#1World1Team1Goal @DuqWBB /DuqWBB 2015-16 duquesne women’s BASKETBALL // CONTACT: RYAN GAVATORTA - [email protected]office: 412-396-6560 // cell: 412-418-6569 A.J. PALUMBO CENTER // 600 FORBES AVENUE // PITTSBURGH, PA. 15282 DUQ #1World1Team1Goal JUST DUKES PLEASE When referencing the Duquesne wom- en’s basketball team, we ask that you refer to us simply as “Dukes” and not “Lady Dukes” or “Duchesses.” Thank you for your cooperation. LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE You can listen to all the Duquesne women’s basketball action exclusively on Red Zone Media. Join the play-by- play voice of the Dukes Alex Panormios along with Tad Maurey and Bob Healy for all the home games and selected road games at www.RedZoneMedia. com or you can listen on your iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Palm or Samsung Bada with the TuneIn app. ALL ACCESS Every Duquesne home game will be streamed live on the A-10 Digital Net- work at http://goo.gl/ZgTphf. You can also follow the play-by-play with GameTracker at www.goduquesne. com. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow Duquesne athletics on its social media sites - Facebook, Twitter, You- Tube and Instagram at GoDuquesne. You can also follow the Duquesne women’s basketball team on Facebook at facebook.com/DuqWBB and on Twit- ter @DuqWBB. GAME 13 // DEC. 30, 2015 // PITTSBURGH // PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER // PITTSBURGH, PA DUQUESNE Nickname: Dukes Conference: Atlantic 10 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment: 9,984 Coach: Dan Burt 2015-16 Record: 11-1 Record at School: 54-25 Career Record: Same PITTSBURGH Nickname: Panthers Conference: ACC Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment: 28,766 Coach: Suzie McConnell-Serio 2015-16 Record: 8-4 Record at School: 39-36 Career Record: 162-104 PITT 2015-16 SCHEDULE Nov. 13 at Saint Peter’s W, 63-38 Nov. 15 at #25 Princeton L, 66-94 Nov. 20 at Lafayette W, 73-65 Nov. 24 HOWARD W, 86-62 Nov. 27 vs. NC A&T-1 W, 81-67 Nov. 28 at New Mexico-1 W, 78-69 Dec. 3 at Central Michigan W, 68-49 Dec. 6 at Buffalo W, 79-62 Dec. 9 UMES W, 95-59 Dec. 13 OHIO W, 64-47 Dec. 15 SLIPPERY ROCK W, 79-54 Dec. 19 #25 ST. JOHN’S W, 76-57 Dec. 30 at Pittsburgh 2:00 PM Jan. 3 DAYTON* 1:00 PM Jan. 7 at George Mason* 7:00 PM Jan. 10 FORDHAM* 12:00 PM Jan. 13 at Rhode Island* 7:00 PM Jan. 17 G. WASHINGTON* 12:00 PM Jan. 23 ST. BONAVENTURE* 2:00 PM Jan. 28 at Richmond* 7:00 PM Jan. 31 at VCU* 1:00 PM Feb. 3 MASSACHUSETTS* 7:00 PM Feb. 6 at Davidson* 2:00 PM Feb. 10 RHODE ISLAND* 7:00 PM Feb. 13 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 2:00 PM Feb. 18 at Saint Louis* 8:00 PM Feb. 21 at Dayton* 1:00 PM Feb. 24 LA SALLE* 7:00 PM Feb. 28 at St. Bonaventure* 1:00 PM 1 - New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament * - Atlantic 10 game All times are Eastern and subject to change PROBABLE STARTERS 32 - April Robinson 5-8 // SR // G Springfield, Va. 13.9 ppg // 8.3 apg 45 - Emilie Gronas 5-7 // SR // G Bergen, Norway 7.8 ppg // 3.0 rpg 42 - Kadri-Ann Lass 6-3 // FR // F Tallinn, Estonia 11.7 ppg // 6.5 rpg 4 - Chassidy Omogrosso 5-6 // FR // G Beaver Falls, Pa. 11.3 ppg // 2.5 rpg 15 - Amadea Szamosi 6-3 // JR // F Pécs, Hungary 12.9 ppg // 8.6 apg
JUST DUKES PLEASE When referencing the Duquesne wom-en’s basketball team, we ask that you refer to us simply as “Dukes” and not “Lady Dukes” or “Duchesses.” Thank you for your cooperation.
LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE You can listen to all the Duquesne women’s basketball action exclusively on Red Zone Media. Join the play-by-play voice of the Dukes Alex Panormios along with Tad Maurey and Bob Healy for all the home games and selected road games at www.RedZoneMedia.com or you can listen on your iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Palm or Samsung Bada with the TuneIn app.
ALL ACCESS Every Duquesne home game will be streamed live on the A-10 Digital Net-work at http://goo.gl/ZgTphf. You can also follow the play-by-play with GameTracker at www.goduquesne.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA Follow Duquesne athletics on its social media sites - Facebook, Twitter, You-Tube and Instagram at GoDuquesne. You can also follow the Duquesne women’s basketball team on Facebook at facebook.com/DuqWBB and on Twit-ter @DuqWBB.
GAME 13 // DEC. 30, 2015 // PITTSBURGH // PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER // PITTSBURGH, PA
4 - Chassidy Omogrosso5-6 // FR // G Beaver Falls, Pa.11.3 ppg // 2.5 rpg
15 - Amadea Szamosi6-3 // JR // FPécs, Hungary12.9 ppg // 8.6 apg
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QUICK FACTSGENERAL Name of School _________________ Duquesne UniversityStreet Address ___________________ 600 Forbes AvenueCity/Zip __________________Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282-1010Founded _____________ 1878 by the Holy Ghost FathersEnrollment _________________________________ 9,984Nickname ________Dukes (not Lady Dukes or Duchesses)Colors: ____________ Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282)Home Court __________________ A.J. Palumbo C (4,390)Affiliation __________________________ NCAA Division IConference ____________________________ Atlantic 10President _ Dr. Charles J. Dougherty (St. Bonaventure ‘71)Director of Athletics ______ Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92)Athletic Department Phone _____________ 412-396-6565Ticket Office Phone ___________________412-232 DUKEUniversity Website _____________________ www.duq.eduAthletics Website ______________ www.GoDuquesne.com
HISTORY First Year of Basketball ________________________1974First Year in Division I/Atlantic 10 ________________1984All-Time Record ______________________ 544-573 (.487)All-Time Division I Record ______________ 440-502 (.467)All-Time Atlantic 10 Record _____________ 191-285 (.401)All-Time A-10 Championship Record (appearances) _ 21-30 (30)All-Time NCAA Tournament Record (appearances): ___ n/aAll-Time WNIT Record (appearances): __________ 6-7 (7)
COACHING STAFF Head Coach _______________ Dan Burt (West Liberty ‘93)Record at School (Years) _____________54-25 (3rd year)Career Record (Years) _______________________ SameAssistant Coach ____________Eddie Benton (Vermont ‘97)Assistant Coach _________Matt Schmidt (West Liberty ‘96)Assistant Coach ___________Rachel Wojdowski (NYU ‘05)Director of Operations ____Melissa Franko (Duquesne ‘95)Graduate Assistant ____ Oilvia Bresnahan (Duquesne ‘15)Athletic Trainer _____________ Amy Wyke (Duquesne ‘12)Strength Coach _____Dennis Cuturic (Cleveland State ‘07)Basketball Office Phone _______________ 412-396-5126
HOME BROADCAST Flagship Audio Station ________ www.RedZoneMedia.comPlay-by-Play Announcer ______________ Alex PanormiosPanormios e-mail [email protected]
MEDIA WEBSITES Duquesne Athletics ____________ www.GoDuquesne.comDuquesne University ___________________ www.duq.eduDuquesne Stats ___________________www.duqstats.comAtlantic 10 ______________________www.atlantic10.comNCAA _______www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-women/d1 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association _ www.wbca.orgESPN ___________ www.espn.go.com/womens-basketballCBS ___________________________www.cbssports.comFox __________ www.msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketballPittsburgh Post-Gazette ___ www.post-gazette.com/sportsPittsburgh Tribune-Review _____ www.triblive.com/sports/DK Pittsburgh Sports _____www.dkonpittsburghsports.comCity of Champions Sports www.cityofchampionssports.comDuquesne Duke _____ www.duqsm.com/theduquesneduke
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2015-16 ROSTERNUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Prep School/Transfer 2 Deva’Nyar Workman G SR 5-10 Reading, Pa./Reading/Jacksonville (Texas) JC4 Chassidy Omogrosso G FR 5-6 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk10 Paige Cannon G/F FR 6-1 Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe13 Julijana Vojinovic G FR 5-10 Belgrade, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija Beograd14 Eniko Kuttor F FR 6-1 Budapest, Hungary/Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus15 Amadea Szamosi F JR 6-3 Pécs, Hungary/Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma21 Erin Waskowiak G SO 5-11 Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin22 Conor Richardson G FR 5-10 Pittsburgh, Pa./Carlynton32 April Robinson G JR 5-8 Springfield, Va./West Springfield42 Kadri-Ann Lass G/F FR 6-3 Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasium43 Judith Sole F JR 6-3 Igualada, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume/Robert Morris45 Emilie Gronas G JR 5-7 Bergen, Norway/ Olsvikåsen vgs/Cowley C.C.54 Angela Staffileno F FR 6-2 Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke55 Brianna Thomas G SO 6-0 Ajax, Ontario/Notre Dame
ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Prep School/Transfer 10 Paige Cannon G/F FR 6-1 Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe45 Emilie Gronas G JR 5-7 Bergen, Norway/ Olsvikåsen vgs/Cowley C.C.14 Eniko Kuttor F FR 6-1 Budapest, Hungary/Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus42 Kadri-Ann Lass G/F FR 6-3 Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasium4 Chassidy Omogrosso G FR 5-6 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk22 Conor Richardson G FR 5-10 Pittsburgh, Pa./Carlynton32 April Robinson G JR 5-8 Springfield, Va./West Springfield43 Judith Sole F JR 6-3 Igualada, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume/Robert Morris54 Angela Staffileno F FR 6-2 Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke15 Amadea Szamosi F JR 6-3 Pécs, Hungary/Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma55 Brianna Thomas G SO 6-0 Ajax, Ontario/Notre Dame 13 Julijana Vojinovic G FR 5-10 Belgrade, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija Beograd21 Erin Waskowiak G SO 5-11 Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin2 Deva’Nyar Workman G SR 5-10 Reading, Pa./Reading/Jacksonville (Texas) JC
COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach - Dan Burt (West Liberty ‘93) - 3rd season as head coach, 9th on staffAssistant Coach - Eddie Benton (Vermont ‘97) - 3rd seasonAssistant Coach - Matt Schmidt (West Liberty ‘96) - 3rd seasonAssistant Coach - Rachel Wojdowski (NYU ‘05) - 3rd season as assist, 6th on staffMelissa Franko - Director of Basketball Operations (Duquesne ‘95) – 1st season as DOBO, 2nd on staffOlivia Bresnahan - Graduate Assistant (Duquesne ‘15) -1st seasonAmy Wyke - Athletic Trainer (Duquesne ‘12) - 2nd seasonDennis Cuturic - Strength and Conditioning Coach (Cleveland State ‘07) - 6th season PRONUNCIATIONS GA Olivia Bresnahan _________________ BREZ-nuh-han45 Emilie Gronas ________uh-MEEL-ee-uh GROW-nuss14 Eniko Kuttor __________________ EN-ih-koo KOO-ter42 Kadri-Ann Lass _______________KAH-dree-ahn lahs43 Judith Sole ____________________________ so-LAY54 Angela Staffileno _______________ staff-fill-LEAN-oh15 Amadea Szamosi __ ah-muh-DAY-uh SUH-muh-shee13 Julijana Vojinovic ______jewel-LI-ana voe-JIN-uh-vitchAC Rachel Wojdowski _______________ woe-DOW-skee21 Erin Waskowiak ________________ was-CO-wee-ack2 Deva’Nyar Workman _________________ DEVON-air
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2015-16 ROSTERRETURNING STARTERS (2) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG G/GS Quick Facts 32 April Robinson G SR 5-8 13.7 3.6 34/34 2015 Second-Team All-Conference 15 Amadea Szamosi F JR 6-3 10.5 5.7 34/33 Missed A-10 FG% title by .001
RETURNING PLAYERS (4) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG G/GS Quick Facts 2 Deva’Nyar Workman G JR 5-10 10.0 6.1 33/3 Dukes leading returning rebounder 21 Erin Waskowiak G FR 5-11 - - - Missed 2014-15 season with an injury 45 Emilie Gronas G JR 5-7 5.0 0.9 34/0 Made 43.8 % of 3-point attempts 55 Brianna Thomas G SO 6-0 1.7 0.8 19/0 Returned after missing 2014 season
NEWCOMERS (8) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Quick Facts 4 Chassidy Omogrosso G FR 5-6 2014 and 2015 AP Pennsylvania AAA Player of the Year 10 Paige Cannon F FR 6-1 Finished HS career as all-time leader in points 13 Julijana Vojinovic G FR 5-10 13.2 points ppg in the 2014 European Championship 14 Eniko Kuttor F FR 6-1 9.3 ppg and 12.0 rpg at the 2015 European Championship 22 Conor Richardson G FR 5-10 19.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 5.6 spg and 4.4 apg as a senior 42 Kadri-Ann Lass G/F FR 6-3 12.0 ppg and 12.9 rpg 2014 European Championship 43 Judith Sole F JR 6-3 Transfer from Robert Morris, will be eligible in 16-17 54 Angela Staffileno F FR 6-2 Finished HS as all-time leading scorer, will redshirt in 15-16
GRADUATED PLAYERS (4) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG G/GS Quick Facts 4 Jose-Ann Johnson C SR 6-4 3.5 3.1 27/14 Set single-season record with 76 blocks 22 Olivia Bresnahan G SR 5-11 8.9 6.2 34/34 Led DUQ with 57 steals 23 Belma Nurkic G SR 5-8 7.6 3.6 34/34 Set single-season record with 93.8 FT% 42 Stasia King F SR 6-1 3.5 3.9 24/1 Career 43.4 FG%
NON-RETURNING PLAYERS (4) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG G/GS Quick Facts 0 Kaitlyn Eagle G SO 5-7 0.0 0.0 6/0 Did not return to team 3 Tanesha Sutton G FR 5-10 1.1 1.1 25/0 Transferred to Maine 5 Kyasia Duling F SO 6-3 1.5 1.4 28/0 Did not return to team 35 Tyra Jones F FR 6-0 1.5 1.1 15/0 Transferred to Odessa College
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COACHES
DAN BURTHEAD COACH • 3rd SEASON
Dan Burt was named head coach of the Duquesne women’s basketball program on April 27, 2013. In just two years time, he has had unprecedented success.
Burt is coming off his second season as head coach - one that was touted by many as a rebuilding year. The team that was predicted to finish seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference finished third, had one of the most successful years in program his-tory recording the most league wins (12) in team history. Overall, the Dukes’ 23 vic-
tories was the third-most for the program all-time. The non-conference season was highlighted by Duquesne being crowned champion of the Ball State Federal Credit Union Classic as well as defeating cross-town rival Pitt in The City Game. After dropping its first two home decisions to NCAA Tournament teams Princeton and Syracuse, Duquesne went on to win its next 12 at the A.J. Palumbo Center. During that streak, the Dukes won a single-season program-best eight straight Atlantic 10 Conference games. This season marked the first time Duquesne was undefeated in conference play at the Palumbo Center. For the seventh straight season, Duquesne won 20-or-more games (just one of 18 teams in NCAA Division I that has won 20-or-more games each year since the 2009 season).
For the first time since 2006, the Dukes advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship. Duquesne earned a #3 seed and a bye into the quarterfinal round, where whey defeated Rhode Island before falling to conference runner-up and NCAA Elite Eight team Dayton. Despite having a top 50 RPI, the Dukes did not receive an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. However, they tied their best finish in the WNIT, advancing to the 3rd Round of the 64-team tournament defeating Youngstown State and Richmond before falling at tournament runner-up West Virginia.
Junior guard April Robinson was named Atlantic 10 Second-Team All-Conference as well as College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference. She was one of 31 finalists for the 2015 Nancy Lieber-man Award as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Kenny Kallina of Florida Girl’s Basketball along with John McGraw Scouting Service named Burt its Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.
In his first season on the Bluff, Burt guided the Dukes to their sixth straight 20-win season. Duquesne played in the postseason for the sixth straight season, capping the year with a 2nd Round appearance in the WNIT.
The team made program history on December 1, 2013 when they played their first-ever game outside the United States. The Dukes and #5 Notre Dame played a neutral site game at Ryerson University in the venue formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens in downtown Toronto. The contest sold out in a matter of hours.
Burt became the first 1st year head coach to win 10 Atlantic 10 Conference games since 2009. The 10 wins tied Duquesne’s second-best total since joining the league in 1983-84. The Dukes also set a then single-season team record with seven straight conference victories from Jan. 8 to Feb. 1, 2014. The winning steak culminated with Duquesne receiv-ing three votes in the prestigious USA Today/Coaches Poll.
The end of the A-10 season saw two of Burt’s student-athletes named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team in Wumi AgunbiadeClick here to hear it and Raegan MooreClick here to hear it. The season concluded with a sixth straight post-season berth. The Dukes defeated Mount St. Mary’s in the 1st Round of the WNIT before falling in the 2nd Round at Michigan.
One of just five NCAA Division I 1st year head coaches to win 20 games, Burt was named a finalist for the 2014 Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award, which honors a WBCA Division I head coach who has led his
THE DAN BURT FILE Birthdate: August 12, 1970Hometown: Washington, Pa.College: West Liberty State `93Degree: Physical EducationHigh School: TrinityWife: Kata Katanich-Burt Sons: Soma, Milan
COACHING EXPERIENCE AS A HEAD COACH2013-present ______________ Duquesne
AS AN ASSISTANT COACH1998-01 ________________ West Virginia2001-04 _____________ UNC Wilmington2004-07 ___________________ Bucknell2007-13 __________________ Duquesne
POSTSEASON APPEARANCES2014 WNIT, 2015 WNIT
HONORS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Finalist for the 2014 Maggie Dixon Divi-sion I Rookie Coach of the Year award
• Set school record with 12 Atlantic 10 wins in 2015
• Set Duquesne single-season record with eight straight conference victories
• One of just five NCAA Division I 1st year head coaches to win 20 games in 2014
• Coached 11 players who earned all-con-ference honors a total of 18 times
• Coached seven players at Duquesne that have gone on to play professionally overseas
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COACHESor her team to a successful season during his or her first year at the helm.
During his eight years on the Bluff, including six as the program’s top assistant coach, Burt helped the Dukes to 166 victories and seven WNIT appearances. He helped recruit and coach 10 players who earned all-conference honors a total of 18 times, eight 1,000 point scorers and the 2008, 2009 (Kristi Little) and 2013 (Jocelyn Floyd) Atlantic 10 Defensive Players of the Year.
A key component in Burt’s coaching philosophy is player development. In his time at Duquesne, seven of Burt’s players have gone on to play professionally overseas: Vanessa Abel - Germany and Sweden, Wumi Agunbiade - Romania, Jocelyn Floyd - Germany, Alex Gensler - Hun-gary, Kristi Little - Hungary, Orsi SzecsiClick here to hear it - Hungary, Diana Voynova - Bulgaria and Italy.
Recognized as one of the country’s top recruiters, Burt assembled a 2011 class that was ranked 38th in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz and 47th by Blue Star Basketball. Duquesne’s class of 2013 was named the 39th-best in the nation by Blue Star Basketball. The class of 2015 has been ranked 52nd best in the country by The Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, owned by Dan Olsen who prepares the re-cruiting rankings for ESPNW.
Burt was instrumental in recruiting the 2011 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Wumi Agunbiade and Orsi Szecsi, who was a member of the 2011 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. Agunbiade was ranked the 43rd best power forward by ESPN HoopGurlz and 108th best player by Blue Star Basketball. Szecsi was rated the 14th best small forward and 77th best player by ESPN HoopGurlz. Blue Star ranked Szecsi the 84th best player overall and Scout.com had her at the 17th best player in the Middle Atlantic Region. Jose-Ann JohnsonClick here to hear it was listed as the 38th best post player in North America by ESPN Hoop-Gurlz and was the highest ranking of any player from Canada in the 2011 recruiting class.
