Naelle Bernard has entered the Transfer Portal so one scholarship becomes available.  I think front court personnel is the biggest need.  

Per Live Stats Purdue kind of ran away with it in the 4th quarter -  Jen had 17 points. 

Purdue's net ranking is 72 (VCU is 71)   DU is 125 to give us an idea about the match up

CalDuke wrote:

I never understood why we ever gave up the cheer to begin with...
Question I have is when did we stop using the cheer?  When did the cheer die?
Was it when Mossie died or was it because Dukes moved to Cooper Fieldhouse??
Living afar from Duquesne (Florida & Cali) ... I have not been able to catch the Dukes accept thru media over the years, so I can not attest when this cheer died?!

I say bring the cheer back, have it recorded if need be.... and played during the home games!!!!!

Let GO Dukes !!!!!

 

We've all heard of 'retired numbers"  at the Palumbo Center there was a "RETIRED SEAT" in honor of Mossie
 

Prince of Pilsner wrote:

Rumor has it another local guy may be available, Coach Calipari may think hard about coming here.  There, I threw my BS rant into the arena, now I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the Dukes TONIGHT, and worry about the future tomorrow.

The TAXES on Coach Cal's Salary might be more than the COMPENSATION some schools might offer.  One thing about Coach Calipari  AT LEAST HE IS HONEST --  He candidly admits his job is to prepare his recruits for the NBA none of this sanctimonius BS we here from some other coaches who talk about their "Student Athletes"  and one week after their last game the players "withdraw from classes" to prepare for the NBA
 

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!   Did anybody notice when the halftime show was on Kenny Smith had Duquesne winning!!!   Great to extend the season -  heard a lot of "Cinderella Stories"  but NOT ONE WAS DUQUESNE!!!

At least the women can take some consolation on the fact that they were the ONLY A-10 team to beat Richmond. Last year the Women's NIT had a 64 team field so hopefully there will be an invitation extended.  

U Mass edged LaSalle -  The Women will take on UMass at 1:30 PM tomorrow

According to the Website there are 5 seniors who will be honored today -  Precious, Amaya, Ayanna, Lauren and Selma Kulo -  Selma never played a game at Duquesne -  She was at Western Kentucky for two years and Duquesne for 2 years so it is possible she accumulated enough credits to earn a degree and perhaps some injuries she may have suffered were severe enough to stop her from playing -  Based on the commitments DU has for incoming freshmen they will be at the scholarship limit - and if none of the other players enter the portal they would not be able to sign any additional players.  LETS SEND THE SENIORS OUT ON A POSITIVE NOTE IN THEIR LAST HOME GAME.  

Ironduke81 wrote:

scduke wrote:

SkepticAl wrote:

Perhaps DU should de-emphasize major college athletics -  be more like Carnegie Mellon (They DO have a basketball team)  The school would continue to offer the Duquesne Education to any athlete who desires one going forward recruit STUDENT-ATHLETES as opposed to ATHLETE-STUDENTS.   Spare me the "Gonzaga Argument" where there is the talk about how admissions etc increase due to the quality of the basketball team -   I will counter with the "Indiana Argument"   when Bob Knight was terminated -  contributions/donations to the athletic department declined -  it was MORE THAN OFFSET by increases to the University as a whole.   Perhaps more attention should be given to Andy the Accountant and Paula the Pharmacist as opposed to Joann the Jump Shooter and Raymond the Rebounder.

Now there's a thought. Hartford (about 6000 students) went from D-1 to D-3 and St. Francis (NY) (about 2500 students) dropped intercollegiate athletics altogether. They're still in business. Besides, how many current students came to Duquesne becsuse of successful sports teams?
 

When I initially read your post it was in my opinion total heresy. I still disagree that the Dukes should drop down. But your point about the students receiving aid is in my opinion valid. I can guarantee that those accountants, pharmacists, doctors, lawyers, etc… will give back to the University. These basketball players don’t give 💩about the University. Oh my bad the football players, soccer etc indeed give back. I still believe in this basketball program based upon the leadership of Gormley. Go Dukes.👍

According to the Internet DU has an enrollment of 8,100 - undergraduate and graduate students -  I was attempting to look at a scenario where the decision might be best for the 8,100 as opposed to the 30 on the 2 basketball teams.   
 

One of the reasons Davidson has tailed off somewhat is they lost one of their best players (Deegan??) for the season.   Last year several teams from the A-10 received bids to the WNIT -  don't know how much that might change with the new rules but if the team continues to play well even if they don't run the table in the league tourney perhaps they CAN get a post season invitation which would be rewarding for the senior class.

well balanced attack18 for Meg, 13 for Jen, 12 for Amaya and Ayanna, 10 for Precious and 9 for Naelle.  GW looked much better than a team with 3 A-10 wins.  Team has a week off to enjoy and prepare for Richmond

Final score was 66-50 - After 3 quarters it was 58-32 -  Team got somewhat sloppy in the 4th quarter as some regulars were still in .   Megan was SENSATIONAL in the first half she was 5-5 from 3 point range -  In the middle of the second quarter when the team had 20 points she had 18 of them.  She wound up with 20 points 13 rebounds.  Jen Kiaku played perhaps her best game as a Duke and there were several nice Pick and Rolls were Precious shot 6-7 from the field.  But 25 turnovers gets you killed most nights.   St Louis has played well the last few games and being on the road can cause problems.