, the Class of 2019 can claim four City Games titles
• Texas, Liberty, Syracuse and Saint Francis U played in the NCAA tournament last season
• ETSU, Toledo, UCF and TCU played in the NIT last season
• In addition to Texas and TCU, UCF is a first-time opponent

OLD ATLANTIC 10 CONNECTIONS

• Duquesne plays Temple for the 45^th time, but first time since 2013 when they left for the American
• Penn State, who was in the A-10 for nine seasons before leaving for the Big 10 after the 1991 season, is on the schedule for the first time since 2005
• Texas head coach Karen Aston was the head coach at Charlotte when they were A-10 members
• UCF head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson was a graduate assistant at Duquesne during the 1991 and 1992 seasons

STAT CENTRAL

• The combined 2017-18 records of the nonconference opponents is 241-182 (.569)
• The Dukes will travel round trip approximately 5,707 miles
• The four Power 5 schools is the most on the regular season schedule since 2008-09