David Borne | Staff Writer 11/09/2017 With the 2017-18 season right around the corner, the Duquesne Dukes women’s basketball squad is set to make another run at an NCAA Tournament appearance. Returning 12 members from last year’s 18-win team that reached the Atlantic 10 Tournament final, head coach Dan Burt and his team have the bar set high for the season ahead. In fact, Burt … Continue reading Primed for success, WBB aiming for A-10 title
Nicole Prieto | Staff Writer 11/09/2017 Arizona Wildcats Assistant Coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson was arrested in Tucson on Sept. 26 on several charges for conspiracy to commit bribery and fraud, reported the Arizona Daily Star. As a law student who claims the University of Arizona (UA) as an alma mater, the FBI investigation into college basketball fiscal impropriety hits close to home. The Star writes … Continue reading Paying student-athletes remains difficult legal proposition
By Adam Lindner | Asst. Sports Editor Finally, it’s that time of year again. Annually, sports enthusiasts and casual followers everywhere rejoice at the beginning of March as the NCAA basketball regular season winds down and tournament play begins. Now that conference tournaments have ended, seeding has taken place and brackets have promptly been filled out by people all across the country, it’s finally time … Continue reading NCAA Tournament preview
By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke Just in time for the start of classes, the Duquesne women’s basketball team is back on campus after a 12-day foreign tour in Europe. The tour, in which NCAA teams are only eligible to participate every four years, offered competition against European teams, along with the experience of touring Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Paris. Head coach Dan Burt, … Continue reading WBB picks up 3 wins and camaraderie on Euro Tour
By Andrew Holman | Assistant Sports Editor On Championship Monday, Kris Jenkins received a pass from Ryan Arcidiacono and drilled a long range 3-pointer, securing his spot in NCAA Tournament lore and etching Villanova’s name into the championship trophy. As Jenkins nailed that triple, the student population at Villanova University stormed the court back at The Pavilion and proceeded to party in the streets in … Continue reading Duquesne can learn from Villanova’s tourney win
By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke Michigan State, Florida State, Louisville and BYU – a list of teams in which the Duquesne women’s basketball team is ranked amongst in the NCAA rating percentage index, which is a very important factor in determining where a school gets seeded in the tournament. Duquesne, with an RPI of 18, is currently contending with power-five conference teams to … Continue reading Women’s hoops expected to make NCAA tourney
By Andrew Holman | The Duquesne Duke The NCAA Selection Show is still three days away, but honestly the millions of brackets that will be filled out in the coming week are already busted. It’s March and that means madness is brewing, but this year it’s going to be the truest definition of madness. Unlike 2015 where three dominant No. 1 seeds (Duke, Wisconsin and … Continue reading 2016 March Madness to be extraordinarily mad
By Andrew Holman | The Duquesne Duke Less than a week removed from a disheartening 76-74 loss to the Dayton Flyers, Duquesne saw another double digit lead go to waste on Sunday, falling to the University of Massachusetts Minutemen 108-99 in overtime. There is no telling when the bleeding is going to stop for Duquesne. What started as a promising season with the Dukes boasting a … Continue reading Steel emerges as bright spot in another tough loss
By Joseph Sykes | Sports Editor Duquesne is proud to host 16 NCAA-caliber varsity sports and starting next winter, it’s about to make room for the 17th when it welcomes women’s bowling to the fray. While many details have not yet been named such as the team’s home alley, schedule or roster, the school has found its new head coach in Lancaster-native Jody Fetterhoff. Fetterhoff … Continue reading Fetterhoff to take reins as women’s bowling coach
By Brandon Addeo | The Duquesne Duke Duquesne hosted six second and third round games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament last week at CONSOL Energy Center, marking the fourth time in history it has hosted early-round games of the national tournament. Eight teams from the East and Midwest regions competed in Pittsburgh. Teams played four second round games March 19 and two third round … Continue reading Duquesne hosts NCAA games at Consol
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