PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team returns home Tuesday to host Duquesne in a nationally televised game. CBS Sports Network will air the game live with tip set for 9 p.m.
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GAME STORIES . . .
• Saint Josephʼs returns home to host Duquesne on Tuesday in a matchup of teams tied for fifth place in the Atlantic 10 at 8-4.
• The Hawks have won two straight and are coming off an 89-75 victory at George Mason on Saturday.
• Senior Erin Shields had a career-high 29 points against the Patriots and juniors Natasha Cloud (16 points, 12 assists) and Ashley Robinson (14 points, 11 rebounds) each had a double-double.
• Saint Josephʼs scored a season-high 89 points Saturday and shot 52.5 percent overall (31-of-59) and 56.3 percent from behind the arc (9-of-16).
• The Hawks enter Tuesday with a 39-5 edge in the all-time series versus Duquesne and have won five straight overall and are 23-0 at home versus the Dukes.
• Erin Shields was named both Atlantic 10 Philadelphia Big 5 player of the Week after leading SJU to two wins last week and averaging 25.5 points per game.
• Shields enters Tuesday 11th all-time in scoring (1,258), and is seventh in a single season for three-pointers made (77) and second all-time for three-pointers with 237, 19 behind Amra Mehmedic (256) for all-time lead.
• Natasha Cloud is seventh all-time in single season assists (186) and currently has more assists than three teams (Wofford-172, Morgan St.-170 and Alcorn St.-140).
• As a team, we are currently first nationally in free throw percentage (81.3 percent).
Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Duquesne
All-Time Series: SJU leads 39-5
Last Meeting: 3/9/13, SJU, 73-60
Last SJU Win: 3/9/13, 73-60
Last DUQ Win: 2/4/09, 53-51
Current SJU Streak: W-5