PREVIEW: Duquesne Hosts Siena

GAME 5 | DUQUESNE (3-1) vs. SIENA (2-2)
Tues. Nov. 22, 2022 • 6:00 p.m.
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500), Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: ESPN+

Duquesne and Siena are set to meet for the fourth time ever on Tuesday night at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Tip-off will be at 6:00 P.M. ET.

THE SERIES - vs. SIENA

The Dukes and Saints have met three times, with Duquesne winning two of those three.
Duquesne won the first and most recent game while Siena took the second matchup.
All three games have been decided by 10 points or less.
The first two matchups took place in 2003 and 2004, with the most recent one taking place last season.

LAST MEETING - Nov. 27, 2021

Duquesne took down Siena last season, winning 59-49 on the road.
Megan McConnell led the Dukes with 17 points, four assists and four steals.
Libby Bazelak had 10 rebounds.
Leading by only two going into the fourth quarter, Duquesne outscored Siena 17-9 in the final 10 minutes.

SCOUTING SIENA

Siena is 2-2 and is coming off a 63-55 win over Lafayette on Saturday.
The Saints have yet to play on the road this season, so this game will be a true test for them.
Siena lost to St. Bonaventure, an A-10 opponent, 69-63.
Ahniysha Jackson leads the team with 11.3 points per game, including 18 her last time out.
Anajah Brown has been a menace defensively, as she already has six steals and 11 blocks.
The Saints finished 10-19 last season (10-10 MAAC) and were picked to finish ninth this year.
Siena is led by head coach Jim Jabir, who has a 12-21 record at Siena and a 524-465 record overall.

LAST TIME OUT

Duquesne fell to Pitt in the City Game, 61-45 on Saturday night.
Ayanna Townsend recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while also adding three blocks.
Megan McConnell also had 11 points and hit two three-pointers.
Duquesne shot just 26.3 percent overall and 22.6 percent from three.
Pitt's Liatu King had 25 points to lead all players.

STAT CHECK

Ayanna Townsend averages 2.00 blocks per game and has eight this season. Both of those numbers rank second in the conference. Her 8.8 rebounds per game are the fourth-most in the A-10.
Tess Myers leads the A-10 and ranks 30th in the country with 3.00 three-pointers per game this season. Her 12 three-pointers made are the fifth-most in the conference. Her 90 total threes last season led the conference and ranked 14th in the nation.
Megan McConnell averages 4.8 assists per game, which ranks third in the conference. She is also one of of only three players in the country with a triple-double this season.
The Dukes lead the A-10 in field goal % defense (32.2), rebounds per game (44.8) and defensive rebounds per game (31.5). Their scoring margin (+15.0) and blocks per game (5.2) rank second.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE

Since taking over as head coach in the 2013-14 season, Dan Burt has led the Dukes to a 90-38 record in home games.
Not including the shortened 2020-21 season (only five home games), the Dukes haven't had a losing record at home since 2006-07 and never have under Burt.
The Dukes went 8-7 at home last season in their first full season at the upgraded UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. • Duquesne is 3-0 at home this season.

LOCK DOWN D

Duquesne ranks 25th in the country and first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting just 32.2 percent.
The Dukes' scoring defense ranks third in the conference as opposing teams have scored just 55.8 points per game.
The Dukes held opponents to under 50 points five times last season and won eight games by double digits. They have acheived that twice already this year.
Duquesne held an opponent to under 50 points just once during the previous 2020-21 season (George Mason) and did not win any games in 2020-21 by double digits.
The 44 points allowed by Duquesne in its win versus St. Bonaventure last year was the fewest points yielded by the squad since the Dukes limited the Bonnies to 39 on Jan. 30, 2020.

OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER

In the first game of the year, Duquesne put up 94 points and showed off the fast and furious offense that head coach Dan Burt has been talking about.
Through four games, Duquesne ranks highly in the A-10 in scoring offense (79.3 PPG, 4th) and scoring margin (+15.0, 2nd).
With four of their top six leading scorers from last year back, the Dukes have an offensive core ready to put up points this year

GUARDS ON THE GLASS

Megan McConnell ranks second on the team and ranks fifth in the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game, the highest among all guards in the conference.
She led the team with 6.4 rebounds per game last season, which ranked 10th in the conference.
McConnell hauled in at least five rebounds in 22 games last season.
She had five games with 10 or more rebounds last season, including a career-high 13 in the win over Lafayette on Nov. 14.
Amaya Hamilton ranks third on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game

ALL-TIME WINS RECORD

Dan Burt is four wins away from tying and five wins away from breaking the all-time wins record at Duquesne.
Dan Burkin (1994-2007) has the record with 176 wins.
Burt currently sits at 172 wins

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