PITTSBURGH – The Duquesne women's basketball team looks to build momentum off its first win of the season this weekend, when the Dukes (1-2) head to Iona for a Friday night tilt and close the weekend in Easton, Pa., facing Lafayette on Sunday afternoon. Duquesne battles the Gaels (1-0) at 7:00 p.m. at the Hynes Athletic Center, and will head to the Lehigh Valley for a 2:00 p.m. tip on Sunday against the Leopards (1-1).

HOW TO FOLLOW: Fans can watch the Dukes battle Iona on ESPN 3, while Sunday's matchup against Lafayette will be streamed on Watch Stadium. Live Stats are available for both contests.

THE SERIES: The Dukes are undefeated against Iona and Lafayette. Duquesne has faced Iona twice previously, defeating the Gaels in the 2016-17 season at Iona (61-58), while following up with an 80-59 victory over Iona at the Palumbo Center in the 2017-18 season. Duquesne has defeated the Leopards in all three meetings, with the Keystone State teams meeting for the first time at Florida Atlantic in neutral site action on Dec. 29, 1997 (91-71). Duquesne and Lafayette met for a home-and-home during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, as the Dukes took down the Leopards 73-65 in Easton on Nov. 20, 2015 and earned a 67-52 triumph in the Steel City on Dec. 11, 2016.

LAST TIME OUT: Duquesne took down another MAAC team from New York, Manhattan, 76-65, last Sunday.  The Dukes were led by career-best performances from Libby Bazelak and Angela Staffileno, the Duquesne Dukes picked up its first win of the season. The Dukes gained separation by outscoring the Jaspers, 17-6, in the third quarter, which helped pad the lead when the Manhattan strung together a late-rally attempt in the fourth quarter. Bazelak and Staffileno led the Dukes with 21 points. Bazelak made 6-of-9 shots from the field, including 4-of-6 from long range. From the charity stripe, the Kettering, Ohio native converted 7-of-8 attempts. Staffileno connected on half of her six attempts from 3-point land. She sunk 6-of-7 shots from the line, as she topped her previous high of 14 points against Maryland Eastern Shore in 2015. Amanda Kalin also reached double-figures for the Dukes, as the junior added 12 points and distributed a career-high seven assists against the Jaspers.

SCOUTING IONA: The Gaels overcame a 13-point deficit to earn a 68-61 win in its lone game of the season on Nov. 9 over Winthrop on the road. Shyan Mwai led the squad with 22 points, while Morgan Rachu totaled 21 points, as both guards connected on six 3-pointers in the victory. Iona got off to a slow start, but scored 46 of its 68 points in the second half. Iona was tabbed ninth of 11 squads in the MAAC preseason poll. Juana Camilton was recognized on the Preseason Alll-MAAC third team.

SCOUTING LAFAYETTE: The Leopards dominated Farleigh Dickinson by a score of 61-29 in its season opener in Easton, but fell at Binghamton, 74-634 in its road opener last Friday. Junior forward Natalie Kucowski leads the squad in most categories, as the Philadelphia native has posted two double-doubles to begin the season. Kucowski posted 15 double-doubles a season ago, broke the school record for rebounds in a season as a sophomore. As a result, she was named the conference's defensive player of the year. Lafayette was picked to finish ninth of 10 Patriot League teams in the preseason. Lafayette battles St. John's in Queens on Wednesday night.