PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's basketball squad wraps up the regular season road schedule on Wednesday evening when the Explorers tip off at Duquesne at 7 p.m.

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La Salle Explorers (12-14, 7-7 Atlantic 10) at Duquesne Dukes (17-10, 9-5 Atlantic 10)
Wednesday, February 26 | 7:00 PM | Palumbo Center

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All-Time Series
Duquesne owns a slight 17-15 edge in the series that dates back to 1983, though the Dukes have won the last six meetings. The Explorers last topped the Dukes on Feb. 2, 2007, when they handily won a 79-52 decision at Tom Gola Arena. Their last win at the Palumbo Center was on Jan. 20, 2006, a 52-43 affair.

Scouting the Explorers
The Explorers return to the court after a weekend bye in conference play, looking to utilize fresh legs to bounce back from their first three-game skid of the season. They led 22nd-ranked Dayton early, before ultimately falling 84-69 at home last Wednesday. Alicia Cropper drained a game-high 24 points, Micahya Owens added 14 and Jasmine Alston chipped in 10.

The Explorers continue to rank among the league's best defenses. The squads holds A-10 opponents to just 56.9 points per game to lead the conference and is well ahead of second-place Duquesne on the three-point field goal defense list by holding opponents to a 20.1 percent clip from long range. In comparison, the Dukes rank second with a 26.0 percent 3-point field goal defense.

They also continue to crash the boards, ranking third in the league with 42.1 rebounds per game, as well as third in both offensive rebounds (14.0 orpg) and defensive rebounds (28.1 drpg). The Explorers hold opponents to 38.8 rpg for a +3.4 margin.

Although the defense remains strong, the offense has struggled lately as the squad ranks at or near the bottom in both field goal and free throw percentage.

Individually, Cropper is up to 14.4 points per game on the season to lead all Explorer scorers. That ranks her 11th in the Atlantic 10, while her 16.4 ppg in conference play ranks her sixth on the league lists. The redshirt junior has been tearing up a number of categories particularly since the start of A-10 play, as she ranks in the top 15 in the conference in assists (3.1; 13th), defensive rebounds (4.9; T-15th), 3-point field goals made (1.9; 9th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2; 13th).

Owens is second on the squad with 13.4 ppg overall while leading the team with an 80.2 percent clip from the free throw line on the season. She ranks11th in the A-10 in overall free throw percentage, and her 80.4 percent shooting in league play ranks her 10th. She's also in the top 15 with 1.5 made three-pointers per game.

Leeza Burdgess rounds out the top three scorers by chipping in 8.9 ppg, while leading the squad with 7.1 rebounds per game. Her 7.1 boards rank her 12th among all A-10 players.

Alston continues to rank among the league leaders. She leads all A-10 players with 1.9 steals per game in conference play, and has also dished out 3.9 assists per game to rank seventh. She limits her turnovers as well, sporting a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio to rank 12th.

Scouting the Dukes
Duquesne got back on track with a 60-51 win against Fordham on Saturday after dropping the previous four games. Wumi Agunbiade, the conference's second-leading scorer, drained 22 and Orsi Szecsi had a near double-double with 10 points and nine boards in the win over the Rams.

The Dukes won eight of their first nine conference games including a seven-game win streak, before dropping four straight against George Washington, Dayton, St. Bonaventure and Saint Joseph's.

Despite the four-game skid, Duquesne is among the league's best defenses, ranking second in the A-10 in scoring defense by holding conference opponents to just 60.0 ppg. Overall on the season, they have held opponents to 64.4 ppg while scoring 71.0 for a +6.6 scoring margin.

Agunbiade leads a trio of Dukes in double figures, draining 15.8 ppg on the season while leading the team with 7.5 rpg. She hits 53 percent of her field goal attempts.

Raegan Moore adds 15.0 ppg while going 81 percent from the free throw line. She also dishes out 2.8 assists per game.

April Robinson rounds out the top three with 11.3 ppg while dishing out a team-best 4.3 assists and chipping in 3.9 rpg.

Szecsi has started every game this season, chipping in 9.4 points and 6.3 boards along with 2.3 assists.