George Washington University Athletics
Wednesday, February 9
Pittsburgh, PA
7 PM
George Washington University
at
Duquesne
Women's Basketball Wraps Up Road Stretch at Duquesne
2/8/2022 10:45:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Tip-off between the Colonials and Dukes is slated for Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
WASHINGTON- Following stops in Fairfax, Va., Olean, N.Y. and Richmond, Va., George Washington women's basketball will finish off its longest road stretch of the season on Wednesday night when it travels to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne. The tilt between the Colonials and Dukes, which can be seen live on ESPN+, is scheduled for 7 p.m.
OFF THE SCHNEID
On Sunday against VCU, there were several positive signs for the GW offense. GW knocked down six threes against VCU, the team's most in a game since Dec. 21 against Lehigh. The Colonials also brought down 18 offensive rebounds and 42 total rebounds, the most in both categories since their game on Dec. 28 against West Chester.
Sunday also saw a pair of individual breakout performances from Kyara Frames and Sheslanie Laureano. Frames, who scored her 1000th career point against VCU, finished Sunday with 12 points, marking her highest-scoring game since Dec. 21 vs. Lehigh. Meanwhile, Laureano finished Sunday with 15 points, including 13 in the second half, for her highest-scoring performance since Dec. 9 at Georgetown.
DETAILS ON THE DUKES
Duquesne, who was tabbed to finish ninth in the conference in the A-10 preseason poll, enters Wednesday's game with a record of 9-13, and 4-6 in the A-10. While at times Duquesne has struggled to find consistency, its most recent run of success came to close out January, and it saw Duquesne take home three straight A-10 wins against Saint Louis, George Mason and La Salle.
Personnel wise, Duquesne is led by grad student Fatou Pouye and impressive first-year Tess Myers. Pouye, a transfer from Western Kentucky, leads the Dukes in scoring (12.7) and is 10th in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.469). Myers on the other hand averages 12.6 points nightly and is turning into one of the best 3-point shooters in the conference. She's currently fourth in the A-10 in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting at a 40.0 percent clip.
HISTORY AGAINST DUQUESNE
Wednesday will mark the latest chapter in GW's longest-running A-10 rivalry. The Colonials and Dukes have met 71 times since 1983, which is the most games GW has played against a single A-10 opponent. Additionally, GW's 56 wins against Duquesne are more than the program has against any other team.
GW will enter Wednesday having won its last three games against the Dukes. The most recent meeting was last February at the Charles E. Smith Center. Current Colonial Maddie Loder put on a show in that game, scoring 15 points and shooting a perfect 4-4 from three to help lead GW to a 63-45 win.
OFF THE SCHNEID
On Sunday against VCU, there were several positive signs for the GW offense. GW knocked down six threes against VCU, the team's most in a game since Dec. 21 against Lehigh. The Colonials also brought down 18 offensive rebounds and 42 total rebounds, the most in both categories since their game on Dec. 28 against West Chester.
Sunday also saw a pair of individual breakout performances from Kyara Frames and Sheslanie Laureano. Frames, who scored her 1000th career point against VCU, finished Sunday with 12 points, marking her highest-scoring game since Dec. 21 vs. Lehigh. Meanwhile, Laureano finished Sunday with 15 points, including 13 in the second half, for her highest-scoring performance since Dec. 9 at Georgetown.
DETAILS ON THE DUKES
Duquesne, who was tabbed to finish ninth in the conference in the A-10 preseason poll, enters Wednesday's game with a record of 9-13, and 4-6 in the A-10. While at times Duquesne has struggled to find consistency, its most recent run of success came to close out January, and it saw Duquesne take home three straight A-10 wins against Saint Louis, George Mason and La Salle.
Personnel wise, Duquesne is led by grad student Fatou Pouye and impressive first-year Tess Myers. Pouye, a transfer from Western Kentucky, leads the Dukes in scoring (12.7) and is 10th in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.469). Myers on the other hand averages 12.6 points nightly and is turning into one of the best 3-point shooters in the conference. She's currently fourth in the A-10 in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting at a 40.0 percent clip.
HISTORY AGAINST DUQUESNE
Wednesday will mark the latest chapter in GW's longest-running A-10 rivalry. The Colonials and Dukes have met 71 times since 1983, which is the most games GW has played against a single A-10 opponent. Additionally, GW's 56 wins against Duquesne are more than the program has against any other team.
GW will enter Wednesday having won its last three games against the Dukes. The most recent meeting was last February at the Charles E. Smith Center. Current Colonial Maddie Loder put on a show in that game, scoring 15 points and shooting a perfect 4-4 from three to help lead GW to a 63-45 win.
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