PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Saint Bonaventure overcame a slow start to defeat Duquesne 46-38 in a women’s Atlantic 10 basketball game Wednesday night at A.J. Palumbo Center.

The Bonnies trailed 22-15 at halftime after scoring just five points in the first quarter. They surged ahead with a 17-point third quarter and held the Dukes to six points in the fourth. Duquesne, which led by as many as nine in the first half, was held to its lowest scoring output of the season.

Saint Bonaventure improved to 11-5. Duquesne fell to 7-8. An announced crowd of 660 watched the game where Duquesne had been a heavy favorite according to statistical projections.