2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourth year head coach Dan Burt, played their home games at the Palumbo Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Drexel in the first round.

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–16 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Schmidt
  • Rachel Wojdowski
  • Cherie Lea
Home arenaPalumbo Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

2016–17 media

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Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

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

Roster

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2016–17 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) Fr Veres Palne Gimnazium Budapest, Hungary
G 2 Chassidy Omogrosso 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blackhawk Beaver Falls, PA
G/F 10 Paige Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH
G 11 Halle Bovel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. Mary's Hamilton, ON
G 12 Anie-Pier Samson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Seminaire Ste-Trinite Saint-Bruno, QE
G 13 Juca Vojinovic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Sportska Gimnazija Beograd Belgrade, Serbia
F 14 Eniko Kuttor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus Budapest, Hungary
F 15 Amadea Szamosi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma Pécs, Hungary
G 21 Erin Waskowiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bishop Canevin Pittsburgh, PA
G 22 Conor Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Carlynton Pittsburgh, PA
G 24 Kiersten Elliott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Vincentian Academy Glenshaw, PA
G/F 42 Kadri-Ann Lass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Audentese Spordigumnaasium Tallinn, Estonia
F 43 Judith Sole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr IES Joaquim Blume
Robert Morris
Igualada, Spain
F 54 Angela Staffileno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brooke Wellsburg, WV
G 55 Brianna Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Notre Dame Ajax, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm
at No. 7 Ohio State L 69–89  0–1
St. John Arena (3,434)
Columbus, OH
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Lehigh W 63–49  1–1
Palumbo Center (553)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at St. John's W 71–65  2–1
Carnesecca Arena (637)
Queens, NY
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona W 62–58  3–1
Hynes Athletic Center (700)
New Rochelle, NY
11/22/2016*
1:00 pm
Buffalo L 69–71  3–2
Palumbo Center (385)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/25/2016*
6:15 pm
vs. Western Carolina
Cal Classic semifinals
W 65–50  4–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
11/26/2016*
6:15 pm
at California
Cal Classic championship
L 66–88  4–3
Haas Pavilion (1,358)
Berkeley, CA
12/01/2016
7:00 pm
at Fordham L 51–64  4–4 (0–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (297)
Bronx, NY
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 46–64  4–5
Convocation Center (3,577)
Athens, OH
12/06/2016*
5:00 pm
Charlotte L 63–77  4–6
Palumbo Center (734)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Lafayette W 67–52  5–6
Palumbo Center (254)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/17/2016*
5:00 pm
at Akron W 67–57  6–6
James A. Rhodes Arena (974)
Akron, OH
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Maryland L 57–77  6–7
Palumbo Center (1,288)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/29/2016*
2:00 pm
Pittsburgh
City Game
W 63–54  7–7
Palumbo Center (1,724)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/01/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
George Washington L 40–75  7–8 (0–2)
Palumbo Center (537)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 76–68  8–8 (1–2)
Tom Gola Arena (193)
Philadelphia, PA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Davidson W 73–51  9–8 (2–2)
Palumbo Center (485)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/10/2017
7:00 pm
Dayton L 64–75  9–9 (2–3)
Palumbo Center (485)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Massachusetts L 67–75  9–10 (2–4)
Mullins Center (1,006)
Amherst, MA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Louis W 94–65  10–10 (3–4)
Palumbo Center (576)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2017
4:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 56–69  10–11 (3–5)
Reilly Center (904)
Olean, NY
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
Richmond W 73–61  11–11 (4–5)
Palumbo Center (777)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/29/2017
5:00 pm, ASN
at George Washington W 73–63  12–11 (5–5)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,068)
Washington, D.C.
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 58–60  12–12 (5–6)
Hagan Arena (586)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/04/2017
3:00 pm, ASN
George Mason W 76–57  13–12 (6–6)
Palumbo Center (821)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/12/2017
3:00 pm, ASN
VCU W 70–51  14–12 (7–6)
Palumbo Center (964)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 47–66  14–13 (7–7)
UD Arena (2,258)
Dayton, OH
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 69–71  14–14 (7–8)
Ryan Center (497)
Kingston, RI
02/21/2017
4:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 83–61  15–14 (8–8)
Palumbo Center (657)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
George Mason
First Round
W 66–55  16–14
Palumbo Center (471)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/03/2017
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
W 62–58  17–14
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/04/2017
1:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 78–63  18–14
Richmond Coliseum (1,689)
Richmond, VA
03/05/2017
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Dayton
Championship Game
L 56–70  18–15
Richmond Coliseum (3,166)
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at Drexel
First Round
L 47–70  18–16
Daskalakis Athletic Center (417)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Duquesne University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". goduquesne.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2015.