Duquesne category, Page 13
Duquesne makes short work of NAIA school Cleary, coached by ex-Dambrot assistant
It wasn’t about the game. It was about the event. The bond between Saturday’s coaching opponents was on display all afternoon at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, where former Duquesne assistant Carl Thomas and his first-year NAIA program at Cleary University were in town to face Thomas’ old boss, Keith Dambrot, and...
2023 in Pittsburgh college sports: Pitt men’s basketball ended 5-year NCAA Tournament drought
To fully and fairly assess the 2023 sports year at Pitt, you need to go back to the end of 2022. The metamorphosis of coach Jeff Capel’s men’s basketball program began to take shape Dec. 30, 2022, when Pitt upset No. 25 North Carolina, 76-74, at Petersen Events Center. The...
Junior college guard Brandon Hall commits to Duquesne basketball
In the midst of its 8-3 start to the season, Duquesne men’s basketball received a verbal commitment this week from junior college guard Brandon Hall for the 2024-25 season. 2024 Howard College (TX) G Brandon Hall has committed to Duquesne. Verbal Commits (@VerbalCommits) December 24, 2023 Hall (6-foot-4)...
Duquesne lets 2nd-half lead slip away in loss to Santa ClaraVideo
Duquesne was hoping for an early Christmas present Saturday in Las Vegas, but the Dukes were more in a giving mood. Adama Bal and Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 19 points apiece, and Santa Clara rallied in the second half to beat Duquesne, 81-73, at Orleans Arena in suburban Paradise, Nev.,...
Duquesne wins in final second at LeBron James’ high schoolVideo
AKRON, Ohio — Keith Dambrot took Duquesne’s latest victory Monday night with little fanfare, even though it went down to the wire at the house where Dambrot once coached future NBA superstar LeBron James. David Dixon took a long pass from Jimmy Clark III and scored just before the final...
Duquesne big-man transfer Dusan Mahorcic nears debut, plans to ‘dominate’
There’s a new sheriff in town. His name is Dusan Mahorcic. Word is the oft-injured Mahorcic is close to making his Duquesne basketball debut after months of strenuous rehab of his surgically repaired right knee. The Serbian-born Mahorcic, who played just 13 minutes while getting nine points and three rebounds...
Steelers long snapper Christian Kuntz headlines Duquesne Athletics Hall of Fame class
Four All-Americans, three championship teams and the leader of the most successful women’s basketball team in program history make up the 2023-24 Merle Gilliand Duquesne University Athletics Hall of Fame class. University officials made the announcement Thursday. The list includes: • Pittsburgh Steelers long snapper Christian Kuntz, a three-time All-American...
Norwin’s Gianni Rizzo enjoys breakout season with Duquesne
Gianni Rizzo has been playing college football since 2019 and still has a year to go. But the Duquesne junior linebacker out of Norwin will be hard pressed to top this season. Saving his best for late in the year when the Dukes made a push into the NCAA FCS...
Dae Dae Grant powers Duquesne past Saint Peter’s, Dukes win 3rd straight
Duquesne guard Dae Dae Grant entered tipoff against Saint Peter’s on Friday night a game removed from setting a program record for consecutive free throws made. Starting with the team’s 2023-24 season-opener Nov. 6, Grant had hit 43 straight shots from the charity stripe over Duquesne’s first eight games of...
Tim Benz: Kareem Rozier’s maturity, leadership keys to Duquesne’s early success
Duquesne sophomore point guard Kareem Rozier turned 19 right before Thanksgiving. But if you meet him, talk to him, or just see him run the Dukes on the floor, you might say to yourself, “Are we sure he isn’t 29? Or 39? And is he really running the point? Or...
Jimmy Clark scores 24 as Duquesne knocks off Marshall, improves to 6-2
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Jimmy Clark III’s 24 points helped Duquesne defeat Marshall, 85-72, on Wednesday night. Clark shot 7 for 11 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Dukes (6-2). Dae Dae Grant scored 16 points, going 9 for 10 from...
Northeast Conference adds Chicago State as full member for ’24-25 athletic year
The Northeast Conference (NEC) has added a new member. Effective July 1, 2024, Chicago State University will join the NEC as a full affiliate, the league announced Tuesday, joining Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Saint Francis (Pa.), Wagner, Central Connecticut State, Stonehill and Le Moyne. Upon entering the NEC, the Cougars...
