PREVIEW: Duquesne at Temple

GAME 11 | DUQUESNE (8-2) at TEMPLE (4-6)
Fri. Dec. 16, 2022 • 7 P.M. ET
Liacouras Center (10,000), Philadelphia, Pa.
TV: ESPN+

The Dukes will try to extend their winning streak to four games on Friday at Temple for a 7:00 P.M. matchup on the other side of the state.

THE SERIES - vs. TEMPLE

The Dukes and Owls have met 47 times. Temple leads the series 34-13.
The two teams have split the last four meetings.
Temple was a member of the A-10 from the 80's until 2011.

LAST MEETING - Dec. 5, 2021

The Dukes and Owls played last December, with Temple winning 67-55.
Fatou Pouye led Duquesne with 14 points and Megan McConnell recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

SCOUTING TEMPLE

Temple is 4-6 and is coming off a 62-61 loss to Penn on the road this past Sunday.
The Owls won their prior two games against La Salle and UMBC.
Tierra East is averaging 12.5 points, and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Point guard Aleah Nelson leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg), and assists (5.0 apg). She also ranks 10th and second in the American Athletic Conference, respectively.
Ines Piper ranks fifth on the squad in scoring (5.0 ppg) and second in rebounds (5.4 rpg).
Temple was picked to finish seventh in the AAC this season.
Diane Richardson is in her first season leading the Owls. Her career record is 84-72.

LAST TIME OUT

Duquesne beat Vermont 56-54 in a thriller on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, Dan Burt became the all-time wins record for Duquesne women's basketball at 177.
Precious Johnson led Duquesne with 17 points and eight rebounds.
Amaya Hamilton had 13 points and seven rebounds.
The Dukes shot 14-for-15 from the free throw line.
Duquesne held Vermont to 35.2 percent shooting from the field.

STAT CHECK

Megan McConnell is the ONLY player in Division-I - men's or women's - to have two triple-doubles this year. Her 9.0 defensive rebounds per game ranks second in the nation and her 10.8 rebounds per game rank 15th nationally. Her 31 steals are the 13th-most in the country and her 57 assists lead the A-10 and rank 20th nationally.
Tess Myers leads the A-10 and ranks 10th in the country with 3.20 three-pointers per game this season. Her 32 three-pointers made are the 11th-most in the country. Her 90 total threes last season led the conference and ranked 14th in the nation.
The Dukes lead the A-10 in rebounds per game (41.9, 52nd in nation) and defensive rebounds per game (31.0, 21st in nation). Their field goal percentage defense (35.2%) ranks first in the conference and 34th nationally.

ALL-TIME WINS RECORD

Dan Burt is now the all-time winningest coach in Duquesne women's basketball history with 177 wins, passing Dan Durkin (176 wins).
He tied the record on Dec. 7 against Kent State and broke it after beating Vermont on Dec. 10.
Dan Durkin (1994-2007) had the record since 2007 with 176 wins.
Burt currently sits at 177-109 all-time as a head coach at Duquesne. His all-time record at Duquesne as an assistant and head coach is 300-177.

MS. TRIPLE-DOUBLE

Megan McConnell is the ONLY player in Division-I - men's or women's - to have two triple-doubles this season.
Her first came on Nov. 11 against Brown. She scored 10 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 10 assists.
Her second came against Delaware on Dec. 4 when she had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
She is just the second player in A-10 women's basketball history to have multiple triple-doubles in the same season.
She is the first Duquesne women's basketball player to have multiple triple-doubles in their career - let alone 23 days apart.
Only one other player has had three triple-doubles in a season in A-10 history - Megan's aunt, Susie McConnell (Penn State, 3, 1988).

BEASTS ON THE BOARDS

Megan McConnell leads the A-10 with 10.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 15th nationally. Her 9.0 defensive rebounds per game rank second in the nation.
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 has five or more in all 10 games so far this year, and seven games with double digit rebounds.
Precious Johnson ranks second on the team and 14th in the conference with 6.7 rebounds per game.
Duquesne's 30.6 defensive rebounds per game ranks 21st in the country. The Dukes' 41.9 rebounds per game rank 52nd in the country.

PLAYING LIKE A MCCONNELL

In addition to rebounds, Megan McConnell ranks second in the A-10 in steals per game (3.1, 21st in nation) and assists per game (5.7, 22nd in nation).
Last year she led the team in both assists (4.1) and steals (2.6) per game.
She has 31 steals already, recorded five in the season opener and had six in the Marshall game.
McConnell recorded a career-high eight steals versus George Washington on Feb. 9, 2022.
It marked the most steals in a single game by a Dukes player under Head Coach Dan Burt.

LOCK DOWN D

Duquesne ranks 34th in the country and first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting just 35.2 percent against the Dukes.
The Dukes' scoring defense ranks fourth in the conference as opposing teams have scored just 60.9 points per game.
The Dukes held opponents to under 50 points five times last season and won eight games by double digits. They have won four games by double-digits 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.

CLUTCH IN CRUNCH TIME

Duquesne was 0-12 last season in games decided by eight points or less, but it is 4-1 this year - a sign that things are different this season in the clutch moments.
The Dukes were also winless in the 12 games in which they trailed heading into the fourth quarter, a streak which was also snapped just two games into this season as they trailed 54-53 against Brown on Nov. 11 after three quarters.
Tess Myers has been clutch late in the game this season. She hit the game-winning three-pointer against Vermont on Dec. 10, scored the last seven points in the six-point win over Kent State on Dec. 7 and scored three of the last four points in the five-point win against Marshall on Nov. 27.
They are 2-2 when trailing after three quarters this year.

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