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Duquesne's Eric Evans, middle, and a teammate battle Richmond's Josh Duinker for a rebound in the first half Saturday at Palumbo Center.
For 10 seasons and 14 consecutive games the Richmond Spiders owned Duquesne. Saturday night, that all changed. Leading from start to finish, Duquesne knocked off Richmond, 81-72, in the Chuck Cooper Classic with a dominating performance at sold-out Palumbo Center. "I'm really satisfied we were able to do that tonight. (Today)
Duquesne snapped a 14-game losing streak against Richmond Saturday night, beating the Spiders 81-72 in the Chuck Cooper Classic at the A.J. Palumbo Center. (Yesterday)
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Chuck Cooper was the first black player drafted by an NBA team, a history-making achievement that rests snugly alongside many others. Tonight, Duquesne honors his legacy. (Yesterday)
That big, elusive road win was finally Duquesne's Wednesday night. The Dukes shot lights out from the perimeter in the first half, penetrated the basket as well as they have all season and hung on with their defense for an 83-73 win at the University of Dayton Arena. (02/02/2012)
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Duquesne's Wumi Agunbiade grabs a rebound against St. Bonaventure's Megan Van Tatenhove Wednesday. St. Bonaventure held on for a 58-53 win at Palumbo Center.
Something had to give with St. Bonaventure and Duquesne women's basketball teams on so many streaks, It seemed to be appropriate that they played a streaky game with visiting St. Bonaventure outlasting Duquesne, 58-53, in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup Wednesday night at Palumbo Center. (02/02/2012)