A native of nearby Washington, Pa., Burt came to Duquesne from Bucknell where he was an assistant for three seasons (2004-07). He was also an assistant for three seasons at both West Virginia (1998-2001) and UNC Wilmington (2001-04).
In June 2013, Burt was selected as one of 30 head coaches across the nation to participate in the Center For Coaching Excellence by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The event intro-duces coaches to various aspects of leadership and provide a deeper understanding and appreciation of the importance of ethics and integrity in college women’s basketball through a rigorous curriculum presented in a seminar-style environment. The exclusive invitation-only elite leadership program was held at Columbia University in New York City.
Burt has also facilitated roundtable discussions at the WBCA National Coaches Convention. He was one of 15 assistant coaches selected from around the country to lead the discussions in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2013. He also coordinated a roundtable meeting for the entire athletic department at UNC Wilmington during 2003-04 that focused on recruiting for all sports at the school.
In 2002, Burt worked with YES - Youth Education through Sports - Basketball Clinic as part of the Final Four Festivities in San Antonio, Texas. He reprised the role at the 2014 Final Four in Nashville, Tenn. YES is the NCAA’s premier outreach to youth across the country, con-necting young athletes with collegiate coaches and student-athletes to provide fundamental instruction in sports, conditioning and life skills at select collegiate championships
Burt graduated from Trinity High School in Washington, Pa. prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education from West Liberty State College in 1993. While a Hilltopper, Burt was a scholar-athlete award winner as a member of the men’s basketball team.
Following graduation, Burt worked as an admissions counselor at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, W.Va. for five years. He was an assistant coach with the men’s team during the 1994-95 campaign and was also a college basketball referee in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland.
Burt is married to Kata Katanich-Burt, who received her MBA from Duquesne’s Donahue Graduate School of Business. The couple have two sons - Soma and Milan.
BURT VS. OPPONENTS ____________
Ball State _______________________1-0Buffalo__________________________2-0Cal Poly ________________________1-0Central Michigan __________________1-0Davidson _______________________1-0Dayton _________________________0-3DePaul _________________________0-1Fordham ________________________3-1George Mason ___________________2-0George Washington _______________0-2Green Bay ______________________0-2Howard _________________________2-0Jackson State ____________________1-0Kent State _______________________2-0La Salle ________________________1-1Lafayette ________________________1-0Lehigh __________________________1-0Massachusetts ___________________2-0Miami University __________________1-0Michigan ________________________0-1Morehead State __________________1-0Mount St. Mary’s __________________1-0New Mexico _____________________1-0North Carolina A&T ________________1-0Notre Dame _____________________0-1Ohio ___________________________1-0Pittsburgh _______________________1-1Princeton _______________________0-2Providence ______________________1-1Rhode Island ____________________5-1Richmond ______________________3-0Robert Morris ____________________2-0Saint Francis _____________________2-0Saint Peter’s _____________________1-0Saint Joseph’s ___________________1-2Saint Louis ______________________2-0St. Bonaventure __________________3-1 St. John’s _______________________1-0Slippery Rock ___________________ 190Syracuse ________________________0-1UMES __________________________1-0VCU ___________________________2-1West Virginia _____________________0-3Youngstown State _________________1-0Total _________________________54-25
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COACHESASSISTANT COACH EDDIE BENTON
Eddie Benton joined the Duquesne women’s basketball staff in June 2013.
Benton, a native of Manchester in Pitts-burgh’s North Side and a graduate of Perry Traditional Academy, comes to the Bluff after serving as an assistant wom-en’s basketball coach for one season at Saint Francis University. At SFU, he helped the Red Flash to their first-ever
berth in the Women’s Basketball Invitational.
Prior to his stint in Loretto, Benton was head women’s coach at La Roche College where he led the Lady Red-hawks to back-to-back Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships and NCAA Division III Tourna-ment berths. In his eight years at the helm, Benton’s teams won 108 games. In 2012, Benton was named the AMCC Coach of the Year award.
Before coaching on the women’s side, Benton served as a men’s assistant coach at Robert Morris for three years un-der Mark Schmidt after spending two years as an assistant coach with the men’s program at La Roche.
As a player, Benton was a standout guard at the University of Vermont. The Catamounts all-time leading scorer and 2006 UVM Hall of Fame inductee, Benton was the winner of the 1996 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award given to the nation’s top basketball player less than six feet tall and the Bob Cousy Award, which is given to the best senior in the region under 6-feet tall.
Benton’s 2,474 points is second all-time in the America East Conference, second only to Reggie Lewis of North-eastern. He graduated as the school’s career leader in 15 different offensive categories including scoring aver-age - 23.8 points per game. Benton, who was 1996 team captain, has his number 10 retired by Vermont in 2000. He scored over 40 points in a game six times, including a school and conference record 54 points against Drexel his sophomore season. In that game, Benton made a school and conference record 21 foul shots. He also had a school record 42 consecutive free throws over the course of four games his freshman year. He finished with a school and conference record 739 free throws.
Benton was a First-Team All-America East selection all four seasons and was the league’s 1993 Rookie of the Year. He was also selected as part of the America East 20th Anniversary All-Star Team. Benton was a three-time NABC District I First-Team All-Star (1994, 95, 96) and the 1993 NABC District I Rookie of the Year as well as a three-time ECAC All-Star (1993, 1994, 1996) and 1993 ECAC Rookie of the Year. Additionally, he was named USBWA All-District in 1993 and 1994.
After graduating with his degree in sociology, he played professionally in the CBA with the Grand Rapids Hoops.
After the CBA, Benton continued his playing career over-seas in Israel, Holland and Venezuela.
In high school, Benton was named to the 1992 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous Five team and was also All-City League performer. During his junior year, he led Commo-dores to the 1991 PIAA Championship. During his senior year, Benton was selected to the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic where he won the three point shootout.
Benton and his wife Beverly have two children - NyAsia and Eddie III (Tre).
ASSISTANT COACH MATT SCHMIDT Matt Schmidt is also in his second Matt Schmidt joined the Duquesne women’s basketball staff in June 2013. The Johnstown, Pa. native came to the Bluff after serving as head women’s basket-ball coach at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga. for five seasons.
During his time of the Bluff, Schmidt has been part of back-to-back 20-win seasons and WNIT ap-pearances -- including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2015. He also helped coach the Dukes to a school record 12 Atlantic 10 Conference wins in 2015. Schmidt helped recruit the 51st best class in the country by ESPNW.
At Armstrong Atlantic, Schmidt led the Pirates to 60 victo-ries, 37 in the Peach Belt Conference. In his first season at the helm, Schmidt’s team won a program record 12 confer-ence games and had its highest conference finish in 15 years. During his tenure, he saw a pair of players named to the Peach Belt All-Conference team. He also coaches the first back-to-back-to-back Peach Belt Player of the Week in nine seasons. His signature win came in his final season with the Pirates, a 69-67 victory over #5 USC Aiken.
Prior to his time at Armstrong Atlantic, Schmidt served as the top assistant coach at Northern Kentucky for four sea-sons under head coach Nancy Winstel. In 2008, he helped the Norse win the NCAA Division II National Champion-ship. NKU, who was a #4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, finished with a 28-8 record that season. The 2007 season at NKU saw the Norse ranked as high as #10 in the coun-try en route to a 21-8 records. NKU was a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In 2006, Northern Kentucky finished 27-5, which was the best winning percentage in school history and an 11-game improvement from the previous season. NKU was the Great Lakes East Division regu-lar season and tournament champion. The season was highlighted by a 16-game winning streak. In his first year at NKU, Schmidt helped the Norse to 13 conference victories. He coached eight GLVC All-Conference players a total of 13 times. Overall, NKU was 92-32 with Schmidt on staff, averaging 23 wins per season.
Schmidt served three season as an assistant at the Univer-
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COACHESsity of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. While at Findlay, he led the Oilers to 40 wins from 2002-04 and coach players that were named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic All-Conference a total of eight times. During his final season at Findlay, the Oilers were ranked 2nd in the WBCA Academic Top 25 with a cumulative GPA of 3.676.
Schmidt was an assistant coach at West Virginia for the 2001 season. He coached Kate Bulger who finished her ca-reer as WVU’s 4th all-time leading scorer and was the first player from West Virginia to be drafted in the WNBA.
During the 2000 season, Schmidt was an assistant coach as UMBC in Baltimore, Md. He helped the Retrievers transition from the Big South Conference into the Northeast Conference. The season was highlighted with victories over conference tournament runner-up Wagner and Mount St. Mary’s, who finished 2nd in the NEC.
As a graduate assistant at WVU during the 1999 season, Schmidt coached four 1,000 point scorers. Additionally, he coached the 1999 Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He earned his master’s degree in physical education in August 2000.
Prior to coaching in college, Schmidt returned to his high school alma mater, Ferndale, as the head junior’s boys basketball coach for the 1998 season.
In 1997, Schmidt was an assistant coach at Westmont Hilltop High School in his hometown of Johnstown, Pa. He help lead the Hilltoppers to a 21-5 record and the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship.
As a student-athlete, Schmidt played collegiately at West Liberty State in Wheeling, W.Va. A member of the Dean’s List, Schmidt was a four-time West Liberty State College Scholar Athlete while earning a degree in education.
Schmidt and his wife, Brittany, have two sons Jackson and Zachary.
ASSISTANT COACH RACHEL WOJDOWSKI Rachel Wojdowski enters her sixth sea-son on the Duquesne women’s basketball staff - her third as assistant coach after serving a director of basketball opera-tions during the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons. During her time on the Bluff in both positions, Duquesne has won 111 games. Serving as defensive coordinator, the Dukes have improved their margin of victory by 25 percent under her guidance.
Wojdowski helped recruit the 51st best class in the country by ESPNW.
In August 2015, Wojdowski was invited to participate in the first-ever Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Center for Coaching Excellence leadership program for as-sistant coaches.
