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
Duquesne’s Kadri-Ann Lass named A-10 Rookie of the Week
The Duquesne Dukes women’s basketball team is off to a 2-1 start to the season as they prepare for their home opener Tuesday night against Howard. On Monday, one of head coach Dan Burt’s new pieces to this year’s team earned some recognition. Forward Kadri-Ann Lass was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week after scoring a career-high 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the Dukes' 73-65 victory over Lafayette on Friday night. She also pulled down five rebounds, four of which ... Read More
Duquesne Women look to continue hot streak; chasing NCAA bid
If you are looking for the best basketball team right now in the city of Pittsburgh, you might not have to look any further than the Duquesne women. Under head coach Dan Burt's guidance, the Dukes are sitting at 18-8, 10-3 in the Atlantic-10, which is good for third place right now. Even more impressive is that following a 58-51 victory over Richmond on Wednesday night at the Palumbo Center, the Dukes are riding a seven-game win streak. Prior to the season, Burt told me he had some ... Read More