PITTSBURGH - Playing in their final regular season home game of their careers on Saturday evening, Duquesne's
Eniko Kuttor,
Kadri-Ann Lass,
Chassidy Omogrosso,
Conor Richardson and
Julijana Vojinovic celebrated a memorable senior day with an 80-64 victory over visiting St. Bonaventure at the A.J. Palumbo Center.
With their fifth consecutive win, the Dukes (17-12, 11-5 A-10) clinched the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Atlantic 10 Tournament. Duquesne will host 14-seed Rhode Island (8-20, 3-13 A-10) in a first round matchup on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m.
Omogrosso tallied a game-high 26 points for the Dukes, including 16 in the third quarter. The senior matched a career-best with six 3-pointers to go with six rebounds and four assists.
Kuttor pulled down a game-high 12 boards, her fifth career game with at least 10 rebounds.
Vojinovic added 13 points and four rebounds while Lass recorded seven blocked shots to match a season high.
Libby Bazelak dished out a team-high five assists with seven rebounds while
Angela Staffileno chipped in eight points off the bench for the Dukes.
Duquesne held a 26-21 second quarter lead before Omogrosso found Richardson for a fast-break layup, fueling an 8-2 run to give the Dukes a 34-23 edge with just over a minute to play in the half.
A three-pointer by St. Bonaventure's McKenna Maycock midway through the third quarter cut deficit to four at 43-39, but Duquesne countered by outscoring the Bonnies 15-5 the rest of the quarter keyed by three triples by Omogrosso to put the Dukes on top 58-44 after three.
Duquesne's momentum carried into the fourth quarter as the Dukes built their advantage to as many as 24 points on back-to-back baskets by Lass and Kuttor, and once again on a 3-pointer by
Kiersten Elliott.
The Dukes outrebounded the Bonnies 43-28, including a 15-8 edge on the offensive glass which led to 18 second-chance points. Duquesne outscored St. Bonaventure 42-26 in the paint and 21-9 on fast break points.
Duquesne returns to action Tuesday night hosting Rhode Island in the A-10 Tournament First Round at 7 p.m. The Dukes defeated the Rams 75-58 on Feb. 17 in Kingston, igniting Duquesne's current five-game winning streak. Rhode Island dropped a 57-53 decision to UMass on Saturday.
Game Notes
- Duquesne has now won five in a row over the Bonnies
- Omogrosso is now just 11 points away from moving into third all-time on the Duquesne scoring list
- Omogrosso now has 17 career 20-point scoring games to lead the team
- Saturday's victory marked the 88th career win by this Dukes' senior class, moving them into a tie for fourth in program history