While the Duquesne women's basketball team awaits whom they will play in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, they were widely recognized by the conference on Tuesday. April Robinson capped off a great senior season and outstanding career by being named league’s 2015-16 Co-Player of the Year. Robinson finished the regular season first in the conference and eighth nationally with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.71. She was also second in the A-10 and sixth in the NCAA with 190 assists. She also had a ... Read More
Duquesne women win 15th in a row
Fresh off being a ranked team for the first time in program history, the Duquesne women's basketball team traveled to Rhode Island Wednesday night for an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup and the Dukes did what they have been doing all season long. The took care of business. April Robinson scored 29 points and Amadea Szamosi added 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Dukes as No. 25 ranked Duquesne extended its winning streak to 15 straight after a 79-70 victory over Rhode Island at the Ryan ... Read More
Duquesne women extend streak to 13
The Duquesne women's basketball team used a big fourth quarter Thursday night, outscoring George Mason 23-12, to come away with a 72-56 victory at EagleBank Arena in Atlantic 10 Conference action. The win extended the Dukes winning streak to 13 games. Duquesne's (14-1, 2-0) Deva'Nyar Workman led the way with a double-double with game-high 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven assists. It was Workman's sixth career double-double. Amadea Szamosi added 13 points and April ... Read More
Motivated Duquesne women look to extend streak
If you haven't been paying attention to the Duquesne women's basketball team, now may be the time to start. After a week that saw the Dukes defeat crosstown rival Pitt in the City Game and destroy a very good Dayton team to begin their Atlantic 10 conference season, the Dukes sit at 13-1, owners of a 12-game win streak. They also have been very dominant at home, riding an 18-game win streak A.J. Palumbo Center. That's good for the best start in program history as well as the longest home ... Read More
Duquesne Women sweep Atlantic 10 weekly awards for second time
The Duquesne women’s basketball team continued their tremendous start to the season last week with wins over Pitt in the City Game and an 89-58 blowout win over Dayton in the Atlantic 10 opener for the Dukes. Like pretty much every week so far this season, those performances turned into recognition for a couple of Duquesne players. For the second time this season, the Dukes swept the Atlantic 10 Conference weekly awards with April Robinson earning Player of the Week honors and Chassidy ... Read More
Dukes WNIT run ends in Morgantown
The Duquesne Dukes rode a bus to Morgantown, West Virginia, hoping to extend thier WNIT run, but a 60-39 loss to West Virginia on Thursday meant an hour plus season-ending bus ride back to Pittsburgh. Duquesne [23-11] started the game with an Amadea Szamosi lay-up and then took a 4-3 lead when Jose-Ann Johnson hit a jumper. Little did the Dukes know, that would be their last lead. West Virginia [21-14] quickly responded with a 13-3 run in the next 5:14 to lead by nine and take control. ... Read More
Duquesne survives and advances in WNIT
The Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team once again trailed Richmond by a 10-2 score, however much like the last meeting overcame this deficit and won its second round WNIT game by a 48-47 score. Now Duquesne has made the WNIT's version of the sweet 16. This is the furthest the Dukes have gone in the WNIT since the 2010-11 season. “That wasn’t what I had anticipated when we were up 40-25," coach Dan Burt said. "We made some uncharacteristic turnovers and that wasn’t just one player. I ... Read More
Dukes just outside NCAA Tournament; WNIT bound again
The Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team heard its name called however for the seventh consecutive season it was not for the NCAA Tournament. Instead the Dukes will return to the WNIT when they will play a road game Thursday against Youngstown State. "I must say that it really stings," coach Dan Burt said. "Am I bitter? Yes, without a doubt, and a lot of other emotions too. That's to be expected. At the end of the day, we have to take this hurt and moved forward." The Dukes had a 9-6 ... Read More