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Preview: @DuqWBB at La Salle/Saint Joseph's

HOW TO FOLLOW
• Friday/Sunday's games will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
• Live stats are available on goduquesne.com.
• Follow @DuqWBB on Twitter and Instagram for in-game updates.

THE SERIES - vs. LA SALLE
• Duquesne has posted recent success against La Salle, earning victories in 12 of the previous 14 meetings.
• The Dukes hold a 21-19 advantage overall in the series and have won six in a row on the road against the Explorers.

THE SERIES - vs. SAINT JOSEPH'S
• The Dukes have won six of the last seven meetings and seven of the last 10 contests against the Hawks, who own a 43-13 edge in the teams' all-time series.

STAT CHECK
• The Dukes snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 55-49 win over George Mason last week. They followed that up with a 71-63 victory over Rhode Island on Thursday night in Duquesne's first game at the UPMC Chuck Cooper Fieldhouse. Duquesne was competing on its campus for the first time in 712 days.
• In the Dukes' triumph over the visiting Rams on Thursday, Precious Johnson netted a career-high 20 points. Johnson also cleaned the glass with nine rebounds and swatted two shots in 25 minutes off the bench. She currently paces the A-10 in field goal percentage (.593) on the season.
• Diamond Bragg (12 points) and Ny Langley (10 points) also reached double figures for the Dukes.
• Duquesne dropped a 72-55 game on Monday night at St. Bonaventure, snapping the Dukes' two-game winning streak. Ny Langley scored a season-high 17 points (4- of-7 FG, 1-of-1 3FG, 8-of-10 FT) to go with a team-high six rebounds. Amaya Hamilton chipped in 11 points to go with a career-best five blocks.
• Ny Langley has now scored in double-figures in three consecutive games for the Dukes.

SCOUTING LA SALLE
• The Explorers (10-12, 6-9 A-10) have dropped two in a row heading into the weekend following a 67-61 loss on the road at Richmond on Saturday, Feb. 20.
• La Salle topped Duquesne in the teams' meeting earlier this season by a score of 67-63 at La Roche University's Kerr Fitness Center.
• Kayla Spruill netted a game-high 24 points against the Dukes while Claire Jacobs added 15 points.
• Jacobs, the Explorers' leading scorer at 16.5 ppg. is coming off a 21-point performance at Richmond.
• La Salle is the top free throw shooting team in the Atlantic 10 - connecting on 74.3 of attempts from the charity stripe.

SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
• The Hawks (5-9, 3-9 A-10) have lost eight in a row entering the weekend series against St. Bonaventure and the Dukes.
• Kaliah Henderson paces Saint Joseph's in scoring at 10.5 ppg.
• Katie Jekot is sixth in the Atlantic 10 in assists per game (3.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0).
• Gabby Smalls leads the Hawks and ranks 10th in the conference in rebounding (6.9 rpg.).

UP NEXT
• This weekend's matchups at La Salle and Saint Joseph's are the last scheduled games of the regular season for the Dukes. The Atlantic 10 Championship is slated for March 10-14 in Richmond, Va. 
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Players Mentioned

Amaya Hamilton

#20 Amaya Hamilton

G/F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Precious Johnson

#31 Precious Johnson

C
6' 4"
Sophomore
Ny Langley

#2 Ny Langley

G
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Diamond  Bragg

#1 Diamond Bragg

G
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Amaya Hamilton

#20 Amaya Hamilton

6' 2"
Sophomore
G/F
Precious Johnson

#31 Precious Johnson

6' 4"
Sophomore
C
Ny Langley

#2 Ny Langley

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Diamond  Bragg

#1 Diamond Bragg

5' 9"
Junior
G

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