She joined the women’s basketball staff after a successful five-year professional playing career overseas which in-cluded stops in Bulgaria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Holland.
Wojdowski joined the Dukes’ team as a walk-on for the 2001 season, but transferred to UNC Wilmington where she played under current Duquesne head coach Dan Burt. After leading the Seahawks to a 22-6 season in 2003.
She opted to finish her collegiate career at New York Uni-versity. In her two years at NYU, Wojdowski led the Violets to a 46-9 record. Her junior season, she was the 2004 University Athletic Association Player of the Year and was named to UAA First-Team All-Conference while leading NYU to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 with a 23-4 record. She was named to the 2004 NCAA Division III Third-Team All-American. During her senior season, she led NYU to the ECAC Metro championship with a 23-5 overall record. She repeated the UAA First-Team All-Conference feat the following year while being named NYU Kodak All-Ameri-can.
Her 16.4 points per game is still second best in program’s 92-year history.
In 2012 she was named to the University Athletic Associa-tion 25-Year Team and in 2015 she was inducted into the NYU Hall of Fame.
A 2000 graduate of Bethel Park High School, Wojdowski averaged 17.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game and led the Black Hawks to a 19-9 record during her junior season in 1998-99. She missed the majority of her senior season after an ACL tear. In 2011, she was inducted into Bethel Park Athletic Hall of Fame.
Wojdowski started her coaching career as an assistant coach at Peters Township High School. In 2010, she help the Indians reach a berth in the WPIAL semifinals, which included a first round upset of traditional AAAA power-house Oakland Catholic.
Wojdowski’s father, Jack, was a three-year varsity player for the Dukes from 1971-73 and led DU to a 57-17 record and an appearance in the 1971 NCAA Tournament during his time on the Bluff.
DIRECTOR OF OPS MELISSA FRANKO Duquesne graduate Melissa Franko was named director of basketball operations in August 2015 after serving one season on the Dukes’ staff as a graduate assis-tant while earning her MBA.Franko has over 20 years experience in marketing, event planning, fundraising, media and event production industries. She has helmed her own consulting firm since 2008 where she guides and
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COACHESsupports arts, medical and community non-profits (includ-ing current clients Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Opera, Global Links and most recently, first-time events EverPower Earth Day Festival and Picklesburgh) and handles publicity efforts and website management for sev-eral performing artists.
The scope of her work has fostered trustworthy relation-ships with countless Pittsburgh sports celebrities past and present including Franco Harris, Charlie Batch, Bob Friend and Phil Bourque in Pittsburgh Opera’s rendition of AIDA.
Additionally, she has also lent her hand to efforts such as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert at Madison Square Garden in 2012 (raising over $70 million worldwide), serves on the Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania’s State Board of Directors, and is widely regarded as one the top networkers in Pittsburgh.
Her duties for the team will encompass the Sidelines Coaches Program, volunteer and team building activities, social media marketing, promotional initiatives, player internships and job placement, and player alumni Interac-tion.
Prior to starting her own business, Melissa spent five years as the Marketing Director of WYEP, one of the top National Public Radio Triple-A Music stations in the country. She began her career as a Marketing Coordinator in the trade-show industry, working on some of the largest conventions in the US.
As a student at Duquesne, she received the prestigious Senior Award for her many contributions to the school including serving as Commuter Council Vice-President, Orientation Publications Chair and being member of the Student Advisory Committee. Franko was also on the 1993 Duquesne Homecoming Court.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT OLIVIA BRESNAHAN Olivia Bresnahan is in her first year as the team’s graduate student manager.
Bresnahan, who played two season with the Dukes, graduated from Duquesne in May 2015 with a degree in marketing. She is pursuing her MBA.
A native of Butler, Pa. and a graduate of Butler High School, Bresnahan came
to the Bluff after player her first two seasons at Florida State. In her two seasons with the Dukes, she started 54 of 56 games at guard, averaging 7.8 points per game. She scored a career-high points in her first career game in a Duquesne uniform against West Virginia.
Off the court, Bresnahan participated in The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 13th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. Just one of 50
student-athletes selected from over 300 applicants, Bres-nahan took part in a three-day workshop held this past April in conjunction with the WBCA National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
In the summer of 2014, Bresnahan was an intern at Dick’s Sporting Goods as a buyer for women’s Under Armour apparel.
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GAME NOTESSCOUTING PITTSBURGH The Panthers are 8-4 on the season. They are coming off a 76-58 against American on Dec. 22nd. Pitt is a perfect 6-0 at home and has won 11 straight at the Petersen Events Center dating back to Jan. 24th.
01/05/11 ___at Palumbo Center ______________ W, 70-6212/28/11 ___at Petersen Events Center ________ W, 70-5712/08/12 ___at Palumbo Center ______________ W, 70-6112/29/13 ___at Petersen Events Center ________ L, 57-6712/07/14 ___at Palumbo Center ______________ W, 87-77
THE LAST MEETING Four Duquesne players scored in double-figures, led by Deva’Nyar Workman with 21 points off the bench. April Robinson recorded her second career double-double with 19 points and tied her career-high with 11 assists. Amadea Szamosi scored 15 and Jose-Ann Johnson 12 in the 87-77 win on Dec. 7, 2014 at the Palumbo Center
DUKES AND PANTHERS BY THE NUMBERS 1_________________________________ Overtime games1____________________ Common opponents this season2.5 _________________ Number of miles between venues4_________________Games decided by 21 points or more8.2 ____________ Average margin of victory for Duquesne12____________________Games decided by 11-20 points13________________________ Number of Duquesne wins16.6 ___________ Average margin of victory for Pittsburgh17________________ Games decided by 10 points or less17_______________________ Head coaches in the series20________________________ Number of Pittsburgh wins33_________________________________ Total meetings64.2 ______________ Average points scored by Duquesne71.0 ______________ Average points scored by Pittsburgh108________________ Fewest combined points (11/29/95)180__________________ Most combined points (02/09/85)2,118 ________________ Total points scored by Duquesne2,343 ________________ Total points scored by Pittsburgh4,461 _______________ Total points scored by both teams14,982 __________________ Days since the series began
SERIES HIGHS FOR DUQUESNE _________________Most points ____________ 92 _______________ 12/03/02Fewest points __________ 32 _______________ 12/06/74Largest margin of victory __ 13 _______________ 12/28/11Smallest margin of victory __2 _______________ 11/29/95Winning Streak __________5 ________11/29/00-12/07/04
SERIES HIGHS FOR PITTSBURGH Most points ____________ 96 ______________ 02/09/85Fewest points __________ 53 _______________ 12/06/74Largest margin of victory __ 59 _______________ 12/06/74Smallest margin of victory __1 _______________ 12/11/86Winning Streak _________ 13 ________12/06/74-11/30/94
COMMON OPPONENTS The Dukes and Panthers have one common opponent this season - Princeton
CLOSE CALLS The City Game has come down to the wire a number of times. In games decided by one or two possessions, Pitt is 4-2.
12/11/86 - Duquesne’s Terri Mitchell’s shot did not fall as time expired as Pitt escaped with a 69-68 win at the Civic Arena.
11/30/91 - A 3-pointer by Darcie Vincent with 17 seconds remaining got the Dukes within four points, but Pitt was able to hold off any Duquesne rally in its 78-74 win at the Fitzgerald Fieldhouse.
11/30/94 - Duquesne trailed by eight points with 46 seconds remaining and made it a one-possession game after a basket by Korie Hlede and a 3-pointer from Keisha Reese, but the Dukes ran out of time as Pitt came away with a 74-71 win at the Palumbo Center.
11/29/95 - Korie Hlede found Trixie Wolf for the game-winning basket with 3.9 seconds remaining in Duquesne’s 55-53 win at the Civic Arena.
01/01/00 - Pitt’s Brooke Stewart hit a 3-pointer with 55 seconds remaining to send the game into over-time and Mandy Wittenmyer’s free throw less than two minutes remaining gave the Panthers the lead for good in their 62-57 win at the Fitzgerald Fieldhouse.
12/03/02 - Pitt’s Laine Selwyn scored a game-high 22 points, but her last second shot fell short in Duquesne’s 62-60 victory at the Palumbo Center.
SIX DEGREES OF DAN BURT Duquesne head coach Dan Burt can be connected to Pitt head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio based on the “six de-grees of separation”.
Besides Duquesne head coach Dan Burt being an assistant to Pitt head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, Burt can also be linked as follows:
Burt was an assistant at Duquesne with Blaine Patterson for three years. Patterson was an assistant at Illinois under Theresa Grentz. Grentz, both at Rutgers and at Illinois, had Kathy McConnell-Miller on staff, who is the current associ-ate head coach at Pitt under Suzie McConnell-Serio.
THIS DAY IN DUQUESNE HISTORY - DEC. 30 1989 - Duquesne set a program record with an amazing 91 FG attempts 12 blocks against Bucknell
2012 - Duquesne’s program record 10-game winning streak ends after a 60-45 loss against Delaware
WINNINGEST SENIOR CLASSES The senior class of April Robinson, Emilie Gronas and Deva’Nyar Workman currently have 78 wins, the sixth-best in program history.
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GAME NOTES9. Gonzaga10. Green Bay11. Liberty12. Marist13. Maryland14. Middle Tennessee State15. Notre Dame16. Stanford17. Tennessee18. Texas A&M
PALUMBO PROTECTION The Dukes have won 17 straight games at the Palumbo Center dating back to their Dec. 3, 2014 win over Kent State. This is a program record.
MAKING HISTORY The Dukes’ 12 conference wins last season was a new program record. The 2013 squad held the previous mark with 11.
ANOTHER FIRST Last season, the Dukes went undefeated in conference play at the Palumbo Center for the first time ever.
MILESTONE WATCH Here is a look at what is needed for to achieve personalmilestones.
