PITTSBURGH - The Duquesne University volleyball team will host Davidson this weekend to wrap up the regular season and secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship tournament.

THE BASICS 
November 10, 2023 - 6:00 PM  | November 11, 2023 - 3:00 PM (Senior Day)
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (Pittsburgh, PA) 

Duquesne Dukes (11-13, 6-10 A-10) 

• Streak: L1 | Roster | Stats | Schedule 

Davidson Wildcats (17-9, 9-7 A-10) 

• Streak: W3 | Roster | Stats | Schedule 

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THE DUKES 

• The Dukes enter the final weekend of the regular season off a split against George Mason at home. Both matches went four sets with Duquesne taking the opener and then falling in the second. 

• Chloe Wilmot earned her fifth A-10 Rookie of the Week award last week which tied a program high. Wilmot tallied 73 assists and 25 digs over the two matches and recorded a double-double in each match. Wilmot now leads the team with 12 double-doubles. 

• Wilmot leads the team with 940 assists on the season. Wilmot sits at second in the A-10 in both total assists and assists per set. Wilmot also leads the team in aces (29) and is second in digs (253). 

• Wilmot needs 60 assists over the next two matches to reach 1000 on the season. The Alexandria, Va. product has 18 matches with 30+ kills and has accomplished the feat in each of her last four matches. 

• Duquesne has three players with over 200 kills in freshman Avery Hobson (270), sophomore Carsyn Henschen (267) and graduate student Morgan Gish (258). All three of them are in the top 10 in the A-10 in kills per set with Henschen in fourth, Hobson in seventh and Gish in 10th.  

• Sophomore Madison Grimm leads Duquesne with 323 digs. Grimm is seventh in the A-10 in total digs.  

• Freshman Jordan Robertson leads the Dukes with 86.0 blocks on the season. Sophomore Ariel Helm is second with 75.0. Helm is third in the A-10 in blocks per set, and Robertson is seventh. 

THE WILDCATS 

• The Davidson Wildcats enter Pittsburgh as winners of three straight, fresh off a sweep against Saint Louis. 

• Senior Bella Brady leads the Wildcats in digs with 491. Brady leads the A-10 in digs per set and is second in the conference in total digs. She also leads the 'Cats with 29 aces. 

• Sophomores Jackie Bardin and Emma Slusser are each on the cusp of 200-kill seasons. Bardin leads Davidson with 199 kills and Slusser is second on the team at 197. 

• Junior Xuan Nguyen leads Davidson with 550 assists on the season. Senior Jessie Doyal is second with 442. 

• Sophomore Kayla Davis' 87.0 blocks lead the Wildcats. Davis is sixth in the A-10 in total blocks. 

• Davidson was picked to finish third in the A-10 preseason poll and received one first-place vote. 

THE SERIES 

• Duquesne is 11-6 all-time against Davidson in the series dating back to 2003. Davidson swept Duquesne last year and has won three of the last four matches. 

IN THE HUNT 

• Duquesne is one of three teams vying for the final two spots in the A-10 Championship Tournament along with Saint Louis and Fordham. 

• Fordham currently sits at fifth in the A-10 at 7-9, while the Dukes and Billikens are tied for sixth at 6-10. Only six teams qualify. 

• Duquesne has the advantage in the head-to-head record against Saint Louis, having swept the Billikens back in early October. The Dukes split with Fordham to open A-10 play in September. 

• If the Dukes do as well or better than Saint Louis does, they will qualify. Duquesne can pass Fordham by sweeping the Wildcats and Fordham being swept. 

• Fordham will visit George Mason (4-12) this weekend. The Billikens will play host to George Washington (4-12). 

WEEKLY HONORS FOR THE DUKES 

• Chloe Wilmot earned her league-leading fifth A-10 Rookie of the Week honor last week after collecting two double-doubles in as many matches last week. Wilmot now has 12 double-doubles this season and is tied for the program record with five rookie of the week honors.

• Avery Hobson has also been named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice, most recently two weeks ago after posting double-digit kills in each of the thrilling, five-set victories over conference foe Saint Louis along with a match-high 17 kills and early career-best 16 digs in the Friday night victory. 

• A Duquesne player has taken the honor seven out of the 11 times this year ... It is the first time since 2012 that a Duke has earned multiple Rookie of the Week honors, when Mary Henry garnered a program-best five ... The last time the Dukes had two players earn multiple player of the week awards was 2008, when Tricia Mullen and Liz Homan won two and three times, respectively.  

• Morgan Gish also earned Player of the Week on September 5. 

STANDOUT PERFORMERS 

• Chloe Wilmot leads the team in double-doubles with 12... Nine of the 12 have been in A-10 action ... She has had 20+ assists in all but one match so far this season with 11 above 40 and five above 50. 

• Avery Hobson is second on the team with nine double-doubles on the year, including a career-high 16 digs with 14 kills in a loss at Loyola Chicago ... Hobson has posted double-digit kills 13 times and 10+ digs on 13 occasions ... She has charted double-digit kills in three straight matches.

• Morgan Gish has eight double-doubles, with six coming in conference play most recently with 14 kills and 10 digs last Friday ... The Kansas City, Mo. native has a team-high 15 matches with double-digit kills along with 11 matches with 10+ digs.  

• Carsyn Henschen charted a double-double on opening weekend with 22 kills and 10 digs against Binghamton ... The New Knoxville, Ohio native has had 13 matches with double-digit kills, including 10 of the 16 league matches. 

• Camille Spencer recorded a pair of double-doubles in the doubleheader against Canisius on September 1, including a career-high 21 kills in the night cap.  

• Middle blocker Jordan Robertson has a team-high 86 blocks this season ... She has posted 5+ in eight matches with a season-best nine coming in the five-setter against George Washington.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS 

• The Dukes garnered all-tournament team recognition at all three of their non-conference tournaments early in the season. 

• Jordan Robertson – Virginia Tech Classic  

• Morgan Gish (MVP), Chloe Wilmot, Avery Hobson – RMU Invite  

• Carsyn Henschen, Madison Grimm – Binghamton Invitational 

PRESEASON POLL 

• Duquesne was picked to finish eighth out of 10 in the A-10 Preseason Poll after an 8-22 (5-13 A-10) record in 2022. 

• Defending A-10 champion Loyola Chicago was tabbed the favorite with 97 points and seven first place votes. Dayton (2) and Davidson (1) also received first-place votes, taking second and third in the poll. 

FRESHMAN STARTERS  

• Coach Opperman brought in four talented freshmen this season, three of which started on opening weekend: Jordan Robertson, Avery Hobson, and Chloe Wilmot. 

• Successful players at the highest club and high school levels, the trio has started every match this season, three of four Dukes to do so. 

OUR COACH 

• The Dukes are led by 26th year head coach Steve Opperman. 

• With an all-time record of 362-385 at Duquesne, Opperman has the most wins of any coach in program history. 

• Four-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (co-2001, co-2004, co-2010 and 2013) 

• Opperman, whose teams have appeared in nine of the past 13 Atlantic 10 postseason tournaments, guided the Dukes to the school's first A-10 regular season and tournament championship in 2013. The 2013 Dukes went on to make the first NCAA Championship appearance in school history. 

• Opperman entered the season with 470 career wins (Wright State & Duquesne). 

ACADEMIC SUCCESS 

• Duquesne earned its fifth consecutive and 13th overall AVCA Team Academic Award for its classroom success last year. 

• DU's 13 AVCA Academic Awards most in A-10 since 1992-93 

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