RHODE ISLAND vs. DUQUESNE
Rhody returns to the Ryan Center for a Wednesday night meeting with Duquesne. URI is 19-23 in the all-time series vs. the Dukes, picking up its last win - a 74-57 victory - on Jan. 12, 2007. Since then, Rhody has dropped four straight contests. The last time the teams met (Feb. 26, 2011), Duquesne handed Rhody an 88-49 loss in Pittsburgh. In that game, Megan Shoniker led all players with 22 points while Lara Gaspar led the Rams on the glass with six rebounds. As a team, Rhody finished 27.1-percent from the field (16-of-59) while the Dukes shot 47.8-percent (32-of-67). Duquesne also won the battle of the boards, 48-34, and scored 40 bench points compared to URI's six.
SCOUTING THE DUKES
Duquesne - which is 15-8 overall and 3-5 in the Atlantic 10 - enters the game looking to snap a three-game slide which includes losses to Saint Louis (56-55), St. Bonaventure (58-53) and Saint Joseph's (72-51). The Dukes are 4-7 this season when playing away from the Palumbo Center. Duquesne is led offensively by a trio of players averaging double figures: Wumi Agunbiade (15.1 ppg), Alex Gensler (13.8) and Orsi Szecsi (12.1 ppg). Szecsi and Agunbiade also lead the team on the boards with 6.7 rpg and 6.6 rpg, respectively. Gensler has dished out a team-high 76 assists while Jocelyn Floyd leads the Dukes with 84 steals. Collectively, Duquesne is averaging 68.7 points and 36.8 rebounds per game.
CATHY INGLESE vs. DUQUESNE
Over her 24+ years as a head coach, Cathy Inglese has turned in a 0-2 record against Duquesne, dropping both games against the Dukes since coming to Rhode Island.
LAST TIME OUT: RHODE ISLAND DEFEATED AT CHARLOTTE, 72-35
- With the loss, Rhode Island drops to 1-22 overall and 0-8 in the Atlantic 10. URI also falls to 2-5 in the all-time series vs. Charlotte, which improves to 15-8 (7-2).
- Rhode Island shot 27.8% on the night, hitting 15-of-54 attempts from the field. Charlotte, meanwhile, connected at a 50% clip (27-54) and sank seven three-pointers.
- The 49ers outrebounded Rhody, 40-31. Charlotte also held a 19-9 edge in assists and a 13-6 advantage in steals.
- The loss extended the Rams' slide to 20 consecutive games, dating back to mid-November.
- Rhody trailed 44-16 at halftime. The 16-point performance matched URI's season-low for a first half. The second half was a closer game with Charlotte only outscoring URI by nine (28-19) but it marked the first time this season that the Rams were unable to put 20 points on the board in either frame.
- For just the second time this season, no Rhody player scored in double figures. Ashley Rivera led the team with nine points and three assists while Emilie Cloutier pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.
