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2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	18–16 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Schmidt; Rachel Wojdowski; Cherie Lea;
Home arena	Palumbo Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

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 media[edit]

Duquesne Dukes Sports Network[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

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

Dan Burt (West Liberty State)

Assistant coach(es)

Eddie Benton (Vermont)
Matt Schmidt (West Liberty State)
Rachel Wojdowski (NYU)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	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[edit]

2016–17 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																				N/A
Coaches	RV

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

References[edit]

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

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

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Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
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