PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's basketball squad (7-9, 1-3 A-10) will look to bounce back from three straight losses this Saturday, January 18, when the Hawks host Duquesne (11-6, 1-3 A-10) at Hagan Arena. The Atlantic 10 match-up will be nationally broadcasted on CBS Sports Network and will tip at noon.

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The Hawks were predicted to finish 10th in the A-10 this year, according to the 2019-20 A-10 Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll conducted by the league's 14 head coaches and announced on October 29, while Duquesne was predicted to finish ninth.

Saint Joseph's is coming off of a 49-47 loss to Rhode Island on Wednesday, January 15. Junior guard Lula Roig hit a jumper with 38 seconds remaining in regulation to put the Hawks ahead by one, but URI's Nicole Jorgensen converted a pair of free throws (:28) and SJU was unable to score on the following offensive possession. Sophomore guard Katie Jekot finished with a team-high 17 points (7-of-14 FG, 2-of-7 3FG), with 13 coming in the final 7:15 while freshman forward Gabby Smalls added 12 points (6-of-13 FG) and six rebounds.

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Sophomore guard Katie Jekot is the returning leading scorer from last year's squad. Jekot averaged 7.5 points per game in all 31 appearances with 25 starts in 2018-19 and is SJU's returning leader in total steals (36) and three-pointers (42).

This year, the sophomore leads the squad in scoring (10.6 ppg), field goals made (59), three-pointers made (25), and minutes (30.8) and is shooting 86.7 percent (26-of-30) from the free throw line. Jekot turned in her first career double-double with a season-high 20 points and a career-high 11 rebounds – both game-high numbers - in SJU's 71-44 win over Sacred Heart on December 4 and has nine double-digit scoring games this season.

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In her first career start at Auburn on November 24, freshman forward Gabby Smalls stole the show with a career- and game-high 19 points (9-of-10 FG) and a team-high eight rebounds in 23 minutes of play. Despite the 66-62 loss, Smalls was a bright spot in the highly-competitive match-up.

In her second career start, at VCU on January 8, Smalls scored a team-high 14 points, with 10 coming in the fourth quarter, on 5-of-7 shooting from the field to go with six rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block in 22 minutes.

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