Duquesne women accept invitation to WNIT
The Duquesne women’s basketball team will enter familiar territory after landing a berth in the WNIT for the 11th time and second year in a row.
Duquesne will host a first-round contest against Longwood at 6 p.m. Thursday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
The winner will advance to face Miami (Ohio) in the second round, set for March 26-28.
The Dukes will be joined in the field by Atlantic 10 rival UMass.
Coach Dan Burt, who has been part of six of the WNIT appearances, has led the Dukes to a 19-12 record, 9-9 in the Atlantic 10. Duquesne lost to top-seeded Richmond, 63-58, in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Duquesne is paced by senior guard Megan McConnell (Chartiers Valley), who led the Atlantic 10 in many statistical categories, including scoring (18.8 points per game), assists (150) and assists per game (5.2). She ranks fourth in 3-pointers per game (2.1) while shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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