Duquesne closes the schedule for Bonnies at home

Game 28
St. Bonaventure (6-21, 2-14) against Duquesne (17-10, 8-8)
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 11:00 a.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa. | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500)

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– The women's basketball team in Duquesne will play its last regular home competition on Wednesday morning and organize St. Bonaventure for the day of the Education Day Inside Upmc Cooper Fieldhouse, from 11:00 a.m.

– Behind a pair of double double from senior Megan McConnell and doctoral student Gabby HutchersonThe dukes won an 84-72 victory against Saint Louis during the senior citizen day in Upmc Cooper Fieldhouse.

– At Senior Day, Duquesnes was the focus of Duquesnes, the focus of outstanding achievements of Megan McConnell And Gabby Hutcherson. McConnell delivered her second double double in a row with 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. It was highly efficient and shot 7 out of 10 out of the field and 4 out of 6 from beyond the arch, while at the same time adding 11 templates and three steals.

-Hutcherson recorded her first career double double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. She shot 8 out of 16 from the ground and knocked down three three-point pointers while led the team with two blocks. Together, the dynamic duo for 15-von-26 shooting, seven threesome and 17 rebounds combined.

– junior Jerni Kiaku was a third duke in two numbers and ended with 16 points to an impressive 83.3 percent (5 out of 6). She ended 6 of 9 from the foul line when she collected two rebounds and two assists. Newcomer Mackenzie Blackford Was the last Duquesne player who netted two digits and paid 11 points and three long balls.

– It was a dominant first half for Duquesne, which was driven by sharp shootings and strong offensive runs. The Dukes shot impressive 58.8 percent (17 out of 29) from the field and 50.0 percent (8 out of 16) from the three -point range. They started strongly and jumped on successive dripes with a lead of 6: 2 Gabby Hutcherson And Mackenzie Blackford.

– Although Saint Louis briefly took the lead with five direct points, Duquesne replied with an 11-0 Jerni Kiakus Eight consecutive points and a three pointer from Megan McConnellto create a 17-7 advantage. The Billikens defended themselves with an 8: 5 route to close the first quarter, but Duquesne still had 22-15 lead.

-The dukes continued their hot shooting in the second quarter and reached 60.0 percent (9 out of 15) from the field. After Duquesne acted early with baskets, he put together another strong run and exceeded Saint Louis 11-5 to extend her lead to 39-26 with 4:23 in half.

– McConnell started the climb with a layup, followed by three from Blackford. Another triple by McConnell and Hutcherson's third of half contributed to further driving the lead. Blackford's free throws shortly before the half-time duquesne brought the biggest tour so far and went into the break with a dominant advantage of 50-31.

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The series against St. Bonaventure – A series that started in 1981 will be the 71st meeting between the Dukes and Bonnies on Wednesday. Duquesne dominated the all-time series and achieved a lead of 49: 21 and won 15 of the last 16 sessions, including seven in a row. The dukes are looking for the seasons after achieving an 80-46 victory (2/2) at the beginning of this month. Three dukes were led to double -digit numbers, led by Megan McConnell. She scored 17 points out of the ground with 7-von-12 shooting while showing nine rebounds and five steals. McConnell scored 17 from her in the first 20 minutes and ended 5 of 8 from the field. Jerni Kiaku And Mackenzie Blackford Each card, while Kiaku ended a perfect 6-of-6-vom field with two templates and theft. Blackford recorded her third game in a row with three or more Three with four three times, an assist, an assist, an assist and a block in victory. The trio combined on Sunday for five triple, seven steals and ten rebounds. Gabby Hutcherson And Faith Walker Everyone scored eight points, while Hutcherson scored four rebounds and one block, whereby Walker spent four assists and two steals. … newcomer Nadia Moore and junior Andjela Matic A total of five rebounds during the newcomer Kellie McConnell A few steals.

