PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team hosts Duquesne in the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams, welcoming the Dukes in a St. Joe's doubleheader.

GAME INFORMATION: St. Joe's (14-2, 3-1 A-10) vs. Duquesne (8-7, 3-1 A-10)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, January 13 | 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hagan Arena | Philadelphia, Pa.
LIVE STATS: sjuhawks.com
LIVE STREAM: ESPN+
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LAST TIME OUT
• The Hawks recovered after taking their first conference loss against Richmond, rebounding with a win over last year's Atlantic 10 tournament champion Saint Louis on the road in a 69-57 win.
• St. Joe's dominated over the course of the first 20 minutes, Laura Ziegler hitting a three as the first half expired to give the Hawks a 17-point lead. Over the course of the second half, the hosts chipped away to cut the deficit to as little as six points before Ziegler helped extend the gap for an eventual 12-point victory.
• Laura Ziegler finished one rebound shy of a double-double with a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds. Mackenzie Smith also added nine rebounds, adding 11 points. Chloe Welch added 15 points, Talya Brugler netted 11 and Gabby Casey dropped eight points off the bench.
 

SERIES HISTORY
• The Hawks are 47-13 all-time against the Dukes.
• St. Joe's hold a 28-3 record against Duquesne in Philadelphia.
• SJU won the first 20 matchups between the two teams while also notching 26 consecutive wins at home.
• The Hawks came back from a nine-point deficit late in the third quarter last year to win on the final day of the regular season inside Hagan Arena.

 
SAINT JOSEPH'S | Roster | Schedule | Stats | Game Notes
• St. Joe's matched the 2001-02 and 2022-23 team that started the season 14-2, best marks after 16 games under Coach Griffin.
• Talya Brugler has scored in double-digits in 36 of 40 games against Atlantic 10 foes, including her last 11 games.
• Brugler ranks fourth in the A-10 in points per game (16.5), first in field goal percentage (54.9%). Ziegler ranks second in rebounds per game (9.3).
• Eight players have above a 1.00 assist-to-turnover ratio, led by Emma Boslet's 2.00 mark.
• St. Joe's enters as one of the top 40 best defenses in the country, allowing just 55.5 points per game. SJU is one of five A-10 teams to rank in the top 40.

 
DUQUESNE: Roster | Schedule | Stats
• Only Richmond average more three-point makes per game in the Atlantic 10, Duquesne's 9.0 per game ranking 18th in the country. The Dukes also clean the defensive boards, ranking second in the conference with 27.3 defensive rebounds per game. Duquesne also ranks in the upper echelon of the conference in blocks, tallying 4.9 per game.
• Megan McConnell is the engine of the Duquesne roster, leading the team in scoring (12.6), rebounds (8.1), assists (4.7) and steals (2.4) per game. McConnell ranks 15th in the country and leads the A-10 with a 2.92-1 assist-to-turnover ratio while ranking third in the conference in assists per game. McConnell's high motor allows her to average 38.3 minutes per game, ranking first in the country.
• While McConnell dictates the offense, there is more than enough firepower to go around as nearly four different players average double-digits. Naëlle Bernard (11.3) and Tess Myers (10.1) average double figures, ranking second and third among Atlantic 10 players in three pointers with 42 and 41 makes, respectively. Amaya Hamilton also adds 9.6 points per game.

 
UP NEXT: 
• St. Joe's takes on Big 5 rival La Salle on Monday, January 15, taking part in a doubleheader with the men in a televised matchup against the Explorers as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.