Duquesne (6-9, 1-3) will take on No. 17 Virginia Commonwealth (14-3, 4-0) today at 2:00 pm ET at the CONSOL Energy Center in the Dukes’ first CONSOL home game this season. This marks the third meeting between Duquesne and third-year Atlantic 10 member VCU. The Rams defeated Duquesne 80-65 last year at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. Both teams enter the game ranked among the bottom 20 teams nationally in team free throw ... Read More
A look around the Atlantic 10
It’s a season of new horizons for the Atlantic-10. This summer, the conference celebrated the addition of two strong programs, Butler and VCU, to their already touted mix of teams. Both of these schools have made noise in the NCAA tournament in recent years. Pitt fans still may have a sour taste in their mouths from their 71-70 loss to Butler in the third round of the 2011 NCAA tournament. Butler would then storm on to their 2nd Final Four appearance in two seasons. VCU had a Cinderella run of ... Read More