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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Rob Hayes

4 Megan McConnell

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Chartiers Valley

Biography

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NIL OPPORTUNITIES: Megan McConnell

CAREER 

  • Named to the 2025 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist
  • Named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist in back-to-back seasons (2023-24), (2024-25). 
    • Named one of Five Finalists for award (2024-25)
  • Earned spot on Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watchlist (2025)
  • Named to 2025 Lilly Women's College All-Star Game (2025)
  • Crowned Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year (2024-25)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team (2023-24), (2024-25)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2023-24), (2024-25)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2022-23), (2023-24), (2024-25)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team (2022-23)
  • CSC Academic All-District® Team (2022-23), (2023-24), (2024-25)
  • Has the most triple-doubles in Duquesne history (4)
  • Is second on Duquesne's all-time scoring list (1,795)
  • Is the all-time steals (370) and assist leader (660) in program history
  • Sits second all-time in DU history with 1,079 career rebounds
  • Holds program record for games played (144) and career starts (136)
  • Has the sixth most three-pointers in a career (209) and the fifth most attempts (617)
  • Ranks seventh all-time in program history with a 4.6 career assist average
  • Tied for the seventh best scoring average in a career (12.5)
  • Sits 10th in Duquesne history with a 7.5 career rebounding average
As a Senior (2024-25)
  • Only player to start in all 34 contests
  • Led the A-10 in points per game (18.4), total points (626), assists per game (5.0), total assists (171), steals per game (4.1), total steals (138), and triple-doubles (2)
  • Ranked first in NCAA Division I in total steals (138) and second in steals per game (4.1)
  • One of three players in the country to record multiple triple-doubles
  • Recorded a team-leading seven double-doubles
  • Tallied fourth-most points in a single season (626) & Sixth-best scoring average in a single-season (18.4)
  • Second-most steals in a single-season (138) & eighth-most assists in a year (171)
  • Knocked down a career-best and tied for seventh most three-pointers in a season (74)
  • Scored in double figures 32 times while leading the team in scoring 23 times
  • Posted six 10+ rebounding games while pacing the team in rebounding 24 times
  • Led the team in steals 31 times, registered 17 games with four-plus takeaways
  • Posted 20 games with five-plus assists and led Duquesne in assists 28 times
  • Scored 20 or more points 13 times and 30 points once
  • Hit three or more triples in 13 games – tied her career-high five treys three different times
  • Collected a 15 point, 10 rebound, and 10 assist triple-double in a win over RMU (Nov. 25)
  • Totaled 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a victory over Bowling Green (Dec. 21)
  • Scored a career-high 35 points in a win over Canisius (Dec. 15)
  • Tied her career-best with nine steals against Canisius (Dec. 15) & vs. Fordham (Jan. 5)
As a Junior (2023-24)
  • Started in all 34 contests
  • Played 40+ minutes 15 times while leading the country in minutes played at 38.6 per game
  • Led the team in points (13.1) rebounds (8.6), assists (4.6), steals (1.9), and total steals (64)
  • Ranked first in the league in total rebounds (294), first in assist to turnover ratio (2.2), third in rebounds per game (8.6), and fourth in total steals (64)
  • Was named A-10 Player of the Week on Jan. 29
  • Shot a team-best 40.0 percent from behind the arc while knocking down a career-high 56 threes
  • Posted 17 games with at 2+ long balls
  • Tallied three games with 9 assists while recording 17 games with 5+ dimes
  • Paced the team with 10 double-doubles while scoring in double figures 25 times
  • Led the team in rebounding 22 times while being the top scorer 11 times
  • Collected a steal in 30 games and 3+ takeaways in 11 contests
  • Registered 12 games with 10+ rebounds while tallying four 20+ point games
  • Recorded a season-high 21 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and three triples in a win over UMass
  • Netted 20 points on four triples, with four steals, three assists, and three rebounds in a victory over Pitt
  • Scored 20 points while grabbing 13 rebounds, dishing out six assists, and two steals in a double-overtime win over Kent State
  • In a win at St. Bonaventure, netted 20 points, with a season-high five triples while grabbing 13 rebounds, five assists, and four steals

As a Sophomore (2022-23) 

