PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Saint Joseph’s used a balanced effort to defeat Duquesne 61-46 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Hagan Arena.

The Hawks led wire-to-wire in the Atlantic 10 contest, building a 29-21 halftime advantage and maintaining control throughout. Gabby Casey led all scorers with 19 points for Saint Joseph’s. Faith Stinson added 13 points for the Hawks, who improved to 18-8.

Mackenzie Blackford scored 16 points for the Dukes, who fell to 9-17. Raevin Washington added 10 points for Duquesne.

An announced crowd of 1,059 watched the game. Saint Joseph’s has now won both meetings between the teams this season.