PITTSBURGH – After a dominant win over St. Bonaventure, the Duquesne women's basketball team heads back on the road this weekend, looking to hand VCU its first conference loss of the season on Sunday afternoon at the Siegel Center. The nationally televised matchup between the Dukes (14-7, 4-4) and Rams (12-8, 7-0) is set for a noon tip.

HOW TO FOLLOW

• The contest will be broadcasted nationally on CBS Sports Network.
• Live Stats are available on vcuathletics.com.
• Follow @DuqWBB on Twitter and Instagram for in-game updates.

THE SERIES

• The Dukes lead the all-time series by a mark of 10-2 and have won seven consecutive meetings against VCU, dating back to the 2013-14 season.
• Since falling 71-68 in his first meeting against the Rams on Jan. 4, 2014, head coach Dan Burt has earned wins in his each of his last seven matchups against VCU. He is 3-0 all-time at the Siegel Center.

LAST TIME OUT

• Led by a double-double performance from Libby Bazelak and a stout defensive performance, the Duquesne women's basketball downed St. Bonaventure, 58-39, on Thursday night at La Roche University. The Dukes (14-7, 4-4) even their conference record to .500, while the Bonnies (5-16, 2-6) fall to 2-6 in the A-10.
• Bazelak, one of the most efficient 3-point scorers in the country, connected on 2-of-3 from long range and 6-of-10 overall and 2-of-3 from the foul line. The Dukes' leading rebounder completed her third double-double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds. She only turned the ball over once in 35 minutes on the floor and dished three assists.

STAT CHECK

• After going 2-for-3 from long distance against the Bonnies, Bazelak moved up two spots to fifth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (46.7 percent). Bazelak has reached double-figures in each of the last four games and seven of eight games overall in conference play.
• Bazelak has averaged 12.6 points (44.6 percent FG, 41 percent 3PT) 6.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals in eight conference games this season, all which are team-bests.
• Amanda Kalin has also stuffed box scores in A-10 play, averaging 9.0 points 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.4 blocks per contest.
• Nina Aho has recorded double-figures in two of her last three games with 10 points against George Mason and 11 points against the Bonnies on Thursday.
• Freshman Precious Johnson has continued to find success scoring during conference play, recording 10 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting, while grabbing six rebounds in just 13 minutes of floor time. She leads the squad with a field goal percentage of 56.8 against A-10 foes.
• The high-octane Duquesne offense leads the A-10 with 69.6 points per game, 16.0 assists per game and a 3-point field goal percentage of 35.0 percent.
• Despite not having an on-campus home arena this season, the Dukes are now 7-2 at 'home' sites which include La Roche University (6-1) PPG Paints Arena (0-1) and Oakland Catholic High School (1-0). The Dukes have outscored its opponents by an average margin of 12.2 points per game at home. Duquesne has two games remaining at La Roche, one at PPG Paints Arena and its final home game of the season at Robert Morris.  
• In five games at La Roche, Four different Dukes have shot above 50 percent from the field, including Johnson (68.2 percent), Bazelak (58.1 percent, 53.6 percent 3PT), Kalin (56.3 percent) and Sole (50 percent). Overall the Dukes have made 47.4 percent of its field goal attempts at La Roche, including nearly 40 percent from long distance (39.9 percent). 
• In seven losses this season, four have come by five points or less. Only Temple, Oklahoma State and Dayton have defeated the Dukes by six or more points this season.

SCOUTING VCU

• The Rams are one of two unbeaten squads in Atlantic 10 play. 
• Tera Reed leads the Rams with 15.1 points per game, which ranks sixth-best in the Atlantic 10.
• Against conference foes, VCU has allowed just 51 points per game, second to only Dayton. The Rams have defeated its seven conference foes by an average of 12.6 points per game.
• VCU leads the conference in turnovers forced (18.3 per game), and is among the best in the conference in blocked shots per game (second, 5.0), steals per game (second, 8.8), and field goal percentage (second, 42.1 percent).