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Dayton dominates Duquesne 72-52

PITTSBURGH — The Duquesne Dukes (6-9, 1-2 A10) fell to the Dayton Flyers (11-6, 3-1 A10) 72-52 Saturday at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. DaRon Holmes had 18 points for the Flyers. Kobe Elvis joined him in double digit points with 16. Four Dukes were in double digit points: Tre Williams, Leon Ayers, and Primo Spears …

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Duquesne conference opener postponed again

The Duquesne Dukes will have to wait just a little longer to open conference play. The Dukes’ Jan. 2 home opener against George Mason has been postponed, the athletic department announced Wednesday citing COVID-19 protocols within the Duquesne program. While the rescheduled date has not yet been announced, George Mason has scheduled a trip to …

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Duquesne COVID-19 protocols cancel non-conference finale versus Wofford

The Duquesne Dukes’ non-conference finale against Wofford Wednesday has been canceled, the Duquesne athletic department announced Wednesday via a press release. The press release cites COVID-19 protocols within the Duquesne program. It does not elaborate about positive cases or who may have been involved. The Dukes sit at 5-7 on the season, riding a two-game …

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Duquesne Women fall to Temple, 67-55

PITTSBURGH — The Duquesne Dukes (4-5, 0-0 A10) fell to the Temple Owls (5-3, 0-0 A10) 67-55 Sunday afternoon at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Mia Davis posted 22 points for the Owls while grabbing 8 rebounds. Dukes guard Megan McConnell notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, but shot only 4-for-10 from the …

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Duquesne falls to Bowling Green, 78-70

PITTSBURGH — The Duquesne Dukes (3-5, 0-0 A10) fell to the Bowling Green Falcons (4-4, 0-0 MAC) Wednesday at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Four of the Falcons’ starters had double digit points, with Joe Reece grabbing 12 rebounds for the double-double. Duquesne stretched the lead to eight early in the second half, 51-43, but Bowling …

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Duquesne women take down Canisius, 69-60

PITTSBURGH — Canisius trimmed a 16-point third quarter deficit to eight points with just 21 seconds to play, but the Duquesne Dukes (3-4, 0-0 A10) hung on to defeat the Griffins (2-5, 0-0 MAAC) 69-60. Precious Johnson and Fatou Pouye each had 19 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Megan McConnell notched 9 points and …

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Duquesne snaps home losing streak, defeats American 88-79

Pittsburgh — The Duquesne Dukes (3-4, 0-0 A10) snapped a two-game home losing streak by defeating the American Eagles (2-5, 0-0 Patriot) 88-79 Sunday at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. It was the most amount of points the Dukes have scored this season. Duquesne shot 58% from the field – the second best regular-season shooting percentage under …

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Duquesne falls to Weber State, 63-59

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Duquesne Dukes (1-2, 0-0 A10) blew an 11-point lead just after halftime and fell to the Weber State Wildcats (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky) 63-59 Monday at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Koby McEwen scored 21 points for the Wildcats while Dillon Jones grabbed 13 rebounds to go with his 12 points for …

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Duquesne guard Primo Spears named Week 1 rookie of the week

Primo Spears was named A10 Rookie of the Week for week 1 of the 2021-22 season, the Atlantic 10 conference announced Monday via twitter. In two games, Spears is 12-for-27 from the field and 3-for-10 from beyond the arc. Spears led the Dukes in scoring Saturday against Hofstra, notching 17 of his 31 points on …

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Duquesne opens season, Cooper Fieldhouse, with 73-61 win over Rider

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Duquesne Dukes opened their newly renovated arena in front of a full house of fans for the first time Tuesday, defeating the Rider Broncs, 73-61. Prior to the game, the university honored Chuck Cooper, who was the namesake for the newly renovated Cooper Fieldhouse. Cooper’s son, Chuck Cooper III, was there …

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