PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team closes out the home portion of its schedule this Wednesday when the Hawks host Duquesne at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the Saint Joseph's Sports Network with live audio (free) and live stats (free) available as well.
GAME STORIES . . .
• Wednesday is the second of two meetings with the Dukes this season.
• Saint Joseph's held Duquesne to just 26.4 percent shooting in its previous matchup on January 18, but lost 63-54.
• The Hawks hold a 40-6 edge in the all-time series and have posted a 24-0 record at home versus Duquesne.
• Saint Joseph's is coming off a 61-59 victory over Richmond Saturday on Senior Day.
• Senior guard Natasha Cloud had the game-winning layup and finished with a team-best 17 points, five assists and two steals against the Spiders.
• On Monday, Cloud was named one of 15 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List Finalists.
• Cloud, who is an Awards Watch Finalist for the second straight year, enters Wednesday three points shy of 1,000 for her time at SJU. She has tallied 1,073 career points between Maryland and Hawk Hill.
• A victory Wednesday would secure at least a 10th place seed for the Atlantic 10 Championship for the Hawks and give them a bye for the First Round on March 4.
• Saint Joseph's could move to as high as the fifth seed for the A-10 Championship if it won its last two games and got a considerable amount of help elsewhere.
• SJU's graduating class of Cloud and Ashley Robinson enter Wednesday having helped the Hawks to a 39-16 mark at home over the last four seasons.
• Freshman Chelsea Woods has led the Hawk in rebounding a team-high nine times and is averaging 5.4 boards per game in Atlantic 10 only contests.
• As a team, SJU has turned the ball over just 52 times the last six games (8.7 per contest) and are averaging an A-10 best 11.5 turnovers a game in conference only matchups.
• Saint Joseph's defense is allowing fewer points per game this season (62.8 ppg) than it did last year (64.4 ppg).