The Duke recognizes remarkable players, coaches and teams for their successes over the past year. By Adam Lindner | Asst. Sports Editor The 2016-17 academic year is quickly drawing to a close, but not before we take one last look back on Duquesne athletics’ brightest performers over the past nine months. Conference Champions: Football (shared NEC title with Saint Francis University) Conference Runners-Up: Men’s Cross … Continue reading 2016-17 Duke Awards
By Andrew Holman | Sports Editor “Do or die.” Head coach Dan Burt began his press conferences with these words after the Dukes (16-14, 9-8) solidified a trip to Richmond, Virginia and secured a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinals with a 66-55 win over the George Mason Patriots (13-17, 6-10) at the A.J. Palumbo Center on Saturday afternoon. Midway through the third quarter, … Continue reading Duquesne WBB playing for another tomorrow
By Andrew Holman | Sports Editor The No. 7 seeded Duquesne Dukes women’s basketball team hosted No. 10 George Mason at the A.J. Palumbo Center in the opening round of the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship on Saturday afternoon and pulled out a 66-55 win to advance to the next round of the tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum. Freshman guard Nina Aho made … Continue reading Second half surge sends Duquesne WBB to Richmond
By Andrew Holman | Sports Editor There was no time to fool around for the Duquesne women’s basketball team on Tuesday night, and the group showed it was all business as it stormed out to an 8-0 run to begin the game. In fact, the Dukes led by double digits for every second of the contest following the 6:48 mark in the second quarter. The … Continue reading DU WBB displays depth in regular season finale
By David Borne | Staff Writer With less than two weeks before the Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Duquesne Dukes women’s basketball team improved its conference record to 7-6 with a dominant 70-51 win over Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Sunday afternoon’s matchup was Senior Day for Duquesne. Prior to the game the team’s three seniors, Amadea Szamosi, Brianna Thomas and … Continue reading Senior night signals go-time for Duquesne WBB
By Andrew Holman | Sports Editor Physicality and hustle propelled the Duquesne women’s basketball team to a 73-61 win over the University of Richmond Spiders on Wednesday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Dukes out-rebounded the Spiders 44-25 and outscored them in the paint 30-14. Senior Amadea Szamosi and sophomore Julijana Vojinovic each scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the victory. The … Continue reading Duquesne WBB downs Spiders to reach .500 mark
By Andrew White | Staff Writer On Jan. 7, Duquesne’s women’s basketball forward Amadea Szamosi reached a career milestone. The 6-foot-3 senior recorded her 1,000th career point in a Dukes uniform coming on a putback layup as time expired in the first quarter of the team’s 73-51 victory over conference foe Davidson. “Honestly I didn’t think about it at the moment, I didn’t even realize … Continue reading Amadea Szamosi leaves her mark with 1,000th point
By David Borne | Staff Writer Behind the efforts of senior Amadea Szamosi and sophomore Julijana Vojinovic, the Duquesne Dukes picked apart the Saint Louis Billikens on Wednesday night and ended up winning 94-65, their largest margin of victory in the 2016-17 campaign. Wednesday’s game was International Night at the Palumbo Center, a celebration of the team’s nine foreign players. Flags of the six countries … Continue reading Duquesne women rout preseason favorite Saint Louis 94-65
By Bri Schmid | Staff Writer On Sunday afternoon, the Duquesne women’s basketball team took to the court at the A.J. Palumbo Center for the first time this season for a nonconference matchup with Lehigh University. This game came just days after the Dukes suffered a tough loss to Ohio State on Friday, so it was time for a bounce back performance on Sunday. The … Continue reading Women’s hoops stumbles to win over Lehigh
By David Borne | Staff Writer The 2015-16 season for the Duquesne Dukes women’s basketball team was one they will never forget. However, with the 2016-17 season rapidly approaching, the team must move on from their best season in program history, and start a new journey toward reaching the NCAA Tournament. Coach Dan Burt will be back for his fourth season with the Dukes after … Continue reading Duquesne WBB looks to maintain recent success
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