GAME 25 | DUQUESNE (9-15, 4-8 A-10) vs. RICHMOND (14-11, 5-7 A-10)
Wed. Feb. 16, 2022 • 5 p.m.
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500), Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: ESPN+
THE SERIES - vs. RICHMOND
- The Dukes and Spiders have met annually since Richmond joined the Atlantic 10 in 2001.
- Although Richmond leads the all-time series 15-12, the Dukes have held the upper hand in the past 10, winning seven of those meetings.
- Richmond is on a three-game winning streak in the series, including a win on New Year's Day.
- The Spiders won 12 of the first 16 meetings between the two schools from 2001-12, however Duquesne won each of the next eight games, including a 48-47 victory in the WNIT in 2015.
- Richmond has won each of the past three contests by a combined margin of 11 points, including a 67-64 overtime win in 2020.
LAST MEETING - Jan. 1, 2022
- The Dukes were unable to overcome a 23-point second half deficit in their 82-76 loss at Richmond earlier this season.
- The Dukes managed to draw all the way back within five in the final minute, before falling short.
- Amanda Kalin scored a team-high 18 points while making her season-debut.
- Three other Dukes finished in double figures, including a 14-point performance by Libby Bazelak.
- Fatou Pouye added 12 points and five rebounds, while Megan McConnell finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
- The Spiders led wire-to-wire and never trailed.
- Four Richmond players scored in double figures, including Kate Klimkiewicz (20 points), Emma Squires (16), Addie Budnik (14) and Grace Townsend (14).
- A total of 44 fouls were called. Richmond was 19 of 26 (73 percent), while Duquesne posted a 22 of 27 (81 percent) showing at the charity stripe.
- Five Dukes headed into halftime with two or more fouls.
SCOUTING RICHMOND
- Richmond snapped a three-game losing streak with a 75-58 win over La Salle Sunday.
- Kate Klimkiewicz led the Spiders with a double-double, including a career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds.
- Klimkiewicz leads the team and slots third in the A-10 with 2.24 steals per game.
- The Spiders have a trio of players averaging double figures, including leading scorer Addie Budnik.
- Budnik slots 14th in the A-10 with 13.3 ppg.
- Budnik is also second in the A-10 and 10th in the nation with 2.72 blocks per game.
- As a team, Richmond leads the A-10 and is ninth in Division I with 5.7 blocked shots per game.
- Grace Townsend is second in the A-10 with 5.1 assists per game.
- The team is second in the league with 14.8 assists per game.
- Richmond leads the A-10 and ranks 12th in the nation with 9.2 three-point field goals per game.
- The Spiders also lead the league in total attempts (683) and total three-point FGs made (230).
- Their 33.7 three-point FG percentage is second in the A-10 and 62nd in Division I.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Dukes were defeated 89-59 at Massachusetts Sunday.
- Megan McConnell posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
- It was her third double-double of the season and fourth game with more than 10 rebounds.
- Tess Myers posted a team-high 19 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 6-of-14 from long range.
- The Dukes, who only shot 21 percent in the first half, bounced back to shoot nearly 50 percent in the second half. The team was 19 of 55 (34 percent) for the game.
- UMass shot the ball well all day and posted a 36 of 71 (51 percent) showing from the field.
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