2024–25 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

2024–25 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
2024–25 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–13 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Vanessa Abel; Aurielle Anderson; Rick Bell; RJ Bell; Frank Ferraro;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse

2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
George Mason †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	6	.818
Davidson	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Rhode Island	11	–	7	.611	17	–	16	.515
Dayton	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
UMass	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Saint Louis	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
VCU	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
George Washington	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Loyola Chicago	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
La Salle	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303
St. Bonaventure	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2025 A10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by 12th-year head coach Dan Burt, play their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 13–5 in A–10 play to finish in fifth place.^[1] They defeated UMass,^[2] and George Mason,^[3] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Richmond in the semifinals of the A–10 tournament.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[5] where they would defeat Monmouth in the second round,^[6] before falling to Purdue in the Super 16.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gabby Hutcherson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Pittsburgh	Westerville, Ohio
G	1	Jerni Kiaku	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	North Carolina Central	Garner, North Carolina
F	2	Kaitlyn Ammons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	DePaul	Morgantown, West Virginia
G	3	Faith Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	West York High School	York, Pennsylvania
G	4	Megan McConnell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Chartiers Valley High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	5	Fatou Sane	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	J. Addison School	Guédiawaye, Senegal
G	7	Reina Green	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Pensacola State College	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	10	Gabby Grantham-Medley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	North Hagerstown High School	Hagerstown, Maryland
G	11	Mackenzie Blackford	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Solon High School	Solon, Ohio
G	12	Raymi Coueta	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Cégep de Thetford	Cayenne, French Guiana
G	20	Kellie McConnell	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	North Allegheny High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	22	Kiandra Browne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Indiana	Montreal, Quebec
G	23	Nadia Moore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	J. Addison School	Washington, Pennsylvania
G	30	Andjela Matic	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Vermont	Ub, Serbia

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: January 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	W 76–66	1–0	24 – M. McConnell	5 – Browne	5 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (932) Pittsburgh, PA
November 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, B1G+		at Penn State	L 83–92	1–1	21 – M. McConnell	10 – M. McConnell	7 – M. McConnell	Bryce Jordan Center (2,152) University Park, PA
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 100–65	2–1	24 – Kiaku	5 – Tied	6 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (835) Pittsburgh, PA
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 61–81	2–2	19 – M. McConnell	10 – M. McConnell	5 – Matic	MAC Center (1,147) Kent, OH
November 25, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 77–61	3–2	15 – M. McConnell	10 – M. McConnell	10 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (888) Pittsburgh, PA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 85–71	4–2	22 – Hutcherson	6 – Tied	7 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (688) Pittsburgh, PA
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh City Game	W 73–69	5–2	20 – Kiaku	12 – M. McConnell	4 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (551) Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Carnegie Mellon	W 98–58	6–2	19 – M. McConnell	7 – M. McConnell	5 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (702) Pittsburgh, PA
December 10, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 65–48	7–2	16 – Hutcherson	6 – Tied	4 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (662) Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 90–66	8–2	35 – M. McConnell	4 – Tied	6 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (762) Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 67–59	9–2	20 – Matic	10 – M. McConnell	10 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (805) Pittsburgh, PA
A–10 regular season
December 29, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 70–76	9–3 (0–1)	29 – M. McConnell	6 – M. McConnell	3 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,067) Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 63–65	9–4 (0–2)	24 – M. McConnell	10 – Hutcherson	5 – M. McConnell	Siegel Center (546) Richmond, VA
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	L 62−64	9−5 (0−3)	26 – M. McConnell	8 – M. McConnell	3 – R. Green	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (886) Pittsburgh, PA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 67−64	10−5 (1−3)	19 – M. McConnell	9 – Browne	5 – M. McConnell	Hagan Arena (703) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 97−55	11−5 (2−3)	20 – Blackford	6 – Tied	6 – M. McConnell	Charles E. Smith Center (505) Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		Dayton	L 71−80	11−6 (2−4)	18 – Kiaku	9 – Moore	6 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (975) Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2025 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 77−64	12−6 (3−4)	19 – M. McConnell	9 – M. McConnell	5 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (903) Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 67−57	13−6 (4−4)	20 – M. McConnell	8 – Hutcherson	4 – M. McConnell	John Glaser Arena (185) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2025 8:00 pm, Peacock		VCU	W 69−59	14−6 (5−4)	15 – Blackford	7 – Tied	6 – Kiaku	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (878) Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 80−46	15−6 (6−4)	17 – M. McConnell	9 – M. McConnell	4 – Walker	Reilly Center (346) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 5, 2025 6:35 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 57−59	15−7 (6−5)	22 – M. McConnell	7 – Tied	3 – Kiaku	Ryan Center (1,046) Kingston, RI
February 9, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Richmond	L 58−82	15−8 (6−6)	16 – M. McConnell	8 – M. McConnell	7 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,416) Pittsburgh, PA
February 12, 2025 6:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		UMass	L 52−72	15−9 (6−7)	15 – Tied	6 – Matic	5 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,167) Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 75−70	16−9 (7−7)	15 – M. McConnell	8 – M. McConnell	5 – M. McConnell	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,663) Chicago, IL
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 53−56	16−10 (7−8)	17 – M. McConnell	12 – M. McConnell	4 – M. McConnell	Rose Hill Gymnasium (316) Bronx, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 84−72	17−10 (8−8)	22 – M. McConnell	10 – Hutcherson	11 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,268) Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2025 11:00 am, SNY/ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 74−48	18−10 (9−8)	25 – M. McConnell	9 – M. McConnell	6 – M. McConnell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,115) Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 63−86	18−11 (9−9)	22 – M. McConnell	7 – Hutcherson	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (2,456) Fairfax, VA
A–10 tournament
March 6, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Fordham Second round	W 79–63	19–11	21 – Kiaku	6 – Tied	7 – M. McConnell	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
March 7, 2025 11:00 am, Peacock	(9)	vs. (1) Richmond Quarterfinals	L 58–63	19–12	18 – Brown	7 – Browne	3 – McConnell	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
WNIT
March 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood First round	W 70–68	20–12	25 – McConnell	12 – Kiaku	5 – Kiaku	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,119) Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH) Second round	W 73–66	21–12	24 – McConnell	9 – McConnell	6 – McConnell	Millett Hall (429) Oxford, OH
March 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cleveland State Super 16	L 52–55	21–13	15 – Kiaku	9 – Tied	4 – Walker	Wolstein Center (367) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Duquesne WBB Beats UMass, 81-57, in A10 Tournament". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "MASON BESTED BY DUQUESNE IN A-10 QUARTERFINALS". Fourth Estate. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Richmond Women's Basketball team advances in A-10 Tournament after win against DU, 80-66". WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Duquesne women outlast Monmouth in 2nd round of WNIT". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Purdue women's basketball underclassmen flourish against Duquesne in WNIT Super 16". Journal & Courier. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "Duquesne Dukes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[2] "Duquesne WBB Beats UMass, 81-57, in A10 Tournament". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[3] "MASON BESTED BY DUQUESNE IN A-10 QUARTERFINALS". Fourth Estate. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[4] "Richmond Women's Basketball team advances in A-10 Tournament after win against DU, 80-66". WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[5] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[6] "Duquesne women outlast Monmouth in 2nd round of WNIT". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[7] "Purdue women's basketball underclassmen flourish against Duquesne in WNIT Super 16". Journal & Courier. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[9] "Duquesne Dukes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

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