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Duquesne volleyball off to best start since ‘08Depth

Noah Fries | staff writer The Duquesne volleyball team continued its early season dominance with two more wins in the Chick-fil-A Robinson Classic on Friday at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse and another one at the UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University on Saturday. The three wins pushed the Dukes’ record to 6-0, matching the program’s best start to a season since 2008. For the … Continue reading Duquesne volleyball off to best start since ‘08Depth

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Man recounts revival at spring 2025 commencement ceremony

Kaitlyn Hughes & Naomi Girson | news editor & opinions editor  Five months after Edward Wesolowski, a local English teacher, suffered a heart attack at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse during a women’s basketball game, he returned to the very same place to address the graduating liberal arts students at Duquesne University. Wesolowski credited his life to Travis Moyer and the rest of the sports medicine team … Continue reading Man recounts revival at spring 2025 commencement ceremony

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Hope wins NCAA DIII WBB national title

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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MBB falls to Richmond, drops sixth straight

Brentaro Yamane | Layout Editor Feb. 3, 2022 After the Duquesne men’s basketball team lost its final five games in January, February afforded the squad with the opportunity to get a fresh start heading into the season’s final stretch. Entering Tuesday night’s home contest against Richmond, the Spiders had won their previous three Atlantic 10 Conference road games (at Fordham, La Salle and Rhode Island). … Continue reading MBB falls to Richmond, drops sixth straight

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Eckenrode soaks up return with MBB game

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Feb. 3, 2022 At 94 years of age, Duquesne alumnus Jack Eckenrode finally returned to campus to watch his alma mater play in the refurbished UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Despite graduating over 70 years ago, Eckenrode never made it a priority to come back and watch the men’s basketball team. That is until this past Saturday, when he attended the Dukes’ … Continue reading Eckenrode soaks up return with MBB game

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WBB uses late surge to beat St. Bonaventure

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Jan. 13, 2022 Following two-straight losses to open Atlantic 10 Conference play, the Duquesne women’s basketball team used a 23-5 fourth quarter to defeat St. Bonaventure 63-44 and earn its first conference victory of the season at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Dukes have now won nine of their last 10 meetings with the Bonnies and 10 straight … Continue reading WBB uses late surge to beat St. Bonaventure

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Men’s basketball falls to Weber State

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Nov. 18, 2021 The Duquesne men’s basketball team dropped its second consecutive home game, losing to Weber State, 63-59, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Monday. With 1:03 remaining in the game and the score even at 59, Jackie Johnson III mistakenly tried to call a timeout, but Duquesne had already used all of its timeouts. Johnson’s error resulted in a … Continue reading Men’s basketball falls to Weber State

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Tangible progress needed in fifth year of Dambrot era

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Nov. 4, 2021 When Head Coach Keith Dambrot was hired in March 2017 to succeed Jim Ferry, the goal was simple: build an identity for the Duquesne men’s basketball team that would breed success and fan interest in the program. In the four years since Dambrot took over, the Dukes have improved considerably from where Ferry left the program. A … Continue reading Tangible progress needed in fifth year of Dambrot era

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Duquesne men’s basketball unveils Atlantic 10 Conference slate of games

Brentaro Yamane | Staff Writer Sept. 16, 2021 In accordance with the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Duquesne men’s basketball program released its 2021-22 conference schedule of games this past week. Per usual, nine of Duquesne’s 18 conference games will be played in Pittsburgh. It will be the first time since the 2018-19 campaign that the Dukes’ entire home schedule will be played at an on-campus … Continue reading Duquesne men’s basketball unveils Atlantic 10 Conference slate of games

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Duquesne men’s basketball releases non-conference schedule

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Sept. 2, 2021 In his fifth season at the helm, Head Coach Keith Dambrot looks like he’s assembled what might be his strongest non-conference schedule during his Duquesne tenure. The men’s basketball program released its 2021-22 non-conference slate on Aug. 26, with seven home games highlighting what will be the team’s first fully on-campus campaign since 2018-19. It all gets … Continue reading Duquesne men’s basketball releases non-conference schedule

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