'Cats Put Four in Double Digits, But Fall to Dukes 77-62

Saturday, February 6

Davidson, N.C.

2:00 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

10-14, 4-7 A-10

Duquesne (RV)

21-2, 9-1 A-10

Duquesne

Davidson

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

'Cats Put Four in Double Digits, But Fall to Dukes 77-62

2/6/2016 5:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID

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Postgame Interview- Coach Savage
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson had four scorers reach double figures, but it was not enough to overcome a 20-win Duquesne squad as the Wildcats fell at home 77-62 Saturday afternoon during Atlantic 10 women's basketball in John M. Belk Arena.

Davidson saw its record fall to 10-14 overall and 4-7 in league play, while the Dukes won for the 21st time in their 23 games played this year. They also ran their A-10 record to 9-1.

Duquesne outscored the Wildcats 51-28 in the second and third quarters combined to pull away for its fifth straight win. It used a run of 14-5 in the second quarter and a 21-4 spurt behind four three-pointers to start the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

Justine Lyon led the way for Davidson with 12 points, canning a triple right before the final buzzer to reach double figures. She shot 3-of-5 from the floor and swished home all five of her season-best five free throws.

Fellow freshman Kyla Roland had a solid game off the bench with a season-best 10 points to go with two rebounds and two blocks.

Rounding out the quartet of double-figure scorers for the 'Cats were Hannah Early (11) and Mackenzie Latt (11). It was a tough shooting day though for the duo, as they went just a combined 9-for-28. Latt was 5-of-18 by herself. She just missed her third straight double-double though, pulling in a team-high nine rebounds.

The Dukes placed three in double figures, led by April Robinson's 14 points. Deva'Nyar Workman had a double-double on 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Amadea Szamosi chipped in 12 points to go with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Duquesne had a 47-37 advantage on the glass, getting 14 offensive rebounds and outscored the Wildcats 32-20 in the paint.

Davidson recorded its second straight 18-assist game and tied its season-high with eight three-pointers, led by Early's three.

Despite falling behind 11-0 to start the game, the Wildcats tied things up to open the second quarter at 13-all on Kayla Seymour's three-ball. Duquense pulled ahead by five twice over the next several minutes before another triple, this time by Kianna Speight, made it 25-20 with 4:23 left in the quarter. Duquesne answered with its 14-5 run to finish the quarter for a 39-25 lead at halftime.

Led by the freshmen pair of Lyon and Roland, Davidson was able to cut its deficit all the way down to the final score by winning the fourth quarter, 24-13. The two freshmen combined to score 16 of those points in the quarter.

Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Richmond on Wednesday, Feb. 10, followed by a trip to Saint Louis, Feb. 15.

GAME NOTES: This was the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools, with Duquesne leading 4-1 … Alexandra Long has dished out 16 assists in her last four games and 30 in the past eight overall … Early is now five three-pointers away from breaking the all-time mark of 222 set by Laura Murray … it was the fourth time this year the Wildcats have had four players reach double-figures in points in the same game … Latt has scored in double digits 20 times this year and 27 of her last 32 games overall.