PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team bested Duquesne, 46-38, on the road Wednesday evening.
Aaliyah Parker scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Bonnies while pulling down five rebounds. Laycee Drake finished with eight points and eight rebounds while Brianna Barr-Buday chipped in seven points for the Brown and White.
Duquesne took its biggest lead of the night to open the third, taking a 24-15 advantage over the Bonnies.
With just over two minutes to play in the third, Alexis Bordas made a 3-pointer to push the Duquesne lead to six, 32-26.
The Bonnies (11-5, 2-2 A-10) responded with a three from Brillana Boyd and a buzzer beater triple from Drake, tying the game at 32-32 heading into the final frame.
Parker gave Bona's with a turnaround jump shot to begin the fourth, but Duquesne was quick to tie the game back up at 34-34 just a few possessions later.
The graduate then gave the Bonnies a six-point, 40-34, with just over two minutes to go in the game following a pair of free throws.
She put the game out of reach for good with 51 seconds on the clock, fading away and converting from the wing to give the Bonnies a 42-36 edge.
With Duquesne forced to foul, Parker converted on four free throws down the stretch to seal the road victory.
The Bonnies got off to a slow start offensively, shooting just 1-for-12 from the floor in the opening period and falling behind 11-5.
Duquesne, however, was unable to take advantage as the Brown and White held the hosts scoreless over the final 5:23 of the first to keep it a single digit deficit.
Bona's battled back to tie it midway through the second at 14-14 when Mackenzie Pettinelli converted with the shot clock winding down.
The Dukes (7-8, 0-4 A-10) responded with an 8-1 run to end the first half to take a 22-15 lead at halftime.
GAME NOTES
- The Bonnies finished the game shooting 28.3 percent (15-for-53) from the floor and held Duquesne to 23.6 percent (13-for-55) from the field.
- Wednesday's win marks the first road victory over Duquesne since the 2011-12 season and snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Dukes overall.
- Bona's doubled up Duquesne in bench points, outscoring the Dukes, 16-8.
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"Really proud of our group. It was a great team effort and great show of our togetherness and toughness. It's a really hard place to win. We dug ourselves a little hole, but we stayed with it and stayed together. Just proud of the way we played and finished the game in particular."
UP NEXT
The Bonnies remain on the road to take on Rhode Island Saturday, Jan. 10. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
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