PITTSBURGH – Davidson outscored Duquesne 15-5 in the 3^rd quarter in their 62-47 victory at the Palumbo Center on Wednesday night.
 
Chassidy Omogrosso and Paige Cannon led the Dukes (7-8, 1-1 A-10) with 10 points each.
 
Sarah Donovan recorded game-highs 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (8-7, 2-0 A-10).
 
The Dukes scored the first six points of the game and built an eight point lead by the midway point of the 1^st quarter at 13-5. However, Duquesne would go scoreless the final 2:11 as the Wildcats scored the final six points to tie the game at 18-18 at the end of the quarter.
 
The teams would exchange leads two times in the 2^nd quarter before Donovan's 3-pointer at 3:03 put Davidson ahead by seven points at 31-24. A 3-pointer followed by a pair of foul shots by Omogrosso cut the deficit to two points at 1:24. Donovan's layup closed out the scoring, giving the Wildcats a 33-29 halftime lead.
 
Duquesne had one field goal in the 3^rd quarter. There was a stretch where Davidson made seven consecutive shots from the field as they built a commanding 48-34 lead.
 
The Dukes got the Wildcats' lead down to single-digits on three Amanda Kalin layups that made the score 51-43 with 3:57 left in the 4^th quarter. However, they would only get two more baskets the rest of the way as Davidson's lead would get as many as 17.
 
 
GAME NOTES

• Omogrosso moved past Alex Gensler into sixth place on Duquesne's all-time scoring list
• This was Davidson's first-ever win at the Palumbo Center
• Coming into tonight's game, Donovan averaged 12.3 ppg and 6.2 rpg
• The Dukes were only 12-of-21 making layups