Saúl Berríos-Thomas | Layout Editor The Duquesne women’s basketball team is in transition. The loss of the top two scorers, Wumi Agunbiade and Orsi Szecsi, will be the biggest change to the team. College sports are tough in that way because as the most experienced players leave, there is a hole left behind that needs to be filled. For the Dukes that is evident throughout … Continue reading Finding answers in the frontcourt
Rich Donahue | The Duquesne Duke As the 2014-2015 season approaches, the women’s basketball program has many questions left unanswered. Who will replace Wumi Agunbiade, Orsi Szecsi and Raegan Moore? What will the starting five look like? Will the Dukes make another post season appearance? Head coach Dan Burt enters his second season at the helm with a young team that will be tested from … Continue reading Women’s team looks to continue program’s winning ways
Joey Sykes | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne women’s basketball team advanced out of the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament after trumping Mount Saint Mary’s 62-52 on Friday night. A well-balanced Dukes team was able to hold off their opponents through 40 minutes of action despite some quality scoring runs by the Mountaineers. In their sixth straight WNIT appearance, Duquesne started on … Continue reading Women win in first round of WNIT
Rich Donahue | The Duquesne Duke For Wumi Agunbiade, Orsi Szecsi, Raegan Moore and Oditte Odisho, Wednesday night marked their curtain call at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Senior Night had finally come for the second winningest class in Duquesne women’s basketball history. With a chance to leave a lasting impression on the Duquesne faithful, the Dukes let the curtain fall on them. The visiting La … Continue reading Dukes lose heartbreaker to La Salle
Rich Donahue | The Duquesne Duke Getting comfortable. Getting comfortable is something that a team with a lead in any sports should never do. Being comfortable with a lead will allow an opponent to claw back. The Duquesne women’s basketball team experienced again Wednesday night why no team should ever be comfortable with a lead against George Washington. The Dukes, who led by as many … Continue reading Comfort leads to defeat for Red & Blue
Rich Donahue | The Duquesne Duke Early in the second half of Saturday afternoon’s matchup versus Rhode Island at the Palumbo Center, it looked like the same old story for the Duquesne Women’s basketball team. After leading the whole game, the Dukes, like in previous games, lost the lead and their momentum. However, the Red & Blue were able to rebound from this and cruised … Continue reading Women pick up win over Rams
Saúl Berríos-Thomas | Layout Editor The Duquesne women’s basketball team dominated Buffalo from start to finish Wednesday morning. The Dukes (3-2) won 78-55 over the Buffalo Bulls (2-2). Duquesne coach Dan Burt was impressed with the way his team played. “[I was] very pleased with the defense. We held them to 55 points,” he said. A steal and full court drive from senior forward Orsi … Continue reading Education Day proves to be a success for Dukes
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