The Duquesne Duke

Women win over LaSalle behind Vendemia and Szecsi

Vendemia and Szecsi both record career-high points

Four Dukes scored in double digits as the Duquesne women's basketball team trumped La Salle 82-52 Saturday afternoon.

Duquesne will settle position in final stretch

On Wednesday night, the Dukes did what has come to be expected from them this season. They beat a team they should beat, but it came down to a closer finish than they may have liked, as they let a 17-point lead slip to 1-point midway through the second half.

Gensler ties record as Dukes dominate 49ers

On a snowy Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh, fans dusted off their cars, donned their pink Dukes T-shirts for breast cancer awareness and bore witness to the Dukes 81-53 trouncing of the Charlotte 49ers. The Dukes (17-8, 5-5) improved to 6-1 all-time on national TV under coach Suzie McConnell-Serio.

Women fall short against Bonnies again

It was inevitable that a record would be broken during the women's basketball game Wednesday night, but it was unclear if it would be the Dukes' 11-0 home record or St. Bonaventure's 7-0 Atlantic 10 record.

Women’s basketball surges in second half

Nothing seemed to slip through the net except a 3-pointer from Orsi Szecsi in the first four minutes, but the Dukes used a defensive-minded mentality to claim a win over the University of Massachusetts Wednesday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center.

Women remain undefeated at home

Top George Washington 76-50

Home is a good place to be for the women's basketball team who extended their win streak over the George Washington Colonials (9-10, 2-3) to four games Saturday, with a 76-50 victory and improved their unblemished home record to 10-0.

The Art of: Shooting a free throw

This weekend I took to the court and learned how to properly shoot a foul shot with a member of the women's basketball team, Orsi Szecsi.

Women’s basketball lights up the scoreboard

With an undersized Wumi Agunbiade winning the game-opening tip and pushing the ball down the court for a Jocelyn Floyd layup, the Dukes welcomed the Davidson Wildcats (2-4) to Pittsburgh and then showed them the door in a dominating 84-53 win.

Dukes outlast Xavier 68-49

The Duquesne women's basketball team beat Xavier for the first time in eight years to the day with a 68-49 victory at the A.J. Palumbo Center Wednesday night. The Dukes have failed to top the Musketeers nine times since their Jan. 11, 2004, victory, but came out on top behind Orsi Szecsi's game-high 15 points.