2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Dan Burt resumed the responsibility as head coach for a 2nd consecutive season. The Dukes are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center . They finished the season 23–11, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Youngstown State in the first round, Richmond in the second round before losing to West Virginia in the third round.
Duquesne Dukes Sports Network
All Duquesne Dukes home games and select road games will be broadcast by Red Zone Media with Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey providing the call. Road games not done by Red Zone Media can usually be heard on the home teams radio feed. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.
2014–15 Roster
2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Deva'Nyar Workman
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Rading
Reading, Pa.
G
3
Tanesha Sutton
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Ss. Neumann and Goretti
Philadelphia, Pa.
C
4
Jose-Ann Johnson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
Father Michael Goetz Secondary
Brampton, Ontario
F
5
Kyasia Duling
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
New Albany
Zanesville, Ohio
F
15
Amadea Szamosi
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma
Pécs, Hungary
G
21
Erin Waskowiak
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Bishop Canevin
Pittsburgh, Pa.
G
22
Olivia Bresnahan
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Butler
Butler, Pa.
G
23
Belma Nurkic
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Baldwin
Pittsburgh, Pa.
G
32
April Robinson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
West Springfield
Springfield, Va.
F
35
Tyra Jones
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Cody
Detroit, Mich.
F
42
Stasia King
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pa.
G
45
Emilie Gronas
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Cowley C.C.
Bergen, Norway
G
55
Brianna Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Notre Dame
Ajax, Ontario
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
Roster Last update: 2014-09-14
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014 *2:00 pm
Princeton
L 62–79
0–1
Palumbo Center (1,116)Pittsburgh, PA
11/19/2014 *7:00 pm
No. 23 Syracuse
L 84–90
0–2
Palumbo Center (732)Pittsburgh, PA
11/22/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay
L 52–84
0–3
Kress Events Center (1,914)Green Bay, WI
11/25/2014 *7:00 pm
at Howard
W 89–63
1–3
Burr Gymnasium (98)Washington, D.C.
11/29/2014 *12:00 pm
vs. Jackson State Ball State Classic semifinals
W 90–72
2–3
Worthen Arena (N/A)Muncie, IN
11/30/2014 *3:00 pm
at Ball State Ball State Classic championship
W 82–62
3–3
Worthen Arena (528)Muncie, IN
12/03/2014 *11:00 am
Kent State
W 86–60
4–3
Palumbo Center (1,352)Pittsburgh, PA
12/07/2014 *2:00 pm
Pittsburgh City Game
W 87–77
5–3
Palumbo Center (821)Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2014 *7:00 pm, RTPT
at No. 23 West Virginia
L 60–79
5–4
WVU Coliseum (1,322)Morgantown, WV
12/14/2014 *1:00 pm
at Robert Morris
W 71–57
6–4
Charles L. Sewall Center (319)Moon Township, PA
12/18/2014 *7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
W 92–52
7–4
Palumbo Center (450)Pittsburgh, PA
12/21/2014 *2:00 pm
at Providence
L 56–67
7–5
Alumni Hall (324)Providence, RI
12/28/2014 *2:00 pm
at Lehigh
W 82–75
8–5
Stabler Arena (732)Bethlehem, PA
01/03/2015 2:00 pm
at Rhode Island
L 61–62
8–6 (0–1)
Ryan Center (366)Kingston, RI
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
George Mason
W 88–54
9–6 (1–1)
Palumbo Center (319)Pittsburgh, PA
01/11/2015 2:00 pm
at Dayton
L 67–78
9–7 (1–2)
UD Arena (1,894)Dayton, OH
01/15/2015 7:00 pm
Saint Louis
W 77–64
10–7 (2–2)
Palumbo Center (519)Pittsburgh, PA
01/18/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Joseph's
W 63–54
11–7 (3–2)
Palumbo Center (908)Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2015 7:00 pm
at George Washington
L 56–83
11–8 (3–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (494)Washington, D.C.
01/24/2015 2:00 pm
Davidson
W 83–47
12–8 (4–3)
Palumbo Center (675)Pittsburgh, PA
01/28/2015 7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
W 76–63
13–8 (5–3)
Reilly Center (803)Olean, NY
01/31/2015 2:00 pm
at Fordham
W 56–46
14–8 (6–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (421)Bronx, NY
02/07/2015 2:00 pm
VCU
W 83–47
15–8 (7–3)
Palumbo Center (722)Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2015 7:00 pm
at La Salle
W 72–66
16–8 (8–3)
Tom Gola Arena (266)Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015 1:00 pm
at Massachusetts
W 69–49
17–8 (9–3)
Mullins Center (714)Amherst, MA
02/18/2015 7:00 pm
Richmond
W 58–51 OT
18–8 (10–3)
Palumbo Center (852)Pittsburgh, PA
02/22/2015 2:00 pm
Rhode Island
W 60–50
19–8 (11–3)
Palumbo Center (750)Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2015 7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
L 49–60
19–9 (11–4)
Hagan Arena (751)Philadelphia, PA
03/01/2015 2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure
W 51–43
20–9 (12–4)
Palumbo Center (621)Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
vs. Rhode Island Quarterfinals
W 66–53
21–9
Richmond Coliseum (1,692)Richmond, VA
03/07/2015 1:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Dayton Semifinals
L 60–74
21–10
Richmond Coliseum (1,588)Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/19/2015 *7:00 pm
at Youngstown State First Round
W 72–54
22–10
Beeghly Center (1,797)Youngstown, OH
03/24/2015 *7:00 pm
Richmond Second Round
W 48–47
23–10
Palumbo Center (570)Pittsburgh, PA
03/27/2015 *7:00 pm
at West Virginia Third Round
L 39–60
23–11
WVU Coliseum (1,471)Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
2014–15 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
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Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
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Final
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Legend
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See also
References
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