I was wondering the same thing. I'm guessing she's a walk on

duqkurt wrote:

15 players.  Big roster.  I like the depth.

She's definitely a walk on then. I know the men have 13 scholarships. I'm assuming the women have the same

Dukes2012 wrote:

duqkurt wrote:

15 players.  Big roster.  I like the depth.

She's definitely a walk on then. I know the men have 13 scholarships. I'm assuming the women have the same

Women have a maximum of 15 scholarships in D-1, vs. 13 for the men.

Title IX. Helps offset the number of scholarships offered for football.

I think.

Here's a link to an interview with Vincentian's Kiersten Eliott immediately after the Royals won their 5th straight WPIAL Class "A" championship.  At the end of the interview she said that she was considering a number of colleges (unnamed) but had not yet made any decision.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZLVed6N6E

I recall that Coach Burt posted on this Forum a while back that he just might add a 4th recruit to the class of 2016.  If a scholarship were provided to Kiersten, it would seem that Duquesne would have made at least an on-line announcement of the scholarship.  

I note that the Dukes' 2016-2017 roster, lists Robert Morris transfer, Judith Sole, as a senior.  She played only two seasons for RMU, so she would have two years of eligibility remaining  and would likely be classified as a junior.  The roster lists Angela Staffilino as a freshman.  She should be listed as a sophomore since she completed her freshman year last season.  Page Canon is listed as a sophomore and played only in two games before she suffered a season-ending injury in 2015-2016.  Assuming that she will get a medical red shirt for last season, I would think that she would be listed as a freshman.  Perhaps there is some confusion on the roster over the meaning of year as to whether it refers to an academic year vs an athletic eligibility year.     


 

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Duquesne has a news release about securing a fourth recruit for the Class of 2016, Kiersten Elliot:
http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/062716aaa.html

Dan Burt is quoted as saying: 
"This first year at Duquesne will be one where she concentrates on strength training and skill development.”

I'm interpreting the coach's comment that Kierston will be red-shirted her freshman year.

Kiersten, welcome to Duquesne University and the best D-1 women's basketball team in western PA!
 

Last edited by godukes1970 (6/27/2016 4:34 pm)

godukes1970 wrote:

Kiersten, welcome to Duquesne University and the best D-1 women's basketball team in western PA!
 

Let's start getting rid of the word "western" in there

FYI - Kiersten is a walk-on.   Not on scholarship.  

I was led to believe that Angela might redshirt for 2016/2017 with Judith Sole (arguably the Duke's best post player), now eligible and because Duquesne would have 3 effective post players, Staffileno would get less playing time.  As a redshirt, she'd have more time to develop her skills and therefore give Duquesne three solid years. As for the others, I don't know.  I'm sure their development over the summer and their performance during Fall practice will say a lot about their future playing time. They all bring a unique set of skills to the program.

DuqWbbfan wrote:

Is there anyone with more inside information who can tell us something about season 2015/16 freshmen, this 2016/17 season sophomore: Eniko Kuttor, Conor Richardson, Juca Vojinovic and Angela Staffileno. I would appreciate your opinion about each one of them, their skills, talent and expectations for season to come. Especially I'd like to hear what you think about the guards we'll play next season. ​Thanks in advance.

The jury is still out on Kuttor and Vojinovic.  They really didn't get much playing time to make an intelligent observation.

I love what I saw from Conor.   Reminds of Jocelyn Floyd with her defensive intensity.   Some times she needed to control that intensity but I expect great things from her. 

I also really like Angela.  Expected to red shirt last year, but forced to play with Paige Cannon going down earlier.   She also reminds me of a former DU player.  Carly Vendemia.   I thought she gave the team some really good minutes this season.   

I'm excited to see how both Conor and Angela develop with this coaching staff

The great thing about this coaching staff is that players have developed under them.  Gotten better every year.   Raegan Moore, Stasia King, Jise Anne Johnson.  And then last year the incredible year of Dev Workman.  While Dev may not fall into the same category as the other three.  There is no doubt she improved by leaps every year she played.

DuqWbbfan wrote:

Is there anyone with more inside information who can tell us something about season 2015/16 freshmen, this 2016/17 season sophomore: Eniko Kuttor, Conor Richardson, Juca Vojinovic and Angela Staffileno. I would appreciate your opinion about each one of them, their skills, talent and expectations for season to come. Especially I'd like to hear what you think about the guards we'll play next season. ​Thanks in advance.

Looking at the way the recruiting went, I wouldn't be surprised if Burt's starting a frosh or two.  From the reports I've seen, it looks like Sampson could get a lot of PT at the three with a combination of Szamosi-Lass-Sole at the four and five (with Lass also being able to move to the three if need be). 

Regarding the guards...  Nina Aho was among the best PGs from Europe by all reports.  Halle Bovell's recruting marks are only a notch or two behind what Omogrosso's were.  One if not both will very likely be looking at quite a bit of PT.

As to your question on those four...my quick thoughts...

Richardson - Perhaps the fastest player perhaps in the A-10, she could become a defensive stopper with her speed.  I've said previously I want her to become a Coach Bresnahan type of player who can guard the opposition's best player if they're a 1-4.  The downside is that she's currently a relatively weak shooter offensively and still had some defensive lapses (typical for a frosh) and didn't recognize shooters as well as I'd hoped in the UMass game.

Vojinovic - An excellent shooter with a very quick release who could to move to PG in a pinch.  She has underrated athleticism.  Upside is probably that of a Raegan Moore.  Downside is a SG off the bench who comes in late when you need threes.

Kuttor - She struggled some in her transition to American ball, but she's an excellent rebounder with a quite a bit of upside.  The downside is she can't get off the bench with a loaded inside bunch...the upside is similar to Orsi's as there is plenty of similarities in their games (besides both being from Hungary).  For part of the season when she did come in, Kuttor appeared to me as an outsider to be thinking rather than reacting.

Staffelino - A still very raw player like some others mentioned will very likely redshirt this season especially given the Dukes inside depth.  She's strong, can play both inside and outside, and has a physical nature to her game.  I wouldn't quite compare her to Vendemia - mainly because she's comfortable outside also - but also because Vendemia's IQ was so much higher at this point.  The bigger the game and the more the team needed her, the better Angela was.  The upside is a borderline first-team all A10 player if she puts everything together in four years.  The downside is she doesn't, stays somewhat raw, the footwork doesn't improve enough, the constant fouls continue, and she's added valuable depth.