Mitch Leff

Box Score

Duquesne DU 19-12,8-8 Atlantic 10

George Washington GWU 18-12,9-7 Atlantic 10

Duquesne DU

19-12,8-8 Atlantic 10

Final

Mar. 02, 2023

George Washington GWU

18-12,9-7 Atlantic 10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Duquesne DU	19	14	16	19	68
George Washington GWU	20	16	22	13	71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/2/2023 9:09:00 PM

Duquesne Falls in the Second Round of the A-10 Championship

Megan McConnell breaks the Duquesne single-season rebounding record

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Duquesne women's basketball team fell to George Washington in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Thursday, losing 71-68 on a last-second bucket by the Colonials.

Despite the loss, sophomore guard Megan McConnell had a record-setting night. With her fourth rebound of the game, she broke the Duquesne record for most rebounds in a season. She is now the only player in Duquesne history with 300 or more rebounds in a year.

She ended the night with a team-high 17 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, two steals and only one turnover – a normal day at the office for her.

Junior forward Ayanna Townsend had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Junior center Precious Johnson had 12 points herself.

In a true back-and-forth game with six lead changes and nearly seven minutes spent tied up, the two teams traded punches all night. Duquesne shot 49 percent from the field while GW shot 45 percent, and both squads shot just above 40 percent from three-point range.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Neither team got any separation early, as indicated by the 11-11 score at the first media timeout. Two early three-pointers by McConnell carried the offense until Townsend took over offensively for the Dukes, scoring their last eight points of the first quarter. Despite her success in the paint, Duquesne still trailed, 20-19, after one quarter.

The second quarter didn't start great for the Dukes, but a couple late triples got them within three at halftime. With 2:34 left in the first half, McConnell grabbed her 299^th rebound of the season, setting a new Duquesne single-season record.

Duquesne couldn't get ahead early in the third, but it was able to tie it up at 40 and 43 points. Unfortunately, GW was able to extend its lead to as high as 12 in the quarter. After 30 minutes, the Dukes trailed by nine.

Duquesne came storming back early in the fourth. It cut its deficit down to one point in two and a half minutes before forcing a GW timeout. The Dukes finally tied it at 62-62 with 4:50 left in the game, then took the lead on the next possession.

With seconds ticking away, George Washington hit the game-clinching three-pointer to win it. The final score was 71-68.

GAME NOTES

McConnell recorded 303 total rebounds this season, more than anyone else in program history. She is the only person to have 300 or more in a season.
Her 170 total assists are also the eighth-most in a season at Duquesne.
Sophomore guard Tess Myers ends today tied with herself (2021-22) for the second-most three-pointers in a single season at Duquesne with 90.
Myers is now fifth all-time at Duquesne with 205 three-pointers and is 20 away from fourth.
With 12 points, today marked Johnson's 15^th double digit scoring effort of the season.
This is Dan Burt's seventh season out of the 10 he's been the head coach that the team has recorded at least 19 wins.
With nine today, Duquesne has 250 three-pointers as a team, which is the third-most all-time in program history. The Duquesne record is 258.