Duquesne category, Page 7
Duquesne men drop to 1-7, losing at home to St. Peter’s
Seven losses in eight games, and it’s not yet time for the Atlantic 10 schedule to begin. Not before Duquesne plays against five more opponents in what has turned out to be a challenging nonconference men’s basketball schedule. At 1-7, there’s something a bit off with these Dukes. “We’re working...
Duquesne takes down Old Dominion as Dru Joyce earns 1st victory
Dru Joyce III waited much longer than he’d have liked for his Gatorade shower. On Tuesday, Duquesne’s first-year men’s basketball coach finally got it. Junior forward Matus Hronsky tied his career high with 13 points to lead four Duquesne players in double figures as the Dukes defeated Old Dominion, 67-54,...
Duquesne falls to 0-6 after loss to Hampton in Cayman Islands Classic
Duquesne’s nightmarish start continues. A year after making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 47 years, the Dukes’ season-opening losing streak in men’s basketball reached six games Monday at the Cayman Islands Classic, the worst start in the 110-year history of the program. Hampton’s Noah Farrakhan scored 24 points, including...
Duquesne football ranked in final regular season poll, falls short of FCS playoffs
Duquesne’s football team wrapped up its season Saturday after a 21-14 loss to Central Connecticut State, failing to earn an automatic bid to the postseason. On Sunday, the Dukes were not selected to participate in the Division I FCS playoffs as an at-large team. On Monday, Duquesne was ranked No....
Duquesne men lose again, this time in Cayman Islands
Duquesne’s season-opening streak without a victory in men’s basketball under first-year coach Dru Joyce III reached five Sunday with a 71-60 loss to South Dakota State in the first of three games in three days for the Dukes at the Cayman Islands Classic in George Town, Grand Cayman. Oscar Cluff’s...
Central Connecticut’s defense makes 7 interceptions to earn NEC’s bid to FCS playoffsVideo
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Elijah Howard ran for 110 yards and scored two touchdowns, the Central Connecticut defense made seven interceptions and the Blue Devils beat Duquesne, 21-14, on Saturday to claim the Northeast Conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Howard provided the game-winning score by running it in...
First Call: Would Andy Weidl leave for New York? Bad weather predicted for Steelers-BrownsVideo
Thursday’s “First Call” examines the prospect of Andy Weidl potentially leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers to assume the vacant general manager’s job with the New York Jets. The weather is supposed to be lousy for Thursday night’s Steelers-Browns game. A quintet of former Penguins find the back to the net with...
Milwaukee keeps Duquesne coach Joyce winless in 1st season at helm
This is not how Duquesne drew up the start of this season after a long-awaited return to the NCAA Tournament. This is not what the Dukes were expecting. After four games, Dru Joyce III was still looking for his first college basketball coaching victory, and his players were searching for...
Duquesne clinches share of NEC title with rout of Wagner
PITTSBURGH — Darius Perrantes threw six touchdown passes and Tedy Afful had more than 200 receiving yards as Duquesne clinched a share of the Northeast Conference championship with a 42-21 win over Wagner on Saturday afternoon. The Dukes (8-2) are now 5-0 in conference play and can clinch the outright...
Isaiah Rivera scores 18 points as DePaul takes down Duquesne
CHICAGO — Isaiah Rivera’s 18 points helped DePaul defeat Duquesne, 84-58, on Friday night. It was the Dukes’ third straight loss to start the season. Rivera went 7 of 9 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Blue Demons (4-0). David Skogman scored 16 points and...
Chicago State transfer making immediate impact at Duquesne
Almost immediately after Jahsean Corbett entered the NCAA transfer portal during college basketball’s latest offseason, Duquesne came calling. “They actually hit me up 5 minutes after I entered,” Corbett said. Luckily for the Dukes, the versatile, 6-foot-6 senior guard/forward, who played three seasons at Chicago State, was receptive and eventually...
No. 25 Duquesne surges past Robert Morris for 7th straight win in NEC showdown
Darius Perrantes and John Erby became friends while at Rhode Island, and they’ve remained close years later at Duquesne. That bond never was stronger than Saturday at Rooney Field. Perrantes threw four touchdown passes — three to Erby — and No. 25 Duquesne raced to its seventh straight victory, 31-6...
Duquesne falls to 0-2 after loss to Princeton
Duquesne fell to 0-2 on the young season after a 75-68 loss to Princeton on Friday night at Cure Insurance Arena. Princeton used a 12-3 run in the final minutes to secure the victory. “It’s tough. It slipped away from us,” Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III told reporters after the...