Robinson ____43 points ____________________ for 1,300Robinson ____40 assist _____________________ for 500Robinson ____8 3-pointers ___________________ for 200Szamosi _____25 points _____________________ for 600Szamosi _____65 rebounds __________________ for 400Workman ____52 points _____________________ for 500
THE CATALYST Senior April Robinson has started every game in her career. Robinson is coming off a junior season where she led the A-10 with 87 3-pointers made and was in the top 12 in six other categories. Robinson was named Atlantic 10 Second-Team All-Conference as well as College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference. She was one of 31 finalists for the 2015 Nancy Lieberman Award as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, Robinson was named 2015 Preseason Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference as well as Preseason All-High Major Second-Team by College Sports Madness. Robinson currently has 1,257 points and is on pace to score over 1,500 for her career.
ROBINSON’S RANKINGS CATEGORY _________A-10 RANK _______ NCAA RANKAssists Per Game ____________ 1 _________________ 2Assists _____________________ 1 _________________ 3Assist Turnover Ratio _________ 1 _________________ 7
1,000 POINT CLUB 1. Korie Hlede (1995-98) ____________________ 2,6312. Wumi Agunbiade (2011-14) ________________ 1,776
3. Candace Futrell (2001-04) _________________ 1,6684. Darcie Vincent (1989-92) __________________ 1,5385. Alex Gensler (2009-12) ___________________ 1,4456. Samantha Pollino (2007-11) ________________ 1,4377. Beth Friday (2000-03) ____________________ 1,4108. Kris Sebastian (1991-94) __________________ 1,3749. Loui Hall (2004-07) _______________________ 1,34910. Kathy Ridilla (1986-89) ____________________ 1,31211. Amy Alger (1986-89) _____________________ 1,30612. Becky Oglevee (1983-86) __________________ 1,29213. April Robinson (2013-present) ____________ 1,25714. Kristi Little (2006-09) _____________________ 1,26615. Rachel Frederick* (2006-10) _______________ 1,24916. Aiga Bautre (2003-06) ____________________ 1,19917. Katie Collins (1987-90) ____________________ 1,18618. Chrissi Stough (1981-84) __________________ 1,15219. Orsi Szecsi (2011-14) _____________________ 1,14820. Gail Wilkins* (1993-97) ____________________ 1,08321. Kelly Eberhardt (1996-99) _________________ 1,08022. Keri Pryor (2007-10) ______________________ 1,063Tanya Larrydale (1984-87) ____________________ 1,06324. Maureen Major (1984-87) __________________ 1,03525. LynnDee Howell (1997-00) _________________ 1,02926. Carol Burchlaw (1982-85) _________________ 1,020* Wilkins’ total includes two years at American* Frederick’s total includes two years at Ohio
THE MVP AND PLAYER OF THE WEEK Robinson earned Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week honors on Nov. 30th after she averaged 18.3 points per game, 8.7 rebounds per game, 9.3 assists per game, 3.0 steals per game and had a 4.67 assist-to-turnover ratio in Duquesne’s wins over Howard, North Carolina A&T and New Mexico. She started the week off with a double-double of 13 points and 10 assists, with only one turnover along with 8 re-bounds and career-tying 6 steals against Howard. Over the holiday weekend, the Dukes played in the UNM Thanks-giving Tournament where she recorded a career-high 12 assists with one turnover in 38 minutes versus NC A&T. In the championship game against host New Mexico, she had a career game. Robinson had a double-double of career-highs 34 points and 11 rebounds along with career-tying 10 field goals. She was named tournament Most Valuable Player.
THE HERO OF THE WEEK Robinson was voted HERO Sports D1 Women’s Basketball HERO of the Week for the third week of the season after her performance against New Mexico.
THE SWEEP Robinson was named Player of the Week and Chassidy Omogrosso was named Rookie of the Week after their per-formances against UMES and Ohio last week. The awards were announced Monday for games played Dec. 7-13. This marked the second time in program history the Duquesne women’s basketball team has swept the Atlantic 10 weekly awards. Korie Hlede won both honors on Jan. 21, 1995.
A-10 WEEKLY AWARDS 11/23 _____________________ Lass, Rookie of the Week
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GAME NOTES11/30 _____________________ Lass, Rookie of the Week11/30 ________________Robinson Co-Player of the Week12/07 _____________________ Lass, Rookie of the Week12/14 __________________ Robinson, Player of the Week 12/14 ________________ Omogrosso, Rookie of the Week12/21 __________________ Workman, Player of the Week
COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS AWARDS 12/21 ______________ Robinson, A-10 Player of the Week
ASN WEEKLY AWARDS 12/21 __________________ Workman, Player of the Week
THE SHARPSHOOTER Senior Emilie Gronas has moved into a starting role. In her first season with the Dukes, she shot 45.8 percent from the floor and made 43.8 percent of her shots behind the arc. Gronas averaged 15.0 points per game and was named to the All-Tournament team at the UNM Thanksgiving Tourna-ment.
THE WORKER Senior Deva’Nyar Workman is the first off the bench this season. In her first year on the Bluff, she made an immedi-ate impact by scoring in double-figures in eight of her first nine games, including a career-high 24 points against #24 Syracuse. She returned to the lineup Nov. 27th after miss-ing the first four games with a foot injury. In her return, she scored 18 points off the bench against NC A&T. Workman scored 19 points against Slippery Rock and followed that by trying her career-high with 24 points against #25 St. John’s. Her games against the Rock and Red Storm led to her first-ever A-10 Player of the Week honor and American Sports Network Player of the Week.
THE FINISHER Junior forward Amadea Szamosi is the other Dukes return-ing starter. One of the most improved players in the con-ference last season, Szamosi scored more points in first seven games than in 28 games in 2013-14. She finished 2nd in the A-10 with a .532 shooting percentage, narrow-ing missing out on the title by .001. This summer, Szamosi recorded a double-double of 10 points and a team-high 13 rebounds in 36 minutes against Canada at the World Uni-versity Games. She averaged 11.5 point per game and was named to the All-Tournament team at the UNM Thanksgiv-ing Tournament. In the Dukes’ two wins at Central Michigan and Buffalo, Szamosi averaged a double-double of 18.0 ppg and 13.0 rpg. She recorded back-to-back double-dou-ble games against Slippery Rock with 20 points and 10 re-bounds and #25 St. John’s with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
THE THREE-PEAT Freshman Kadri-Ann Lass became the first-ever Duquesne player to win three straight Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors. She took home the awards Nov. 23rd, Nov. 30th and Dec. 7th.
THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS Another pair of guards will challenge for more minutes
this season in junior Brianna Thomas and sophomore Erin Waskowiak. The duo has missed over 100 combined games due to injuries are both healthy and ready to make a significant impact this season.
THE COMEBACK Waskowiak saw her first action on Dec. 15th against Slip-pery Rock. She missed the entire 2014 and 2015 seasons and the first 10 games of the 2016 season with a leg injury.
THE NEW FACES Paige Cannon (6-1, F, Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Mon-roe) led Johnstown-Monroe to a 26-3 record, a berth in the Division II title game and a #1 ranking in the Columbus Dispatch Coaches Poll. The 2013 and 2014 team MVP finished her junior year averaging 15.7 points per game.
In two games this season, Cannon has averaged 6.5 points per game. She scored 10 points at #25 Princeton.
Eniko Kuttor (6-1, F, Budapest, Hungary) led her team to a perfect 7-0 record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA U18 Division B European Women’s Championship. She aver-aged 12.3 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game. She recorded four double-doubles and finished the event 2nd in free throw percentage (84.6) and 4th in field goal percentage (52.5). Lass and Kuttor met head-to-head in the final game of the tournament - a 58-52 win for Hungary. In the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship Women, Kuttor led Hungary to a 6-1 record and a third place finish in the 16-team field. She recorded a double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds in Hungary’s 61-51 win over Japan and a tournament-best 17 points in Hungary’s 100-47 win over Egypt. Kuttor recorded a double-double of career-high of 23 points and 16 rebounds in Hungary’s 75-50 victory over Croatia in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 FIBA U16 Division A European Women’s Championship. Kuttor led Hungary to a third place finish in the 16-team field. During the 2014-15 season, Kuttor played for Uniqa Euroleasing Sopron in the Hungarian A League. She led the team to a 17-1 regular season record and a 24-2 overall record en route to winning the league championship over Miskolc.
Kuttor has played in 10 games this season.
Kadri-Ann Lass (6-3, G, Tallinn, Estonia) played in the 2014 FIBA U18 European Women’s Championship this past summer where she averaged a double-double of 12.0 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game. She finished the 7-game event ranked 1st in blocked shots (3.0), 2nd in rebounds (12.9), 3rd in field goal percentage (50.0) and 4th in double-doubles (5). She also hit half of her 30point attempts. She had a career-high 21 rebounds in Estonia’s 63-58 win over Israel. She was named Best Forward by Eurobasket.com and to the 2014 FIBA U18 European Women’s Championship First-Team.
Chassidy Omogrosso (5-6, G, Beaver Falls, Pa./Black-hawk) was the 2014 AP Pennsylvania AAA Player of the Year, led Blackhawk to a 28-2 record and WPIAL and
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GAME NOTESPIAA championships as a junior. In the state championship game against Archbishop Wood, she scored a game-high 26 points. She finished her junior season averaging 21.6 points per game. Already Blackhawk’s all-time leading scorer with 1,848 points, Omogrosso has been named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Fabulous Five and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Terrific Ten her sophomore and junior seasons. Additionally, she has been the Beaver County Times Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year as well as a finalist for the 2014 Miss PA Basketball Award.
Omogrosso has scored in double-figures in nine games this season.
Conor Richardson (5-9, G, Pittsburgh, Pa./Carlynton) led Carlynton to the Section 6 AA championship and a berth in the WPIAL quarterfinals. This was the Cougars’ first playoff appearance since 2005. The 2014 team MVP finished the season averaging 20.9 points, 4.4 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. For her efforts, she was named the Section 6 AA MVP and to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s West Fabulous Five. Additionally, she was a KDKA-TV Ex-tra Effort Award winner, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s West Featured Athlete and Girls Basketball Player of the Week and a TribLive Sports West XTRA Featured Athlete.
Richardson has played in nine games this season.
Judith Sole (6-3, F, Igualada, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume/Robert Morris) comes to Duquesne from Robert Morris where she was best known for putting up 23 points and 17 rebounds against Duquesne last season. Sole started 22 games last season for the Colonials, leading them to the Northeast Conference tournament championship game. A skilled international player, Sole has won several gold med-als at various European Championships. She is the first player in Duquesne program history from Spain. She will sit out this season because of NCAA transfer rules and will have two years of eligibility beginning next season.
