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Box Score

Duquesne DU 5-9,4-6 Atlantic 10

La Salle LaS 10-13,6-10 Atlantic 10

Duquesne DU

5-9,4-6 Atlantic 10

Final

Feb. 26, 2021

La Salle LaS

10-13,6-10 Atlantic 10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Duquesne DU	23	9	17	25	74
La Salle LaS	11	17	21	21	70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | February 26, 2021

Women’s Basketball Falls in Final Minutes Against Duquesne

PHILADELPHIA – After overcoming a 14-point deficit, the La Salle women's basketball team (10-13, 6-10 A-10) couldn't hold on to a lead as it fell to Duquesne (5-9, 4-6 A-10) on Friday night, 74-70.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Duquesne jumped out to an early 9-5 lead at the media stoppage after taking the first seven points of the game. The Dukes increased their lead over the final 4:57 with a 14-6 differential to go up 23-11 after one.
Over the first 5:40 of the second period, each team tallied eight points apiece to keep the Dukes up by 12 at 31-19. La Salle cut the deficit to four with a 9-1 run over the final 3:05 for a 32-28 Dukes' lead.
La Salle scored the first four points of the third frame to tie the game at 32 all before Duquesne took 10 of the next 19 points for a 42-41 lead at the media break with 4:40 remaining. The home team outpaced the Dukes 8-7 for the rest of the stanza for a 49-49 tie heading into the fourth.
The Dukes had a 6-2 run over the first 1:06 of the final quarter to jump out in front 55-51. Duquesne continued to hold the advantage over the next 3:41 with a 9-7 margin for a 64-58 lead with 4:40 left. The Explorers took 11 of the next 16 points to tie the game at 69 with 1:26 remaining, however Duquesne outscored the Blue & Gold 5-1 to finish on top.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Junior Kayla Spruill continued her hot streak with a game high 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 9-of-11 from the stripe. She added seven rebounds to her line.
Sophomore Claire Jacobs finished with nine points, three assists, and two steals.
Sophomore Amy Jacobs registered eight points and three assists.
Seniors Deja King and Haleigh Hill dropped seven points apiece, with Hill adding six rebounds and a career best three blocks to her totals.
Senior Kate Hill dished out five assists.
La Salle shot 39.0% from the floor, 28.0% from deep, and 81.0% from the line.
Collectively the Explorers handed out 20 assists for just the second time this season.
Nine of the 10 Explorers who played registered a point.