Scouting the Bonnies – St. Bonaventure occurs on Wednesday with an overall record of 6-21, including a 2-14 mark in the conference game. The Bonnies recently ended an 11-game defeat with a 48-41 victory over La Salle. Dani Haskell performed with 19 points and six rebounds, while Caitlin Frost recorded her third double double of the season and achieved 11 points and a career high of 15 rebounds. Haskell was the best scorer from St. Bonaventure this season with an average of 13.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. It made 55 three-point pointers and reached two figures in 17 times. Zoe Shaw offers additional offensive support that contributes 10.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per competition, with 15 double -digit values ​​and 44 made three pointers. Frost leads the team into the rebound with 5.5 boards per game and adds more than 9.0 points per competition.

Saint Louis remains – Duquesne's selfless game was fully equipped when they continued their strong passing game and made 20 templates to 27. The dukes stated the tone early, brought up six templates in the first quarter and added eight more in the second to fuel their dominant first half. The second half opened with both teams that exchanged in front of Neuling Eimer Faith Walker Fore the coast to coast for a layup. Moments later, Megan McConnell drained a three, followed by another long ball of Mackenzie BlackfordThe leadership of the Dukes lead to 62-37 with 4:56 in the third. Although Saint Louis closed the quarter with a 6-2 run, Duquesne still had an existing 69:46 advantage in the last framework. The Billikens put a pressure in the fourth and drove together with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit with just more than a minute to play to 13. McConnell and Jerni Kiaku Everyone has put down free throws to keep the leadership intact. With less than 40 seconds, the dukes secured the 82-67 victory and ended a strong all-round performance.

Everyone eats – The game on Saturday against Saint Louis was the 11th time this season that Duquesne scored four or more players in two numbers. senior Megan McConnell recorded her seventh double double of the season and the 32nd of her career while studying doctoral students Gabby Hutcherson drove the first double double of your career. Junior Jerni Kiaku Reached double -digit numbers and newcomers for the 22nd time this season Mackenzie Blackford Published her 10th double-digit points on her rookie campaign. Fittingly, these four players were Duquesnes Top goalkeeper this season. McConnell leads the team with 18.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 4.1 steals per game. Kiaku follows with 12.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per competition. Hutcherson contributes 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Blackford continues to impress in their freshmen season and achieves an average of 8.0 points and 40.1 percent from the field and 37.0 percent Has shot three-point range. This season it has associated itself with 54 triple and only McConnell's team high 57 behind.

The constant hand – Senior Guard Megan McConnell The double-digit goal scoring series on eleven successive game-the longest by a Duquesne player this season after the recording of her ninth 20-point performance in an 84-72 victory against Saint Louis. She ended with 22 points with an efficient 7-von-10 shooting from the field, including 4 out of 6 from three-point range. In the last 11 games, McConnell was a dominant force with an average of 17.2 points and 7.1 rebounds, while he shot 46.6 percent off the field. She also honored itself as a playmaker, 54 assists (4.9 per game) and an average of 3.6 steals per competition. The end of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh will compete on Wednesday, which leads the nation in theft per game (4.04) and occupies the second in the NCAA division I in the entire snack bar (109). It is just two steals from drawing third place in Duquesnes single season steals and surpassing Korie Hledee's brand of 110 from 1995.

Delivers depth – Duquesne continues to thrive with strong contributions from the bank and leads the Atlantic 10 in the bank with 24.1 points per game – for the 38th place in the nation. The Dukes recorded 20 or more bench points this season in 20 games, including four of their last five competitions. In February, Duquesne's reserves achieved an average of 22.9 points per game and reached the 20-point mark in five games. The team achieved its third highest bank production of the season on February 2 and scored 42 points in an 80-46 victory in St. Bonaventure. At the beginning of the year, the Dukes 44 bench points scored in a 100-65 season opening victory against Niagara (November 16) and set a season high with 47 points in a dominant 97: 55 win in George Washington (January 11 (January 11th (January 11th ) (January 11). 14-5.

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