GAME 29 | DUQUESNE (18-10, 8-7) at SAINT JOSEPH'S (18-9, 8-7)
Sat. Feb. 25, 2023 • 2 p.m.
Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena | Philadelphia, Pa. 
TV: ESPN3

Duquesne goes on the road to Saint Joseph's to close out its regular season on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:00 P.M. ET.

THE SERIES - vs. SAINT JOSEPH'S

• Duquesne is 13-46 all-time against SJU, and is 3-27 on the road. 
• In conference play, Duquesne is 12-40.
• The Dukes have won six out of the past 10 games. The first meeting was in 1984.

SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S

• SJU is 18-9 overall and 8-7 in the A-10. It has lost its last two games.
• The Hawks are 11-4 at home this season.
• Talya Brugler leads the team in scoring (16.6) and steals (1.1). 
• Laura Ziegler leads the team in rebounds (8.9) and three-pointers (36).
• SJU was picked to finish sixth in the A-10 this season. 
• Cindy Griffin is in her 22nd season leading the Hawks as the head coach.

LAST MATCHUP - March 3, 2022

• Saint Joseph's beat Duquesne in the second round of the A-10 Championships last year, 65-49.
• Tess Myers had 15 points with four three-pointers.
• Precious Johnson had eight rebounds and 11 points.

LAST TIME OUT

• Duquesne beat Loyola Chicago, breaking the program record for home wins in a season (14).
• Precious Johnson led the team with a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds.
• Amaya Hamilton had 16 points while Ayanna Townsend had 12. 
• Duquesne shot 47.6 percent from the field. 

STAT CHECK

• Megan McConnell is one of two players in Division-I to have multiple triple-doubles this year. Her 8.3 defensive rebounds per game rank seventh in the nation and her 9.8 rebounds per game rank 29th in the nation. Her 66 steals are the 27th-most in the country and her 155 assists lead the A-10 and rank 16th nationally. 
• Tess Myers ranks eighth in the nation in three pointers with 82 and 13th in three-pointers per game with 2.93. Her 90 total threes last season led the conference and ranked 14th in the nation. 
• The Dukes rank second in the A-10 in rebounds per game (41.2, 32nd in nation) and lead the A-10 in defensive rebounds per game (30.1, 12th in nation). Their field goal percentage defense (35.6%) ranks first in the conference and 15th nationally.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE

• Duquesne set the program record with 14 home wins this season after beating Loyola Chicago on Feb. 22.
• Since taking over as head coach in the 2013-14 season, Dan Burt has led the Dukes to a 101-41 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 14-3 at home this season.

LOCK DOWN D

• Duquesne ranks 15th in the country and first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting just 35.6 percent against the Dukes.
• The Dukes are second in the conference with 4.3 blocks per game. 
• The Dukes held opponents to under 50 points five times last season and won eight games by double digits. They have won 12 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.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Megan McConnell was named A-10 Player of the Week on Feb. 20 after averaging 18.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 8.0, a 56.5 field goal percentage and a 63.6 three-point percentage over two games.
• On Feb. 18 against Richmond, she set career highs in points (23), rebounds (18) and three-pointers (5).

BEASTS ON THE BOARDS

• Megan McConnell ranks third in the A-10 with 9.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 29th nationally. Her 8.3 defensive rebounds per game rank seventh in the nation. Her 275 total rebounds are the 19st-most nationally.
• She set a career high with 18 rebounds against Richmond on Feb. 18 and is 23 away from the single-season Duquesne record (298).
• McConnell hauled in at least five rebounds in 22 games last season. She has five or more in 27 out of 28 games so far this year, and has 15 games with double digit rebounds.
• Precious Johnson ranks second on the team and 13th in the conference with 7.1 rebounds per game. 
• Duquesne's 30.1 defensive rebounds per game rank 12th in the country. The Dukes' 41.2 rebounds per game rank second in the conference and rank 32nd 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).

RAINING TREYS

• The Dukes rank 36th in the nation and third in the A-10 with 8.0 three-pointers per game.
• Tess Myers ranks 13th in the country with 2.93 threes per game and her 82 three-pointers rank eighth in the country.
• She already ranks 5th in Duquesne history with 197 threes and will move into 4th-place with 28 more.
• Myers has made at least two threes in all but six games this season.
• Duquesne has made 10 or more threes nine different times this year, passing last year's total. 
• This year's team has hit 12 or more threes six times already, five more times than last year's team.
• Duquesne set the Duquesne and A-10 record with 20 three-pointers against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 15, 2023. They shot 60.6 percent from deep. This game came almost exactly one year after the Dukes hit 19 threes against the Bonnies on Feb. 20, 2022.
• Last year's team made 214 three-pointers, which is tied for the fifth-most in Duquesne history. This year's team has 225 right now, which is the third-most in Duquesne history.

OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER

• Through 28 games, Duquesne ranks highly in the A-10 in scoring offense (69.0 ppg, 4th), scoring margin (+5.2, 6th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.06, 4th). In the first game of the year, Duquesne put up 94 points and hit that number again on Feb. 15 at St. Bonaventure when they set the A-10 record for most threes in a game (20).
• The Dukes rank 36th in the nation and third in the A-10 with 8.0 three-pointers per game.
• The Dukes have scored 80 or more points six times this year.

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