Duquesne Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Capsule

Duquesne Dukes
Atlantic 10 (21-10, 12-4)

 

Big Wins: 12/7 Pittsburgh (87-77), 1/31 at Fordham (56-46), 2/18 Richmond (58-51)
Bad Losses: 12/21 at Providence (56-67), 1/3 at Rhode Island (61-62), 2/25 at St. Joseph’s (49-60)
Coach: Dan Burt

Probable Starters:
April Robinson, Junior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 4.8 apg
Belma Nurkic, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 2.1 apg
Olivia Bresnahan, Senior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.8 rpg
Amadea Szamosi, Sophomore, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Jose-Ann Johnson, Senior, Center, 9.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.2 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Stasia King, Senior, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Deva’Nyar Workman, Junior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 6.3 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.1 (52nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.2 (157, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.6 (136, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.1 (158, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.8 (124, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (44, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.0 (108, 7)
Rebound Margin: 6.4 (32, 2)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (29, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (146, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round win over Mount St. Mary's
2014    NIT    Second Round loss to Michigan
2013    NIT    First Round win over Akron
2013    NIT    Second Round loss to Bowling Green
2012    NIT    First Round loss to Cincinnati
2011    NIT    Round of 64 win over Kent State
2011    NIT    Round of 32 win over Kansas
2011    NIT    Regional Semifinal loss to Illinois State
2010    NIT    Round of 64 loss to Northwestern
2009    NIT    First Round loss to Butler

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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