Men’s Team of the Year: Football Don’t let the crushing season-ending loss at Central Connecticut serve as this team’s lasting memory. Head Coach Jerry Schmitt’s Dukes were still Northeast Conference co-champions and played like it, finishing 8-3 overall and 5-1 in NEC play. Specific game highlights included a win at No. 20 Youngstown State, just Duquesne’s second-ever win over a ranked FCS team and later … Continue reading 2024-25 Duke Awards
Tristan Huyett | staff writer Duquesne lacrosse lost a pair of close games this week against Atlantic 10 Conference rivals George Mason and Saint Joseph’s. Despite battling hard in both contests, the Dukes ultimately saw their losing streak extend to six games. In Saturday afternoon’s contest against George Mason in Virginia, both teams went back and forth in finding the back of the net. The … Continue reading Mason, Joe’s losses extend lax losing streak to 6
Rebecca Jozwiak | staff writer After a close 0.015-point loss to Long Island University and an ensuing 21-day break, Duquesne acrobatics and tumbling is back on top and going out with a win. The Dukes defeated the Buffalo State Bengals on Sunday at Cooper Fieldhouse in a decisive 260.760-197.550 victory. The meet marked the conclusion of the team’s inaugural season. The Dukes finished with a … Continue reading Acro and tumbling triumphs in season finale
Naomi Girson | staff writer There’s a new gaffer on the Bluff. In December, Duquesne named Jessica Giegucz the sixth head coach in women’s soccer program history. She is the third woman to be awarded the position and the first since Dawn Crow in 2001. She takes over a team that hasn’t won more than four Atlantic 10 Conference games in a season since 2017. … Continue reading New coach Giegucz up for Division I stage
Naomi Girson | staff writer Duquesne’s inaugural acrobatics and tumbling team has yet to appear at an official meet, but it’s already making waves. Duquesne has already earned a pre-season rank of No. 15 from the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association. With 47 programs in the NCAA, no other school has received a rank that high in their debut acro and tumbling season. Duquesne … Continue reading Acro and tumbling ready to bring it on
Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief The NHL-sponsored 4 Nations Face-off gets underway next week in perhaps the most exciting venture a pro-league has taken in my lifetime. Rather than a traditional All-Star weekend, the NHL concocted a best-on-best national team tournament featuring the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland. It is the first of its kind in almost a decade. Hockey’s distribution of talent is widespread, … Continue reading Going Global: Hockey’s best 4 set to go at it
Gisela Cuddy | staff writer The Duquesne women’s basketball team was riding high on a four-game winning streak with wins over VCU and St. Bonaventure up until a tough loss to Rhode Island that snapped it Wednesday evening. In a closely contested matchup, the Dukes went head-to-head against Rhode Island, losing by a narrow margin of 59-57. The Dukes now hold an overall record of … Continue reading WBB’s winning streak takes hit at Rhody
Matthew Theodros | staff writer The Duquesne men’s basketball team dropped its fourth and fifth straight games this week, falling 73-68 at Richmond on Wednesday after losing 62-55 at home to UMass on Saturday. Heading into Wednesday’s game following a four-game losing streak and bearing a less-than-stellar 1-4 away record, it was critical that the Dukes pulled a road victory in Virginia. History has not … Continue reading What turnaround? Dukes lose 4th, 5th straight
Michael O’Grady | sports editor Cooper Fieldhouse is empty in the early morning. Not all of the lights are turned on, and the ones that are illuminate the court below, leaving the stands in darkness. Staff walk around, getting ready for practice. A speaker on the scorer’s table plays classic rock hits. Slowly, the Dukes make their way onto the floor for a pre-practice shootaround. … Continue reading Dixon not letting knees keep him off the court
Matthew Theodros | staff writer The Duquesne men’s basketball team suffered two tough road losses this week, falling 65-63 at Fordham on Sunday and 76-72 at Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday. The six-point margin of defeat across the two games could easily have been erased had a few key moments gone Duquesne’s way. In both contests, there were specific plays and missed opportunities that could have … Continue reading Men back on slide after losses in NYC, Philly
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