2023–24 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

2023–24 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball

WNIT, Super 16
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–13 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Vanessa Abel Aurielle Anderson Rick Bell RJ Bell Frank Ferraro
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	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.

Previous season

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

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, North Carolina
F	2	Kaitlyn Ammons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	DePaul	Morgantown, West Virginia
G	4	Megan McConnell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Chartiers Valley HS	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	10	Gabby Grantham-Medley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	North Hagerstown HS	Hagerstown, Maryland
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, Pennsylvania
G/F	20	Amaya Hamilton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Hamilton Southeastern HS	Fishers, Indiana
G/F	22	Kiandra Browne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Indiana	Montreal, Quebec
G	24	Tess Myers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	North Catholic HS	Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Dan Burt (West Liberty)

Assistant coach(es)

Vanessa Abel (Duquesne)
Aurielle Anderson (Western Michigan)
Rick Bell (Pittsburgh)
RJ Bell (Geneva)
Frank Ferraro (Duquesne)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	L 57–65	0–1	18 – Hamilton	12 – McConnell	4 – McConnell	Jadwin Gymnasium (750) Princeton, NJ
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 82–79	1–1	17 – Myers	10 – McConnell	5 – McConnell	Gallagher Center (459) Lewiston, NY
November 14, 2023* 5:30 pm		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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 am		Longwood	W 89–69	6–3	35 – Myers	6 – Ammons	9 – McConnell	Kerr Fitness Center (434) Pittsburgh, PA
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, 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 pm		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 pm		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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 am, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 am, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Duquesne Beats Loyola Chicago in a First Round Thriller". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Duquesne WBB's Season Ends In Closing Seconds". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Duquesne Dukes 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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