Sam Bojarski

Duquesne was held to under 50 points for the third time this season in their loss Tuesday night to No. 15 Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Dukes were outplayed on both sides of the ball by a well-balanced and disciplined Butler team. The loss marks the end of Duquesne’s string of three games in six days, which began with their first Atlantic 10 win at Temple. They will have three full days to recover before playing host to St. Bonaventure at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Duquesne (8-18, 1-11) ... Read More

It’s been almost two months since the last time he won, (December 24th) but Duquesne’s Derrick Colter was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the third time this season Monday morning. In a stretch of two games against Temple and Rhode Island, Colter averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 assists and 3.0 steals. He also hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds remaining against Temple to give the Dukes their first A-10 win of the season. The award ties Colter for seventh on Duquesne’s list of most ... Read More

In the initial moments of the game, it seemed as though Duquesne (8-17, 1-10) would have their way with Rhode Island (8-16, 3-8). But in the end, they weren’t able to channel their momentum into a win. The Dukes were able to get off to a strong 11-4 lead to start the game before URI hit two 3-pointers to cut the lead to one. After that, no team was able to hold a commanding advantage for the remainder of play. Late in the game, Duquesne had the ball with a 58-58 score. But a turnover and ... Read More

Duquesne picked up its first win in almost two months Thursday night over Temple at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Andre Marhold finished with a career high 15 rebounds and Derrick Colter hit a pair of free throws with 2.9 seconds left to give the Dukes a narrow victory. This was the first time Duquesne (8-16, 1-9) beat Temple (16-8, 5-5) at the Liacouras Center. Both teams held large leads during the game. Duquesne held an 11 point lead midway through the first half, while Temple held ... Read More

For the duration of time that Temple and Duquesne have competed against each other in the Atlantic-10, the games between the schools have been quite lopsided. Thursday night will mark the last conference meeting between Temple (16-7, 5-4) and Duquesne (7-16, 0-9).Temple will officially enter Big East play in basketball next season. Duquesne has won just three of the past 19 meetings with the Owls. The Dukes are also 5-21 when playing the Owls in Philadelphia. On Thursday, they will be playing ... Read More

The intensity in practice for Duquesne didn’t slow down, but picked up in the days between Wednesday night’s crushing loss to George Washington and Saturday night’s game against Xavier. Coach Ferry ran his team through a few days’ worth of physically rigorous drills in preparation for their game against the Musketeers at Consol Energy Center. We know Ferry isn’t giving up. From his team’s performance Saturday night, we know they aren’t ready to give up just yet either, despite the eleven-game ... Read More

The last game Andre Marhold started for Duquesne was the January 19th blowout loss against VCU. He hasn’t received more than fifteen minutes of playing time since. Against GW Wednesday night, he was on the court for a mere six minutes. But his playing time had suffered long before this. Marhold has gone from starter to reserve in less than a week. One thing is for certain, he is getting no love from his coach right now. After the George Washington game, Ferry was asked whether or not the ... Read More

Pittsburgh—Sometimes when you think there is nowhere to go but up, the unthinkable happens. Coming off a nine game losing streak, I’m sure some people around the Duquesne basketball program were thinking such hopelessly positive thoughts before the George Washington game. The end result of the game, however, was another confidence hit for Duquesne’s players and a much-needed apology from Coach Ferry. “I apologize to the fans for having to watch this game, I’m embarrassed. This is the worst ... Read More

Duquesne is set to begin a two-game home stand starting Wednesday against George Washington (10-10, 4-3) at the Palumbo Center and ending this Saturday against Xavier (12-9, 5-3) at Consol Energy Center. The best chance they have of breaking their nine-game losing streak comes against George Washington on Wednesday. There is no question that the Dukes (7-14, 0-7) will be desperate for a win, but some things will need to be done in order for them to maximize their chances of achieving the desired ... Read More

Duquesne’s losing streak stretched to nine games Saturday night with a 68-60 loss before 4,991 people at the Reilly Center in Olean, NY. Duquesne (7-14, 0-7) remains the only team in the Atlantic 10 without a conference win. Duquesne was plagued by some rough patches early on that eventually lost them the game. They committed 10 turnovers in the first half and failed to complete a 2nd half rally, despite coming to within four with 1:06 to play. Ferry pointed out the turnovers as the main ... Read More