Box Score

Duquesne DU 15-10,5-7 Atlantic 10

La Salle LaS 15-11,6-5 Atlantic 10

Duquesne DU

15-10,5-7 Atlantic 10

Final

Feb. 12, 2023

La Salle LaS

15-11,6-5 Atlantic 10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Duquesne DU	13	11	13	19	56
La Salle LaS	15	12	22	23	72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | February 12, 2023

Record-Setting Day for the Explorers Snaps Losing Streak With Win Over Duquesne

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – La Salle women's basketball forward Kayla Spruill sank her 209^th career three-pointer in the contest to set the program record for career threes and help lead the Explorers to a 72-56 victory over Duquesne to snap a three-game skid on Super Bowl Sunday.

La Salle improves to 15-11 on the season and 6-5 in the Atlantic 10 while Duquesne falls to 15-10 overall and 5-7 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Duquesne took an early five-point until back to back threes from Shears and Amy Jacobs put La Salle in a single-point lead before the media, 11-10. The teams tied the score two more times with Molly Masciantonio converting the layup as time ran out on the quarter to put the Explorers ahead 15-11.
An early bucket from the Dukes tied it up to start the second quarter. The Explorers defense held Duquesne scoreless for the next two and a half minutes before letting foul trouble get the best of them giving the Dukes the opportunity to put up 1-of-4 from the charity stripe to take a single point lead 16-15. Kayla Spruill found Masciantonio in the lane to follow to shift the momentum in the Explorers direction, 17-16. The teams continued to trade points with Spruill sinking it from beyond the arc to put La Salle ahead 22-20. The Dukes put up one more point from the free throw line before the teams started on a nearly four-minute scoring drought broken with a crucial three ball from Gabriela Falcao to put La Salle ahead by four, 25-21.
A 7-0 run for the Explorers in the second half put them ahead by their largest lead yet, 40-32, with 3:23 left. The Explorers held the Dukes to just five more points in the rest of the frame putting up nine more of their own thanks to back-to-back threes from Masciantonio and Claire Jacobs in the final 30 seconds of the quarter to pull ahead by 12, 49-37.
La Salle's sharp shooting paid off in the final frame shooting 5-of-7 from the long range and 9-of-14 from the field to put up a 23-point frame and take as large as a 20-point lead over the Dukes eventually securing the 72-56 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Nine different Explorers put up points in the game led by Spruill with a team-high 13 points off 4-of-8 shooting including 3-of-5 from the long range and 2-of-2 from the foul line.
Both Mia Jacobs and Masciantonio ended the game in double-digits with 12 points apiece. Jacobs sunk 3-of-9 from the field, 1-of-3 from beyond the arc and a team-high 5-of-6 from the charity stripe. Masciantonio went 5-of-11 from the field, 2-of-6 from deep and 2-of-2 from the line.
Mia Jacobs and Molly Masciantonio led the battle at the boards pulling down eight and seven, respectively. Mascaintonio also poured in six assists and had just one turnover. Jacobs added four assists, one steal and two blocks.
La Salle won the rebounding battle 42-34, but Duquesne held the advantage in turnovers 7-12.
The Explorers shot 41% from the field, 42.9% from the three-point range and 70% from the foul line.

GAME NOTES:

La Salle sits just one game closer to tying the overall series with Duquesne trailing 21-23. The Explorers do hold the advantage in the series when playing at home 11-10. La Salle now holds a two-game win streak in the series.
The contest marks the Explorers first in three games. La Salle is now 5-1 when scoring 70-79 points and 6-1 when holding its opponent to 50-56 points.
This is the ninth time the Explorers have outrebounded its opponent. La Salle is now 8-1 when winning the battle at the boards.
The Explorers have yet to give up a halftime lead this season and is now 12-0 when holding the edge at the half.
Spruill's three buckets from the long range in the game not only tied the all-time program record of 208 by Jamie Walsh (2006-10), but surpassed it setting the new mark at 210. This marked her first game in double-digits since playing Loyola Chicago on Jan. 22. She has now reached double-digits in 14 games.
Mia Jacobs has now reached 10-plus in 12 games this season including in nine of the 10 A-10 games she's played in this season. She has now sunk at least four buckets from the foul line in 13 games this season.
Masciantonio has now hit five games in double-digits and has now reached 14 games with one or zero turnovers.
La Salle's 15 threes marks a new season high for the Explores and sits just one away from tying the single-game program record set by the Explorers last season.

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