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Sports, volleyball

Volleyball battles to a split weekend in Saint Louis

Noah Fries | sports editor The Duquesne volleyball team traveled to Saint Louis, Missouri, for the second weekend of Atlantic 10 conference play, falling in four sets to Saint Louis Friday before bouncing back with a hard-fought, five-set victory Saturday. The weekend results brought the Dukes’ record to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in A10 play. “I think the group is just a hard-nosed group,” Head … Continue reading Volleyball battles to a split weekend in Saint Louis

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Columns, Sports

Vance: Turf should be the standard for NFL stadiums

Ethan Vance | staff writer The battle between grass and turf fields has become one of the NFL’s biggest debates for years. Concern over field conditions, weather impact and (most importantly) player safety have sparked debate for years. Currently, 16 of 32 NFL teams use grass, with the other half using turf. Both have their issues, but what makes the debate so heated? According to … Continue reading Vance: Turf should be the standard for NFL stadiums

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Sports, Women's Swimming & Diving

Swimming and diving marathon season looms

Noah Fries | sports editor Collegiate swimming and diving is a unique sport in the sense that there are a ton of individual accolades, but each individual’s performance adds up to the team score. This added nuance adds an uncommon emphasis on the individual doing the best they can in order to help the team thrive. As a result of this, swimming and diving teams … Continue reading Swimming and diving marathon season looms

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Sports, volleyball

Volleyball reaches best start in program history

Noah Fries | sports editor The Duquesne volleyball team improved its record to 11-2 with two victories over Fordham over the weekend at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, giving the squad its best start to a season in program history. The Dukes continued their dominance to start the season by starting out 2-0 in Atlantic 10 conference play. The wins would also extend the team’s winning streak … Continue reading Volleyball reaches best start in program history

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Football, Sports

FB bounces back, wins 53-0 on Senior Day

Alayna Alexander | staff writer The Duquesne football team bounced back from a rough start to the season, tallying its first win on Senior Day Saturday, shutting out National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) opponent Rio Grande (Ohio) 53-0 in the Dukes’ home opener. After starting out 0-3 with tough away matchups, the squad bounced back in a big way Saturday. Duquesne graduate quarterback Carson … Continue reading FB bounces back, wins 53-0 on Senior Day

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Columns, Sports

Imhof: Despite winning season, Pirates still lose

Josh Imhof | news editor As I stood on the shores of Point State Park on May 29, I anxiously waited for the Pirates post–game drone show to begin. I had never seen one before, and had enormous expectations. Typically, I would be at the game, but tickets for this one were expensive. Not only because of the drone show, but because the Pirates were … Continue reading Imhof: Despite winning season, Pirates still lose

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Football, Sports

FB battles hard, falls apart late at Wash. State

Ethan Falco | staff writer The Duquesne football team was defeated Saturday by the Washington State Cougars 48-7 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Dukes would keep the game a lot closer than the final score might suggest, only being down seven at the halftime break before the Cougars pulled away early in the second half. In the first quarter, Washington State struck first … Continue reading FB battles hard, falls apart late at Wash. State

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Sports, volleyball

VB matches best start to season since 2016

Noah Fries | sports editor The Duquesne volleyball team had another perfect weekend to close out its nonconference schedule, winning all six sets against Maryland Eastern Shore and Siena in the Natale Sporting Goods Invitational at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Freshman right side hitter Simone Searles (5.58 points per set, hitting .491) and senior middle blocker Jordan Robertson (2.83 points per set, hitting .480) were named … Continue reading VB matches best start to season since 2016

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soccer, Sports

WSOC, MSOC open conference play with wins

Keira Kusmaul & Noah Fries | staff writer & sports editor Duquesne men’s and women’s soccer teams both started the conference portions of their respective schedules with wins over Rhode Island on Saturday. The women had a come-from-behind 2-1 triumph over the Rams before the men would take care of business in the nightcap 1-0. The wins improved the women’s record to 4-4-1, while the … Continue reading WSOC, MSOC open conference play with wins

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Football, Sports

Dukes suffer historic loss against No. 10 YSU

Ben Deihl | staff writer What looked like a promising start for Duquesne ended up in disaster as it conceded the most points in program history to FCS No. 10 Youngstown State, losing 70-13 Saturday afternoon. “We played the 10th ranked team in the country, and they played like it,” Duquesne Head Coach Jerry Schmitt said. “We let things roll on us and weren’t able … Continue reading Dukes suffer historic loss against No. 10 YSU

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