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GAME DAY CENTRAL

St. Bonaventure (19-8, 7-5 A-10) at Duquesne (18-8, 8-3 A-10)

DATE: Saturday, February 20, 2010
SITE: Palumbo Center (5,358)
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pa.
TIP-OFF: 2:00 p.m. ET
LIVE STATS: www.GoDuquesne.com
LIVE VIDEO: www.GoDuquesne.com
LIVE AUDIO: http://www.redzonemedia.com
SERIES: Duquesne leds 28-13
LAST TIME: January 13, 2010
Duquesne 57, St. Bonaventure 52
UP NEXT: at Rhode Island
Saturday, February 27 at 2 p.m. at the Thomas Ryan Center

BONA Bullets

• Senior Dana Mitchell became the first women's basketball player in Bona history to have her jersey retired.
• Mitchell, Megan Van Tatenhove and Jessica Jenkins lead in scoring in conference play.
• Armelia Horton leads off the boards in conference play grabbing 5.3 per game and leads the team in steals with 18.
• The Brown and White have scored at least one three-pointer in 189 games dating back to 2004. The last time the Bonnies failed to convert a three-point basket in a game was on February 14, 2004 against Temple.
• St. Bonaventure has won all of its victories by 10 or more points and have only lost by double figures one time (Dayton).
• Coach Jim Crowley is one wins away from 130 victories at St. Bonaventure. He also needs two wins for 170 all-time.
• Senior Andrea Doneth entered the top 10 list in assists with 278 and is nine away from moving into ninth. She currently has 297 and leads the team with 78.
• St. Bonaventure needs two more A-10 wins to match last season's record-setting nine conference wins.

HEAD COACH MATCH UP
ST. BONAVENTURE HEAD COACH
Jim Crowley
@ St. Bonaventure: 129-160 (10th year)
Overall: 168-208 (13 years)
vs. Duquesne: 4-12

DUQUESNE HEAD COACH
Suzie McConnell-Serio
@ Duquesne: 54-34 (Third year)
Overall: Same
vs. St. Bonaventure: 2-3

Scouting the Dukes
Duquesne is on a two-game skid entering the contest against the Bonnies, but have won eight of its last 10 games. Duquesne is looking for a two-game sweep of the Bonnies after defeating them at home in January. On Wednesday the Dukes lost to Temple, 52-41 and dropped their prior game to Xavier 74-55. Samantha Pollino leads in scoring with 12.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Pollino needs only 16 more points to join the 1,000 Point Club. The Dukes have also lost to Dayton - another A-10 foe that beat the Bonnies.

This Day in BONA BASKETBALL
The Bonnies are 1-4 on February 20 dating back to the 1986-87 season - the last season that has actual dates recorded. The Bonnies have not played on 2/20 since 2005 when they recorded their long win against Fordham.

Series Note
The teams went 1-1 last season, besting each other on their own courts. Duquesne has already beat the Bonnies at the Reilly Center and the Bonnies look to return the favor.

LAST TIME against the Dukes
A 29-9 run that lasted 11 minutes through the second half helped Duquesne shake off a slow start en route to a 57-52 victory at the Reilly Center in January. Despite Duquesne's 29-9 run, the Bonnies went on an 11-2 stretch to pull within two, 54-52, after scoring on their next five possessions. With a last minute attempt to tie the game, Dana Mitchell was called for an offensive foul sealing the Duquesne win. The Brown and White's 52 points are a season-low.

ON the ROAD again
The Bonnies are 7-5 on the road this season. Of those losses, two were against nationally-ranked teams and all but one was by single digits.

From DOWN TOWN
Sophomore Jessica Jenkins has hit a three-pointer in all but two games. Her biggest long-range output came against Quinnipiac with nine and is averaging 2.3 in conference play.

We're going STREAKING
The Bonnies are on a two-game winning streak, marking the third time this season to rally a streak. The longest in program history was the 11-0 mark to start the season.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Armelia Horton recorded her first career double-double against Richmond on Wednesday. The Bonnies only had one double-double last season, but have two this season.

LEADING Scorers
After 27 games, senior Dana Mitchell and sophomores Megan Van Tatenhove and Jessica Jenkins lead the team in scoring, averaging in double figures. The Bonnies have not finished a season with three double-figure averages since 2001-02.

Going LONG
The Bonnies have scored four or more three-pointers in 22 out of their 27 games. They scored a season-high nine at Quinnipiac and against Buffalo.

MOVING on Up (in the books)
Preseason All-Conference first team selection Dana Mitchell moved into the second spot on the all-time scoring list after scoring 20 points against George Washington. She now has 1,891 points. and trails the top spot held by Hilary Waltman by 215 points.

The Ball is OURS
The Brown and White keeps a tight grip on the ball as they are first in the A-10 in turnovers per game, averaging 13.7. The Bonnies only had six against George Washington for a season-low.

UNDER PRESSURE
The Bonnies scoring defense ranks ninth in the nation and first in the Atlantic 10 allowing 52.9 points per game. Eighteen of St. Bonaventure's opponents have been held to under 60 points.

She'll TAKE that
Armelia Horton, Dana Mitchell and Cara Gustafson lead the team in steals with 33. Horton has registered at least one in 19 of her 25 played games - grabbing 22 of those steals at the Reilly Center.