Amanda Gritz | staff writer Now with a conference championship under their belt, the Dukes look to continue to prove to the nation that Duquesne is a bowling school that’s here to stay. “What helped us win was not having pressure on us. In the polls, we were ranked 20th, so we fell under the radar,” Fetterhoff said. “We already knew we were a talented … Continue reading Women’s bowling earns first NEC title
Ben Deihl | sports editor Down by 30 late in the first half, Duquesne looked deflated. UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse was silent. The Dukes trailed 42-12 with six minutes remaining in the first half on Saturday afternoon, with the Richmond Spiders starting 8-11 from 3-point range. The game seemed like it was over, and the Dukes were ending their season on a sour note. But a … Continue reading Dukes roll to A10 tourney after historic comeback
Noah Fries | staff writer Federal prosecutors charged 26 people, including former and current college basketball players, for involvement in multiple point-shaving schemes, authorities announced on Jan. 15. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania David Metcalf said in a news conference that the scheme stretched across 17 Division I men’s basketball programs and involved 39 players. He alleged that the defendants fixed or … Continue reading 26 people charged in college basketball point-shaving scheme
Will Stover | staff writer The Duquesne Dukes men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start on Tuesday night, falling 71-65 to the undefeated-in-conference Dayton Flyers at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. A second-half comeback bid wouldn’t be enough for the Dukes, who fell to 1-3 in conference play. The game’s opening minutes spelled trouble for the Dukes, shooting just 25% from the field in the first … Continue reading Dayton’s flurry of 3’s sink Duquesne in A10 tilt
Brendan Flatow | staff writer Duquesne football was able to rebound after a tough loss against FBS Akron on Sept. 20, coming back home to Rooney Field and beating the New Haven Chargers 44-18. The win came in Duquesne’s final nonconference game, giving the Dukes their second win of 2025. New Haven is set to become the newest NEC team next year, making the jump … Continue reading Dukes football charges past New Haven, 44-18
Rebecca Jozwiak & Ben Deihl | multimedia editor & sports editor After notching a 1-0 victory against George Washington at Mount Vernon Athletic Complex in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the Dukes split their two-game road trip on Sunday after falling to Dayton 2-0 at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio. Duquesne quickly went to work against the Revolutionaries: Star senior Brianna Moore etched the only goal … Continue reading Duquesne starts 2-0 in A10 for first time since ‘16
Noah Fries | staff writer The Duquesne volleyball team split its first weekend of conference matches against Virginia Commonwealth University at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, before falling to Dayton at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Tuesday. The 1-2 record on the week takes the Dukes’ record to 9-5 with a 1-2 conference record. Sophomore outside hitter Emerson Schrom was once again the standout … Continue reading Volleyball continues interconference struggles
Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief College athletes are getting paid now, and it feels like a landslide. Phrases like “unprecedented times” get thrown around, but that’s not the case. Americans have grappled with the death of amateurism in athletics since the Civil War. The inevitable tumble of the dominoes started in 1868, when the National Association of Base Ball Players voted to allow its teams to … Continue reading Thomas: Baseball history spells doom for NCAA
by Zoe Stratos | opinions editor March 24, 2022 Lia Thomas placed last in the 100-yard freestyle swim during the NCAA championships on Saturday. Last place in a collegiate competition typically wouldn’t reach newspaper headlines, but the University of Pennsylvania swimmer is a trans woman, and has been at the center of controversy regarding the eligibility to compete in women’s events. The controversy over Thomas’s … Continue reading Celebrating Lia Thomas’s “first”
Grace Heidinger and Spencer Thomas | Staff Writers March 24, 2022 This past weekend in Pittsburgh, the NCAA crowned a champion for its Division III Women’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 2019. With a 71-58 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater in Saturday’s title game at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Hope College captured its third-ever national title and its first since 2006, capping off an impressive 32-1 … Continue reading Hope wins NCAA DIII WBB national title
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