GAME 19 | DUQUESNE (12-6, 2-2) vs. SAINT LOUIS (6-14, 2-3)
Wed. Jan. 18, 2022 • 6 p.m.
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500), Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: ESPN+

Duquesne is back home to host Saint Louis this Wednesday, with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 P.M. ET.

FANS: Wednesday's game is a PINK OUT.

THE SERIES - vs. SAINT LOUIS

• The Dukes are 13-7 all-time against Saint Louis.
• Duquesne is 8-1 against SLU at home.
• Duquesne won the most recent matchup against SLU and is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings.
• The Dukes are 11-6 against the Billikens when they have met in conference play.
• The first matchup was in 2006.

SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS

• Saint Louis is 6-14 overall and 2-3 in conference play. The Billikens are 3-3 in their last six.
• Their most recent game was a win at home against Dayton.
• They are 1-7 on the road this season.
• Kyla McMakin is the team's leading scorer at 17.4 points per game. She also leads the Billikens in three-pointers with 39.
• Brooke Flowers leads the A-10 with 4.0 blocks per game.
• SLU was picked to finish 12th in the conference this year.
• Rebecca Tillett is in her 1st season leading the Billikens as head coach.

LAST MATCHUP - JAN. 22, 2022

• Duquesne beat SLU 71-62 the last time they met.
• Duquesne doubled Saint Louis' score in the third quarter, 22-11, to lead the Dukes to victory.
• Libby Bazelak led Duquesne with 17 points on 4-of-9 shooting.
• Duquesne shot 42.4 percent from the field.

LAST TIME OUT

• Duquesne fell to Fordham on the road Saturday, losing 83-62.
• Despite the final score, the game was close for most of the game until the final few minutes.
• Amaya Hamilton scored 22 points to lead Duquesne. 
• Precious Johnson notched a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Megan McConnell was one rebound short of another double-double. 

STAT CHECK

• Megan McConnell is the ONLY player in Division-I or Division-II  - men's or women's - to have two triple-doubles this year. Her 8.3 defensive rebounds per game rank fourth in the nation and her 9.8 rebounds per game rank first in the A-10. Her 42 steals are the 36th-most in the country and her 97 assists lead the A-10 and rank 16th nationally. 
• Tess Myers ranks 10th in the nation in three pointers with 53 and 17th in three-pointers per game with 2.94. 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 (42.7, 30th in nation) and in defensive rebounds per game (31.5, eighth in nation). Their field goal percentage defense (34.6%) ranks first in the conference and 14th nationally.

A-10 ELITE

• Since taking over as head coach in 2013-14, Dan Burt has led the Dukes to 181 wins. Only Dayton (195) and Fordham (193) have amassed more wins during that span among A-10 teams.
• The Dukes are also one of four Atlantic 10 programs to post a winning season in at least seven of the past nine seasons (Dayton, Fordham, & VCU). 
• Coming into the season, Duquesne was also tied for the third-most A-10 wins (86) since Burt took over as head coach.
• Since 2013-14, the Dukes have led the Atlantic 10 in scoring offense (2x), scoring margin, field goal percentage (2x), free throw percentage and assists per game (3x).
• Duquesne has ranked at least fifth in the conference in points per game, field goal percentage and assists per game in all but one season since 2014-15. 

LOCK DOWN D

• Duquesne ranks 14th in the country and first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting just 34.6 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 seven 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.
• This year, the Dukes have held three teams to under 50 points.
• In the Jan. 11 win over St. Bonaventure, Duquesne held the Bonnies to 11 points at half, 21% shooting overall, and just 38 points total.

• The Dukes rank 54th in the nation and sixth in the A-10 with 7.8 three-pointers per game.
• Tess Myers ranks 17th in the country with 2.94 threes per game.
• Her 53 three-pointers also rank 10th in the country.
• She already ranks 7th in Duquesne history with 168 threes and will move into 6th-place with 15 more.
• Myers has made at least two threes in all but three games this season.
• Duquesne has made 10 or more threes six different times this year, passing last year's total. 
• This year's team has hit 12 or more thress four times already, three more times than last year's team.
• The Dukes' 13 threes against Brown on Nov. 11,  while shooting 44.8%, 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. This year's team has 140 right now.

• Megan McConnell leads the A-10 with 9.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 26th nationally. Her 8.3 defensive rebounds per game rank fourth in the nation. Her 177 total rebounds are the 15th-most nationally.
• 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 17 out of 18 games so far this year, and has 10 games with double digit rebounds.
• Precious Johnson ranks second on the team and 11th in the conference with 7.5 rebounds per game. 
• Duquesne's 31.5 defensive rebounds per game rank eighth in the country. The Dukes' 42.2 rebounds per game rank lead the conference and rank 30th in the nation.
• The Dukes secured a season-high 56 rebounds against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 11, 2022, the most since  Nov. 26, 2019 against Central Connecticut State (57).

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE

• Since taking over as head coach in the 2013-14 season, Dan Burt has led the Dukes to a 97-39 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 10-1 at home this season.

CLUTCH IN CRUNCH TIME

• Duquesne was 0-12 last season in games decided by eight points or less, but it is 5-3 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 10-0 when leading after three quarters this year.

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