Brooks proving to be new breed of head coach

By Joe Guzy | The Duquesne Duke On a cool Thursday night at the tail end of the summer, the Duquesne University Men’s Soccer team takes the field for practice on an illuminated Rooney Field. The players are scattered for all 100 yards. Some are stretching. Some are kicking. Some are joking. Usually one could easily pick out the coach standing on the sideline telling … Continue reading Brooks proving to be new breed of head coach

Men’s soccer falls to Cleveland State 1-0 at Rooney

By Sam Noel | The Duquesne Duke In a hard fought defensive game, the now 1-3-0 Duquesne men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Cleveland State at Rooney Field on Sunday in the final game of the Duquesne Invitational tournament. CSU’s Hesham Hammouda’s lone goal in the 15th minute of the first half off of a well-placed ball from Kareem Banton was all that was needed for the … Continue reading Men’s soccer falls to Cleveland State 1-0 at Rooney

Men’s soccer falls to Marshall 1-0

By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne men’s soccer team lost a close one Friday night against Marshall University in the Dukes’ home opener at Rooney Field, dropping their record to 1-1. Duquesne recorded 10 total shots in the match with junior midfielder Diego Vieira leading his team with four in 60 minutes of play. In just his second start as a Duke, … Continue reading Men’s soccer falls to Marshall 1-0

How are the Dukes doing? A midseason recap

Addie Smith and Saúl Berríos-Thomas | The Duquesne Duke  With conference play coming up soon for Duquesne’s fall sports teams, we at The Duke thought we would recap their seasons thus (for volleyball, see page 8) to make things easier come conference play and the Atlantic-10 tournaments for each sport. Duquesne men’s soccer  The Duquesne men’s soccer team may be Duquesne’s most prolific fall sport … Continue reading How are the Dukes doing? A midseason recap