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Sports, Women's Basketball

Women’s basketball drops another home contest

By David Borne | Staff Writer Feb. 22, 2018 With a chance to clinch the second seed in the rapidly approaching Atlantic 10 Championship tournament, the Duquesne women’s basketball team (22-6, 12-3 A-10) fell 51-43 to Fordham at the A.J. Palumbo Center on Wednesday night. It was a game that started slowly scoring-wise for both sides, and neither really managed to find an offensive rhythm … Continue reading Women’s basketball drops another home contest

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Sports, Women's Lacrosse

Women’s lacrosse team kicks off season

By Adam Lindner | Sports Editor Feb. 22, 2018 On a snowy Saturday afternoon on the Bluff, the Duquesne women’s lacrosse team opened its 2017-18 regular season campaign with a close 10-9 loss versus area foe Robert Morris on Feb. 17. Knotted up at 7-7 with just under eight minutes left to play, junior midfielder Sarah Kollhoff netted two straight Duquesne goals to give the … Continue reading Women’s lacrosse team kicks off season

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Sports, Women's Swimming & Diving

Strong start to DU swimming & diving season

Zachary Grace | Staff Writer 11/09/2017 Perhaps one of Duquesne’s most consistent athletic programs over the course of the past several years has been Swimming & Diving. With two straight second place finishes in the Atlantic 10 despite not sporting a diving component, the sky’s the limit for swimming coach Dave Sheets’ program now after Duquesne announced the return of a diving team this past … Continue reading Strong start to DU swimming & diving season

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Club Ice Hockey, Sports

League play to begin this weekend for club hockey

David Borne | Staff Writer 10/26/2017 With league play on the horizon, the Duquesne club hockey team is prepared to make another run at an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I national tournament appearance. In their final series of tests before their College Hockey Mid-America conference slate begins, the Dukes (6-5-1) hosted the University of Oakland this past weekend on Oct. 20 and 21 at … Continue reading League play to begin this weekend for club hockey

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Football, Sports

Duquesne football takes lopsided home opener

Zachary Grace | Staff Writer 10/05/2017 On Sept. 30, Duquesne’s football team won their home opener vs. DII West Virginia Wesleyan, 38-13. The win was the program’s 100th win at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field, where the team has played its home contests since the 1993 season. Without top running backs A.J. Hines and P.J. Fulmore, the Dukes struggled early on offensively, but with about … Continue reading Duquesne football takes lopsided home opener

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Sports, volleyball

Volleyball has good showing at Duquesne Invitational

David Borne | Staff Writer A busy weekend of volleyball for the Dukes came to a close on Saturday night as Duquesne beat Robert Morris 3-0 at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The win over the Colonials boosted Duquesne’s record to 4-3 on the year and 3-1 for the weekend. The Dukes hosted the annual Duquesne Invitational this past weekend, with five teams in total fielding … Continue reading Volleyball has good showing at Duquesne Invitational

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