Pittsburgh—Fresh off a quality win over Western Michigan, and with Atlantic 10 play just around the corner, Duquesne (7-5) is preparing to head southward. There they will square off against Louisiana-Lafayette (4-8) on December 22nd before heading back up to Pennsylvania to play Penn State (6-4) on the 29th. The third and final game of Duquesne’s road trip will take place at Fordham (2-8) on January 9th. The Dukes have a home record of 6-1 this year. Aside from the loss to North Dakota State ... Read More
Duquesne Shows Poise, Colter Puts Up 25 in Win Over Western Michigan
Pittsburgh—The last night of Duquesne’s six-game stand in Pittsburgh ended with a 71-66 win over Western Michigan Wednesday night. It was their last home game until they host Saint Joseph’s on January 12th. If anyone on the court showed up to play, it was freshman point guard Derrick Colter. With a forward-oriented team like Western Michigan, someone for Duquesne needed to make an impact with quickness and outside shooting. Colter did just that, putting up 25 points while shooting 9 of 17 ... Read More
2nd Half Shooting Spree Lifts RMU Past Duquesne, 91-69
MOON TWP.—I think it’s safe to say that Saturday night wasn’t exactly Duquesne’s night. The Dukes took a short trip to the suburbs of Moon Township to take on the Robert Morris Colonials for their 2nd matchup against a Pittsburgh area opponent in less than two weeks. A short trip in terms of miles maybe, but the bus ride home probably seemed quite long for Coach Ferry and his team. Robert Morris (7-4) picked up their fourth win in a row and 3rd straight against Duquesne (6-5), who was seeking ... Read More
PITT WINS 81ST EDITION OF THE CITY GAME
Article by David Vorp With the ongoing NHL lockout, it has been a while since theConsol Energy Center was used for a sporting event, unfortunately, but it served the 81st edition of The City Game between the Pitt Panthers and Duquesne Dukes quite well. Even Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma - who has nothing better to do - was in attendance to take in this Pittsburgh tradition (wearing Pitt blue and gold, incidentally). The City Game, which both unites and divides the city, has now been ... Read More
Pitt Cruises to Victory in City Game, 66-45
Pittsburgh—Duquesne and Pitt, two schools that are separated by no more than two miles, faced off Wednesday night at the Consol Energy Center in the 81st City Game. This was the 3rd time that these two schools met at Consol—Pitt has won each time. “It’s important to them and it’s important to us,” Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said of the rivalry. It is not very often that Wednesday night basketball draws a large crowd in December. This year’s City Game drew over 13,000 people. A glance at the ... Read More
Duquesne Edges Appalachian State 73-72, Picks Up First Road Win
Boone—Jerry Jones scored a career-high 22 points and the Dukes shot 41 percent from the field in a game that came down to the final minute. Kadeem Pantophlet also had one of his best games of the season, with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Duquesne came out with guns a-blazing, shooting 50 percent in the opening period, including 7 of 12 from 3-point range. This helped them get out to a commanding 19 point lead with less than two minutes to play in the 1st half. The visiting team managed to go ... Read More
Duquesne Heads South to Seek First Road Win
Pittsburgh—The Duquesne Dukes (2-3) travel to Boone, NC on Wednesday to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-4). The Dukes opened the season with back-to-back road losses, but followed up with a 2-1 home-stand at the Palumbo Center last week. That home-stand featured some distinct highs and lows—a thrilling overtime victory in the first game, followed by poor shot selection in the next, and finally ending with a dominant rebounding performance and 84-74 victory over Youngstown State. ... Read More
Duquesne Played “Ferry’s Way” Last Wednesday
Pittsburgh—Toughness in the game of basketball can often be measured with a particular statistic. Sure, the opponent’s score can measure a team’s toughness on defense. But on the glass is where a basketball team shows its true grit. At every level of the game, coaches often look at their team’s rebounding numbers as a measure of toughness. While rebounding is only one part of being a tough team, it is nevertheless a necessary component. When Coach Ferry started at Duquesne this past ... Read More
Duquesne’s Colter Brings New Life to Point Guard Position
Pittsburgh—Many Duquesne fans were devastated when they heard the news last March: 3rd team All-Conference point guard T.J. McConnell to transfer out of Duquesne. McConnell, who ran Duquesne’s offense the past two years, was also the Atlantic-10 Freshman of the Year in 2011. In addition to McConnell’s departure, the Dukes were plagued with the loss of sophomore guard Mike Talley. At the conclusion of last season, things looked pretty hopeless for the Dukes. Even though the team was undersized ... Read More