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Duquesne’s Megan McConnell named A-10 defensive player of year
Duquesne senior Megan McConnell on Tuesday was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year in women’s basketball. The Chartiers Valley product and a sister of Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell also earned a place on the all-conference first team, defensive team and academic team. “We celebrate Meg and...
After passing 1 tough test, Duquesne faces another in Atlantic 10 leader VCU
The Duquesne men’s basketball team just roasted the best defensive team in the Atlantic 10 on Saturday afternoon. Three nights later, they are tasked with doing the same thing again. Virginia Commonwealth University comes to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. Tuesday atop the A-10 with a 24-5 record overall...
Duquesne heats up from 3-point range, drops George Mason
They made the old guys proud. On Senior Day and with members of Duquesne’s 1977 Atlantic 10 men’s basketball champions in the house, the current Dukes put on a championship-caliber show on Saturday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Tre Dinkins III scored 20 points, Cam Crawford added 16 and the duo...
Despite tough 3-game test, Duquesne looks to replicate last year’s late-season surge
Because last season for the men’s basketball team at Duquesne ended with such exhilarating high notes in March, it’s easy to forget where they were at the end of February. Exactly where they are this season. A year ago, Duquesne’s last game in February was a win over La Salle...
Duquesne men never trail, defeat La Salle in Philly
Duquesne reverted to a familiar playing style from last season’s Atlantic 10 championship team and won a men’s basketball game Wednesday night for just the second time on the road this season. That’s right, it wasn’t pretty. Taking a page from former coach Keith Dambrot’s guide to winning ugly, Tre...
Duquesne can’t overcome early deficit in loss to St. Bonaventure
They staged their 136th meeting in a men’s basketball series dating to 1920. St. Bonaventure is Duquesne’s most frequent all-time opponent. And get this: The average score in the first 135 games? Duquesne 71.6, St. Bonaventure 70.9, a difference of less than a point. The latest affair Saturday at Reilly...
No, it’s not the circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming
PITTSBURGH — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the conversation. “When you say ‘acrobatics and tumbling,’ especially ‘acrobatics,’ people think of the circus,” McDermott said with...
Duquesne drops Fordham at home to stay in A-10 race
David Dixon raised the roof multiple times Wednesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse to the delight of a home Duquesne basketball crowd energized by the sounds of the Mt. Pleasant High School marching band, which was making a guest appearance alongside the Duquesne pep band. The Dukes, led by Dixon’s...
Duquesne releases 2025 football schedule, including road games vs. Pitt, Akron
After Duquesne football turns back the clock and plays Pitt for the first time since 1939 on Aug. 30, the Dukes will confront a second FBS opponent when they travel to Akron of the Mid-American Conference on Sept. 20. The Dukes and Zips never have met. The game against Pitt...
Tre Dinkins’ 21 points not enough as Duquesne loses to Dayton
This time, Duquesne came to play. Too bad for the Dukes that they came up just short. Three weeks after taking a 20-point beating from Dayton at home, Duquesne went into arguably the hardest venue in the Atlantic 10 and nearly came away Saturday with a victory. But a loss...
After last month’s blowout loss to Dayton, Duquesne is taking rematch ‘personally’
Duquesne’s last game against Dayton knocked the Dukes men’s basketball team off track. The Dukes (10-14, 5-6 Atlantic 10) see Saturday’s rematch as an opportunity to finally stay on track. “They beat us so bad at home the last time, I am taking that personally,” forward Jakub Necas said Thursday...
Scoring leader Dinkins, Duquesne prepare for final stretch of A-10 schedule
The way Duquesne’s Tre Dinkins III sees it, basketball is a pretty simple game. At any level. The 6-foot-2 guard from Chester seems to have played the game with ease everywhere he’s been. He was an all-Philadelphia Catholic League second-team player at Cardinal O’Hara. He was an NJCAA All-America third-team...
Duquesne grinds out victory over Loyola Chicago to end 5-game skid
A 13-point victory? With the way Duquesne’s offense was broken, how did that happen? The Dukes went scoreless for nearly 7 1/2 minutes to open the second half Saturday, missing their first 11 shots along the way, yet they recovered on the strength of their defense and beat Loyola Chicago,...