Angela Staffileno (6-2, F, Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke) is coming off a junior season where she averaged a double-double of 24 points per game 12 rebounds per game while serving as team captain. She also averaged five blocks per game. She has led the Bruins in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots all three years. Brooke High School’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,300 points Staffileno has been named to the West Virginia Secondary School Athletics All-State team all three years. In 2013 and 2014, she was named captain of the AAA All-State Second-Team. She is a three-time Ohio Valley Athletic Conference First-Team and All-Valley Big School First-Team selections. Staffileno was also a two-time News9 Top 9 Winter Athlete and Second-Team TRAC.
Staffileno has played in each game this season and re-corded a career-high 14 points against UMES.
Julijana Vojinovic (5-10, G, Belgrade, Serbia) is a 5-10 guard who has a multitude of international experience, has
played on the Serbian National team since 2011. The 2014 European Championships U16 for Women in Matosinhos, Portugal was a breakout event for Vojinovic. Serbia finished in 1st place in their Group, finishing 4th overall after fall-ing to Spain in the bronze medal game. In the nine games played, Vojinovic averaged 13.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She scored a career-high 20 points and added eight rebounds against tournament champion Russia. At the club level in Serbia, she started her career with Voz-dovac Beograd (A League) in the Adriatic League and with the U19 team in the Serbian League. In Feb.2013, she moved to Crvena Zvezda Beograd, where she played for two seasons. She finished this past season with ZKK Partizan Galenika Beograd. Vojinovic played in 23 games, averaging 7.1 points per game while making 46.7 percent of her shots. She led Partizan into the semifinals of the Međunarodna Zenska Regionalna Kosarkaska Liga cham-pionship. She represented Serbia in the U20 European Women’s Championship held in Tinajo, Spain this summer. Vojinovic is the first player from Serbia on Duquesne’s all-time roster.
Vojinovic has played in 11 games this season.
THE FUTURE Coach Burt announced Nina Aho, Halle Bovell and Anie-Pier Samson will comprise the incoming 2016-17 freshman class.
This summer, Aho led Hungary to a goal medal and was first in the Shootout Final Standings at FIBA 3x3 U18 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Earlier in the summer, Aho was named to the Team of the Tournament, leading the Hungarians to a bronze medal at the 2015 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship in Debrecen, Hungary.
At the 2015 U18 European Championship Women -- Divi-sion A, Aho averaged 8.8 point per game, 4.9 rebounds per game and 3.0 assists per game.
The year before, Aho led Hungary to a perfect 7-0 record and the 2014 U18 European Championship Women -- Divi-sion B. In the championship game, the Hungarians de-feated Estonia 58-52, who were playing with current Dukes forward Kadri-Ann Lass. Aho finished the event with 6.9 point per game, 2.6 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game.
Aho was also on the Hungarian national teams that won bronze medals at the U17 World Championship For Women in 2014 and at the U16 European Championship Women in 2013.
Aho is the fourth Hungarian to play for Duquesne joining current forwards Dukes Amadea Szamosi and Eniko Kuttor as well as Orsi Szecsi (2011-14).
Bovell is a 5-11 guard from Hamilton, Ontario.She is coming off a summer where was named the Cana-dian Nationals MVP in helping to lead Team Ontario to a
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GAME NOTESNational Championship. Bovell is also looking for her fourth consecutive Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associa-tions (OFSAA) basketball championship title with the St Mary’s Crusaders.
Bovell led St. Mary’s to the Hamilton-Wentworth Catho-lic Athletic Association title earlier this month, scoring 20 points in the championship game.
She was named Most Valuable Player at the 2015 Canada Basketball National Championships in Edmonton, Alberta for the Team Ontario U17 Girls squad. Bovell led Ontario to a prefect 3-0 record and a margin of victory of 25.3 points per game.
As a sophomore, Bovell was named to the 2014 JUEL of Ontario Prep All-Star team while leading her Hamilton Tran-sway club team to the 2014 Provencal Championship.
Dan Olson of ESPNW has Bovell ranked #62 at the guard position with a Scouts Grade of 89.
Samson is 6-2 guard from Saint-Bruno, Quebec, a city that is 20 miles northeast of Montréal.
She led Team Quebec to a national title for the U15 team and competed In U17 Quebec teams at the Canada Games. She won a national title with the St-Bruno Cougars club team, leading them to a 17-2 record and was named league and team MVP.
In the summer of 2014, Samson’s Bluehounds team partici-pated in the Big Apple Challenge in Newark, N.J. and the Nike Fall Finale in Washington, D.C. -- both sponsored by the U.S. Junior Nationals. Samson was named to the All-Star team in both games. The previous year, she was an All-Star at the USJN East Coast Challenge and a tourna-ment Stand-Out at the Nike event.
Additionally, Samson was named Athlete of the Year, Best Woman Athlete, and won the Elite Sport Foundation Award at Trinity College.
Olsen has her ranked #18 at the forward position and the 76th best player overall in the 2016 Class with a Scouts Grade of 90 and is rated as the top 2016 Forward prospect in Canada by Crown Scout 2015 Recruiting Service.
INTERNATIONAL TIES Duquesne has had 22 international countries represent the team in its program history.
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2015-16 STATS
BY THE NUMBERS - REBOUNDS When Duquesne out-rebounds its opponent _________ 9-0When opponent out-rebounds Duquesne ___________ 2-1When rebounds are equal _______________________ 0-0
BY THE NUMBERS - TURNOVERS When Duquesne has more turnovers ______________ 3-1When Opponent has more turnovers ______________ 7-0When Turnovers are equal ______________________ 1-0
BY THE NUMBERS - LEADS When Duquesne leads after the 1st quarter _________ 9-0When opponent leads after the 1st quarter __________ 0-1When Tied after the 1st quarter ___________________ 2-0
When Duquesne leads after the 2nd quarter _________ 8-0When opponent leads after the 2nd quarter _________ 3-1
When Duquesne leads after the 3rd quarter ________ 10-0When opponent leads after the 3rd quarter __________ 1-1
In Overtime __________________________________ 0-0
RECORD BY MONTH Games in November ___________________________ 5-1Games in December ___________________________ 6-0Games in January _____________________________ 0-0Games in February ____________________________ 0-0Games in March ______________________________ 0-0
AGAINST CONFERENCES ACC 0-0Atlantic 10 ___________________________________ 0-0Big East _____________________________________ 1-0Ivy _________________________________________ 0-1MAC ________________________________________ 3-0MAAC ______________________________________ 1-0MEAC ______________________________________ 3-0Mountain West ________________________________ 1-0Patriot ______________________________________ 1-0PSAC _______________________________________ 1-0
ALL-TIME DUQUESNE STREAKS Winning streak _______________ 10 - 11/14/12 to 12/29/12____________________________ 10 - 11/20/15 - presentLosing streak ________________ 14 - 12/05/89 to 02/01/90Most wins to start a season ______ 7 - 11/15/98 to 12/06/98Home winning streak _________ 17 - 12/03/14 - presentRoad winning streak __________ 12 - 11/24/10 to 02/02/11Home losing streak ____________ 6 - 12/30/89 to 02/01/90Road losing streak ____________ 15 - 02/12/91 to 01/07/92A-10 winning streak (season) ____ 7 - 01/08/14 to 02/01/14A-10 winning streak (combined) _ 10 - 02/11/09 to 01/20/10A-10 losing streak (season) _____ 11 - 01/21/07 to 02/25/07A-10 Losing streak (combined) __ 13 - 01/21/07 to 01/16/08
THE LAST TIME DUQUESNE Scored 110 points __________ 116 vs. Valparaiso 11/23/90Scored 100 points _______________ 100 Niagara 11/15/09Scored 90 points _________________ 95 UMES 12/09/15Allowed 100 points ___ 100 vs. #5/6 Notre Dame 12/01/13Allowed 90 points _______ 94 at #25 Princeton 11/15/15Did not record a 3-pt goal ___________ at Florida 12/21/11No players in double figures _________at Temple 02/17/10No opponents in double-figures _at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15No opp starters in double-figures _at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15Had all starters in double-figures _____ at La Salle 01/22/14 Had 5 players in double-figures _ St. John’s 57 12/19/15Score 30+ points ____ 34 April Robinson at UNM 11/28/15 Score 35+ points ______ 35 Raegan Moore at KSU 11/14/13 Def ranked team ___ DUQ 76, #25 St. John’s 57 12/19/15Had a game go into OT _______ DUQ 58, UR 51, 02/18/15Had a winning road record __________________9-8 2015Received Top AP 25 votes _________________ 4, 01/28/13Received USA Today/Coaches Poll votes ___ 3, 12/22/15
DUKES WHO HAVE SCORED 20+ NAME _______ POINTS _________________OPP/DATERobinson ________34 _________at New Mexico 12/28/15Robinson ________28 _____________ at Lehigh 12/28/14Szamosi _________28 ________ Saint Francis U 12/18/14Lass ____________25 ______________ Howard 11/20/15
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2015-16 STATSSzamosi _________24 ____________ at La Salle 02/11/15Robinson ________24 ___________ at Lafayette 11/20/15Workman ________24 _________ #23 Syracuse 11/19/14Workman ________24 _________ #25 St, John’s 12/19/15Robinson ________22 ______ vs. Jackson State 11/29/14Robinson ________21 ________ George Mason 01/08/15Workman ________21 ____________ Pittsburgh 12/07/14Nurkic __________21 ____________ Kent State 12/03/14Robinson ________21 ____________ at Howard 11/25/14Szamosi _________21 _____________at Buffalo 12/06/15Lass ____________21 _____________at Buffalo 12/06/15Gronas __________20 __________Rhode Island 02/22/15Robinson ________20 _____ at St. Bonaventure 01/18/15Robinson ________20 ____________ at La Salle 01/22/14Robinson ________20 __________ West Virginia 12/21/13Szamosi _________20 _________ Slippery Rock 12/15/15
CAREER 20+ POINT GAMES NAME __________________________________ GAMESRobinson ______________________________________ 9Szamosi _______________________________________ 4Workman ______________________________________ 3Lass __________________________________________ 2Gronas ________________________________________ 1
