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Women’s lacrosse sweeps weekend series at Rooney

Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke With two wins at home over the weekend, the Duquesne women’s lacrosse team improved their record to 7-6 after topping the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 15-8 on Friday before grinding out a 10-8 victory over the La Salle Explorers on Sunday. Although SJU matched Duquesne’s 25 shots on Friday afternoon at Rooney Field, they weren’t as successful at finding the … Continue reading Women’s lacrosse sweeps weekend series at Rooney

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Women’s lacrosse routs St. Francis, hits the road

Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne women’s lacrosse team is currently standing at an overall record of 2-4 this season. After defeating Robert Morris in their season opener, they were shut out 16-0 by No. 11 nationally-ranked Penn State. The Dukes lost three more games after the Penn State matchup against Marquette, No. 10 Louisville and No. 15 Ohio State. They snapped their … Continue reading Women’s lacrosse routs St. Francis, hits the road

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Lacrosse picks up eighth straight win

Sam Fatula | Asst. A&E Editor Entering Saturday’s game against cross-town rival Robert Morris, the Duquesne women’s lacrosse team expected a hard fought bout. But after taking a quick 4-0 lead in the game’s first five minutes, the Dukes (9-1) cruised to a 10-3 lead at halftime and a 13-8 win overall to notch their eighth straight win. After the victory, head coach Mike Scerbo … Continue reading Lacrosse picks up eighth straight win

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Lacrosse improves to 8-1 on the season

Saúl Berríos-Thomas | Layout Editor Team captain Haley Marafioti said after the game that every second counts. Against Bucknell this proved to be true as the Duquesne women’s lacrosse team (8-1) bested the Bucknell Bison (0-10) on Tuesday afternoon at Rooney Field 16-5. Since the margin was so wide midway through the game, the Dukes used the second half to do different things to help … Continue reading Lacrosse improves to 8-1 on the season

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Women’s lacrosse downs Canisius in OT

  Saúl Berríos-Thomas | Layout Editor When Canisius and Duquesne play in women’s lacrosse, it’s always close. Wednesday was no different as the Dukes needed overtime to beat Canisius. The Dukes came away with a win by scoring 12-11 in the second overtime. Coach Mike Scerbo knew the game would be tough. “It’s a great matchup with Canisius. We are very similar in style and … Continue reading Women’s lacrosse downs Canisius in OT

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Spring Sports Update

Addie Smith & Saúl Berríos-Thomas | The Duquesne Duke Men’s Tennis The Duquesne men’s tennis team took a disappointing trip to the Carolinas over spring break, picking up two losses against Charlotte and South Carolina State. In the Dukes’ 6-1 loss to Charlotte on March 4, only senior Pete Carpenter picked up an individual victory finishing 6-0, 4-6 and 6-4 against Charlotte’s Kamil Khalil. Carpenter and … Continue reading Spring Sports Update

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