Jack Morgan | staff writer Since starting off Atlantic 10 Conference play at Rooney Field with a win over George Washington, Duquesne lacrosse split its last two matchups last week. It won on the road at La Salle last Wednesday before dropping one to UMass on Saturday. On March 12, the Dukes traveled east to McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia to take on La Salle. Duquesne … Continue reading Lax has rough trip to Amherst Saturday

Brentaro Yamane | Multimedia Editor At this time last year, Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw was the star scorer for the Duquesne Women’s Lacrosse Team. In her two seasons with the Dukes, she was nothing but productive, scoring 94 goals and recording 26 assists during her time on the Bluff. Fast forward to this past Saturday, and Rodriguez-Shaw saw herself once again on Arthur J. Rooney Field, but … Continue reading Lacrosse drops fourth straight to UMass

Jack Morgan | Staff Writer After a brutal 20-2 loss in the City Game to start the 2024 season, things have changed in a drastic way for the Duquesne Dukes. They capped off a perfect homestand with a 12-9 win over the Akron Zips at Rooney Field on Tuesday. “I thought they really gritted it out,” said Head Coach Corinne Desrosiers. “You could see them … Continue reading Lacrosse wins fourth straight over Akron

Rebecca Jozwiak | Staff Writer Mackenzie Leszczynski and Corinne Webb both enjoyed four-goal games as the Duquesne Dukes climbed from a four-goal deficit to defeat Eastern Michigan 16-13 in their home opener on Thursday. This marks the first win of the season for the Dukes, after dropping their season opener to Pitt. Leszczynski scored the first goal of the game; shortly afterwards, Kelsea Dague of … Continue reading Comeback puts lax in the win column

Jack Morgan | Staff Writer  Duquesne opened their 2024 season on Friday against Pittsburgh, and they learned early that it would not go according to plan. Jenna Hendrickson led the Panther offensive onslaught with a game-high four goals in a 20-2 route of Duquesne at Highmark Stadium. Duquesne Head Coach Corinne Desrosiers didn’t mince words when describing how the game went. “This was a disappointing … Continue reading City Game of shame: Pitt 20, Duquesne 2

Matthew Theodros | Staff Writer March 30, 2023 The Duquesne women’s lacrosse team lost its seventh-consecutive game in its final non-conference matchup of the season against UC Davis 20-13 at Rooney Field on Wednesday afternoon. This was only the third all-time meeting between the Dukes and Aggies, and the first since April 15, 2005. Prior to Wednesday, Duquesne had won the previous two games. Entering … Continue reading WLAX drops seventh-straight contest

Matthew Theodros | Staff Writer March 23, 2023 The Duquesne women’s lacrosse team lost its fifth-straight game, falling to St. Bonaventure 16-15 at Rooney Field on Wednesday afternoon in heartbreaking fashion. Coming into the matchup, the Dukes historically had an overwhelming advantage over the Bonnies, beating them in 11 of their last 12 matchups prior to Wednesday. Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw scored the game’s first goal just … Continue reading WLAX falls to St. Bonaventure at home

Matthew Theodros | Staff Writer March 9, 2023 The Duquesne women’s lacrosse team lost its second-consecutive game, falling to Central Michigan 19-8 at Rooney Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Chippewas came out of the gates with energy, making plays on the offensive and defensive end. Goalie Alexa Martel had two of her career-high 18 saves in the first minute of the game. Kendall Hoyt scored … Continue reading WLAX falls at home to Central Michigan

Sean O’Donnell | Staff Writer Feb. 16, 2023 The Duquesne women’s lacrosse team dropped a 16-10 contest in their season opener against Pitt on Saturday afternoon at Rooney Field. The game started with Pitt attackers Camdyn O’Donnell and Sydney Naylor filling up the stat sheet. O’Donnell scored the game’s first goal less than four minutes in, as she came sprinting from behind the goal launching … Continue reading WLAX falls at home to Pitt in season opener