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Duquesne women prepare for A-10 tournament, hope to set aside late-season losses
Dan Burt’s patience and determination were tested in 2017 when he finished the Pittsburgh Marathon in less than seven hours. Perhaps that prepared him for the upcoming week when he must wait four days — and sit with the memory of two tough losses — to send his Duquesne women’s...
Southmoreland grad Vanessa Abel taking strides toward becoming women’s basketball head coach
When informed that Vanessa Abel was part of a select group of assistant women’s basketball coaches chosen to participate in a nationwide NCAA workshop, Jess Kovatch voiced her reaction immediately. “I’m not surprised,” the former St. Francis (Pa.) standout said. Abel, a Southmoreland graduate, got her first taste of coaching...
Grant scores 13 as Duquesne defeats George Mason 59-51Video
FAIRFAX, Va. — Dae Dae Grant had 13 points in Duquesne’s 59-51 win against George Mason on Saturday. Grant had three steals for the Dukes (18-11, 8-8 Atlantic 10), who got to .500 in the A-10 after an 0-5 start. Jimmy Clark III scored 12 points while going 5 of...
Second-half surge leads Duquesne to 75-63 victory against La Salle
After Duquesne’s 75-63 victory Wednesday night against La Salle, coach Keith Dambrot opened the door to his team’s locker room. Not literally, but his postgame remarks offered insight into how the Dukes rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to begin the second half on a game-deciding 17-4 run. Was there...
Duquesne falls to 6-8 in Atlantic 10 after loss to Fordham
NEW YORK — Kyle Rose had 23 points in Fordham’s 79-67 victory over Duquesne on Friday night. Rose added five rebounds for the Rams (11-16, 5-9 Atlantic 10 Conference). Antrell Charlton scored 16 points and added eight assists. Abdou Tsimbila was 4 of 6 shooting and 2 of 3 from...
Duquesne not giving up NCAA hopes as it prepares to face Fordham
Keith Dambrot, the latest coach to try to lead Duquesne back to the NCAA Tournament, doesn’t appear to be giving up on the idea in his seventh season on The Bluff, despite the Dukes’ recent 0-5 start in Atlantic 10 play. Neither do his players. “We know how much we’ve...
Duquesne controls St. Louis from opening tap, wins behind 31 from Dae Dae Grant
Duquesne is angling for a March peak. With just five regular-season games remaining, beginning Friday night at Fordham, the Dukes are showing signs of the team many thought could contend for an Atlantic 10 championship. Dae Dae Grant equaled his season-high of 31 points and edged closer to the nation’s...
Duquesne scraps out home win for revenge vs. St. Joseph’s
Mud wrestling was back at Duquesne. That meant a grind-it-out style Saturday in search of the ultimate goal. Mission accomplished. David Dixon, in just his third start of the season, scored 17 points and got a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double, Jimmy Clark III added 15 points,...
Duquesne goes cold down stretch, loses to No. 16 Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio — DaRon Holmes II had 24 points and 11 rebounds as No. 16 Dayton bounced back from an ugly loss and ran away from Duquesne, 75-59, on Tuesday night. Down by four with 6 minutes, 17 seconds left in the game, the Flyers went on a furious 22-2...
Duquesne looking for better results in Round 2 vs. Dayton
The Duquesne basketball team (14-9/4-6 Atlantic 10) believes it’s better prepared to face the 16th-ranked Dayton Flyers (19-4/9-2) this time around. The Dukes lost 72-62 at home to the Flyers on Jan. 12, a game in which Dayton never trailed. “We were impatient against them, and they are very patient,”...
Duquesne holds off St. Bonaventure for A-10 road victory
OLEAN, N.Y. — Fousseyni Drame scored 16 points to lead Duquesne over Saint Bonaventure, 75-69, on Saturday. Drame added 14 rebounds for the Dukes (14-9, 4-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jimmy Clark III contributed 15 points and eight assists, and Dae Dae Grant scored 10 of his 12 points in the...
First Call: J.J. Watt considered NFL return in Pittsburgh; Steelers look for a pass-game coaching specialist
Thursday’s “First Call” has J.J. Watt’s quotes about considering a comeback to the NFL with the Steelers or Texans. A passing game coordinator is apparently in the future for Pittsburgh. The NFLPA isn’t on board with the hip-drop tackle ban. And a pair of Duquesne Dukes hit some milestones on...
