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Update (9:01 PM)-
The Duquesne Women’s Basketball Team led wire-to-wire in a 76-67 victory over St. Bonaventure Wednesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Duquesne (9-8/4-2 Atlantic 10) was led by Megan McConnell’s fifth double-double of the season with her 17 points and 13 rebounds, the latter of which matched her season high.
Ayanna Townsend compiled a season high 15 points on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting, while also bringing down six rebounds and drawing seven fouls. Amaya Hamilton had an all-around game with 14 points, six rebounds and six assists. Tess Myers also added 11 points.
Duquesne played 11 in this game and owned a decisive 36-14 edge in the paint.
St. Bonaventure (4-13/1-5 A-10) saw Isabellah Middleton put together a 15-point, 9-rebound effort, while teammates Dani Haskell and Nadechka Laccen each compiled 12 points.
Duquesne controlled the game early, converting its first six shots from the field to lead 16-3 and activate a Bonnies timeout before the first-quarter media timeout.
That run extended to 9-0 as the Dukes began to compile effort plays from extra passes, gaining position for rebounds, fighting for loose balls and growing the lead to 22 points in the latter stages of the third quarter.
St. Bonaventure outscored Duquesne by double digits in the final quarter, making challenging shots and cutting the final count to single digits.
Duquesne will next play at Davidson Sunday at 2 p.m. in a contest carried by CBS Sports Network.
POSTGAME VIDEOS
Update (6:50 PM)-
**Today, Ryan Manalac extended an offer to 2025 athlete Chase Taylor (6’3”, 200) from Stockbridge High School in Stockbridge, Georgia. Taylor holds offers from East Carolina, Virginia, Georgia Southern, Mississippi State, Kansas, Cincinnati, Michigan, Kentucky, Appalachian State, Boston College, Missouri, Tennessee, Duke, Georgia Tech and Florida State.
Update (3 PM)-
**Pitt has extended an offer to 2026 defensive lineman Brandon Simmons Jr. from Glassboro in Glassboro, N.J. Simmons (6-foot-1, 260 pounds) also holds offers from Charlotte and West Virginia.
**2026 running back Jayden Ford from Miami Central in Miami, Fla. picked up an offer from the Pitt coaching staff Wednesday. Ford (5-foot-5, 160 pounds) also holds offers from Maryland, Western Carolina and Western Kentucky.
**Pitt extended an offer to 2025 three-star edge rusher Mandrell Desir from Norland High in Miami, Fla. Desir (6-foot-3, 210 pounds) also holds offers from Charlotte, Cincinnati, Colorado, FIU, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Stanford, Toledo, UCF and Western Kentucky.
Update (12:43 PM)-
**A big day for 2026 offensive tackle Isaac Tanis from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This morning, Tanis received an offer from Charlie Partridge and Pitt, which is his first D-1 offer.
Update (12:35 PM)-
**Another big offer for Central Valley 2026 lineman Brendan Alexander. This morning, Alexander (6’4″, 280-pounds) received an offer from Boston College. Alexander also holds offers from Pitt, Penn State, Duke, NC State and Central Michigan.
Update (12:03 PM)-
**This morning, Pitt extended an offer to 2025 3-star athlete Darryll Desir from Miami Northland High School in Miami, Florida. Desir (6’5″, 230) holds other offers from Marshall, South Florida, Georgia Tech, Colorado, Miami Fla., Western Kentucky, Illinois, Cincinnati, Maryland, Central Florida, Florida International and Toledo. Desir tells PSN that he received the offer from Charlie Partridge.
Update (11:44 AM)-
**This morning, Latrobe 2025 safety/quarterback John Wetzel received his latest offer from Akron. Wetzel (6’1″, 195-pounds) also holds offers from Lehigh, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Boston College.
Update (10:55 AM)-
**On Tuesday, Charlie Partridge extended an offer to freshman athlete Javian Francois from St. Thomas Aquinas HS in Fort Lauderdale. This is the second D-1 offer for Francois (Purdue).
— Javian “Jayfra” Francois (@francoisjavian) January 1, 2024
Update (10:42 AM)-
**Charlie Partridge and Pitt have extended an offer to 2025 wide receiver Brian Williams from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This becomes the first D-1 offer for the 6’3″, 190-pound wide out.
