Duquesne (9-16, 4-10) takes on 10-year Atlantic 10 member Saint Louis (11-16, 3-11) tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Forward Dominique McKoy will be the lone senior honored in a pregame Senior Day ceremony. The Dukes are coming off an 83-73 upset win over Dayton Saturday at the CONSOL Energy Center. Duquesne will put forward their best 3-point shooting team (.365) since 2003 (.366) in the effort, led by junior guards Derrick Colter and Micah ... Read More
Pitt holds on for six-point win over Boston College
The Pitt Panthers (19-10, 8-7) defeated the Boston College Eagles (9-18, 1-14) 71-65 Tuesday night at the Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh. Sophomore forward Jamel Artis scored 24 points for Pitt. Also scoring for the Panthers were sophomore forward Michael Young with 22 points and nine rebounds and redshirt senior guard Cameron Wright with 10 points. Pitt never trailed in the final 33 minutes of the game. The Panthers built an early lead, holding Boston College without a field goal ... Read More
CalU Hall of Famer Darcie Vincent lived out her coaching dream
“I always joke around that if we’re in a contest, I want to win. If I was on the court with your grandmother, I’m going to beat her, and I’ll apologize afterwards.” That is the attitude that California University of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee and accomplished Duquesne basketball standout Darcie Vincent, and her competitiveness—evident on and off the court. Vincent was inducted Saturday alongside Roger Gordon (men’s soccer, 97’) and Kim Miller (softball, 09’). The Fairmont, Wv. ... Read More
Duquesne knocks off Dayton for biggest win of season
Duquesne (9-16, 4-10) rallied to defeat Atlantic 10 co-leader Dayton (20-6, 10-4) in an 83-73 upset win this afternoon at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Dukes were led by junior guard Derrick Colter, who had a team-high 25 points in scoring his thousandth point on a 3-pointer with 18:06 left in play. Colter became the 38th player in Duquesne history to be given the honor. “It was a good win. I just wanted to win,” Colter said. “I [don’t] really care about the thousand points right now—I ... Read More
Duquesne looks to get back on winning track vs. Dayton
Duquesne (8-16, 3-10) suffered an 87-72 loss Wednesday night to La Salle (15-11, 7-6) at the Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. Redshirt sophomore guard Jordan Price led the court in scoring 19 points in the Explorers’ wire-to-wire win. Price hit five three-pointers in the effort. Duquesne junior guards Micah Mason and Derrick Colter had 16 and 11 points, respectively. Sophomore forward L.G. Gill added 10 points off the bench. La Salle jumped to a 15-2 early lead in knocking down five ... Read More
Duquesne looks for first A-10 road win at La Salle
The Duquesne Dukes(8-15, 3-9) look for their first Atlantic 10 road win Wednesday night, facing La Salle (14-11, 6-6) at 7:00 pm ET at the Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. Both teams are coming off Saturday losses; the Dukes are reeling from an 82-74 loss at UMass while La Salle recovers from a 77-69 decision to Davidson at home. Despite their record, including 0-6 in road conference play, Duquesne has been outscoring Atlantic 10 opponents by +3.0 ppg at home, with three of the Dukes’ ... Read More
Despite five players in double-digits, Duquesne falls to UMass
Duquesne (8-15, 3-9) suffered a 82-74 loss yesterday to UMass (16-9, 9-3) at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Ma. Five Dukes reached double-digits in the effort, led by junior guard Micah Mason with 20 points. Junior guard Jeremiah Jones put up 11 points, in addition to grabbing nine rebounds and providing seven assists. Junior guard Derrick Colter scored all 11 of his points in the second half. Freshman forward Jordan Robinson and senior forward Dominique McKoy each scored 10 points. The ... Read More
Pitt defeats No. 12 UNC, honors Dean Smith
The Pittsburgh Panthers (17-9, 6-6) defeated No. 12 North Carolina (18-7, 8-4) in an 89-76 upset Saturday at the Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Sophomore forward Sheldon Jeter led the court with 22 points. Also scoring for the Panthers were redshirt senior guard Cameron Wright with 15 points and 10 assists, junior guard James Robinson with 12 points and eight assists, sophomore forward Michael Young with 13 points, sophomore forward Jamel Artis with 11 points and five assists, and ... Read More
Duquesne upsets George Washington with wire-to-wire win
“Energy and aggressiveness.” Those are the words that Duquesne’s junior guard Jeremiah Jones used to describe his team’s 78-62 wire-to-wire win Wednesday night against George Washington (17-7, 7-4) at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Dukes are now 8-14 and 3-8 in conference play. Junior guard Micah Mason led the court with a career-high 24 points, followed by junior guard Derrick Colter with 18 points. Also contributing for the Dukes was Jones with 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists; ... Read More
Dukes look to get on winning track against George Washington
Duquesne (7-14, 2-8) looks to rebound from a 95-69 decision to Davidson (15-6, 6-4) Saturday as they take on George Washington (17-6, 7-3) tonight at 7:00 pm ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center. George Washington leads the series 46-27 and is 40-22 in Atlantic 10 regular season games. The Colonials were picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Dukes lead 18-17 in games played at Pittsburgh, having won three of the past four meetings at the Palumbo Center. Head coach Jim ... Read More