Feb. 18, 2007

Final Stats

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY - Duquesne (7-18, 2-10) dropped their ninth game in a row Sunday afternoon with a 71-59 loss at St. Bonaventure.

The Bonnies battled back from an early first quarter 11-point deficit to tie the contest at 36 with 17:56 remaining in regulation. Dana Mitchell's jumper six seconds later gave the Bonnies their first lead of the game, 38-36, which also put them ahead for good.

The Dukes were led by senior Carmen Bruce's game-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting. Juniors Jade Singleton and Jocelyn Chandler added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Singleton led DU with six rebounds.

Mitchell led St. Bonaventure with 19 points and Audrey Latendresse had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Ten of Ashley Edwards 16 points came from the charity stripe.

DU took a 34-30 lead into the half as Chandler and Singleton led the Red & Blue with eight points each. The Dukes shot 15-30 from the field in the first stanza for 50 percent. The Red & Blue connected on only 34.5 percent (8-23) in the second half.

The Dukes' return home for the final two games of the season as they host Temple Friday night and Saint Joseph's Sunday afternoon.

Game notes

Senior Loui Hall's eight points gives her 1,317 in her Duquesne career. She is now in sixth place on the Dukes' all-time list.