Robert Morris looks to follow path of fellow mid-major Duquesne to NCAA Tournament
Remember last season? Who could forget when Duquesne won the Atlantic 10 Tournament in men’s basketball and surged to its first NCAA Tournament in something like a million years? Remember that? It had been 47 seasons — the year was 1977, to be exact — since the Dukes made The...
Duquesne men’s basketball team drops 5th in row
Duquesne’s losing streak in men’s basketball reached five games Wednesday night. Jason Roche scored 14 points and Dusan Neskovic added 13, including a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left to seal the outcome, as Richmond handed Duquesne a 73-68 loss at Robins Center in Richmond, Va. Richmond led...
Duquesne falls short at home against Massachusetts
He’d counted on his teams’ ability to hold down opponents in the Big 12 at Kansas State and in the SEC at South Carolina, but even here in the Atlantic 10, Massachusetts coach Frank Martin tends to get defensive. Just ask Duquesne, which was held to a season-low in scoring...
Visit with LeBron James doesn’t rub off on Duquesne men, who lose 3rd straightVideo
One night after his team joined pal LeBron James in the Los Angeles Lakers locker room in Philadelphia, Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III was hoping his Dukes would glean some inspiration from the NBA superstar’s presence. But much like the Lakers’ 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers — despite James’...
Fordham knocks off Duquesne on go-ahead 3-pointerVideo
Duquesne’s latest visit to Fordham’s historic Rose Hill Gymnasium in New York on Sunday left the Dukes in a bitter mood for their return trip to Pittsburgh. Again. Josh Rivera’s 3-point shot with 24 seconds left erased a 1-point deficit and gave Fordham a 65-63 victory, the Rams’ first in...
Duquesne resets after big loss to Dayton
The question seemed simple enough for David Dixon, one-third of Duquesne’s primary rim patrollers: “Does a result like that last game make you realize that maybe there was some complacency setting in?” His answer, too, referring to the Dukes’ state of mind following their shocking 82-62 loss to Dayton on...
Decision on medical redshirt looms for Duquesne guard Jake DiMichele
Jake DiMichele’s unwavering faith in God has carried him through the challenges of a tough childhood while growing up in the gritty Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rocks. It’s helped him during a championship-caliber high school experience in the classroom and on the basketball court at nearby Our Lady of the...
Duquesne’s coach, players see no need for Dayton loss to start any trends
After Duquesne’s 82-62 loss to Dayton on Tuesday night, coach Dru Joyce III was asked if he was going to have his players study the tape or if he was going to just “burn” it. “You can burn it. You can take a look at it. We’ll see,” Joyce said....
On Sports: Tristan Jarry talks for 1st time since demotion; former Steelers have a shot at the Super BowlVideo
In Wednesday’s “On Sports,” struggling Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry gave his first interview since being sent down to the American Hockey League last week. Meanwhile, in his place, Alex Nedeljkovic has put together some nice starts back-to-back. Plus, a couple of former Steeler quarterbacks are chasing a Super Bowl...
Duquesne’s 3-game winning streak ends with decisive loss to Dayton
What was building as a showdown against Dayton wound up a dud for Duquesne. The Dukes’ hot streak was put on ice by the Flyers on Tuesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. “Everything went wrong,” Dukes coach Dru Joyce III said. Enoch Cheeks scored 23 points and hot-shooting Dayton raced...
Duquesne uses long-range shots to dominate St. Bonaventure
Remember those early-season losses — many at home — to the likes of Hampton, Lipscomb, Maine, Saint Peter’s and others? Duquesne’s horrid start to the men’s basketball season under first-year coach Dru Joyce III was atrocious. So, what’s changed? “I hold myself accountable,” Joyce said Saturday after the surging Dukes...
Former Pitt Panther Tray Woodall promoted to Fordham head basketball coach — for now
Pitt basketball alum Tray Woodall is going to be a head coach at Fordham. At least for a short time. The former Pitt Panther is going to serve as the interim bench boss for the Rams over the next four games. On Wednesday, the university announced a self-imposed four-game suspension...
