Pittsburgh – After getting down early on in the game, then leading by 17 in the second half, Duquesne (8-21, 1-14) found themselves in a dogfight Wednesday night against the Charlotte 49ers (19-10, 7-8). The game ended up going into overtime, where Duquesne failed to muster any consistency and fell 89-87. “Chris Braswell took this one over and we really haven’t had that go-to guy to take something over. And that’s why we have to make our free throws, that’s why we can’t turn the ball over. ... Read More

LaSalle ended Duquesne’s four-game winning streak at Tom Gola Arena with a 97-64 win. The last time LaSalle had a home win over Duquesne was 2006. The Explorers (20-7, 10-4) jumped on Duquesne early, getting out to a 15-3 lead in the opening minutes. They led by 97 at one point in the second half en route to posting the most points by a Duquesne opponent since a 111-100 Duquesne win over Fordham in 2010. Duquesne (8-20, 1-13) shot just 30 percent in the first half, which Ferry attributed ... Read More

When sophomore sensation T.J. McConnell, along with Mike Talley and Danny Herrera decided to leave Duquesne this past off-season, Coach Ferry was left with just two potential leaders – Andre Marhold and Sean Johnson. Although not an ideal situation given the talent that walked out, it was almost a given that Ferry could count on Johnson. Last season, his first as a starter, Johnson finished second on the team with 13.5 points per game and led the team with 42 3-point field goals. This season, ... Read More

Pittsburgh – The new black uniforms failed to change Duquesne’s losing ways Saturday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Going up against a St. Bonaventure squad that was on the cusp of qualifying for the 12-team Atlantic-10 tournament, Ferry knew it would be a hard contest. But as well as Duquesne played for most of the second half, they couldn’t get the shots or the rebounds when they mattered most. “I thought we came out a little sluggish in the first half, I thought we let St. Bonaventure ... Read More

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