Gateway grad Matt Brooks helps Duquesne to Northeast Conference title
When Matt Brooks stepped on Duquesne’s campus for the first time in the spring, he thought he would have more time to develop his craft on the defensive line before he played any meaningful snaps for the Dukes football team. However, by the end of the season the Gateway grad...
Duquesne holds off UC Irving, ending Anteaters’ 6-game winning streak
Duquesne returned home last week from the Cornhusker Classic championship game knowing its 10-point loss to Nebraska was a product of some poor choices in a game it led for much of the way. In spite of it, the Dukes enjoyed three days off during a Thanksgiving holiday stretch, the...
Davidson throws for 2 TDs, Youngstown State dominates Duquesne 40-7Video
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mitch Davidson threw two touchdown passes, and Youngstown State held Duquesne to 148 yards of total offense to earn a 40-7 victory in a first-round FCS playoff game Saturday. The Penguins advance to face No. 2 seeded Montana in the second round. The Penguins hosted their first...
Duquesne brings confidence, momentum into FCS playoffs showdown vs. Youngstown State
As he headed home to North Huntingdon and sat down with family to celebrate Thanksgiving, Duquesne linebacker Gianni Rizzo probably found himself distracted by a barrage of phone notifications. At least, that had been the case earlier this week, as Rizzo’s former teammates at Youngstown State have been texting him...
Duquesne runs into foul trouble as bid to knock off Nebraska fizzles
Duquesne gave Nebraska, the only Power Five conference opponent on its schedule, a fight Wednesday night, but the Dukes couldn’t overcome their foul trouble and stumbled to their second loss of the year. Keisei Tominaga scored 23 points, Juwan Gary added 20 and Nebraska rallied from a two-point halftime deficit...
‘The place to be’ on Saturday nights, Duquesne club football won national championship 50 years ago
Players dressed for practice in a maintenance shed on Quarry Field on the South Side Slopes. The field was a mixture of dirt, rocks, glass, maybe some green grass. The coach handed out equipment from the back of his Cadillac. Sometimes, only 11 players showed up for practice, but Duquesne...
Duquesne clamps down on Merrimack, clinches NEC football title
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Darius Perrantes threw three touchdown passes and Duquesne wrapped up the Northeast Conference championship with a 26-14 victory over Merrimack on Saturday. Duquesne, which joined the NEC in 2008, won at least a share of the conference title for the seventh time, but just the second...
Duquesne basketball team dominates Rider at Cornhusker Classic
Someone must have lit a fire under the Duquesne Dukes. Perhaps it was the Princeton Tigers, who in coldhearted fashion two days earlier handed Duquesne its first loss. Apparently, it wasn’t sitting well with the Dukes, who took out their frustrations Friday night on visiting Rider in the second game...
Princeton hangs on to hand 1st loss of season to Duquesne
By now, it’s no secret Duquesne’s basketball schedule was assembled with postseason aspirations in mind. Not the College Basketball Invitational, where the Dukes made an appearance last season, mind you. Not even the National Invitation Tournament. “We’re building this to get to the (Atlantic 10 Tournament) championship and to get...
Duquesne offense guides way in win against Stony Brook
It’s early, but the Duquesne men’s basketball team already appears to be carving a niche. “We’re getting there. We’re just going to keep putting it together,” emerging sophomore point guard Kareem Rozier said. For the second game in a row, the Dukes overcame a lethargic first-half showing and scored at...
Duquesne falls to Stonehill in thriller, stalling Northeast Conference title, FCS playoffs bid
Duquesne’s shot at a Northeast Conference outright title and an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs will have to wait another week. A win Saturday over Stonehill at Rooney Field would have accomplished both of those things, butthe Dukes lost to the visiting Skyhawks, 33-28. Now, Duquesne (6-4, 5-1 NEC)...
Grant scores 22 as Duquesne downs Charleston 90-72
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Dae Dae Grant’s 22 points helped Duquesne defeat Charleston 90-72 on Friday night. Grant was 7 of 20 shooting, including 4 for 12 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Dukes (2-0). Kareem Rozier scored 20 points, going 6 of 9...
First Call: No position change coming for Steelers rookie; Duquesne football looks to claim conference crown
Friday’s “First Call” dismisses the idea of a Steelers position change. We also look at this week’s dud of a matchup for the Pitt football team. Plus, we preview what Penn State, Duquesne and West Virginia have on their respective schedules. And the RMU hockey team is already enjoying the...
