2018–19 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

2018–19 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–13 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Schmidt Rachel Wojdowski Cherie Lea
Home arena	Palumbo Center

2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
VCU	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Duquesne	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Davidson	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	25		.194
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes were led by sixth year head coach Dan Burt. The Dukes were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Palumbo Center. They finished the season 19–13, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They advance to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Fordham. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament for the first time since 2008.

2018–19 media

Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey provide the call for home games on A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2018–19 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nina Aho 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Veres Palne Gimnazium Budapest, Hungary G 2 Chassidy Omogrosso 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Blackhawk Beaver Falls, PA G 3 Caroline Elliott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Vincentian Academy Glenshaw, PA G/F 10 Paige Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH G 11 Halle Bovel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So St. Mary's Hamilton, ON G 12 Anie-Pier Samson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Seminaire Ste-Trinite Saint-Bruno, QE G 13 Juca Vojinovic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sportska Gimnazija Beograd Belgrade, Serbia F 14 Eniko Kuttor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus Budapest, Hungary G 21 Libby Bazelak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Archbishop Alter Kettering, OH G 22 Conor Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Carlynton Pittsburgh, PA G 23 Machaela Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hayfield Alexandria, VA G 24 Kiersten Elliott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Vincentian Academy Glenshaw, PA F 31 Laia Sole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Ine Joaquim Blume Maine Igualada, Spain G 35 Amanda Kalin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pine-Richland Gibsonia, PA G/F 42 Kadri-Ann Lass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Audentese Spordigumnaasium Tallinn, Estonia F 54 Angela Staffileno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Brooke Wellsburg, WV	Head coach Dan Burt (West Liberty State) Assistant coach(es) Matt Schmidt (West Liberty State) Rachel Wojdowski (NYU) Cherie Lea (UNC Wilmington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 1:00 pm		at TCU	L 48–61	0–1	Schollmaier Arena (3,648) Fort Worth, TX
Nov 8, 2018* 8:00 pm, LHN		at No. 11 Texas	L 41–78	0–2	Frank Erwin Center (2,880) Austin, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 73–64	1–2	Palumbo Center (671) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 52–65	1–3	Savage Arena (3,690) Toledo, OH
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 93–73	2–3	DeGol Arena (405) Loretto, PA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	W 77–72	3–3	MAC Center (413) Kent, OH
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Penn State	W 64–58	4–3	Bryce Jordan Center (1,989) University Park, PA
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		UCF	L 63–71	4–4	Palumbo Center (492) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 16, 2018* 2:30 pm		East Tennessee State	W 66–58	5–4	Palumbo Center (714) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 21, 2018* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 15 Syracuse St. Pete Shootout	L 71–87	5–5	McArthur Center (264) St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Liberty St. Pete Shootout	L 51–55	5–6	McArthur Center (209) St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Pittsburgh City Game	L 58–66	5–7	Palumbo Center (2,234) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 3, 2019* 7:00 pm		Temple	W 54–53	6–7	Palumbo Center (901) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 60–54	7–7 (1–0)	Reilly Center (655) Olean, NY
Jan 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 47–62	7–8 (1–1)	Palumbo Center (617) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at George Mason	W 60–57	8–8 (2–1)	EagleBank Arena (524) Fairfax, VA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 81–73	9–8 (3–1)	Palumbo Center (812) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	W 80–54	10–8 (4–1)	Palumbo Center (743) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 66–62	11–8 (5–1)	Tom Gola Arena (372) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	L 54–55	11–9 (5–2)	Palumbo Center (1,160) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Fordham	L 46–57	11–10 (5–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (861) Bronx, NY
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Massachusetts	L 66–69	11–11 (5–4)	Mullins Center (509) Amherst, MA
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Dayton	W 85–57	12–11 (6–4)	Palumbo Center (1,236) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 13, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 63–67	12–12 (6–5)	Palumbo Center (715) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm, NBCSN		at Rhode Island	W 75–58	13–12 (7–5)	Ryan Center (692) Kingston, RI
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 67–56	14–12 (8–5)	Hagan Arena (189) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT		VCU	W 71–68 ^OT	15–12 (9–5)	Palumbo Center (926) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 64–53	16–12 (10–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (998) Washington, D.C.
Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 80–64	17–12 (11–5)	Palumbo Center (1,909) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	(14) Rhode Island First Round	W 106–69	18–12	Palumbo Center (601) Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 72–51	19–12	Palumbo Center (1,009) Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 9, 2019 1:30 pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Fordham Semifinals	L 34–76	19–13	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

References

1. "Duquesne University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". goduquesne.com.