Duquesne refuses to use lack of continuity as an early season excuseVideo
There were a few obvious on-court reasons why Duquesne lost its home opener to Lipscomb on Monday night 77-72. • The Dukes missed nine free throws that could have made a difference, and 14 3-point attempts, going 6 for 20 beyond the arc. • They struggled to convert some open...
Duquesne, Robert Morris renew backyard rivalry game
The backyard football rivalry between Duquesne and Robert Morris is on again after a four-year hiatus and with a berth in the FCS playoffs in sight. Both teams enter the regular-season home stretch undefeated in Northeast Conference play, each with three games remaining. “Should be a great showing of two...
Duquesne can’t complete comeback in opener vs. Lipscomb
Dru Joyce III is 0-1 as a college basketball coach. So, too, are his defending Atlantic 10 champion Duquesne Dukes after a deflating 77-72 loss to Lipscomb kicked off a new season Monday night. It was billed as “Duquesne Basketball Palooza,” a season-opening event featuring a doubleheader at UPMC Cooper...
Duquesne men’s basketball starts season with unfamiliar faces
On a majority of college basketball teams nowadays, the adage fits: “You can’t tell the players without a program.” It’s particularly true at Duquesne, where six of seven transfers are eligible for Monday night’s season-opening game against Atlantic Sun Conference preseason favorite Lipscomb at 8 p.m. as part of a...
Women’s basketball preview: 1st-time head coach Chandler McCabe aims to get Robert Morris back on track
When Chandler McCabe flew to Pittsburgh in March to be introduced as Robert Morris’ women’s basketball coach, it snowed. Welcome to Western Pennsylvania, Florida girl. But the frosty weather couldn’t cool the Orlando native’s enthusiasm to step into her first head coaching job. Hired March 18, McCabe will try to...
Duquesne turns back Mercyhurst 31-24 to reach first place in Northeast ConferenceVideo
PITTSBURGH — Damarius Perrantes threw for two touchdowns, JaMario Clements ran for two in the fourth quarter, and Duquesne climbed into a tie for first place in the Northeast Conference with a 31-24 victory over Mercyhurst on Saturday. The Dukes trailed 10-7 at halftime before a 64-yard pass play from...
New players see stability at Duquesne despite coaching change, roster makeover
As the Duquesne men’s basketball team approached the 2024-25 season, it sold something to recruits and potential incoming transfers that you wouldn’t have assumed it had. Stability. That’s not a quality one would associate with a team that’s going through a coaching change and a quest to replace three of...
Perrantes passes for 412 yards and 5 TDs as Duquesne beats Stonehill 48-34Video
EASTON, Mass. — Darius Perrantes was 25 of 34 passing for 412 yards and five touchdowns Saturday, and John Erby had eight receptions for 138 yards and two TDs to help Duquesne beat Stonehill, 48-34. JaMario Clements had 108 yards rushing and a touchdown on 20 carries for Duquesne (5-2,...
Former Duquesne standout Dae Dae Grant signs pro contract with KK Feniks
Dae Dae Grant, Duquesne’s leading scorer in men’s basketball last season while leading the Dukes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 47 years, has signed a professional contract with KK Feniks 2010 Skopje of the First League North Macedonia. The 6-foot-2 guard is the sixth former Duquesne player to...
Tim Benz: Duquesne QB Darius Perrantes emulates Russell Wilson’s playmaking style — and it’s paying off
Many in Pittsburgh are anxiously awaiting Russell Wilson’s debut as the Steelers quarterback. That’s expected to happen this Sunday at Acrisure Stadium against the New York Jets. One of those who will be watching closely is Darius Perrantes. The Duquesne senior has crafted much of his game in the mold...
Darius Perrantes throws 2 TD passes, defense gets 2 TDs as Duquesne tops St. Francis (Pa.)
LORETTO — Ty Howard returned an interception 40 yards to open the scoring, and Darius Perrantes threw two touchdown passes and Duquesne rolled to a 38-7 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday. The defending Northeast Conference champion Dukes (4-2, 2-0) led 17-0 at the half, and when the Red...
Duquesne men’s basketball picked 8th, women 6th in Atlantic 10 preseason poll
It took just two seasons for Duquesne forward David Dixon to feel the rush of winning consistently in college basketball games. Far from satisfied, even after being part of consecutive 20-win seasons at Duquesne for the first time since 1971 and ’72, Dixon dreams of yet another run at success....