Duquesne’s winning streak snapped at hands of Davidson
Usually a seeker of postgame cheer, Keith Dambrot to an extent is known even for uttering a light-hearted word in defeat. Wednesday night, however, Duquesne’s basketball coach was in no mood to mince words following a 72-59 loss to Davidson at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse that short-circuited the Dukes’ recent surge....
Tim Benz: Duquesne players, staff rally around Keith Dambrot during his wife’s cancer battle
Duquesne point guard Kareem Rozier said he could see the strain affecting his head coach after the team’s win Wednesday against Chicago State. “Right after the game, you could tell he was hurt,” Rozier said. “He knew what he had going on the next couple of days with his wife....
Duquesne’s Grant takes moment to soak in career milestone, refocuses on A-10 foes
In Lorain, Ohio, Cleveland’s sports teams rule. It is the hometown of Duquesne basketball star Dae Dae Grant, a self-proclaimed beholder of NBA superstar LeBron James, a native of nearby Akron, whose prolific professional career began in 2003 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs and Cleveland Browns put basketball and...
Dae Dae Grant scores 31, surpasses 2,000 career points as Duquesne downs Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. — Dae Dae Grant’s 31 points led Duquesne past Rhode Island, 85-71, on Saturday. Grant, who surpassed 2,000 career points, had five assists for the Dukes (13-8, 3-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Fousseyni Drame and Kareem Rozier had 11 points each. Congrats to @DGrant_03 on 2⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ career points! pic.twitter.com/J9zXZmXNfn—...
After wife’s successful surgery, Duquesne men’s coach Dambrot will travel with team to Rhode IslandVideo
Duquense men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot will be on the sidelines after all for the Dukes’ Atlantic 10 game at Rhode Island. Dambrot, in the wake of his wife Donna’s successful surgery for breast cancer, had been undecided about his travel plans until after learning of Thursday’s positive outcome. He...
Tim Benz: Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot redefining ‘garbage time’ in college basketball
In any sport, the phrase “garbage time” usually refers to the last few minutes of a blowout game. It’s a chance for an empty-net goal, a few extra baskets, or some inconsequential passing yards en route to a two-touchdown loss. However, Duquesne basketball coach Keith Dambrot is starting to have...
Duquesne men’s basketball avoids trap, beats Chicago State
Beware of the trap. Duquesne’s coaches warned their players of that classic situation as they were preparing for the unusual challenge of facing a nonconference opponent at home with the regular season headed into the February stretch run. Luckily for the Dukes, they survived Chicago State’s upset bid Wednesday night...
David Dixon makes something happen whenever he is in the game for Duquesne
A go-to hockey trope when discussing a young, playmaking, high-risk defenseman is: “When that guy is on the ice, a puck is going in one of the nets. We just don’t know which one.” You may have heard Kris Letang described that way once or twice early in his career....
Duquesne prepares for rare late-January nonconference game vs. Chicago StateVideo
It’s not often college basketball teams encounter a nonconference opponent this late in the season. Duquesne, however, will see one Wednesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. “It was a tough deal for us to get enough games on the schedule,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot was saying before the start of...
Duquesne football’s 11-game schedule loaded with 6 road dates
Duquesne football will play six of its 11 games away from Rooney Field during the 2024 season. University officials and the Northeast Conference released the Dukes’ schedule Tuesday. Duquesne will open the season with three road games in a row, its longest stretch away from home to start a season...
Duquesne pushes past Fordham for 2nd straight Atlantic 10 victory
Duquesne is showing it can win ugly. All of a sudden, that’s fine with the all-of-a-sudden resurgent Dukes. Just ask David Dixon, their electric sophomore forward, whom coach Keith Dambrot often jokes about as “taking the bad with the good.” In Saturday’s 68-59 victory against Fordham at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse,...
Keith Dambrot, Duquesne forge ahead amid emotional season
During their recent five-game losing streak, a torturous stretch that saw the Duquesne Dukes drop three of their first five Atlantic 10 men’s basketball games by no more than five points, the team says it has remained locked in solidarity. Despite what others may think. “Adversity is always going to...
Duquesne gets 1st A-10 win of season, holding off long-time nemesis St. Bonaventure
The chip squarely was placed on Duquesne’s shoulder. Despite playing for the third time in a row without its leading scorer Tuesday night, the Dukes, against an old nemesis, finally ended a five-game losing streak that began with the start of its Atlantic 10 schedule on Jan. 3, a span...
