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LORETTO, Pa. (Dec. 17, 2014) – Saint Francis U hits the road for its final four non-conference games, starting with a short trip to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne on Thursday evening.
 
The Dukes hold the all-time series advantage by a margin of 27-10 and have won the past six meetings. Last season, the Red Flash hosted Duquesne on Dec. 8 and lost, 86-66.
 
Duquesne has several common opponents with SFU on its schedule, including Pittsburgh, who they beat by 10, and West Virginia, both of which SFU plays after the Holiday break.
 
Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) leads the NCAA in scoring for the second consecutive week as she is averaging 26.7 points per game. She leads the next closest player, Kelsey Plum, of Washington, by a half a point.
 
Freshman Maya Wynn (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) looks to continue her strong play after putting up back-to-back double-figure scoring performances leading to an NEC Rookie of the Week honor on Dec. 15 and ECAC Rookie of the Week selection on Dec. 16.
 
SFU travels next down to Conway, S.C. to face Coastal Carolina in a first-ever meeting between the two schools.