DUKES WHO HAVE 10+ REBOUNDS NAME _____ REBOUNDS _______________OPP/DATESzamosi _________15 _________Saint Joseph’s 01/18/15Szamosi _________13 _____ at Central Michigan 12/03/15Szamosi _________13 _____________at Buffalo 12/06/15Workman ________11__________ #23 Syracuse 11/19/14Szamosi _________11_________at Rhode Island 01/03/15Szamosi _________11___________Rhode Island 02/22/15Workman ________11__________ Robert Morris 12/14/14Lass ____________11_____________vs. NC A&T11/27/15Robinson ________11__________at New Mexico 11/28/15Lass ____________11______ at Central Michigan 12/03/15Szamosi _________11__________ #25 St, John’s 12/19/15Workman ________10 _____________at Dayton 01/11/15Szamosi _________10 _______ St. Bonaventure 01/01/14Szamosi _________10 ________ at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15Szamosi _________10 _________ Slippery Rock 12/15/15
CAREER 10+ REBOUNDS GAMES NAME __________________________________ GAMESSzamosi _______________________________________ 9Workman ______________________________________ 3Lass __________________________________________ 1Robinson ______________________________________ 1
DUKES WHO HAVE 7+ ASSISTS NAME _______ASSISTS _________________OPP/DATERobinson ________12 ___________ vs. NC A&T 11/27/15Robinson ________11___________ at Kent State 11/14/13Robinson ________11_____________ Pittsburgh 12/07/14Robinson ________11__________ #25 St, John’s 12/19/15Robinson ________10 _________ #23 Syracuse 11/19/14Robinson ________10 ______________ Howard 11/20/15Robinson ________10 _____________at Buffalo 12/06/15
Robinson ________ 9 ____________ Saint Louis 01/15/15Robinson ________ 9 _________ at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15Robinson ________ 9 __________ Slippery Rock 12/15/15Robinson ________ 7 ________________ Liberty 11/09/12Robinson ________ 7 ____________ Providence 12/05/13Robinson ________ 7 ___________ West Virginia 12/21/13Robinson ________ 7 ______________ Fordham 02/22/14Robinson ________ 7 ___________Rhode Island 02/22/15Robinson ________ 7 ________________ UMES 12/09/15
DUKES WHO HAVE 5+ BLOCKS NAME _______ BLOCKS _________________OPP/DATE
DUKES WHO HAVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES NAME _______PTS/REB _________________OPP/DATESzamosi _______ 10/10 ______ St. Bonaventure 01/01/14Workman ______ 24/11 ________ #23 Syracuse 11/19/14Robinson _____19/11 asst _________ Pittsburgh 12/07/14Workman ______ 12/11 ______ at Robert Morris 12/14/14Robinson ____ 14/10 asst ______ #23 Syracuse 11/19/14 Szamosi _______ 14/11 _______at Rhode Island 01/03/15Workman ______ 11/10 ____________at Dayton 01/11/15Szamosi _______ 11/15 ________Saint Joseph’s 01/18/15Szamosi _______ 12/11 _________Rhode Island 02/22/15Szamosi _______ 18/10 _______ at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15Robinson ____ 13/10 asst ___________ Howard 11/20/15Lass __________ 11/11 __________ vs. NC A&T 11/27/15Robinson ______ 34/11 ________at New Mexico 11/30/15Workman ______ 15/11 ____ at Central Michigan 12/03/15Szamosi_______ 15/13 ____ at Central Michigan 12/03/15Szamosi _______ 21/13 ____________at Buffalo 12/06/15Szamosi _______ 20/10 ________ Slippery Rock 12/15/15Robinson ____ 15, 11 asst ______ #25 St, John’s 12/19/15
CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES NAME ________________________ DOUBLE-DOUBLESSzamosi _______________________________________ 8Robinson ______________________________________ 5Workman ______________________________________ 3Lass __________________________________________ 1
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2015-16 STATS2015-16 Duquesne Women's Basketball
Duquesne Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 28, 2015)All games
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsDuquesne 233 199 236 240 908Opponents 180 222 147 174 723
Date Opponent Score Att.11/13/15 at_Saint_Peter's W 63-38 50211/15/15 at_#25_Princeton _L 66-94 57811/20/15 at_Lafayette W 73-65 37711/24/15 HOWARD W 86-62 220
^ 11/27/15 vs_North_Carolina_A&T W 81-67 5144^ 11/28/15 at_New_Mexico W 78-69 5111
12/03/15 at_Central_Michigan W 68-49 145012/06/15 at_Buffalo W 79-62 83212/09/15 UMES W 95-59 27612/13/15 OHIO W 64-47 59912/15/15 SLIPPERY_ROCK W 79-54 55012/19/15 #25_ST._JOHN'S W 76-57 402
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2015-16 STATS
#2 DEVA’NYAR WORKMAN
SEASON HIGHS Points 24 St. John’s 12/19/15FG Made 7 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15FG Attempts 11 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15FG Pct .778 (7-9) Slippery Rock 12/15/153-Point FG Made 5 Slippery Rock 12/15/153-Point FG Att. 6 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/153-Pt. FG Pct. 1.000 (4-4) St. John’s 12/19/15FT Made 7 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15FT Attempts 10 St. John’s 12/19/15FT Pct 1.000 (6-6) Ohio 12/13/15Rebounds 11 at C. Michigan 12/03/15Assists 4 (last) Ohio 12/13/15Steals 2 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15Blocked Shots 1 (last) Ohio 12/13/15Turnovers 5 Ohio 12/13/15Minutes 31 Ohio 12/13/15
CAREER HIGHS Points 24 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15FG Made 9 Syracuse 11/19/14FG Att. 15 Syracuse 11/19/14FG Pct. Same3-Pt. FG Made Same 3-Pt. FG Att. 6 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/153-Pt. FG Pct. SameFT Made 7 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15FT Att. SameFT Pct. SameRebounds 11 (last) at C. Michigan 12/03/15Assists 6 at Lehigh 12/28/14Steals 2 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15Blocks 2 (last) at Dayton 01/11/15Turnovers 8 at Rhode Island 01/03/15Minutes 33 Richmond 02/18/15
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• Missed first 4 games w/foot injury
#4 CHASSIDY OMOGROSSO
SEASON HIGHS Points 18 (last) Ohio 12/13/15 FG Made 7 (last) Ohio 12/13/15FG Att. 15 Howard 11/24/15 FG Pct. .700 (7-10) Ohio 12/13/153-Pt. FG Made 4 (last) Ohio 12/13/15 3-Pt. FG Att. 8 (last) Howard 11/24/15 3-Pt. FG Pct. .667 (4-6) Ohio 12/13/15FT Made 6 at Buffalo 12/06/15FT Att. 6 at Buffalo 12/06/15FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) at Buffalo 12/06/15Rebounds 4 at New Mexico 11/28/15 Assists 5 Howard 11/24/15 Steals 3 (last) Ohio 12/13/15 Blocks 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Turnovers 4 at Buffalo 12/06/15 Minutes 32 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15
CAREER HIGHS Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. Same3-Pt. FG Made Same3-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. SameFT Made SameFT Att. SameFT Pct. SameRebounds SameAssists SameSteals SameBlocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• Scored in double-figures in 8 games• Dec. 14 A-10 Rookie of the Week
#10 PAIGE CANNON
SEASON HIGHS Points 10 at #25 Princeton 11/15/15 FG Made 5 at #25 Princeton 11/15/15 FG Att. 8 at #25 Princeton 11/15/15 FG Pct. .625 (5-8) at #25 Princeton 11/15/15 3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 3 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FT Att. 4 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FT Pct. Rebounds 5 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 Assists 1 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 Steals 1 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 Blocks Turnovers 1 (last) at #25 Princeton 11/15/15 Minutes 15 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15
CAREER HIGHS Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. Same3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made SameFT Att. SameFT Pct. Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals SameBlocks Turnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• Currently sidelined with foot injury
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2015-16 STATS
#15 AMADEA SZAMOSI
SEASON HIGHS Points 21 at Buffalo 12/06/15 FG Made 9 at Buffalo 12/06/15 FG Att. 15 at Buffalo 12/06/15FG Pct. .714 (5-7) UMES 12/09/153-Pt. FG Made 1 (last) St. John’s 12/19/153-Pt. FG Att. 2 (last) St. John’s 12/19/153-Pt. FG Pct. 1 at Lafayette 11/20/15 FT Made 8 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FT Att. 9 Slippery Rock 12/15/15FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) vs. NC A&T 11/27/15Rebounds 13 (last) at Buffalo 12/06/15 Assists 4 at Lafayette 11/20/15Steals 3 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 Blocks 3 Ohio 12/13/15 Turnovers 6 at Buffalo 12/06/15 Minutes 37 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15
CAREER HIGHS Points 28 Saint Francis U 12/18/14FG Made 10 (last) at La Salle 02/11/15FG Att. SameFG Pct. .714 (5-7) (last) at Ball State 11/30/143-Pt. FG Made 1 (last) St. John’s 12/19/153-Pt. FG Att. 3 Princeton 11/16/143-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 8 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FT Att. 10 Saint Francis U 12/18/14FT Pct. .875 (6-7) Kent State 12/03/14Rebounds 15 Saint Joseph’s 01/18/15Assists SameSteals SameBlocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• UNM Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team• Back-to-back double-doubles during CMU/
UB roadtrip games
#13 JULIJANA VOJINOVIC
SEASON HIGHS Points 6 UMES 12/09/15 FG Made 2 UMES 12/09/15FG Att. 4 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/153-Pt. FG Att. 2 (last) UMES 12/09/15 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 2 Howard 11/24/15 FT Att. 4 Howard 11/24/15 FT Pct. Rebounds 4 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Assists 3 UMES 12/09/15 Steals 1 (last) Howard 11/24/15 Blocks 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15 Turnovers 3 at Buffalo 12/06/15Minutes 17 Howard 11/24/15
CAREER HIGHS Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made Same3-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made SameFT Att. SameFT Pct. Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals SameBlocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes Same
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#14 ENIKO KUTTOR
SEASON HIGHS Points 2 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FG Made 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15FG Att. 3 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 1 (last) Howard 11/24/15 3-Pt. FG Att. 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. 4 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FT Pct. Rebounds 3 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15 Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers 1 UMES 12/09/15Minutes 11 UMES 12/09/15
CAREER HIGHS Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made Same3-Pt. FG Att. 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. SameFT Pct. Rebounds SameAssists Steals Blocks Turnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
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2015-16 STATS
2015-16 DUQUESNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2015-16 STATS
#22 CONOR RICHARDSON
#21 ERIN WASKOWIAK
