Damian Saunders scored 19 points to lead Duquesne as they defeated Dayton 82-64 Sunday for their 10th consecutive victory.

Bill Clark scored 17, while T.J. McConnell and B.J. Monteiro each added 15 points for the Dukes, who have won by an average margin of 18.2 points during their hot streak.

Duquesne leads the nation with a 19.2 assist per game average.

Fordham is hoping to emulate Duquesne's recent success.

Duquesne has shown signs of life during coach Ron Everhart's four-plus seasons with the team, which played Temple for the A-10 championship two years ago and is riding an eight-game winning streak.

Fordham continues to sputter, though the Rams in coach Tom Pecora's first year already have surpassed last season's woeful win total of two.

"On any given day," Everhart said, "they're a team that can wear you out."

Freshman men's basketball guard T.J. McConnell of Duquesne University today was named the Atlantic 10 Conference co-Rookie of the Week.

McConnell shares the award with St. Bonaventure's Matthew Wright.  

It is the third time in a row and fourth time this season that McConnell has won the honor.  

Duquesne, in the midst of the school's longest win streak in 39 years, has received a vote in this week's Associated Press poll.

Schooll research could not determine the last time a Dukes men's team has been among those receiving votes in the poll that dates back to 1949.

The last time Duquesne appeared in the poll was on Feb. 8, 1972 at No. 20 with a 15-2 record.

The Dukes upped their win streak to eight with an Atlantic 10 Conference win over Charlotte on Saturday, are off to their best league start in school history at 5-0.

Duquesne stunned No. 19 Temple on Saturday, ending the Owls' streak of nine wins in 10 games.

Bill Clark had 22 points and Duquesne limited Temple to 31 percent shooting in winning its sixth consecutive game, 78-66.

Duquesne scored the game's first 10 points and held leads of 19-1 and 22-2.

Rhode Island's Orion Outerbridge was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, while Dayton's Juwan Staten and Duquesne's T.J. McConnell were honored as Co-Rookies of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday.

Outerbridge scored a career-high 18 points off the bench in leading Rhode Island to a win at Richmond for the first time in school history.

Staten earned his fourth A-10 Rookie of the Week after averaging 13.0 points and 4.5 assists while shooting 58.8 (10-17) percent from the field in two games last week.

For the second week in a row and the third time this year, McConnell was tabbed the A-10 Rookie of the Week as he led Duquesne to a pair of wins including a 12-point victory over No. 19 Temple.