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PREVIEW: Women's Basketball vs. Duquesne

PREVIEW: Women's Basketball vs. Duquesne

UMass women's basketball hosts its annual "Pink Game" at the Mullins Center in support of breast cancer awareness with its Saturday, Feb. 14 contest against Duquesne at 1 p.m. Information on how to attend the contest or follow along from home can be found below:

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes
Game 24 Massachusetts (9-14 Overall, 3-8 Atlantic 10) vs. Duquesne (16-8, 8-3)
Date | Time Saturday, February 14, 2015 | 1:00 p.m.
Location Mullins Center (9,493) | Amherst, Mass.
Live Statistics
Watch Atlantic 10 Digital Network
Radio Broadcast WMUA 91.1 FM | Available on mobile devices through TuneIn Radio app
Series History Duquesne leads, 26-21. Last meeting: Duquesne 67, UMass 52; Jan. 15, 2014
Game Notes Massachusetts Get Acrobat Reader | Duquesne Get Acrobat Reader
Team Records Massachusetts Get Acrobat Reader | Duquesne Get Acrobat Reader
Social Media @UMassAthletics   | @UMassWBB  
Buy Tickets Available through UMass Athletics Ticket Central

Scouting Duquesne Women's Basketball
Dan Burt is in his second season guiding the Duquesne Dukes women's basketball program and has continued the success of his predecessor, current Pittsburgh head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, as the squad is 16-8 overall and 8-3 in A-10 games ahead of a meeting with the Minutewomen. With four more victories, the 2014-15 Dukes team will become the seventh consecutive Duquesne squad to earn at least 20 on the season.

Three from Duquesne score in double-figures on average, led by April Robinson's 15.2 points per game. Amadea Szamosi adds 12.3 while Deva'Nyer Workman chips in 10.3 to help the Dukes own a +8.1 scoring margin, the third-best in the A-10.

Duquesne used its shooting accuracy and assist-to-turnover ratio to win 16 games so far. The Dukes, who are on the longest winning streak in the league at five games, are second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.359) and fourth in overall percentage (.412) while they rank second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.0) with 383 assists dished out against 380 turnovers committed.

More on the Minutewomen is available through UMassAthletics.com.

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