SEASON HIGHS Points 8 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FG Made 3 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FG Att. 8 Howard 11/24/15 FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15 3-Pt. FG Att. 3 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 3 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FT Att. 6 at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FT Pct. Rebounds 8 Howard 11/24/15 Assists 5 Howard 11/24/15 Steals 4 UMES 12/09/15 Blocks 2 (last) UMES 12/09/15Turnovers 4 at #25 Princeton 11/15/15 Minutes 19 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15
SEASON HIGHS Points FG Made FG Att. 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/153-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. 2 Slippery Rock 12/15/15FT Pct. Rebounds 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Assists 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Steals Blocks Turnovers 2 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Minutes 3 Slippery Rock 12/15/15
CAREER HIGHS Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made Same3-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made SameFT Att. SameFT Pct. Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals SameBlocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes Same
CAREER HIGHS Points FG Made FG Att. SameFG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. SameFT Pct. Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals Blocks Turnovers SameMinutes Same
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2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
#32 APRIL ROBINSON
SEASON HIGHS Points 34 at New Mexico 11/28/15 FG Made 10 (last) at New Mexico 11/28/15FG Att. 21 at New Mexico 11/28/15FG Pct. .476 (10-21) at New Mexico 11/28/15 3-Pt. FG Made 7 at New Mexico 11/28/15 3-Pt. FG Att. 14 at New Mexico 11/28/153-Pt. FG Pct. .500 (7-14) at New Mexico 11/28/15FT Made 7 (last) at New Mexico 11/28/15FT Att. 11 at New Mexico 11/28/15FT Pct. .875 (7-8) at #25 Princeton 11/15/15Rebounds 11 at New Mexico 11/28/15Assists 12 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15Steals 6 (last) Howard 11/24/15 Blocks 1 (last) Howard 11/24/15Turnovers 6 Ohio 12/13/15Minutes 40 (last) at New Mexico 11/28/15
CAREER HIGHS Points Same FG Made Same FG Att. SameFG Pct. .750 (9-12) Jackson State 11/29/14 3-Pt. FG Made 8 at Lehigh 12/28/14 3-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. 1.000 (3-3) vs. Cal Poly 11/08/13FT Made 9 at Pittsburgh 12/29/13FT Att. 12 at Pittsburgh 12/29/13FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) James Madison 12/16/12Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals Same Blocks 1 (last) at West Virginia 03/26/15Turnovers 8 Green Bay 11/17/13 Minutes 42 Richmond 02/18/15
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• Pre-season Second-Team All-Conference• A-10 Co-Player of the Week (11/30/15)• UNM Thanksgiving Tournament MVP• Naismith Award Candidate• 16th all-time in scoring• 8th all-time in assists• 3rd all-time in 3-pointers• 34-point game T-13 highest scoring in
program history• HERO Sports Week 3 Hero of the Week
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2015-16 STATS
#45 EMILIE GRONAS
SEASON HIGHS Points 19 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 FG Made 6 (last) vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 FG Att. 14 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 FG Pct. .714 (5-7) St. John’s 12/19/153-Pt. FG Made 4 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 3-Pt. FG Att. 10 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 3-Pt. FG Pct. .500 (2-4) at Saint Peter’s 11/13/15 FT Made 3 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 FT Att. 4 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 FT Pct. .750 (3-4) vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 Rebounds 5 (last) UMES 12/09/15 Assists 3 (last) at Buffalo 12/06/15 Steals 2 (last) St. John’s 12/19/15 Blocks 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Turnovers 3 (last) at C. Michigan 12/03/15 Minutes 36 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15
CAREER HIGHS __________________________Points 20 Rhode Island 02/22/15FG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. Same3-Pt. FG Made 5 Rhode Island 02/22/153-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. .556 (5-6) Rhode Island 02/22/15FT Made 5 Jackson State 11/29/14FT Att. 6 Jackson State 11/29/14FT Pct. .833 (5-6) Jackson State 11/29/14Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals SameBlocks 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15Turnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• UNM Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team• First Norweigan player on a Duquesne
roster
#43 JUDITH SOLé
SEASON HIGHS Points FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct. Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Minutes
CAREER HIGHS __________________________Points 23 Duquesne 12/15/14FG Made 7 Duquesne 12/15/14FG Att. 14 at Hofstra 12/06/14FG Pct. .583 (7-12) Duquesne 12/15/143-Pt. FG Made 3 Duquesne 12/15/143-Pt. FG Att. 4 at Hofstra 12/06/14 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 6 Duquesne 12/15/14FT Att. 6 Duquesne 12/15/14FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) Duquesne 12/15/14Rebounds 10 at Hofstra 12/06/14Assists 3 Bryant 01/31/15Steals 3 Bryant 01/31/15 Blocks 3 at Mount St. Mary’s 01/2615Turnovers 4 (last) Bryant 01/31/15 Minutes 30 at Hofstra 12/06/14
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• Transferred from Robert Morris in April 2015
• Will have two years of eligibility with Duquesne beginning in 2016-17 season after she sits out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules
• First Spanish player on a Duquesne roster
#42 KADRI-ANN LASS
SEASON HIGHS Points 25 Howard 11/24/15 FG Made 11 Howard 11/24/15 FG Att. 18 at C. Michigan 12/03/15 FG Pct. .750 (9-12) at Buffalo 12/06/15 3-Pt. FG Made 2 Howard 11/24/15 3-Pt. FG Att. 3 (last) Ohio 12/13/15 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 1 (last) vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 FT Att. 4 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FT Pct. Rebounds 11 vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 Assists 3 (last) Ohio 12/13/15Steals 1 (last) UMES 12/09/15 Blocks 4vs. NC A&T 11/27/15 Turnovers 5 Ohio 12/13/15 Minutes 39 at New Mexico 11/28/15
CAREER HIGHS __________________________Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. Same3-Pt. FG Made Same3-Pt. FG Att. Same3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made SameFT Att. SameFT Pct. Rebounds SameAssists SameSteals SameBlocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• A-10 Rookie of the Week (11/23/15)• A-10 Rookie of the Week (11/30/15)• A-10 Rookie of the Week (12/07/15)• First-ever Duquesne rookie to win award
three straight weeks• First Estonian player on a Duquesne roster
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2015-16 STATS
#55 BRIANNA THOMAS
SEASON HIGHS Points 2 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15FG Made 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15FG Attempts 4 Slippery Rock 12/15/15 FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. 1 (last) UMES 12/09/153-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made FT Attempts 1 at Lafayette 11/20/15 FT Pct. Rebounds 5 Howard 11/24/15 Assists Steals 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15Blocks 1 (last) at Buffalo 12/06/15 Turnovers 2 UMES 12/09/15 Minutes 13 Howard 11/24/15
CAREER HIGHS Points 7 Saint Francis U 12/18/14FG Made 3 at Howard 11/25/14FG Att. 6 at Howard 11/25/14FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 1 Saint Francis U 12/18/143-Pt. FG Att. 2 Jackson State 11/29/143-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 2 (last) Saint Francis U 12/18/14FT Att. 2 (last) George Mason 01/08/15FT Pct. Rebounds 3 Princeton 11/16/14Assists 2 Kent State 12/03/14Steals 1 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15Blocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes 19 (last) Jackson State 11/29/14
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
#54 ANGELA STAFFILENO
SEASON HIGHS Points 14 UMES 12/09/15FG Made 4 UMES 12/09/15FG Att. 6 (last) UMES 12/09/15FG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made 3-Pt. FG Att. 2 at #25 Princeton 11/15/153-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made 6 UMES 12/09/15FT Att. 7 UMES 12/09/15FT Pct. .857 (6-7) UMES 12/09/15Rebounds 3 (last) UMES 12/09/15Assists Steals 1 Slippery Rock 12/15/15Blocks 2 (last) Slippery Rock 12/15/15Turnovers 3 Howard 11/24/15Minutes 16 Howard 11/24/15
CAREER HIGHS Points SameFG Made SameFG Att. SameFG Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made Same3-Pt. FG Att. 3-Pt. FG Pct. FT Made SameFT Att. SameFT Pct. SameRebounds SameAssists Steals Blocks SameTurnovers SameMinutes Same
2015-16 HONORS, AWARDS & NOTES
• Youngest player on the team (09/23/97)
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ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
2015-16 DUQUESNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCEABOUT THE A-10 On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men’s basketball-only affiliation has grown into a 14-university, 21-sport league that is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country.
That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlan-tic 10 – Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, of Massachusetts, of Rhode Island, of Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis and Virginia Commonwealth.
The 14 member institutions of the A-10 are united and strengthened by their diversity. Each is extraordinary in its educational mission, whether of a Catholic faith, a private university or a land grant institution. The varied pursuits of each member prove that there are many threads that weave the fabric for a great conference.
A-10 PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Team ____________________________________ Points1. George Washington (12) 194 2. Dayton (2) 1773. Duquesne 1544. Fordham 1325. Saint Louis 1266. Richmond 1187. Saint Joseph’s 1168. Rhode Island 1139. St. Bonaventure 9010. VCU 8911. George Mason 5712. La Salle 5213. Massachusetts 3414. Davidson 18
ABOUT THE 2016 A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP The 2016 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship will take place March 2–6 at the Richmond Coliseum with each of the A-10’s 14 teams taking part in the champion-ship. A pair of opening round games starts the five-day
event on Wednesday evening followed by four, first-round games on Thursday and four quarterfinal matchups on Friday. Semifinal Saturday tips off at 11:00 a.m. live on CBSSN, followed by the second semifinal at 1:30 p.m. also on CBSSN. Sunday’s finale on March 6 will be aired live on ESPNU at 12:00 p.m.
