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2023–24 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

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2023–24 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record21–13 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vanessa Abel
  • Aurielle Anderson
  • Rick Bell
  • RJ Bell
  • Frank Ferraro
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
VCU 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
George Mason 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Duquesne 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 22 18   .550
Davidson* 8 10   .444 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
George Washington 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Dayton 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
La Salle 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
UMass 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by eleventh-year head coach Dan Burt, played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

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The Dukes finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 8–8 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] As the #10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated #15 seed Loyola Chicago in the first round,[2] before falling to #7 seed George Washington in the second round.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jerni Kiaku 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Carolina Central Garner, NC
F 2 Kaitlyn Ammons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So DePaul Morgantown, WV
G 4 Megan McConnell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Chartiers Valley HS Pittsburgh, PA
G 10 Gabby Grantham-Medley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Hagerstown HS Hagerstown, MD
G 11 Nae Bernard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Salt Lake CC Paris, France
G 12 Raymi Couëta 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cégep de Thetford Cayenne, French Guiana
G 14 Lauren Wasylson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Xavier Valencia, PA
G/F 20 Amaya Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hamilton Southeastern HS Fishers, IN
G/F 22 Kiandra Browne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Indiana Montreal, QC
G 24 Tess Myers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Catholic HS Lower Burrell, PA
C 30 Selma Kulo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Western Kentucky Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 31 Precious Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Marks Gymnasieskola Helsingborg, Sweden
C 44 Ayanna Townsend 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Xavier Pittsburgh, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Princeton L 57–65  0–1
 18  Hamilton   12  McConnell   4  McConnell  Jadwin Gymnasium (750)
Princeton, NJ
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN
at Niagara W 82–79  1–1
 17  Myers   10  McConnell   5  McConnell  Gallagher Center (459)
Lewiston, NY
November 14, 2023*
5:30 p.m.
at Howard W 65–51  2–1
 18  Bernard   11  Johnson   6  McConnell  Burr Gymnasium (2,431)
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Pittsburgh
City Game
W 56–55  3–1
 20  McConnell   6  Browne   4  Hamilton  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,555)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Bowling Green L 66–68  3–2
 28  Hamilton   13  McConnell   4  McConnell  Stroh Center (1,717)
Bowling Green, OH
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Delaware L 57–74  3–3
 13  Bernard   8  Townsend   6  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (819)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Fordham W 75–73 OT 4–3
(1–0)
 17  Bernard   10  Browne   6  Bernard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (815)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Kent State W 89–82 2OT 5–3
 20  McConnell   13  McConnell   6  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,054)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
Longwood W 89–69  6–3
 35  Myers   6  Ammons   9  McConnell  Kerr Fitness Center (434)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at Vermont L 61–77  6–4
 14  McConnell   8  McConnell   2  4 tied  Patrick Gym (871)
Burlington, VT
December 20, 2023*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Maine
Tulane Holiday Tournament
L 72–80  6–5
 18  McConnell   6  2 tied   9  McConnell  Devlin Fieldhouse (712)
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Little Rock
Tulane Holiday Tournament
L 52–63  6–6
 15  Grantham-Medley   9  McConnell   3  Hamilton  Devlin Fieldhouse (565)
New Orleans, LA
December 30, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN
at Dayton W 70–42  7–6
(2–0)
 16  Bernard   8  McConnell   6  McConnell  UD Arena (2,249)
Dayton, OH
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
George Mason L 75–101  7–7
(2–1)
 14  McConnell   11  McConnell   7  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (924)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at George Washington W 71–54  8–7
(3–1)
 13  Grantham-Medley   11  Hamilton   4  Hamilton  Charles E. Smith Center (202)
Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Saint Joseph's L 62–77  8–8
(3–2)
 18  Hamilton   6  McConnell   4  Myers  Hagan Arena (507)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
St. Bonaventure W 76–67  9–8
(4–2)
 17  McConnell   13  McConnell   6  2 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,007)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Davidson W 66–59  10–8
(5–2)
 18  Townsend   7  2 tied   2  McConnell  John M. Belk Arena (803)
Davidson, NC
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Richmond W 72–59  11–8
(6–2)
 18  Kiaku   14  McConnell   3  Hamilton  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (791)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Loyola Chicago W 73–57  12–8
(7–2)
 15  Johnson   11  Johnson   8  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,232)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN
at VCU L 51–64  12–9
(7–3)
 14  Hamilton   10  McConnell   4  McConnell  Siegel Center (5,324)
Richmond, VA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Rhode Island W 70–61  13–9
(8–3)
 16  Hamilton   9  McConnell   9  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,175)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
at UMass W 79–62  14–9
(9–3)
 15  Bernard   9  McConnell   7  McConnell  Mullins Center (950)
Amherst, MA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
La Salle W 57–52  15–9
(10–3)
 15  Johnson   12  Johnson   3  4 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (988)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at St. Bonaventure W 66–50  16–9
(11–3)
 20  McConnell   13  McConnell   5  McConnell  Reilly Center (112)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 17, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN
at Saint Louis W 82–65  17–9
(12–3)
 13  Bernard   8  Bernard   5  2 tied  Chaifetz Arena (1,013)
St. Louis, MO
February 21, 2024
11:00 a.m., SNPT/ESPN
George Washington W 79–69  18–9
(13–3)
 18  McConnell   8  McConnell   4  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at Richmond L 74–90  18–10
(13–4)
 20  Bernard   8  Hamilton   5  McConnell  Robins Center (1,007)
Richmond, VA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN
Saint Joseph's L 73–77  18–11
(13–5)
 18  2 tied   7  2 tied   5  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,812)
Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN
(5) vs. (13) UMass
Second round
W 81–57  19–11
 21  McConnell   13  McConnell   6  McConnell  Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,270)
Henrico, VA
March 8, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN
(5) vs. (4) George Mason
Quarterfinals
W 63–62  20–11
 12  Myers   10  McConnell   6  McConnell  Henrico Sports & Events Center (3,556)
Henrico, VA
March 9, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) Richmond
Semifinals
L 66–80  20–12
 13  Townsend   7  Townsend   4  McConnell  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
WNIT
March 25, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN
Monmouth
Second round
W 69–65 OT 21–12
 16  McConnell   10  McConnell   3  McConnell  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,625)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Purdue
Super 16
L 50–71  21–13
 19  Kiaku   10  McConnell   2  McConnell  Mackey Arena (2,531)
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Duquesne Beats Loyola Chicago in a First Round Thriller". Duquesne University Athletics. March 1, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Weiss, Zachary (March 2, 2023). "Duquesne WBB's Season Ends In Closing Seconds". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Duquesne Dukes Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2023.