Rebecca Jozwiak | staff writer When he spoke to the media two Sundays ago after his team’s loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions, Duquesne Head Coach Dan Burt seemed optimistic about the rest of his team’s season. “We’re playing a lot of young people, a lot of freshmen,” Burt said. “We’ll grow from this.” That’s exactly what Burt’s team did. For the first time … Continue reading Women drop 100; then fall at Kent St.
Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief Duquesne men’s basketball sunk to an unprecedented low on Tuesday night, losing their fourth consecutive game to open the season, one of the worst starts in program history. The 80-76 loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee marks the first time a Duquesne squad opened up 0-4 against Division I opposition since the 1983-84 season. After being blown out in the second half at DePaul … Continue reading Men flounder to 0-4 under offensive woes
Tristan Huyett | staff writer | October 7, 2023. 383 days, 9,192 hours. That’s how long it has been since Duquesne men’s soccer lost a game on home turf at Rooney Field. In their first action since becoming nationally ranked, the No. 23 Dukes picked up their 10th and 11th straight wins at Rooney to match and then establish a new program record for consecutive … Continue reading Men set record for consecutive wins at Rooney
Naomi Girson | staff writer | The Duquesne women’s soccer team suffered a 2-1 loss against VCU in Richmond on Thursday. Unable to get a run of good results going, it is now 3-5-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference and 9-6-0 on the overall season. With two games to go, the Dukes are now on the outside looking in at the A-10 playoffs. Duquesne came … Continue reading VCU rams WSOC as playoff hopes dwindle
Rebecca Jozwiak | staff writer| The power of friendship goes far: thanks to a first pitch thrown out by McDonald’s mascot Grimace, the New York Mets have danced their way to MLB’s National League Championship Series. The Mets’ past few seasons haven’t gone great: After a 101-win season in 2022 that ended in infamous fashion, the Mets found themselves lost throughout the 2023 season. Despite … Continue reading Grimace and the Mets:The weirdest team in baseball
Tristan Huyett | staff writer | Led by two defensive touchdowns, Duquesne football tallied its fourth straight win in a 38-7 rout at Saint Francis on Saturday and moved to 4-2 overall, 2-0 in Northeast Conference play. The scoring started for the Dukes when an errant pass from SFU’s Adrian Mejia found its way to linebacker Ty Howard, who took the ball the other way … Continue reading Duquesne defense shines at Saint Francis
Rowan DuBois | staff writer | Maxi Hopfer’s last-minute goal completed a second-half comeback for Duquesne men’s soccer, who stunned No. 13 George Mason in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup on Saturday night in Fairfax, Virginia. The win is the Dukes’ second-ever program victory over a ranked opponent, the first since a 2018 win over No. 23 Rhode Island, and improves their A-10 record to … Continue reading Hopfer, men upset No. 13 GMU
Rowan DuBois| staff writer | Duquesne women’s soccer ended its three-match losing skid on Saturday in Philadelphia, taking down Atlantic 10 Conference opponent La Salle 1-0 off the back of a Hailey Longwell header in the 53rd minute. The win comes after a 5-0 loss to Saint Louis, and improves the Dukes’ A-10 record to 3-4 (9-5 overall). Meanwhile, La Salle falls to 2-2-3 (7-3-5) … Continue reading Women back in win column
Jack Morgan | staff writer | After Duquesne football’s 47-21 homecoming win over the LIU Sharks at Rooney Field on Saturday afternoon, Duquesne Head Coach Jerry Schmitt began his postgame press conference with a few satisfied remarks. “I love winning on homecoming,” he said, “I love winning on Rooney, and I love winning with the Dukes.” Duquesne did not just win, it dominated the Sharks. … Continue reading Football blows out LIU at homecoming
Michael O’Grady | sports editor | After seven games, everything was going well for Duquesne women’s soccer. It was 6-1, a perfect five-for-five at Rooney Field and its only defeat a one-goal loss to No. 7 Pitt. Brianna Moore and Margey Brown were taking turns filling out the scoresheet at a videogame pace. The start of the Atlantic 10 Conference schedule on Sept. 19 changed … Continue reading Women shellshocked by Fordham, SLU
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