  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
  • Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
  • Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Feb. 20)
  • Started all 31 games 
  • Had team-leading 21 double-digit scoring games … Posted a season and career high 23 points and 18 rebounds in home win over Richmond on Feb. 18 … The 18 rebounds were most by a Duke in a game that season, while 23 points tied for the most points scored in a game in 2022-23 for DU … Was second on the team averaging 11.2 points per game 
  • One of two players in Division I with multiple triple doubles with two (10 pts / 13 reb / 10 ast vs Brown on Nov. 11 and 12 pts / 15 reb / 10 ast at Delaware on Dec. 4) 
  • Charted double-digit rebounds 16 times … Averaged 9.8 rebounds per game (10th-most all-time at Duquesne) 
  • Set a new single season record for rebounds with 303 ... Ranked 3rd in the A-10 in total rebounds and led the conference in defensive rebounds per game (8.3) 
  • Posted 12 double-doubles, the 4th-most in the A-10 
  • Led the team and the A-10 in assists per game (5.5) … Was 2nd in conference in total assists (170) - which ranks 8th all-time at DU for most assists in a season - and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.54), which also was good for 12th in Division I 
  • Recorded 3+ assists in all but two games and had 10+ three times … Career-high 11 assists came in the home win over Cornell on Dec. 19 … Was most assists in a game by a Duke that season 
  • Ranked 4th in the A-10 steals per game (2.26) and was fifth in total steals with 70 … Both stats led team 
  • Had 11 games with 3+ steals … Swiped a season-high six twice … Was most steals by a Duke in a game that season 
  • Tied for the team lead with a 49.6% field goal percentage and averaged 4.2 makes per game 
  • Shot a team-leading 40% from beyond the arc (34-for-85), which tied for the 9th-best three-point shooting season in DU history 
  • Played all 40 minutes eight times … led team and ranked 2nd in the A-10 averaging 36.6 minutes per game 
As a Freshman (2021-22)
  • Played in all 29 games, starting in all but one of them
  • Ranked second on the team with 1,043 minutes played
  • Led the A-10 in steals per game with 2.6 and ranked second with 76 total
  • Ranked third in the conference with a 2.1 turnover/assist ratio and sixth in the conference with 4.1 assists/game
  • Led the team and ranked ninth in the conference with 6.4 rebounds per game, ranked fifth in the A-10 with 5.2 defensive rebounds per game
  • Recorded three double-doubles
  • Had 13 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Lafayette on Nov. 14
  • Scored a season-high 17 points at Siena on Nov. 27, also recording four steals
  • Filled up the stat sheet against Temple on Dec. 5, scoring 13 points, recording four steals, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists
  • Was instrumental in guiding the Dukes to a win over La Salle on Jan. 30, scoring 12 points, securing eight rebounds, notching five steals and dishing out five assists.
  • Recorded a career-high eight steals against George Washington on Feb. 9
As a Freshman (2020-21)
  • Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Week - 12/14/20
  • Appeared in all 16 games with nine starts
  • Led the team and ranked 17th in the A-10 with 2.8 assists per game
  • Led the team and ranked 12th in the A-10 with 1.4 steals per game
  • Played a team-high 28.7 minutes per game
  • Dished out a season-high six assists versus St. Bonaventure
  • Posted 15 points and five rebounds at Dayton
  • Finished with nine points, and season highs of six rebounds and three blocks while making her first-collegiate start against VCU
  • Established a season-high with 16 points to go with six rebounds and six assists versus Richmond
  • Scored 15 points and matched a season-best six rebounds against La Salle
  • Registered a season-high four steals at George Washington
  • Scored nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from behind-the-arc and matched a season-high six rebounds at George Mason
Before Duquesne
  • Rare four-time Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Selection
  • Class 5A first team all-state during her junior and senior seasons
  • Class 5A second team all-state during freshman and sophomore seasons
  • 95-16 win/loss record in high school
  • WPIAL record 57-game winning streak to end career
  • No. 372 overall and No.114 posistion rank on the World Exposure 2020 Report Ranking
  • Led the Colts to a perfect 27-0 record during senior season that was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Led the Colts to an undefeated 30-0 record along with WPIAL and PIAA championships during her junior season
  • Finished high school career with 1,521 points
  • Averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds as a senior
  • Averaged 10.9 points, 4.3 assists and 2.8 steals as a junior
  • Averaged 19 points per game as a sophomore
Personal
  • Brother, TJ, a Duquesne (2010-12) and Arizona (2013-15) basketball standout, is currently a member of the Indiana Pacers ... He previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers
  • Brother, Matty, was an 1,000-point scorer at Robert Morris (2015-2019)
  • Father, Tim, is one of the most successful basketball coaches in WPIAL history ... has more than 600 coaching victories and eight WPIAL titles as the boys' coach (1992-2018) and girls' coach (2018-present) at Chartiers Valley High School
  • Aunt, Suzie McConnell-Serio, was an All-American at Penn State, Olympic Gold Medalist and WNBA standout and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer ... She posted an 123-68 record as the head coach at Duquesne (2007-13), which ranks third all-time in program history in wins ... Prior to coaching on the Bluff, she was the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx (2003-06) ... She was the head coach at Pitt from 2013 to 2018 ... She is currently an assistant coach at Upper St. Clair High School
  • Aunt, Kathy McConnell-Miller went to four NCAA tournaments as a player at Virginia (1987-90) and has been a Division I head coach at Tulsa and Colorado ... She has served as an assistant coach at Pitt, Rutgers and Illinois ... She is currently the head coach at Trinity High School 
  • Uncle, Tom, is the head coach of the Division II national championship contender IUP women's team ... he had past stops as the head coach of the Saint Francis University men's team (1992-99) and had men's assistant coaching stops at Wake Forest, Marquette and Dayton and women's assistant coaching stops at Colorado and Old Dominion
CAREER HIGHS

Megan McConnell Final Career-Highs 24-25
SUPERLATIVES 

Double-Digit Scoring Games – 94 (Total) – 3 (Fr.) - 13 (Fr.) - 21 (So.) - 25 (Jr.) - 32 (Sr.)
20-Point Games – 18 (Total) - 0 (Fr.) - 0 (Fr.) - 1 (So.) - 4 (Jr.) - 13 (Sr.)
5-Assist Games – 72 (Total) - 2 (Fr.) - 16 (Fr.) - 17 (So.) - 17 (Jr.) - 20 (Sr.)
Double-Doubles – 32 (Total) – 0 (Fr.) - 3 (Fr.) - 12 (So.)  - 10 (Jr.) - 7 (Sr.)
Triple-Doubles – 4 (Total) – 0 (Fr.) - 0 (Fr.) - 2 (So.) - 0 (Jr.) - 2 (Sr.)
4 or More Steals – 42 (Total) – 1 (Fr.) - 10 (Fr.) - 9 (So.) - 5 (Jr.) - 17 (Sr.) 

Burt on McConnell: Meg is a pure point guard from a family that has produced some of the best point guards to ever come out of Western Pennsylvania. She has a high basketball IQ, is a winner and most importantly, a competitor with a killer instinct.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    4

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