PREVIEW: Duquesne vs. Vermont

GAME 10 | DUQUESNE (7-2) vs VERMONT (7-3)
Sat. Dec. 10, 2022 • 1:00 P.M.
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500), Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: ESPN+

The Dukes are looking to make it three wins in a row on Saturday as they host Vermont at 1:00 P.M. ET.

THE SERIES - vs. VERMONT

The Dukes and Catamounts have never played. This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.

SCOUTING VERMONT

Vermont is 7-3 and on a six-game win streak that started on Nov. 21 against Army.
The Catamounts' last two wins have been by 20 and 21 points against Saint Francis and Marist, respectively.
Emma Utterback leads the team with 15.0 points per game. Catherine Gilwee is shooting .479 from three and has made six threes in each of the past two games.
Anna Olson leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game.
Both Utterback and Olson were named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team.
Vermont was picked to finish third in the conference this season. The Catamounts finished 13-5 in conference play last season.
The Catamounts are led by head coach Alisa Kresge, who is 43-34 in her fourth season at Vermont.

LAST TIME OUT

Duquesne beat Kent State in a thriller Wednesday night, winning 73-67.
With the win, Dan Burt tied the all-time wins record for Duquesne women's basketball at 176.
Tess Myers was 6-for-8 from three and had 23 points. Both those totals tied career highs.
Amaya Hamilton also had two career highs - 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Megan McConnell recorded her fifth double-double of the year with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Duquesne shot 48.1 percent from the field and 56.3 percent from three.

ALL-TIME WINS RECORD

Dan Burt is one win away from breaking the all-time wins record at Duquesne.
He tied the record on Dec. 7 against Kent State.
Dan Durkin (1994-2007) has had the record since 2007 with 176 wins.
Burt currently sits at 176 wins.

STAT CHECK

Megan McConnell is the ONLY player in the NCAA - men's or women's, in any of the three divisons - to have two triple-doubles this year. Her 9.3 defensive rebounds per game ranks second in the nation and her 10.7 rebounds per game rank 16th nationally. Her 29 steals are the 12th-most in the country and her 6.0 assists per game lead the A-10 and rank 19th nationally.
Tess Myers leads the A-10 and ranks ninth in the country with 3.33 three-pointers per game this season. Her 30 three-pointers made are the fifth-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 (42.0, 52nd in nation) and defensive rebounds per game (31.0, 16th in nation). Their field goal percentage defense (35.1%) ranks first in the conference and 39th nationally.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE

Since taking over as head coach in the 2013-14 season, Dan Burt has led the Dukes to a 92-39 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 5-1 at home this season.

LOCK DOWN D

Duquesne ranks 39th in the country and first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting just 35.1 percent against the Dukes.
The Dukes' scoring defense ranks fifth in the conference as opposing teams have scored just 61.7 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.

BEASTS ON THE BOARDS

Megan McConnell leads the A-10 with 10.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 16th nationally. Her 9.2 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 nine games so far this year.
Precious Johnson ranks second on the team and 15th in the conference with 6.6 rebounds per game.
Duquesne's 31.5 defensive rebounds per game ranks 16th in the country. The Dukes' 42.9 rebounds per game rank 52nd in the country.

MS. TRIPLE-DOUBLE

Megan McConnell is the ONLY player in the NCAA - men's or women's, in any of the three divisions - 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).

LET ME ASSIST YOU

The Dukes have at least 14 assists in eight of nine games this year and rank fourth in the A-10 with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.11.
Duquesne had 22 assists against Siena on Nov. 22, the most this season and most since the 21-22 season-high of 24 against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 20, 2022.
Megan McConnell leads the team with 6.0 assists per game, which leads the conference.
Duquesne posted double-digit assist totals in each of the last 27 games to end the 2021-22 campaign.
The Dukes led the A-10 with 14.79 assists per game last season.

RAINING TREYS

The Dukes rank third in the A-10 and 22nd in the country with 8.8 three-pointers per game.
Tess Myers leads the A-10 with 3.33 threes per game, which ranks 9th in the nation.
Her 30 three-pointers made ranks top-5 in the country.
The Dukes have already made 13 threes in a game, shooting 44.8% from long range against Brown on Nov. 11, which was the fourth-highest total in program history.
Last year's team made 214 three-pointers, which is tied for the fifth-most in Duquesne history.

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