Women's Preview Teams from the City of Brotherly Love are coming to Pittsburgh this weekend to face Duquesne's basketball teams. The men host Western Division foe La Salle Explorers on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in an A-10 TV game. Then the St. Joseph's Hawks, who lead the East Division, will take on Duquesne's women's team at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.
The La Salle contest completes the men's brief two-game homestand. The game is available on the Atlantic 10 TV network (Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh locally), on KQV-AM 1410 radio and via the internet at RedZoneMedia.com).
Saturday's game is also "Danny Nee Bobblehead Night #2." Miniature replicas of DU's head coach will be given to the first 1,000 in attendance, courtesy of Morreale Chiropractic.
In addition, three former outstanding Duquesne student-athletes, Dan DeFelice (football class of '81), Korie Hlede (basketball class of '98) and Katie Michalski (volleyball class of '96), will be inducted into the Duquesne Athletics Hall of Fame during halftime. For more information, please click here.
The DU women are coming off their second straight win, a 69-62 victory over another Eastern Division team, Rhode Island, Thursday on the Rams' home floor. The Red and Blue were led by double-doubles from seniors Khalihah Este-Shehu (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Beth Friday (10 points, 10 rebounds).
Sunday's game can also be heard via the internet on RedZoneMedia.
