Rachel Konieczny

The Duquesne Dukes (7-13, 2-7) take on the Davidson Wildcats (14-6, 5-4) tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina in an attempt to stop the highest scoring team in the Atlantic 10. The Wildcats were picked to finish 12th in the A-10 preseason poll and lead the conference in averaging 80.3 ppg. This is the first meeting between Duquesne and Davidson, a first-year A-10 member. Davidson has five players averaging double digits, led by senior guard Tyler Kalinoski ... Read More

Duquesne (6-10, 1-4) will take on St. Bonaventure (10-6, 3-2) tomorrow at 7:00 pm ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center in beginning a stretch of three games for the Dukes in seven days. This is the 113th meeting in a series dating back to 1920 that is led 58-54 by Duquesne, including a 30-28 lead in Atlantic 10 regular season games. Duquesne owns more conference wins over St. Bonaventure (30) than any other Atlantic 10 competitor. The Dukes lead the Bonnies 39-15 in games played at Pittsburgh. St. ... Read More

Duquesne (6-9, 1-3) suffered a 78-69 loss to Saint Louis Wednesday night, much in part by shooting 13-of-34 from the foul line. The Dukes blame their loss on free throw shooting, having only one fewer field goal than the Billikens. Junior guard Micah Mason led Duquesne with 12 points, and is 15-of-24 (.625) from the field and 11-of-17 (.647) from the 3-point arc in his three career games against Saint Louis. Also contributing for the Dukes includes senior forward Dominique McKoy with nine ... Read More

Duquesne (6-8, 1-2) looks to defeat Saint Louis (8-8, 0-3) tonight at 8:00 pm ET at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo. Both teams are coming off losses: the Dukes from a 61-60 decision to Rhode Island and the Billikens from an 89-54 Davidson loss. This is the 19th meeting between the two schools in a series led by Saint Louis 10-7. Saint Louis is 6-4 at home. The Billikens boast a young team, with five of the top eight scorers being freshman and six who are in their first year. Freshman ... Read More

Duquesne (6-8, 1-2) fell Saturday afternoon at the A.J. Palumbo Center to Rhode Island (11-3, 3-0) 61-60 in a Rams win that was cinched by two free throws with eight seconds remaining. Rhode Island’s sophomore guard E.C. Matthews led his team with 18 points, scoring 13 of his points in the second half. Freshman guard Jared Terrell had nine points, including his game-winning two free throws. Duquesne led from 9:58 in the first half until Matthews hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 left in play. The ... Read More

Duquesne (5-7, 0-1) prepares to face Saint Joseph’s (6-6, 0-1) in their Atlantic 10 home opener game tonight at 7:00 pm ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Both teams are reeling from Saturday losses: the Dukes are coming off an 81-55 loss at Dayton and the Hawks look to rebound from a 64-60 George Washington home loss. Saint Joseph’s is the defending Atlantic 10 champions, picked to finish 8th in the preseason poll of league coaches. The Hawks, however, began the week as the second-lowest ... Read More

Duquesne’s sophomore center Darius Lewis is not only the tallest player on the roster at 6-11, 255 pounds; he also has one of the biggest success stories around. The Lexington, Kentucky native signed with the Dukes in April 2013 to become the fifth member of the 2013-14 recruiting class. Before Duquesne, Lewis left Tates Creek High School in 2011 for the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he would go on to average 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game in his 2012-13 season. ... Read More

Duquesne (5-6) prepares to open Atlantic 10 play on the road against Dayton (10-2) Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET at the UD Arena. The Flyers, who were picked to finish 3rd in the Atlantic 10 in the preseason poll, have an undefeated 7-0 home record. Dayton is coming off a 78-74 Tuesday home win over Ole Miss. The Dukes look to replicate a Tuesday 78-72 Texas-Pan American win. Duquesne is 3-5 in its past eight games at the UD Arena and is 1-2 on the road this season. The NBCSN nationally ... Read More