2017–18 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes were led by fifth year head coach Dan Burt. The Dukes were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Palumbo Center. They finished the season 25–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Joseph's. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Miami (OH) and Georgetown in the first and second rounds before losing to St. John's in the third round.

2017–18 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–8 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Schmidt Rachel Wojdowski Cherie Lea
Home arena	Palumbo Center

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

2017–18 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

2017–18 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) So Veres Palne Gimnazium Budapest, Hungary G 2 Chassidy Omogrosso 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Blackhawk Beaver Falls, PA G/F 10 Paige Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH G 11 Halle Bovel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Mary's Hamilton, ON G 12 Anie-Pier Samson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Seminaire Ste-Trinite Saint-Bruno, QE G 13 Juca Vojinovic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sportska Gimnazija Beograd Belgrade, Serbia F 14 Eniko Kuttor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus Budapest, Hungary G 21 Libby Bazelak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Archbishop Alter Kettering, OH G 22 Conor Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Carlynton Pittsburgh, PA F 23 Helmi Tulonen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Makelanrinteen lukio Salo, Finland G 24 Kiersten Elliott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Vincentian Academy Glenshaw, PA F 31 Laia Sole  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Ine Joaquim Blume Maine Igualada, Spain G 35 Amanda Kalin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pine-Richland Gibsonia, PA G/F 42 Kadri-Ann Lass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr 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	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 Last update: September 8, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 72–75	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,841) Charlotte, NC
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Winthrop	W 81–54	1–1	Winthrop Coliseum (303) Rock Hill, SC
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh City Game	W 66–53	2–1	Petersen Events Center (1,410) Pittsburgh, PA
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	L 77–81	2–2	J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (532) Johnson City, TN
11/21/2017* 6:00 pm		Iona	W 80–59	3–2	Palumbo Center (458) Pittsburgh, PA
11/25/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Virginia Thanksgiving Tournament	W 73–60	4–2	John Paul Jones Arena (2,883) Charlottesville, VA
11/26/2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Virginia Thanksgiving Tournament	W 74–63	5–2	John Paul Jones Arena (2,846) Charlottesville, VA
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 87–68	6–2	Palumbo Center (631) Pittsburgh, PA
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 83–58	7–2	Palumbo Center (756) Pittsburgh, PA
12/06/2017* 5:30 pm		Toledo	W 73–54	8–2	Palumbo Center (620) Pittsburgh, PA
12/07/2017* 3:00 pm		Akron	W 66–60	9–2	Palumbo Center (1,213) Pittsburgh, PA
12/17/2017* 2:30 pm		Central Michigan	W 64–61	10–2	Palumbo Center (721) Pittsburgh, PA
12/22/2017* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		vs. No. 1 Connecticut	L 52–104	10–3	Mattamy Athletic Centre (3,000) Toronto, ON
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 1:00 pm		UMass	W 60–57	11–3 (1–0)	Palumbo Center (841) Pittsburgh, PA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		at Davidson	W 79–54	12–3 (2–0)	John M. Belk Arena (387) Davidson, NC
01/07/2018 1:00 pm		at VCU	W 70–51	13–3 (3–0)	Siegel Center (540) Richmond, VA
01/13/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at George Washington	W 54–53	14–3 (4–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (854) Washington, D.C.
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		La Salle	W 78–50	15–3 (5–0)	Palumbo Center (670) Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2018 2:00 pm		George Mason	W 71–64	16–3 (6–0)	Palumbo Center (845) Pittsburgh, PA
01/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 61–42	17–3 (7–0)	Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 4:00 pm, NBCSN		St. Bonaventure	W 73–59	18–3 (8–0)	Palumbo Center (1,421) Pittsburgh, PA
01/31/2018 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 70–79	18–4 (8–1)	UD Arena (3,223) Dayton, OH
02/04/2018 12:00 pm		at Richmond	W 78–70	19–4 (9–1)	Robins Center (746) Richmond, VA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		VCU	W 80–71	20–4 (10–1)	Palumbo Center (583) Pittsburgh, PA
02/10/2018 2:30 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 50–69	20–5 (10–2)	Palumbo Center (711) Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/2018 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 76–66	21–5 (11–2)	Chaifetz Arena (402) St. Louis, MO
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 80–71	22–5 (12–2)	Palumbo Center (948) Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 43–51	22–6 (12–3)	Palumbo Center (707) Pittsburgh, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 76–73	23–6 (13–3)	Reilly Center (921) Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/02/2018 4:30 pm	(2)	vs. (7) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	L 65–71	23–7	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH) First Round	W 69–56	24–7	Millett Hall (510) Oxford, OH
03/19/2018* 7:00 pm		at Georgetown Second Round	W 69–66	25–7	McDonough Gymnasium (285) Washington, D.C.
03/22/2018* 7:00 pm		at St. John's Third Round	L 52–65	25–8	Carnesecca Arena (335) Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	N/A	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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

See also

• 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team